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Jan 23, 2008
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AUTM Annual Meeting 2008
Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2008
San Diego, CA

FLC National Meeting 2008
May 5-8, 2008
Portland, OR

NASVF 2008 Annual Conference
Sept 10 - 12, 2008
Detroit, MI

LES 2008 Annual Meeting
Oct. 19-22, 2008
Orlando, FL

National SBIR Fall 2008
November - Dates TBD
Hartford, CT

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The WBTshowcase is the nation's premier event showcasing the largest collection of undiscovered technologies emanating from top universities, labs and research institutions from across the country and around the globe.

The WBTshowcase was designed with a single purpose in mind: to source and screen the best deals from the most promising universities, labs, research institutions and the private sector, then prepare and present them to the most active seed stage venture capitalists and Fortune 500 licensing scouts. Past participants have been successful in licensing their technologies and raising over $400 million in first or next round capital.

Final selections will be announced Jan 25

Inside WBT08

Join us on March 27 at the WBT08 Awards Dinner
Sponsored by the Canadian Consulate General
with special guest....

Dr. Ian SmithDr. Ian Smith
Director General
NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics

Visit WBTshowcase 2008 Agenda
to learn more about Dr. Smith.

What Our Participants Say

"We raised capital immediately after the WBT event... WBT helped us keep our message clear and avoid drifting after every investor meeting."
     Bryan Bjorndal
     Assure Bioassay Controls

"Our experience last year at WBT Showcase in presenting 2 technologies led us to apply again this year... both exposure and feedback were
very positive returns for us."
     Didier Leconte
     Univalor

"...We have found the World's Best Technologies to be an excellent forum for bringing together diverse parties that share a common interest in
product innovation. Perhaps more importantly, we have profited through the early identification of investment opportunities provided through WBT."
     Terry Fetterhoff
     Roche

"Really impressed -- a clean way of doing tech transfer."
     Rich Dimmick
     Army Lab

"All that it was advertised and more."
     Ronald W. Kaese
     Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

"We are discussing an investment from a VC we met at the show."
     Joshua Ziff
     Bridge Semiconductor Corporation