VT KnowledgeWorks has announced the student business concept finalists for the Tech Transfer Challenge. Finalists are:

•Better Greetings – David Henry, Adam Donato and Stephan Sabo
•Campus Tech – Evan Franco and Brendan Cerniglia
•Combined Sand Metal Printing – David Reeves
•NanoRiver Electronics Cooling System – Ravi Kappiyoor, Suvojit Ghosh, Chris Prohoda, Souvik Pal and Mehran Tehrani
•PureAir – Stephen Epstein
•TotaLi – Ken Atavatkul, Chris Kwaramba and Irene John

The Tech Transfer Challenge will take place during the Entrepreneurship Challenge on April 10. For more information about the challenge, visit www.vtknowledgeworks.com/echallenge/2013.

Here is the press release from VT KnowledgeWorks.

The Student Business Concept Competition is a featured event of the Fifth Annual VT KnowledgeWorks Entrepreneurship Challenge on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

Virginia Tech student teams will compete in the Student Business Concept Competition for $10,000 in scholarships, start-up services, and the opportunity to compete on a world stage in August, 2013 for the $25,000 VT KnowledgeWorks Global Challenge Award during the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Partnership Week.

The 2013 Student Business Concept Competition Finalists:

•Better Greetings – David Henry, Adam Donato and Stephan Sabo
•Campus Tech – Evan Franco and Brendan Cerniglia
•Combined Sand Metal Printing – David Reeves
•NanoRiver Electronics Cooling System – Ravi Kappiyoor, Suvojit Ghosh, Chris Prohoda, Souvik Pal and Mehran Tehrani
•PureAir – Stephen Epstein
•TotaLi – Ken Atavatkul, Chris Kwaramba and Irene John
Register here to register for the Fifth Annual Entrepreneurship Challenge on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Schedule of the day’s events:

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Welcome Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome Address
9:30 – 11:45 a.m. Tech Transfer Challenge
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Buffet and Keynote Speaker
1:30 – 3:45 p.m. Student Business Concept Competition
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception and Awards Presentation

Cost to attend this full-day event including the competitions, luncheon, and reception is only $30 for students and $50 for non-students.  Register to attend the Entrepreneurship Challenge here.

Businesses can advertise in multiple ways during the Entrepreneurship Challenge. For more details, contact Christine Spalding at 540-443-9100 ext. 3 or via email at christine.spalding@vtknowledgeworks.com.

Read more about the Entrepreneurship Challenge on Inside VT KnowledgeWorks.

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VT KnowledgeWorks encourages and enables creative entrepreneurship world-wide, through innovative curriculum, local business resource centers, and a global network of cooperating regions, all focused on three essential contributors to success: clear understanding of fundamental business principles; access to timely, relevant information; and meaningful personal and corporate relationships. It is a subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, supported by the continuing confidence and enthusiasm of its clients, sponsors and friends, both corporate and individual. Its world headquarters are in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

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