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Mission To foster community involvement and technological innovation by bringing multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and business minded students together with local area entrepreneurs and professionals in order that they might shape the world of tomorrow by securing the health of San Diego’s economy today.
The Challenge • 1 page, 550 words • $1000 • 15 slides, 1500 words in notes • $80,000 Executive Summary • 2-3 pages, 1500 words • $2500 Elevator Pitch Business Plan Presentation
Elevator Pitch Competition • 1 page, 550 words • Judges Pick top 8 • Audience Vote at Winter Kickoff • $1000 • Due 12/4 at 5pm • challengeelvatorpitch.studentbusinesses.com challenge.ucsd.edu
Fall Quarter Schedule • Patenting, Licensing and more: How your team will interact with UCSD Tech Transfer • Thurs. 11/5/09, 6pm-Rady MPR2 • Tech Transfer, Fish & Richardson, Biological Dynamics • GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) Teambuilding Event • Wednesday 11/18/09, 6pm-Fish & Richardson • Idea Assessment Workshop-Dr. Stephen Flaim • Wednesday 12/2/09, 6pm-Fung Auditorium Elevator Pitch Deadline 12/4/09 at 5pm
Spring Quarter $80,000 Competition Multiple tracks depending on area of interest
Past Winners • IRESE (International Real Estate Securities Exchange)
Past Winners • Scivee – Youtube for science
Past Winners • Neurovigil - the iBrain device tests for disorders during sleep by wirelessly transmitting EEG data to Neurovigil’s servers for analysis