These are the 35 Semi-Finalists for the Duke Start-Up Challenge, announced on February 24th, 2010. Semi-Finalists are required to fill out the prize claim form. Click here to see the set of deliverables semi-finalists are responsible for.  Click the picture to see a higher resolution version. Not all Semi-Finalists are pictured Statistics for Executive Summary Submissions on 2/10/2010Functional TracksEnergy & Environment 11 Health care & Life Sciences 19 IT & Media 27 Products & Services 27 Social Enterprise 25 Total 109 Special Interest TracksUndergraduate-led 41 Women-led 29 Total 70 Energy & Environment TrackCarBone - Our
innovative process recycles waste animal bone, converting it into porous carbon
electrodes for use in oxygen batteries and modern electronics. Contact: Kenneth Gould at kenneth.gould@duke.edu Ecoviator - Ecoviator provides online users the opportunity to search for, compare, and book Ecotoursim adventures. Contact: Laura Brodhead at laowbrodhead@hotmail.com Green Wave Sciences - Green Wave Sciences seeks to develop solutions to crop
pest problems through the use of electromagnetic radiation. Contact: MIchael Bell at mike.bell@duke.edu Magic Meter - Magic Meter reports how many dollars your refrigerator, your TV, your
heater eats up every day. Just plug your appliance into the wall and track
its energy consumption straight from our website. Contact: Kelvin Gu at gu.kelvin@gmail.com Phosify - Phosify
is an energy service company (ESCO) dedicated to providing green lighting
solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors. Contact: Anna Territo at act23@duke.edu
Healthcare & Life Sciences Track- Howie's note - Edited 2/26/10. Rhexis and Optimal merged (they were working on same technology), and BioWires is in (they were next highest scored). BioWires - Biowires has created innovative solutions to neurological monitoring Contact: Dave Chen at dave.chen@duke.edu Eye Innovations - Medical device to treat Glaucoma Patients Contact: Roberto Alfaro at roberto.alfaro@duke.edu PurAxis - PurAxis makes it possible to produce many drugs with high optical purity, potentially reducing side effects, increasing efficacy and providing patients a higher quality of life. Contact: Jiayuan Quan at jq7@duke.edu Rhexis Biomedical - Rhexis Biomedical has developed a disposable surgical instrument that
improves the accuracy and reproducibility of cataract surgery, the most
commonly performed outpatient surgery in the US. Contact: Michael McGroddy at pmm12@duke.edu and Alaina Pleatman at arp14@duke.edu ScanUp - ScanUp
raises the standard of medical imaging. Contact: Esther Lee at esther.j.lee@duke.edu
IT & Media Track25th Hour Media - 25th Hour Media connects online content providers to their customers
through high-quality, human-narrated streaming audio delivered on
internet-enabled mobile devices. Contact: Simon
Li at simon.li@duke.edu curvit - curvit fills the gap between online resumes and manually typed and formatted resumes by allowing the user to focus on the content, while curvit manages both online and hardcopy formatting. Contact: Drew Sadowski at drew.sadowski@fuqua.duke.edu ShopitTV.com - ShopitTV.com is an online destination that allows TV viewers to discuss and purchase items they see on their favorite TV shows Contact: Jonathan
Lee at jyl13@duke.edu WristBrand Media - Don't be seen. Be remembered with WristBrand Media, the leading provider
of branded wristband ("wristbrand") advertising for advertisers
ranging from Fortune 500 companies to non-profit organizations. Contact: Alex Gorham at alexander.gorham@gmail.com YouChronicle - YouChronicle is the key for preserving and sharing family oral histories.
Contact: Thomas Thekkekandam at thekkeka@gmail.com
Products & Services TrackColucci DANZA - Colucci DANZA will revolutionize the ballet pointe shoe market by offering shoes with superior value, safety, comfort Contact: Lina Colucci at colucci.lina@gmail.com
Micropower - Imagine running a laptop for 24 hours without plugging into a wall.
Micropower is developing an ethanol fueled microengine to increase portability
for consumer electronics and government robots. Contact: William Gardner at wgg2@duke.edu PreservaBowl - PreservaBowl: Keeping food fresher, longer Contact: Spencer Kuzmier at spencer.kuzmier@duke.edu Wasabi - Restaurant quality Sushi. Casual dining prices. Wasabi will do for Sushi what Subway did for the sandwich. Contact: Shaan Puri at svp5@duke.edu Social Enterprise TrackCertiRx - CertiRx Corporation, an AuthentiForm Technologies, LLC company, (CertiRx) develops products that reduce the growing global risk of injury or death from counterfeit drugs by which the people of developing nations are affected disproportionately. Contact: Hersh Tapadia at hersh.tapadia@gmail.com eVote - eVote is a website which connects voters with candidates, building trust and increasing direct funding for campaigns. Contact: Christopher Abkarians at c.abkarians@duke.edu Nutty Tutoring - Nutty Tutoring is a non-profit online-software provider that connects tutoring organizations and students to bridge the gap between quality tutoring and accessibility. Contact: Dovina Qu at dovinaqu@gmail.com PROSPERA - PROSPERA is a social venture that develops microenterprises through cost-effective supplies, marketing and distribution. Contact: Gabriela Enrigue at gabriela.enrigue@gmail.com The Progress & Purity Project - The Progress & Purity Project aims to improve quality of life in northern Afghanistan by empowering women to start businesses, help fellow Afghans through microfinance and handicraft fair trade, and decrease disease through chlorine purification. Contact: Stephanie Fruth at stephanie.fruth@gmail.com Undergraduate-led Startups Track- Howie's note - Edited 3/16/10. Rhexis and Optimal merged (they were working on same technology), so replaced Optimal Surgical with Rhexis. PreservaBowl - PreservaBowl: Keeping food fresher, longer. Contact: Spencer Kuzmier at spencer.kuzmier@duke.edu Rhexis Biomedical - Rhexis Biomedical has developed a disposable surgical instrument that improves the accuracy and reproducibility of cataract surgery, the most commonly performed outpatient surgery in the US. Contact: Michael McGroddy at pmm12@duke.edu and Alaina Pleatman at arp14@duke.edu ScanUp - ScanUp raises the standard of medical imaging. Contact: ScanUp Team at esther.j.lee@duke.edu SyncBlink - SyncBlink develops implantable neuromuscular stimulation devices to treat facial nerve palsy. Contact: Benjamin Hamner at benjamin.hamner@gmail.com Wasabi - Restaurant quality Sushi. Casual dining prices. Wasabi will do for Sushi what Subway did for the sandwich. Contact: Shaan Puri at svp5@duke.edu Women-led Startups TrackColucci DANZA - Colucci DANZA will revolutionize the ballet pointe shoe market by offering shoes with superior value, safety, comfort Contact: Lina Colucci at colucci.lina@gmail.com Heliotrope Productions (nom-de-plume) - Heliotrope Productions will take fair trade mainstream by making clothes that everyone - not just hippies - will love to wear. Contact: Anita Sundari Akella at anita.akella@duke.edu ImmunoDispense Pro - The ImmunoDispense Pro is an in-home device which safely and accurately dispenses powders for oral immunotherapy to treat food allergies. Contact: Jamie Wilkie at jfw8@duke.edu Kosh - Universalizing access to Education content - Kosh is an online knowledge repository that will aggregate and create engaging educational content in all formats. This virtual library will make educational media accessible at a nominal price and in regional Indian languages, to rural India Contact: Aparna Prasad at ap131@duke.edu PROSPERA - PROSPERA is a social venture that develops microenterprises through cost-effective supplies, marketing and distribution. Contact: Gabriela Enrigue at gabriela.enrigue@gmail.com |
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