Are you working on a technology that has potential for commercialization?
Would you like a chance to win cash prizes?If so, register now for the 7th Annual Science & Technology Showcase (STS) co-hosted by UW SEBA and Foster Business School’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE).
Participating in STS allows you to further explore the commercialization potential of your science- and technology-based ideas by presenting them to an audience of fellow scientists and engineers, MBA students, and a panel of judges that includes prominent entrepreneurs and investors from the Seattle business community. Since STS takes place in conjunction with a UW Business Plan Competition Networking Night, it is an excellent opportunity to find business partners AND to get valuable feedback on your idea and your pitch.
Students often ask whether participation in STS puts them at risk for disclosing intellectual property related to their technology: as long as the technology is presented in terms of the benefits it brings to a market, and not the nuts and bolts of how it is implemented, there is no risk to participation. If you have additional questions, we will be holding office hours with an IP attorney in early January.
Last year we gave away EIGHT cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000. You can’t win the money if you don’t enter!
What: 2013 Science & Technology Showcase
When: January 17th, 2013 from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Who: Individuals or teams representing a science- or technology-based innovation with commercial potential. It can be something you’ve worked on out of your garage, in your lab (with your adviser’s approval), or in collaboration with the Center for Commercialization (again, please seek approval from your Technology Manager). The idea can be at any stage from pre-proof of principle to completed product.
Deliverables: A poster that explains the idea and its market potential and a one-minute “elevator” pitch. Note: SEBA & CIE will cover the cost of printing your poster.
Why: Win money, gain experience, make contacts, and get feedback on your idea and pitch.
Bonus: To help you prepare we’ll be offering a Pitch Clinic run by a local professional prior to the event. This event will prepare you to effectively communicate your ideas.
Don’t wait! Apply now at https://catalyst.uw.edu/
Applications are due by Dec. 17th. Finalists will be notified by Dec. 20th.
Please direct any questions to Sarah Nowakowski at president@uwseba.org
Good luck!