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Henry
A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition
Eligibility
and Requirements of Applicants/Team Members
- All
team members must meet one of the following eligibility criteria:
- The
University is primarily seeking participants whose innovative ideas
are in the technology, life sciences and engineering industries.
- Be
currently enrolled in a matriculated degree granting program at
the University at Buffalo as an undergrad, graduate, doctoral or
postdoctoral student in any discipline.
- Be
a graduate of the University at Buffalo within the past five years
(May 2003) in any discipline.
- Each
team must include:
- One
(1) full or part-time UB MBA Student or recent UB MBA graduate (May
2003 or later).
- One
(1) team member must be a UB full/part-time student or recent UB graduate
(May 2003 or later) from a program outside of the School of Management,
any discipline.
- At
least two participants per team but no more than five.
- All
team members do not have to be students/graduates of UB.
- Teams
that have already secured venture capital funding prior to January
2008 are not eligible.
- Each
team must have a UB faculty member named as a sponsor.
- All
members of the student team must schedule and attend a consultative
meeting with STOR to review intellectual property elements and viability
of the plan.
- All
team members must sign confidentiality agreements.
- All
team members must sign agreements of terms and submit it with their
business plan.
- After
applications are received, a mentor will be assigned to each team by
the PANASCI TEC committee, comprised of staff and faculty from the UB
School of Management and STOR. It is suggested that all team members
meet with their mentor prior to submitting their business plan.
- A
business plan writing workshop will be held on January 16, 2008. This
is NOT mandatory.
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