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Faculty: Apply by April 18th for next year's Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy!
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Graduate Students and Postdocs: Apply by March 27th for next year's Purdue Realization and Entrepreneurship Postdoctoral and Doctoral Program!
2012 Burton D. Morgan Business Plan CompetitionFebruary 21, 2012
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February 21 @ 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition to mark 25 yearsFebruary 9, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Winners of this year's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition at Purdue University will claim more than the top prize in the $100,000 event. They will win a competition that is marking its milestone 25th anniversary.
Purdue researchers look to develop new method to control disease-carrying insectsFebruary 1, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue researchers are discovering the next generation of insecticides directed at disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes, ticks and tsetse flies, which could help professionals in the human health, veterinary and crop produc
Purdue students, faculty & staff use service to commercialize, market mobile applications October 31, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The path from smartphone and mobile device application development to commercialization may have become smoother for Purdue University students, faculty and staff.
AUTM Foundation Graduate Student Literature Review Prize
Academic Tech Transfer & Commercialization Graduate Student Literature Review Prize Preliminary Application Deadline: September 30, 2011
Burton Morgan Business Plan Call-outSeptember 8, 2011
8SepDetails
September 8 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Burton Morgan Center room 121
Purdue Research Park-based LyoGo among competitors in 10-xelerator competition June 27, 2011
A developer of drug-delivery devices based in the Purdue Research Park is competing against nine other entrepreneurial teams in an Ohio-based summer entrepreneurship competition. LyoGo LLC is one of 10 teams competing in the inaugural 10-xelerator pr

2011 Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition - Registration Deadline Extended to November 2nd!Purdue University's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition was created in 1987, making it the third oldest business plan competition in the country.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and InnovationPaving your own path in the business world takes perseverance, inspiration, knowledge, effective communication, and leadership abilities.

Life Sciences Business Plan CompetitionSeeking commercially viable business plan entries for innovative products and services in the life sciences industry, such as medical equipment and devices, pharmaceuticals and drugs, research services, and software.

Elevator Pitch CompetitionIn 2 minutes or less convince a panel of judges of the value of your business idea.

Entrepreneurial Leadership AcademyA campus-wide program for Purdue graduate students that introduces and teaches the principles for moving ideas and technologies emerging from the lab bench out to the marketplace as a viable business opportunity.

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Entrepreneurship News

Indiana life-sciences firm develops programmable lab-on-a-chip system
May 21, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Life-science researchers in academic institutions and industry can use a newly developed system to program lab-on-a-chip devices for experiments at a sub-millimeter scale rather than use custom devices.
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Purdue Research Park-based life-sciences firm places second in Rice Business Plan Competition
April 24, 2012
A company founded by a Purdue University post-doctoral fellow and graduate student and based in the Purdue Research Park finished second in the world's largest and richest graduate-level business plan competition this week.
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Innovative car seat buckle, suitcase handle take top spots annual Purdue Elevator Pitch Competition
April 11, 2012
A kid-friendly car seatbelt device and an innovative suitcase handle provided the winning pitches at the 2012 Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition
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Featured Competitions

Life Sciences Business Plan Competition

The Life Sciences Business Plan Competition seeks commercially viable business plan entries for innovative products and services in the life sciences industry, such as medical equipment and devices, pharmaceuticals and drugs, research services, and software.

Register Today! Deadline Extended to July 13th.

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Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition

Purdue University's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition was created in 1987, making it the third oldest business plan competition in teh country.
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Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition

The NNVC is targeted to researchers who have developed novel technologies or services based in nanotechnology and have an affiliation with the state of Indiana.
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Elevator Pitch Competition

An elevator pitch is a concise and well practiced description of a business venture that you would deliver if you found yourself in an elevator with a potential investor.
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Kauffman Dissertation Fellowships

The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program is an annual competitive program that awards up to fifteen Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.
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