2009 Idea-to-Product® (I2P™) Competitions for Social Entrepreneurship


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I2P 2009 Survey
Purdue I2P Competition
    Congratulations to the top three teams:
  • SiMetal
  • This Old Farm
  • One Step Closer
National I2P Competition

Congratulations to the top three teams:
  1. Manna Energy Foundation - U. of Colorado, Boulder
  2. ecoMOD Data - U. of Virginia
  3. Solar Cycle - Brown University
Criteria for Participation in the 2009 Idea-to-Product® Competition for Social Entrepreneurship include:
  • Partnership with Local, National or International non-profit organization.
  • Clearly identify the benefits the product provides that is in keeping with the social mission of the Project Partner.
  • Clearly describe the technology and its status.
  • Identify opportunities for entrepreneurship and the process of developing products for the commercial market.
  • Indicate initial market and the scalability of the product.
  • Identify the potential to protect the intellectual property embodied in the products they created.
  • Demonstrate the completion of an initial prior art search to insure the new product does not infringe on other protected IP.
  • Identify any barriers to entry.
  •    For more information, contact Nancy Clement nic@purdue.edu Phone: 765-494-9884
       or Anuj Mhaskar amhaskar@purdue.edu

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