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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 25, 2009
Georgia Tech Media Relations
Laura Diamond
laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu
404-894-6016
Jason Maderer
maderer@gatech.edu
404-660-2926
Summary Sentence:
Undergraduate inventors compete for prize money and more.
Full Summary:
The eight remaining inventions of the inaugural InVenture Prize competition will be reduced to two winners next week.
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The eight remaining inventions of the inaugural InVenture Prize competition will be reduced to two winners next week.
Both the team and the individual judged to have the best invention will be announced as the winner. Winners will receive cash prizes ($5,000 for individuals, $10,000 for teams); a patent filing, paid for by the Office of Technology Licensing ($20,000); and paid summer internships to work on the inventions.
The competition started with 28 proposals from 62 participants. Of these, faculty judges selected 14 to go to the preliminary round, held Jan. 28 at the Ferst Center for the Arts. Faculty judges and entrepreneurs voted on the current field of eight ideas.
