UM Tech Transfer Office Announces Finalists for Inventions of 2009

WHAT: Reception to announce winners of the University of Maryland's 2009 Inventions/Inventors of the Year awards. Each year a panel of judges made up of University of Maryland personnel and industry experts selects winners in each of three categories: information science, life science and physical science. The winners are chosen based on the creativity, novelty and potential benefit to society of their inventions. Many past winning inventions have formed the basis of successful companies and/or commercial products. Since 2007, six companies have been started with nominated technologies as their foundational product. Remedium Technologies, which was the 2008 Invention of the Year in life science, started to develop biodegradable sponge and spray-on bandages from the shells of crustaceans. They currently have seven employees and have been featured on WUSA-9, the Washington, DC ABC news affiliate.

WHERE: Club House Banquet Room @ University of Maryland Golf Course

WHEN: April 13th @ 4:30pm; awards announced at 5:15pm

WHO: Winning Inventors; OTC Executive Director Gayatri Varma; Vice President for Research Mel Bernstein; Board of Regents Chair Clifford Kendall; Chancellor of the University System of Maryland William Kirwan

WHY: Recognition of outstanding inventors and inventions of 2009

Media Contact:
Ann DeLorenzo
adeloren@umd.edu
301-405-0716

Please take a look at the attached presentation and inventor Q&A's for more information about the nominated inventions and join us for the reception, April 13th, 4:30pm, in the Club House Banquet Room of the University of Maryland Gold Course.

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