Biodegradable Composites Company Wins Cornell Contest
A company that produces strong, biodegradable composites is the winner of the annual entrepreneurship contest hosted by Cornell University's Johnson School of Business.
A company that produces strong, biodegradable composites is the winner of the annual entrepreneurship contest hosted by Cornell University's Johnson School of Business.
In connection with Cornell's Entrepreneurship@Cornell celebration in late April, e2e Materials won the seventh annual BR Ventures Business Idea Competition.
Based on Cornell technology developed by Cornell fiber science and apparel design professor Anil Netravali, e2e Materials produces biodegradable composites from renewable fibers and soy protein. It is working to commercialize a formaldehyde-free, cost-competitive alternative to particleboard and has received other accolades including top honors from UNYTECH '06, a pitch event hosted by the Upstate Venture Association of New York.
As the Business Idea Competition winner, e2e Materials will receive $10,000 and 20 hours of free legal help through BR Legal, the Johnson School's entrepreneurship legal services program.
The second-place winner was DNANO Systems LLC, receiving $2,500. DNANO Systems is working to commercialize a technology developed at Cornell to rapidly produce proteins at high yields without involving living cells, thereby eliminating costs associated with a cell-based manufacturing process.
Veratag Inc. placed third, receiving $1,000. Veratag's mission is to change the cost-benefit equation for security in radio frequency identification systems. Also based on Cornell technology, the company hopes to develop microelectromechanical systems resonators that can produce unique analog signals for use in identification, authentication and counterfeit prevention.
In connection with Cornell's Entrepreneurship@Cornell celebration in late April, e2e Materials won the seventh annual BR Ventures Business Idea Competition.
Based on Cornell technology developed by Cornell fiber science and apparel design professor Anil Netravali, e2e Materials produces biodegradable composites from renewable fibers and soy protein. It is working to commercialize a formaldehyde-free, cost-competitive alternative to particleboard and has received other accolades including top honors from UNYTECH '06, a pitch event hosted by the Upstate Venture Association of New York.
As the Business Idea Competition winner, e2e Materials will receive $10,000 and 20 hours of free legal help through BR Legal, the Johnson School's entrepreneurship legal services program.
The second-place winner was DNANO Systems LLC, receiving $2,500. DNANO Systems is working to commercialize a technology developed at Cornell to rapidly produce proteins at high yields without involving living cells, thereby eliminating costs associated with a cell-based manufacturing process.
Veratag Inc. placed third, receiving $1,000. Veratag's mission is to change the cost-benefit equation for security in radio frequency identification systems. Also based on Cornell technology, the company hopes to develop microelectromechanical systems resonators that can produce unique analog signals for use in identification, authentication and counterfeit prevention.
