To ensure you receive your BNC Weekly Memo e-mails, please add bnc-all@ecn.purdue.edu to your address book. Current issue is at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/mondaymemo.html BNC News March 16, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS Mission MatchUp, Microfluidic Innovations take top prizes at Purdue business plan competition An Internet-based company that helps raise money for mission trips and a chemical and biological analyses concept were the big winners Tuesday (Feb. 24) at Purdue University's 22nd annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition in Discovery Park. More New NSF ERC Competition Announced The National Science Foundation has just released a new solicitation for the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) competition. More ________________________________ TOURS/VISITORS No tours scheduled this week. ________________________________ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS No seminars scheduled this week. Enjoy your Spring vacation. Women and Leadership Seminar Amy Millman President, Springboard Enterprises “Oh great, the woman with the coffee is here... and other boardroom stories.” Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:00 pm Burton D. Morgan Center, Room 121 More Info Download Flyer ________________________________ OPPORTUNITIES Stand Up, Stand Out, Go Up! Elevator Pitch Competition 2009. flyer Advancing Manufacturing Summit VIII: The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing When: Wednesday, March 25th, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Advanced registration is requested at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap More Info Here ________________________________ KUDOS Trina Clawson's family increased by one: Trina Clawson, Birck's new business manager, gave birth to Saige Campbell Clawson on Saturday, 02.28. A beautiful girl weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Both are doing well. PHOTO ________________________________ PURDUE NEWS Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows Program http://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-postdoctoral-fellows-p... The more than 48,000 postdoctoral researchers at United States institutions are at the forefront of new discoveries, but few have an opportunity to develop the entrepreneurial skills necessary to move their innovations from the lab to the market. With the aim of cultivating entrepreneurs from among the postdoctoral community, the Kauffman Foundation's Entrepreneur Postdoctoral Fellows program will educate and train scientist-founders who will create the high-growth technology companies of tomorrow. More ________________________________ Submit items for memo of March 16, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on FRIDAY, 03.13.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu ________________________________ Other BNC info: Purdue Home Page BNC Home Page BNC Users Forum Links to Discovery Park Centers Bindley Bioscience Center e-Enterprise Center Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Discovery Learning Center Center for Advanced Manufacturing Center for Environment Oncological Sciences Center Cyber Center Energy Center Sign up to be: Media Expert Community Speaker