20th Annual Paul J. Holloway Prize Championship Round 2008
Congratulations ... go to team Glycura™-A Catalyst for a Cure who emerged as the 2008 first place winner of the Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Championship Round! Three winning teams from the Bud Albin Challenge Round competed for the grand prize of $10,000.
The University-wide competition began in early February with students submitting their two-page response to questions, meeting the registration deadline and agreeing to the terms of the competition.
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First Place Winner!
Glycura™-A Catalyst For A Cure
Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Championship Round
Wednesday - May 14, 2008
2:00-5:30 p.m.
Holloway Commons
University of New Hampshire
(L-R): Professor Michael J. Merenda, Dean Daniel E. Innis, Anna Boisvert '08, Gregory Richardson '08, Sebastian Titz '08, UNH President Mark W. Huddleston, Paul J. Holloway, Harold C. "Bud" Albin.
The three finalist teams (1st Place Winners from the Bud Albin Challenge Round) each had 10 minutes to convince the six championship judges (who were sitting directly in front of the teams as they made their presentations) that their product or service was the most marketable. Each team then had 15 minutes to respond to questioning from the judges. William Naumes, Associate Professor of Business Administration, officiated as the faculty moderator to enforce the guidelines set in the terms of the championship competition. The judges presiding over the Championship Round were: Harold C. "Bud" Albin '55, Jude Blake '77, Cotton Cleveland '74, Joseph Faro '91, Craig Rydin '71 and Thomas A. Steele, '05P, '08P.
While the judges deliberated their placings in seclusion, students, faculty and guests moved to the Cochecho and Piscataqua Rooms for a reception to await the presentation of awards. Ryan Parker '96, offered the guests a warm backdrop of musical melodies that set a festive atmosphere in anticipation of the awards. Dean Innis introduced the Keynote Speaker, Chris Stone '79, Managing Director of Epic Ventures. His humorous and witty experienced-based advice was warmly received by all, especially the student contenders.
Championship Placings
1st Place -
Glycura™ - A Catalyst for a Cure
Concept: A sophisticated analytical system enhanced with software. It's function is to determine the carbohydrate sequence and structure found in glycoproteins. Glycura can perform a more detailed analysis of glycoproteins at a significantly faster rate than current technology allows. Glycura has the capability to aid in the analysis and evaluation of drug production consistency in R&D and manufacturing.
Anna Boisvert ’08, WSBE
Gregory Richardson ’08, WSBE
Sebastian Titz ’08, MBA
Faculty Advisor: Professor Venky A.R. Venkatachalam
2nd Place -
Novel Superabsorbent from Renewable Resource
Concept: A biodegradable superabsorbent prepared by a special crosslinker and itaconic acid which is a low-cost biochemical derived from the fermentation of sugar. One hundred times swelling ratio can be reached.
Ming Cao ’08G, CEPS
Faculty Advisor: Professor Yvon Durant
3rd Place -
Energy Portfolio Solutions (EPS)
Concept: An intelligent decision support (IDS) system for the electricity industry. ESPO recommends a portfolio of energy sources to be used in generating electricity that will maximize the return for a given risk. The product can also be used in buying a portfolio of electricity generated from different fuel sources that will maximize the return for a given source mix or price preference. The key service provided by the product is the ability to match demand and supply in a changing marketplace.
Amit Savant ’07, MBA
John Dow ’08, Part-time MBA
Padmabala Venugopal ’08, Part-time MBA
Thandapani Palanichamy ’08, Part-time MBA
Faculty Advisor: Professor Robert Gough
Student Contenders participating in the Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition were: Team ARGOS-The Unleash: Go Unleash Your Life, Chalk Talk, Eco-Oasis (Climate Controlled Sleep System Environment), Energy Portfolio Solutions (EPS), Energy Products Intelligent Decision System (EPIDS), EnerTrac and EnerSess (Energy Monitoring Product and Assessment Service), Eyo E-Book Reader, FitVending Company, LLC, Glycura™-A Catalyst For A Cure, Novel Superabsorbent From Renewable Resource, Optical Measurement Sensor, OxyBottle-The Water Bottle and Oxygen System Of The Future, ViBe Communications and WhoUcall.com.