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2009 Global Moot Corp Competition

The 2009 Global Moot Corp Champion is Novophage Therapeutics from
Boston University and MIT. The Global Champion receives a prize package worth $135,000: 1) $25,000 in cash; 2) the Austin Technology Incubator Launch Package worth $25,000 featuring a one year membership which includes strategic business consulting services and mentoring from a team of industry experts, office space, and access to discounted legal, accounting, and businesses services from top tier providers; 3) consulting with the McCombs School of Business entrepreneurship faculty worth $25,000;4) a full page ad in Inc. magazine worth $60,000; 5) the winning team is invited to close the NASDAQ Stock Market on July 31.

Finalists
First Runner-up wins $5,000 - Tears for Life from University of Arkansas

Second Runner-up wins $3,000 – necoPlastics from University of Louisville

Third Runner-up wins $3,000 - Tetra One Source from University of Louisville.

Semifinalists
Each Semifinalist team wins $2,000:

GYAN from Northwestern University

Dynamics from Carnegie Mellon University

NuVision Pharmaceuticals from Kennesaw State University

CaptainU from University of Chicago

ElutInc from University of Utah

Silicon Biodevices from University of California Berkeley

Thompson & Knight Challenge
The winner of each division of the Thompson & Knight Challenge wins a slot in the Semifinals. The First Runner-up wins $1,000 and the other teams each win $500.

Division I
First Runner-up goes to KT TAPE from Brigham Young University

Honorable Mention goes Somnium Innovations from the University of Adelaide

Honorable Mention goes Pass Pro-tech from the University of Texas at Dallas

Division II
First Runner-up goes to Husk Insulation from University of Michigan

Honorable Mention goes to Purus Technologies from University of Manitoba

Honorable Mention goes to Multi-Vision from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Challenges
Each Challenge winner receives $1,000:

Austin Ventures Challenge Award goes to Epitherapeutics from Queen’s University

Benchmark Capital Challenge Award goes to Heat 2 Optimize from Boise State University

Hunt Ventures Challenge Award goes to PowerMundo from Colorado State University

Inc. Challenge Award goes to CERGIS from Norwegian University of Science and Technology

NASDAQ OMX Challenge Award goes to XanYouth Actives from Thammasat University

Palo Alto Challenge Award goes to Profile UST from San Diego State University

Opening Rounds

Division 1
Outstanding Presentation – Burning Hollow Technologies from Boston University

Outstanding Written Plan – GYAN from Northwestern University

Outstanding Product – Cee-bot from the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Outstanding Market – Kidsfirst from London Business School

Division 2
Outstanding Product – XanYouth Actives from Thammasat University

Outstanding Presentation – Dynamics from Carnegie Mellon University

Outstanding Written Plan – NALION Technologies from University of Waterloo

Outstanding Market – NALION Technologies from University of Waterloo

Division 3
Outstanding Presentation – necoPlastics from the University of Louisville

Outstanding Written Plan – Profile UST from San Diego State University

Outstanding Market – DCI Technologies from CIMAV in Mexico

Outstanding Product – Xeromax Sciences from Brigham Young University

Division 4
Outstanding Presentation – Tetra One Source from University of Louisville

Outstanding Product – Husk Insulation from University of Michigan

Outstanding Written Plan – CERGIS from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Outstanding Market – PowerMundo from Colorado State University

Division 5
Outstanding Product - CaptainU from University of Chicago

Outstanding Presentation – The Interactive Fan from University of Oregon

Outstanding Written Plan – FocalPop from University of Texas at Austin

Outstanding Market – FocalPop from University of Texas at Austin

Division 6
Outstanding Presentation – Tears for Life from University of Arkansas

Outstanding Market – Fluoptics from E.M. Lyon

Outstanding Product - Silicon Biodevices from University of California Berkeley

Outstanding Written Plan – Silicon Biodevices from University of California Berkeley

Division 7
Outstanding Presentation – Purus Technologies from University of Manitoba

Outstanding Written Plan – Purus Technologies from University of Manitoba

Outstanding Market – Novophage Therapeutics from Boston University and MIT

Outstanding Product - Novophage Therapeutics from Boston University and MIT

Division 8
Outstanding Presentation – ElutInc from University of Utah

Outstanding Written Plan – Altave from University of Manitoba

Outstanding Market – PULSE from Universidad de los Andes

Outstanding Product – Grain Life Technologies from Fayetteville State University