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2010 Global
Moot Corp® Competition
The Super Bowl of World Business Plan Competition
May 5 - 8, 2010
The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Moot Corp Competition
Finals and Texas Winners Panel - Feb. 17
On February 3, 13 teams from the University of Texas at Austin competed in the
annual Texas Moot Corp® Competition Semifinals. The Competition has become an
annual launch for aspiring entrepreneurs who are graduate students at UT Austin.
The top five teams now move on to the Finals on Feb. 17. The winning team wins a
free year in the Austin Technology Incubator, a spot in the prestigious Global
Moot Corp Competition plus a wealth of industry and venture capital contacts.
Reunion of Texas Winners
Before the
competition on Feb. 17, a
panel of past Texas Moot Corp competitors made up of the founders of nine
companies will share their stories and insights into the start-up process. The
panel discussion, followed by a question and answer session, will cover topics
such as raising venture capital and surviving in today’s economy.
The panel will be sharing tales of entrepreneurial intrigue—the highs and lows
and everything in between such as raising venture capital, bringing the MBA
curriculum to the startup process and preparing for the Moot Corp Competition.
The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session hosted by
Rob Adams, director of the Moot Corp Competition. The firms presenting
will be Bigfoot Networks,
Chipotle Business Group,
eVapt,
FocalPop,
Halsa Pharmaceuticals,
MacuCLEAR,
Phurnace
Software,
Qcue and
uShip.
Public is invited
The panel will run from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM in the Legacy Events Room CBA 3.202 in
the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. The Texas
Moot Corp Competition Finals will run from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM in the same room
followed by a reception to announce the winner. The public is invited to attend.
Come cheer on your favorite UT team. You’ll come away inspired to start your own
venture.
Team descriptions and presentation times can be found
here.
Start-Up
Advice from Moot Corp Alumni
Recently, a panel of former Texas Moot Corp participants
and entrepreneurs gathered to share insights on
topics such as raising venture capital, hiring the right team and how to learn
from mistakes along the way. In the video, they share some excellent advice on
the start-up process.
View the video.
Novophage Therapeutics Wins 2009 Global Moot Corp Competition
A
company hoping to significantly slow the onset of antibiotic resistance claimed
the grand prize at the 26th annual Global Moot Corp Competition held at the
University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, May 9. Novophage Therapeutics
from Boston University and MIT beat out 39 teams from top MBA programs around
the world to claim the Global Champion prize.
Novophage Therapeutics will introduce a new biological therapy that slows
the onset of antibiotic resistance and increases the efficacy of current
antibiotics. The company plans to offer efficacious treatments for highly
antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, allowing infectious disease doctors
to better manage the fight against multidrug-resistant strains through
co-administration of engineered bacteriophages with current clinical standards
of care. Team members include Timothy Lu, Tanguy Chau, Michael Koeris and Ann
DeWitt.
Schedule of Events
Rules and GuidelinesAbout Moot Corp History
of Competition
Awards
Texas Moot Corp Competition
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