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FocalPop Wins 2009 Texas Moot Corp Competition
FocalPop, a web-based solution for finding quality stock photography, won the Texas round of the Moot Corp® Competition, the new venture competition hosted annually at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business. Read mor

Moot Corp Competition Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary
Universities have a reputation for being a breeding ground for innovation, and with good reason. Google, Dell, Yahoo! and Facebook are just a few of the companies that got their start on college campuses. In 2008, the McCombs School celebrated a quarter-century of business innovators, as Moot Corp, the world’s first business plan competition, marks its 25th anniversary. Read more.

Stem Cell Team from Carnegie Mellon Takes Top Prize
A company looking to become the market leader in adult (non-embryonic) stem cell storage claimed the grand prize at the 25th Global Moot Corp Competition held at The University of Texas at Austin May 3, 2008.

NeuroBank, from Carnegie Mellon University, beat out 37 teams from top MBA programs around the world to win the Global Champion prize. The company has developed a breakthrough proprietary technology for minimally invasive extraction, isolation, expansion and cryopreservation of adult neural stem cells. Click here for complete results.

qcue Wins 2008 Texas Moot Corp Competition - 2/08
qcue, an ecommerce solution for event ticket sales, beat out three teams to win the Texas round of the Moot Corp® Competition, the new venture competition hosted annually at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.

Omega Sensors Opens NASDAQ Stock Market - 8/07
On Friday, August 10, Omega Sensors, the 2007 Global Moot Corp Champion, opened the NASDAQ Stock Market. This is the fifth year the Global Moot Corp Competition winner has opened the market. Team members Brad Chisum and Nick Rhea and Faculty Adviser Alex DeNoble joined Rob Adams at the Open.

Omega Sensors Named 2007 Global Moot Corp Champion - 5/07
A patented cutting edge optical displacement sensing technique for use in accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, temperature sensors and magnetometers claimed the grand prize at the 24th annual Global Moot Corp Competition held at the University of Texas at Austin on Saturday, May 5. Omega Sensors from San Diego State University beat out 34 teams from the UCLA-Berkeley, John Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon and top MBA programs around the world to claim the Global Champion prize.

Specialty Pharmaceutical Company Wins Texas Moot Corp Competition - 2/07
MacuCLEAR Corporation, a specialty development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing ophthalmic pharmacologic innovations into therapeutics in areas where a compelling medical need exists, beat out three teams to win the Texas round of the Moot Corp® Competition, the new venture competition hosted annually at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.

NeuroLife Noninvasive Solutions Named 2006 Global Moot Corp Champion - 5/06
NeuroLife Noninvasive Solutions from Carnegie Mellon University is the 2006 Global Moot Corp Champion. NeuroLife Noninvasive Solutions will commercialize the world's first noninvasive intracranial pressure (ICP) diagnostic device.

Bigfoot Networks Gets Funded - 2/06
After winning numerous awards, including the 2005 Fortune Small Business Startup Competition and the prestigious 2005 Texas Moot Corp Competition at the University of Texas at Austin, Bigfoot Networks, Inc. has achieved its biggest milestone yet:  $4 Million in Series A financing from Venio Capital Partners.

Enterprise Software Wins Texas Moot Corp® Finals
Phurnace Software, a company that plans to ease the pain of installing software for enterprise web applications, beat out three teams to win the Texas round of the Moot Corp® Competition.

Texas Moot Corp® Competition Finals - 2/06
Four teams compete for chance to represent UT at the Global Moot Corp Competition.

Global Moot Corp® Competition - 5/05
Idyll Life from Thammasat University in Thailand was named the Global Champion of the Global Moot Corp Competition on May 7, 2005.

Texas Moot Corp® Finals Competition - 5/05
Bigfoot Networks Inc., which plans to be the first company to market a network card designed specifically for online gamers, beat out three other teams of MBA students to win the Texas round of Moot Corp® Competition on February 11, 2005.

Texas Moot Corp Alumni Reunion - 2/05
The first ever Texas Moot Corp Alumni Reunion was held on February 11 in conjunction with the Texas Moot Corp Finals Competition. It was a time to renew old friendships with classmates and learn about what is happening today with the Moot Corp Program.

2004 Global Winners to Open NASDAQ Stock Market - 8/04

Plan for Early Cancer Detection Wins 2004 Global Moot Corp Competition - 4/04

Vocal Smoke Detector Wins $100,000 Grand Prize at Moot Corp Business Plan Competition - 4/04

Moot Corp Competition is Honored by NASDAQ - 8/03
Gary Cadenhead opens the NASDAQ Stock Market

How to Win Big and Get Ahead Fast - 9/03
Inc. magazine article on business plan competitions

2003 Competition in Pictures - 2003
Photos of 2003 Competition

Vocal Smoke Detector Wins 2003 Competition - 5/03
KidSmart from University of Georgia Wins Global Competition