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October 2012 Issue
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Filling the Global Innovation Pipeline

Welcome to the TechConnect Newsletter! The TechConnect community provides a powerful solution for catalyzing commercialization, partnership and licensing of emerging technology. Each month, we will feature leading news items from the global business technology community.

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Event Announcements

Save the Date!

TCWorld 2013

NISS 2013
When:
May 12-16, 2013
Where: Washington, DC

- Innovation Submissions Now Open! Click here to Submit! Early Submission Deadline December 12th Click here to Submit!
- Technical Abstracts Now Being Accepted! Early Submission Deadline December 12!

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Funding Opportunity Spotlights

Department of Defense (DOD) - Deployed War-Fighter Protection
Department of Defense: US Army
Deadline: November 19, 2012

National Science Foundation (NSF) - Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013
National Science Foundation
Deadline: December 3, 2012
- Innovation Corps Teams Program
National Science Foundation
Deadline: December 17, 2012
- Cyber-Physical Systems
National Science Foundation
Deadline: January 29, 2013
- Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I
National Science Foundation
Deadline: February 6, 2013

USAID
- Global Hunger and Food Security Research Strategy: Climate Resilience, Nutrition, and Policy
USAID Deadline: December 21, 2012

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National Innovation Summit and Showcase May 13-16, 2013, Washington, DC

Innovation Spotlights

Electronics & Microsystems

Innovation Spotlight: Perceptral's APEtalk Speech Synthesis - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Perceptral, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Next Generation Flat Panel Display Technology - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: NanoPhotonica, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Chemicals & Materials

Innovation Spotlight: High Strength Magnets with No Rare Earths - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: University of Minnesota, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Pixelligent’s Next Generation Nanocrystal Additives - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Pixelligent, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, June 18-21, 2012.

Energy & Cleantech

Innovation Spotlight: PEV Charging Infrastructure with lower capital and operating costs - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Ideal Power Converters, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, June 18-21, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Refueling Natural-Gas Cars from your Garage for $1500 - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Luon Energy LLC, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, June 18-21, 2012.

Health Sciences & Biotech/Pharma

Innovation Spotlight: New Compound Activates Broad Spectrum Lung Immunity - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Montana State University, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, June 18-21, 2012.

ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies and the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford Enter a Licensing Agreement for the ExpreS2 Technology Platform - The platform will be used by various research teams to address expression of complex and "difficult-to-make" proteins.

Fujitsu Develops Eye Tracking Technology - Compact camera and LED are small enough to be embedded into a PC for non-contact interface technology that enables screen scrolling or zooming using eye movements.

Innovation & Investment

DuPont Opens First Innovation Center in the U.S. - The Troy, Michigan Innovation Center is also DuPont's automotive division headquarters.

Longitude Capital Closes $385 Million Life Sciences Fund - In 2008, the firm's first Life Sciences Fund raised $325 Million.

World Bank Opens Climate Innovation Centre in Kenya - Centre will be a home for African green business entrepreneurs, R&D for clean technologies.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. to Build New Innovation Center in Ohio - New R&D center to focus on innovations in glass making.

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Published by: Jennifer Rocha, Publishing Director

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