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November 2012 Issue
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Filling the Global Innovation Pipeline

Innovation Pipeline Opportunities

Current TechConnect Innovation Accelerator, Partnering & Submission Opportunities

TechConnect - National Innovation Summit
May 12-16, 2013, D.C.
» Call for Innovations!
due-Dec. 12, 2012

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Event Announcements

TCWorld 2013
May 12-16, 2013, Washington, DC

NISS 2013
May 13-16, 2013, Washington, DC

- Innovation Submissions Due December 12!
- Technical Abstracts Due December 12!

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Funding Opportunities

Department of Defense (DOD)

Tranexamic Acid Clinical Research
Deadline: January 28, 2013

Platelet Storage Technologies
Deadline: January 28, 2013

Department of Energy (DOE)

Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research Funding Opportunity Announcement USDA, DOE
Deadline: February 25, 2013

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013
Deadline: December 3, 2012

Innovation Corps Teams Program
Deadline: December 17, 2012

Cyber-Physical Systems
Deadline: January 29, 2013

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2
Deadline: January 30, 2013

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I
Deadline: February 6, 2013

Major Research Instrumentation Program
Deadline: February 21, 2013

USAID

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

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Corporate Spotlights

MWV

Spotlight Interview: Paul France, Vice President-Innovation Systems, MeadWestvaco (MWV) - Paul France speaks with TechConnect about MWV's technology and solution areas of interest.

William Lawrence Lockheed Martin

Spotlight Interview: William F. (Bill) Lawrence, Chief Technologist, Energy & Cyber Services, Lockheed Martin Corp. - TechConnect World corporate speaker Bill Lawrence tells TechConnect about Lockheed Martin’s technology and solution areas of interests

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Innovation Spotlights

Electronics & Microsystems

X-FAB Silicon Foundries Acquires MEMS Foundry Itzehoe - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: MEMS Foundry Itzehoe, a TechConnect Accelerator Participant, Anaheim, CA, 2010.

Scientists Chart the Emergence of High-Temperature Superconductivity - New study reveals unexpected disappearance of superconducting fluctuations at super-cold temperatures.

Chemicals & Materials

Innovation Spotlight: Svaya Molecular Layer Deposition - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Svaya Nanotechnologies, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Manganese Based Permanent Magnet - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, 2012.

Energy & Cleantech

Innovation Spotlight: VerLASE Technologies - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: VerLASE Technologies, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Porous Amorphous GeOx as an Anode Material in Li-ion Batteries - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Brookhaven National Laboratory, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Santa Clara, CA, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: High Precision Battery Diagnostics and Prognostics - Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit Innovation Tracker: University of Hawaii at Manoa, a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Honolulu, HI, 2012.

Health Sciences & Biotech/Pharma

Researchers Develop ‘Colored Microbubbles’ to Help Doctors See Inside our Bodies - University at Buffalo researchers, working in collaboration with University Health Network in Toronto, have developed a novel contrast agent that could redefine what’s possible in the evolving field of medical imaging..

Test developed to detect early-stage diseases with naked eye - Scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases with the naked eye.

Cellanyx Diagnostics Silver Winner at 2012 MassChallenge Awards - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Cellanyx Diagnostics, a TechConnect Accelerator Participant, Boston, MA, US, 2011.

Innovation & Investment

The National Innovation Summit and Showcase jointly announces its call-for-innovations with TechConnect World 2013 in Washington D.C. - TechConnect and the National Innovation Summit will come together next to accelerate the commercialization of American innovation.

TechConnect Announces BASF as Platinum Sponsor and Innovation Accelerator at the Co-Located 2013 National Innovation Summit and TechConnect - Taking place in the nation's capital, BASF to join global leaders and innovators focused on technology development and commercialization.

The Georgia Technology Center (GTC) Now Open and Accepting New Members - GTC provides members the opportunity to showcase technologies to network operators in an advanced and secure facility.

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

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Published by: Jennifer Rocha, Publishing Director

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