FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2009
Media Contact:
Amanda Radovic
480-477-6408
aradovic@wbtshowcase.com
“Early Picks” Announced for 2010 Global Investment and Licensing Forum
10 standout companies and technologies pre-selected for WBT2010
October 14, 2009 – Ten “Early Picks” – undiscovered technologies emanating from companies and research institutions – have been pre-selected for the 2010 WBTshowcase (WBT2010). The prestigious global investment and licensing forum will be held March 16-17, 2010, in Arlington-DFW, Texas.
Over 100 presenting companies and research instititions, representing energy, life and materials science, IT and nanotechnology sectors, will participate at WBT2010.
“Our early pool of submissions offer a peak at the quality and level of deal flow created from the enormous investment in research and development funding both nationally and regionally. At the same time, we are witnessing emerging and converging companies and solutions that no longer fit neatly within in a single industry category. It’s an exciting time for investors and licensees alike.” said Paul Huleatt, WBTshowcase CEO.
Each WBT2010 presenter is mentored by industry pros to hone their pitch and overall investment or licensing opportunity. A panel of onsite judges, comprised of angel, seed and early stage venture investors and Fortune 500 tech scouts, will determine the forum’s "Best of Show" Award winner. 2010 WBT Showcase.
2010 WBTshowcase Early Picks
| Company | State | Sector |
| Orlumet LLC | AR | Biotech |
| LiquidPiston, Inc. | CT | Energy |
| SSC Pacific | CA | Communications |
| Human Network Labs | PA | Communications |
| Guardsman Scientific, Inc | UT | Medical Device |
| VueLogic LLC | GA | Software |
| ZetrOZ, Inc | NY | Medical Device |
| University of Texas Pan American | TX | Nanotech |
| Thermobaric Energy Systems, LLC | KY | Energy |
| NeuroDX Development LLC | PA | Medical Device |
"Each year at the WBTshowcase, presenting companies find partners while investors and licensees gain access to tomorrow’s cutting edge technologies today,” said Mr. Huleatt. “We pioneered our groundbreaking technology showcase in 2002 and there remains no parallel today.”
WBT2010 is produced by Development Capital Networks in cooperation with National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF), Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) and Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA).
ABOUT WBTshowcase
The WBTshowcase is the world’s premier showcase converging revolutionary new energy, life science and information technologies to seed limitless solutions for current market needs. www.wbtshowcase.com
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