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Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) Hosts the ASU Tech Forum for the Investment Community
Date:2/18/2009

TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE), the technology venturing arm of Arizona State University, held its first technology forum for investors on Feb. 12 and 13, 2009. In hosting the event with ASU SkySong in Scottsdale, AzTE collaborated with its tech transfer partner, the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Technology Transfer (CTT). The forum was sponsored and supported by Silicon Valley Bank, Squire Sanders, and Ernst & Young.

The ASU Tech Forum introduced the investment and corporate communities to selected university research programs, technologies, and startup opportunities from ASU and Penn. With more than 130 in attendance, the event drew over 80 external guests, including venture capitalists, angel investors, and corporate executives from around the country. These included venture firms such as ARCH Venture Partners, Harris & Harris Group, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Redpoint Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Sofinnova Ventures. Companies attending the event included ATMI, Boeing Company, Dow Chemical, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Merck.

At the event, several ASU faculty members presented technology and startup opportunities in the life sciences, physical sciences, and clean tech fields. These investment opportunities relate to biofuels and biomaterials derived from photosynthetic organisms, DNA and protein sequencing and detection platforms, neurostimulation technologies, sensor technologies, synthetic antibodies, advanced battery technologies, LED substrates, and low-power design methodology.

In addition, at a luncheon event held at the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center at SkySong, CTT officials presented several of their top venture investment opportunities available from the University of Pennsylvania.

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