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Bioengineer wins Business Plan |
May 1, 2009 -
Bioengineering graduate student Kelly Karns won first prize with her team in the 11th annual Berkeley Business Plan competition, held at Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Their entry, AutoTb, automates diagnostics for tuberculosis, "increasing sensitivity and eliminating human error present in current procedures while integrating into existing infrastructures and remaining affordable for developing countries."
In addition to funding for their project, the team is headed to Spain to present their business plan at the HIT Barcelona World Innovation Summit next month with a chance to take home 50,000 Euros. Read more about the Business Plan Competition.
Congratulations! |
