2:00 PM  -  6:00 PM

Texas Venture Labs Expo
AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue, Level M2, Classroom 203
The Venture Labs Expo showcases new ventures ready for commercialization and funding from across the university with representation from the three primary commercialization channels in the UT system: Austin Technology Incubator, Office of Technology Commercialization and Texas Venture Labs.

2:00 PM

 A novel perspective on the origin and early development of the Venture Capital industry
Bob Metcalfe, Professor of Innovation, University of Texas at Austin

2:30 PM

 Austin Technology Incubator (ATI): The Austin Technology Incubator harnesses business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition into successful,
high growth technology businesses.

An overview of ATI and selected deal showcase
Isaac Barchas, Director, Austin Technology Incubator

2:45 PM

NanoLite: A revolutionary technology using MEMS chips to radically reduce the size and weight of confocal microscopes.

2:55 PM

Hoot.me: A platform that enables collaborative learning and learning-based business opportunities among college students.

3:05 PM

Omni Water Solutions: A portable water purification solution using patent-pending Octozone © technology.

3:15 PM

Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC): OTC at the University of Texas at Austin is a bridge between the research communities at the University and commercialization partners, ensuring smooth and fast transfer of intellectual property created at the University.

An overview of OTC and innovative approaches to University technology transfer
Richard Miller, Chief Commercialization Officer, University of Texas at Austin

3:30 PM

Graphea: Patented graphene based chemistry for use in synthesis of high performance composites.

3:45 PM

 Wibole: Utilizes Multihop Wireless Cellular Communication to improve the performance of cellular networks.

4:10 PM

Texas Venture Labs (TVL): TVL at the University of Texas at Austin is a campus-wide initiative to accelerate the rate of start-ups on its campus, offering entrepreneurs an accelerated route in bringing their innovations and new business ventures to market.

An overview of TVL and selected deal showcase
Rob Adams, Director, Texas Venture Labs

4:15 PM

 NurturMe: An innovative way to feed babies through targeting organic sources, convenience and sustainability.

4:25 PM

eCampusTutors: An interactive website providing live online tutoring.

4:35 PM

Mass Relevance: Enables clients to aggregate, filter and display relevant user-generated conversations in real-time.

4:45 PM

Agile Planet: Develops and sells RLX robotic software, which behaves as the operating system for industrial robots.

4:55 PM

Xeris Pharmaceuticals: XeriJect addresses the problem of injection with a non-aqueous reformulation of existing biopharmaceuticals.

5:05 PM

Alafair: Developing conformable, malleable and easily applied solutions to the problem of medical adhesion.

5:15 PM

Infochimps: Developing technology with the mission to democratize access to structured data.

5:25 PM

eProoft: A technology that allows users to document and categorize possessions in the event of loss or damage.

5:35 PM

Gazzang: As a cloud security software developer, their ezNcrypt product provides simple and convenient data encryption.

5:45 PM

 Spectraphase: A technology that allows real-time monitoring of blood glucose levels.

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Welcoming Reception for Global VLIC Competitors
AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue, Hotel Courtyard
(Weather backup will be Level M3, Salon D & E)
The reception is a social gathering for Expo attendees and competitors of Global VLIC.

Level M3 - Salon B
Meeting for VLIC participating competition directors
* For Affiliated GLVIC Competition Directors only

Finalists announced