TNG Pharmaceuticals, the 2011 Global Venture Labs Investment Competition winner, will ring the Closing Bell at the NASDAQ OMX Market on Friday, June 3. University of Louisville’s TNG Pharmaceuticals beat out 37 other student teams from around the world for the title of Global Champion. Venture Labs Director Rob Adams presents the winning check to team members  Jenny Corbin, Larry Horn, Max Brudner, Cory Long and Terry Tate.

TNG Pharmaceuticals  has developed a revolutionary vaccine that will alleviate the negative impact of the horn fly, considered the most health depleting and economically damaging pest of cattle. FlyVax is targeted to reduce the number of horn flies per cow, leading to increased farmer efficiency, production, and lower pesticide use.

Where:
NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:
Friday, June 3rd, 2011 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

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About Venture Labs Investment Competition
The Global Venture Labs Investment Competition dubbed “the Super Bowl of world investment competition” (formerly Moot Corp) is the premier world-wide investment competition for graduate students hosted annually at The University of Texas at Austin. Started by MBA students in 1984, the Competition which simulates the process of raising venture capital is the oldest new venture competition in the world.

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