News 01-07-2003
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U. Chicago Incubator Program Spawns New Biz
The University of Chicago said more than 70 entrepreneurial start-ups have
been bred from research projects begun at the school and through its partnership
with the Argonne National lab. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business recently received a $7 million
dollar gift to fund the burgeoning program, now the second most popular major
at the business school. The list of firms spawned by the program includes:
Arryx. Tools for nanoscale assembly, introduced by Arryx, are based
on optical technologies developed by U. of C. scientist David Grier. First used
in biological research applications, Arryx is developing tools for dynamically
configurable biochips, cell sorters, purification equipment and optical switch/router
components.
Chromatin. Discoveries by U. of C. scientist Daphne Preuss are being
used to explore how chromosomes might be designed and incorporated into cells.
The goal is improved agricultural yields, and the development of plants that
produce novel pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
Sarvega. A product of the Entrepreneurship Program's New Venture hallenge,
Sarvega is a provider of high-speed routing switches. The company's Xesos technology
secures, accelerates and routes XML traffic at wire speeds.
Smart Signal. Based on technology developed at Argonne National Laboratory
for nuclear power plants, Smart Signal uses mathematical algorithms and predictive
modeling techniques to provide software that anticipates and avoids failures
in electronic systems.
For more information, visit www.worldbusinesschicago.com
U. Miami Opens Supply Chain Management Center
The University of Miami said it would open the M. Anthony Burns Center for
Advanced Supply Chain Management in collaboration with Ryder System Inc., and
IBM Corp. The Center will conduct research and provide executive education programs
in supply chain management—the process of managing the efficient flows of
goods, information, funds, and work among trading partners worldwide. In addition,
Ryder and IBM will provide expertise in supply chain management. The University
will seek additional corporate sponsorships to help support the new initiative.
IBM will offer its intellectual capital through curriculum development strategies
and a presence on The Center's board. The inaugural seminar program of the Center
is scheduled for January 22-24, 2003 at the Conference Center of the Americas
in the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla.
For more information, visit: www.miami.edu/CASCM
SCT's Luminis Finalist for 2003 Codie Software Award
The Campus Pipeline Luminis product family from SCT, formerly Campus Pipeline
Inc., is a finalist in the Software & Information Industry Association's 2003
Codie Awards. The technology is in the running in the running in the category
of Best K-16 Educational Total Comprehensive Solution. The awards, honoring
the software industry's best products and services of the past year, will be
announced on May 6.
For more information, visit: www.siia.net/codies2003/finalists.asp
Deals, Awards, Contracts in Higher Education
RICH MEDIA—Italian-based Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has
selected Click to Meet from First Virtual Communications as a rich media communications
solution for its eLearning programs. The school, with 42,000 students and 3,000
teachers, is the only Italian university with multiple sites dispersed throughout
Italy and headed by a single entity located in Milan. Click to Meet enables
PC users to attend online Web conferences while sharing video, audio, and data
through an easy and intuitive Web interface. Click to Meet can connect in the
same Web conference endpoints connected to the University's intranet as well
as ISDN-based systems, enabling point to point and multipoint sessions between
these endpoints.