 |
Eller MBAs Advance UA Innovations at Annual Business Plans Competition
The 2006 North American E. coli outbreak led to 199 infections, three deaths, and 31 kidney failures — and now scientists at The University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute have developed a technology to prevent a similar outbreak. Students in the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program at the Eller College of Management developed a path to commercialization for this vital technology.
The Team
Three graduate students ― management information systems master's candidate Rachana Gollapudi, MBA candidate Alicia Reeves, and applied biosciences master's candidate Olin Feuerbacher (pictured to right) ― created the business plan for Innovis Technologies. The company is based on patented technology used to identify microbial contaminants, such as E. coli, in food and water. The test kit, developed by assistant professor of chemistry Indraneel Ghosh, is able to detect pathogens in 10 minutes, a significant improvement over current tests which take anywhere from 6 to 48 hours to produce results.
The Winners
The Innovis business plan beat out two other graduate-division finalists in the CB Richard Ellis / McGuire Entrepreneurship Business Plans Competition in March.
The graduate division runners-up were:
- ExploreIt Innovations, makers of a three-dimensional interactive educational technology based on student learning styles. Team members are Dermot Carey, Ryan Ralston, Jamie Samdal, Joseph Smith, and Matt Stacy.
- Vidrio Communities, which builds high-quality urban and ecologically-friendly active adult communities for the gay and lesbian population. Team members are Wai-ni (Teresa) Liu, Ben McDonald, Alexandra Meyn, and Rakesh Mopidevi.
To learn more, join an online chat or contact us.
|
|
Request Information