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News from the KTEC PIPELINE
February 2008 |
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| Big Night for Innovation and Entrepreneurship!
"Mission Possible" - KTEC PIPELINE "Innovator of the Year"
January 24, 2008 |
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What an action-packed and exciting day for all devoted to Innovation and Entrepreneurship! The KTEC PIPELINE "Innovator of the Year" event drew a capacity crowd to Overland Park to cap off the first year of the KTEC PIPELINE.
The "Mission Possible" themed event honored the KTEC PIPELINE "Innovator of the Year," the graduating (Charter) class, the incoming 2008 class, the mentors and advisors of the program and bestowed two Entrepreneurial Leadership Awards on private sector mentors who had given back richly the technology entrepreneurship efforts in Kansas. Read more
IOTY Competition!  The IOTY event began with a competition among the Charter Class of the KTEC PIPELINE proving they had the talent and knowledge to be named the "Innovator of the Year." The PIPELINE Innovators, after spending a year honing their ventures as well as their pitches - presented their companies to a panel of venture capitalists and technology experts.
The expert panel included Lance LeMay, October Capital, Kansas City; Jane Martin,Village Ventures, Indianapolis, Indiana; Oliver Valente, Technology Consultant, Kansas City and Tom Wiggans, Stiefel Laboratories, Palo Alto, California.
 "It is exciting to come home to Kansas and see the tremendous support given to our technology entrepreneurs through the KTEC PIPELINE. This is exactly the type of program promising entrepreneurs need here at home to ensure they have a great chance of success in very challenging fields. I enjoyed seeing what they have accomplished in just one short year."
- Tom Wiggans, Advisor Strategic and Corporate Relations, Steifel Laboratories
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This event was action packed and provided another exceptional opportunity to exponentially expand the network of entrepreneurial activity in our region - bringing together the dynamic mix of experienced entrepreneurs, start up companies, investors, policy makers, media and more.
Competition Brings Out the Crowd: Kauffman Global Scholars The Kauffman Global Scholars chose the KTEC PIPELINE "Innovator of the Year" event to kick off their six month entrepreneurship year in the United States. The group, led by Wendy Torrance, Kauffman Foundation, attended the IOTY competition in the afternoon, followed by a KTEC PIPELINE Mentor panel with Michael Beckloff, Tom Lauerman and Ken Lynn - and dinner to celebrate the "Innovator of the Year!" Read what the Kauffman Global Scholars are saying about PIPELINE!
 Innovator of the Year
Olga Koper, NanoScale Corporation, won the IOTY Award, designed to recognize entrepreneurial excellence - and incorporated scoring from a formal business plan, investor presentations, as well as a score that reflected her performance through the year of the KTEC PIPELINE.
 Michael Beckloff, Beckloff Associates, Inc. and Rob Herrington, Horizon Analog, Inc. were awarded with the "Entrepreneur Leadership Award" recognizing experienced entrepreneurs who are greatly contributing to building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kansas.
 Your Next Mission is Just Beginning
Hard work has been the main focus, and tonight the KTEC PIPELINE Charter Class completes their fellowship Mission - and is just beginning their Mission to help us create a rich alumni program and network for future Innovators.
 Mission Begun - 2008 Innovators
Carlos Antequera, Prairie Village; Alfred Botchway, Stilwell; Reggie Chandra, Lenexa; Todd Gentry, Winfield; Jeff Hargroves, Overland Park; Andrew Hoelscher, Bushton; Bruce Ianni, Overland Park; Dan Melton, Kansas City; Jan Srack, Salina.
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 KTEC PIPELINE Video
It's your mission to watch the KTEC PIPELINE video!
Learn about the KTEC PIPELINE and its efforts to encourage technology-based economic growth in Kansas. The KTEC PIPELINE is developing the leaders for the Kansas innovation economy.
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KTEC PIPELINE Grabs Headlines with IOTY
January 25, 2008 | Kansas City Star | Jason Gertzen
Kansas aims to give its most promising high-tech entrepreneurs more reasons to keep their companies here. "It all comes down to people," said Tracy Taylor, president and chief executive officer of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. "If you don't have the people, if you don't have the leaders, it's not going to work."
KTEC names Koper Innovator of the Year
January 25, 2008 | Wichita Eagle
Olga Koper of NanoScale Corp. in Manhattan was named Thursday night as the winner of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s Innovator of the Year competition. Koper is one of 10 entrepreneurs who participated in KTEC's inaugural Promoting Innovation, Providing Education & Leadership, Investing in New Entrepreneurs class.
KTEC Pipeline forms 2008 Innovator class
January 25, 2008 | Lawrence Journal-World
The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. announced members of its 2008 Innovator class Thursday in Topeka. Members are considered high-potential technology and bioscience entrepreneurs from across the state.
One year later, business plan in the pipeline
January 24, 2008 | Wichita Eagle | Jerry Siebenmark
Joey Blue has learned a lot in a year. So much so that the Wichitan -- one of 10 Kansas entrepreneurs named last year to Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.' s inaugural PIPELINE class -- has changed his business idea. The former Wichita State University baseball player entered the program last January planning to start a social networking Web site for student athletes, their families and coaches.
KTEC picks six area entrepreneurs for program
January 24, 2008 | Kansas City Business Journal
Six high-potential technology and bioscience entrepreneurs from the Kansas City area are among nine selected as the second class of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp.'s Pipeline fellowship program, KTEC said Thursday.
2008 KTEC PIPELINE Innovators
January 24, 2008 | Wichita Eagle
PIPELINE Program
January 24, 2008 | Wichita Eagle
PIPELINE is an acronym for Promoting Innovation, Providing Education & Leadership, Investing in New Entrepreneurs. |
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More Innovation News of Note |
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 "Come Home to Kansas"
KTEC, the Kansas Bioscience Authority, KansasBio and the Kansas Department of Commerce announced the "Come Home to Kansas" campaign that focuses on recruiting bioscience and information technology professionals and investors to Kansas. "Come Home to Kansas" is committed to stimulating the state's economy in the technology and bioscience sectors and increasing talent and capital to the state. The Web site includes career opportunities, video testimonials and much more! Read More
Venture Capitalists Find Heartland is Welcoming
February 4, 2008 | Kansas City Star | Jason Gertzen
As venture investors increasingly prowl for bioscience deals, this region has a growing chance of attracting their attention. Last year offered reason for optimism. A healthy dose of bioscience deals drove Kansas to $76.8 million in venture-capital investments in 2007, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial. Read More | |
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The KTEC PIPELINE newsletter is an electronic publication containing news from
the KTEC PIPELINE and its Innovators, Mentors and Network Facilitators.
KTEC PIPELINE
8527 Bluejacket Street - Lenexa, KS 66214
Phone 913.307.0004 Fax 913.307.0055
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