Entrepreneurs to Compete in MEMS Shark Tank at Hilton Head 2016
Teams Vie for Expert Consulting Services, MEMS Foundry Package, Specialized Software Tools, Industry Group Membership
(firmenpresse) - MEDFORD, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 03/24/16 -- Luminaries from the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) industry are spurring entrepreneurship by hosting the first "" at , an interactive science and technology conference on solid-state sensors, actuators and microsystems, June 5-9, 2016 in Hilton Head, SC.
"Bringing a new MEMS device to market can feel like a Herculean task as there are so many moving parts to the process," said Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices. "Given this reality, a highly accomplished group of MEMS industry experts aim to lower the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs who want to introduce MEMS-based products that could influence the global economy by 2025. MEMS Shark Pup Tank is the product of their combined vision, and we are thrilled to play a part by contributing foundry services to the event's champion."
The MEMS Shark Pup Tank Champion will receive:
Product development/strategy consulting and patent consulting time by industry experts:
8 hours of product development/strategy consulting by , a leading product development firm founded by Alissa Fitzgerald
8 hours of consulting by , CEO, eXo System, and by , president, KP-MEMS
8 hours of patent consulting by , patent agent,
$10,000 in MEMS foundry services from , a full-service precision MEMS foundry
6 months license of MEMS Pro software from , a leading developer of MEMS software design tools
One year membership in , the trade association advancing MEMS and sensors across global markets
The MEMS Shark Pup Tank runner-up will also receive an award package.
Teams must by March 31, 2016 by visiting:
MEMS Shark Pup Tank is a unique competition for the best pre-funding ideas for MEMS-based products and technologies. Teams from academia and industry with at least one team member who is a resident of the Americas may qualify by submitting a mini-business plan to a panel of judges, who include:
, called the "father of sensors," co-founded 11 Silicon Valley MEMS companies, and serves as mentor/advisor to startups and MEMS-related companies
, founded a MEMS product development company that has developed dozens of MEMS devices for startups to Fortune 500 companies
, director of physical sciences, IP Group, specializes in new product development, innovation process management, startup operations, technology transfer, intellectual property and new business development
, called the "father of MEMS," co-founded seven Silicon Valley MEMS companies, is a member of Band of Angels, and serves as mentor/advisor to startups and MEMS-related companies
The seventeenth in the series of Hilton Head Workshops on the science and technology of solid-state sensors, actuators and microsystems will take place on June 5-9, 2016 at the Sonesta Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC. Hilton Head Workshops are highly interactive forums for North, Central and South American researchers to present and discuss recent advances in microfabrication technologies for sensing and actuation devices and microsystems for physical, chemical and biological applications. For more information, please visit: .
JoAnn Martin
Rogue Valley Microdevices
Tel: +541.774.1900
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Maria Vetrano
Vetrano Communications
Tel: +617.876.2770
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