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SUMMARY:Creating an Effective Biotech Pitch Deck
DESCRIPTION:A pitch deck to investors is a “make it” or “break it” event for entrepreneurs and likely your only chance to convince investors of your technology’s value. Presenting your idea to biotechnology investors differs from other industries due to longer development timelines\, development costs\, navigating the FDA\, and years before turning a profit. Join us for our next ScienceDocs webinar\, as Dr. Schwartz discusses some of the most important “do’s” and “don’ts” of how to pitch your idea to investors. \nDr. Schwartz \nDr. Schwartz is a serial entrepreneur specializing in the launch of new companies from technologies originating from academic and government organizations.  He has been the co-founder and/or CEO of approximately ten companies\, mainly focused on the HealthIT/Biotechnology sectors. His efforts have raised millions in VC and grant funding. As a result\, these efforts led to FDA approval of a medical device and the progression of multiple oncology drug programs through IND to the clinic. At ScienceDocs\, he helps entrepreneurs and startup companies with developing business plans\, licensing\, funding raising\, and pre-clinical/clinical development pathways in the pharmaceutical and medical device space.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/creating-an-effective-biotech-pitch-deck/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200506T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lunch & Learn: Digital Health Early-Stage Funding Panel
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn is a virtual event\, using Zoom Meeting. After registration\, you will receive a link to join the meeting. Grab your own lunch in the comfort of your home or office\, and join us online! \nRegister here \nDigital health is the convergence of healthcare and technology to advance treatments\, increase efficiency\, and lower the cost of healthcare delivery. Oregon is a recognized global hub for the exact industry sectors that combine to create new companies and jobs focused on Smart Health and Smart Cities. \nOBI has determined there are currently 130+ digital health companies in the State of Oregon\, and this number continues to grow as adoption of connected devices and personalized medicine skyrockets. \nAs a digital health startup in Oregon\, what are the best resources for Digital Health early stage funding? Hear from both the Funder\, Angela Jackson\, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Portland Seed Fund; and the Funded\, Travis Rush\, Founder and CEO of Sightbox. \nAbout the Speakers: \nAngela Jackson\, Portland Seed Fund \nAngela Jackson is co-founder and managing director of the Portland Seed Fund\, a top-performing private/public seed fund with 4 funds/$25 Million under management. The Fund has invested in 100+ high growth\, capital-efficient companies in sectors including technology\, energy\, health and consumer product\, primarily in the Northwest\, including Bright.md and Auth0\, its first unicorn (on paper!). Since 2011\, the portfolio has realized numerous accretive exits such as NurseGrid and SightBox\, while achieving stellar metrics for place-based investing/economic impact and backing diverse teams. Ms. Jackson has also shaped Portland State University’s innovation and entrepreneurship presence in Oregon for the past nine years\, most visibly through its award-winning Business Accelerator and signature student invention competitions. She recently became business liaison to the PSU President’s Office.  \nMs. Jackson is also a venture partner in Portfolia\, a women-led investing model based in San Francisco\, investing nationally\, including in Oregon-based Madorra and IOTAS. She was named 2018 Tech Champion of the Year by Technology Association of Oregon\, and a Woman of Influence in 2015 by Portland Business Journal. She was a delegate to the US State Department’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad\, India\, and is a frequent speaker/judge/mentor for entrepreneur and investor-focused audiences locally and globally. She serves on the boards of Lumen Learning\, the Oregon Film Board and the Angel Capital Association\, where she will chair the 2021 angel investing summit in Portland in May 2021. Ms. Jackson is grateful for her serial entrepreneur family\, which gives her comfort in the trenches of early stage investment. She holds a B.A. in English and history from Boston University and a M.A. in environmental studies from University of Oregon. Inc. Magazine named Ms. Jackson one of the people to know in navigating Portland’s vibrant startup scene. \nTravis Rush\, Sightbox \nA lifelong serial entrepreneur\, Travis Rush is the Founder and CEO of Sightbox. “Sightbox is an all-inclusive vision care solution that includes an annual eye exam\, fitting and 12-month supply of contact lenses for contact lens wearers with a simple monthly payment. We find an eye doctor\, schedule your appointment\, pay the doctor\, collect your prescription and deliver your contact lenses throughout the year in our subscription box. Any licensed U.S. eye doctor. Any major contact lens brand.” \nMr. Rush was also the founder and owner of Lucky Lab Studios\, a recording studio with its own record label\, Mason Records. He also founded and owned Rushweb & Eyehub\, website design and app development for Optometrists and hundreds of other small to medium size businesses across the U.S. \nThank you to TAO for partnering with OBI on this program.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/lunch-learn-digital-health-early-stage-funding-panel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200512T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Finding Funding
DESCRIPTION:University Lab Partners Webinar \nMost successful biotech companies need a large amount of capital to bring their products to market. There are three basic methods for funding a biotech company – grants\, equity investments\, and corporate partnerships. Join this one-hour session to hear about some of the advantages and drawbacks of each of these methods\, and how to create an overall strategy for funding your company.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/webinar-finding-funding/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T130000
DTSTAMP:20200501T233159Z
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SUMMARY:TAO Event: Virtual Lunch & Learn - Preventing Burnout
DESCRIPTION:May 13\, 2020\n11:30 AM-1:00 PM \nRegistration Price\nTAO Member: $5\nNon-Member: $10 \nVirtual Event\n \nWHAT YOU WILL LEARN \nDid you know 84% of employees have experienced symptoms of negative mental health at work\, and over 50% of Millennials and Gen Zers have left roles for mental health reasons? \nThe good news is that individuals\, managers\, and company leaders can take straightforward steps to reduce the stigma of mental health\, increase inclusion\, and prevent burnout. \nIn honor of Mental Health Awareness Month join Technology Association of Oregon and Mind Share Partners for a Virtual Lunch & Learn focused on creating a mentally healthy workplace culture on Wednesday\, May 13th from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. \nAttendees will participate in a dive deep into specific tools for reducing burnout and how to normalize the conversation around burnout and other mental health challenges.\n \n \nFEATURED SPEAKER \nJen Porter\nCOO\nMind Share Partners\n \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nThe topic will be most relevant for human resources\, talent\, and diversity & inclusion professionals\, plus anyone ready to make a difference around mental health for their company culture.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/tao-event-virtual-lunch-learn-preventing-burnout/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T133000
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SUMMARY:The ABCs of SBIR/STTR Funding
DESCRIPTION:FREE SBIR Webinar \n“The ABCs of SBIR/STTR Funding” \n12:00p-1:30p PT | May 13\, 2020   \nVertueLab will be partnering with national SBIR experts BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting for the delivery of this webinar.  The webinar will cover SBIR/STTR basics including: \n· Eligibility requirements\n· Size and ownership rules\n· The difference between SBIR and STTR\n· Contracts vs. grants \nThis webinar is appropriate to researchers\, entrepreneurs and companies new to SBIR\, those wishing to learn more\, and those planning to write their first proposal. \nREGISTER at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2928170295453477392
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/the-abcs-of-sbir-sttr-funding/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200514T120000
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DTSTAMP:20200511T192045Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Pitch Prep 101
DESCRIPTION:SBDC @ UCI Beall Applied Innovation consultants Bill Waldo and Doug Tobe will share key tips that have helped clients raise millions in capital for their businesses. \nYou will learn what seasoned investors want to hear from entrepreneurs and how to shorten your time through the funding maze. Dramatically increase your chances of getting funding by avoiding the minefield of common mistakes that entrepreneurs make when presenting to angel investors.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/webinar-pitch-prep-101/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200519T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200519T140000
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SUMMARY:Lessons Learned: Statistical Analysis for IRB Protocols
DESCRIPTION:What do you do when you’re an experienced principal investigator\, but a novice statistician for IRB studies? Preparing a protocol for an IRB is not only challenging but has far-reaching consequences. Tune in to find out how performing statistical analysis for an IRB study is a vital component of any protocol. \nQ/A to follow. \nDr. Analee Miranda – Researcher\, Educator and Consultant. \nDr. Miranda has over a ten years’ experience working on developing technological solutions for the Department of Defense. In collaboration with the Air Force Research Lab\, Dr. Miranda developed a patented biometric technology that uses static UHF/VHF radar scattering measurements\, dosimetry estimates and anthropologic measurements to uniquely identify individuals. She also consults on grant writing\, IRB protocol development\, educational research and scientific editing projects.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/lessons-learned-statistical-analysis-for-irb-protocols/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T120000
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SUMMARY:PSBA Virtual Lunch & Learn - What Leaders Need to Know About Negotiation
DESCRIPTION:Are you moving a group of people in a new direction\, focusing your team on a specific project\, persuading the best talent to work for you\, or communicating to your vendors that adaptation is required? Are you displeased or frustrated by the outcome? Learn how effective leaders use negotiating\, persuasion\, and influence by deploying strategies and tactics to bring value to your organization. \nJoin our Virtual Lunch & Learn with attorney and negotiating expert\, Martin Medeiros. Martin will provide a solid foundation to use when approaching a setting that requires negotiation. He will then provide some specific\, timely examples to help you in future situations. Martin encourages you to bring your most difficult negotiation situations as there will be plenty of question and answer time. \nRegister by emailing the PSBA at accelerator@pdx.edu. A Zoom link will be sent out in advance of the Lunch & Learn.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/psba-virtual-lunch-learn-what-leaders-need-to-know-about-negotiation/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T150000
DTSTAMP:20200520T181355Z
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SUMMARY:Cambia Grove Action-Packed Day of Events
DESCRIPTION:Cambia Grove is hosting an action packed day of events\, including part one of our three-part series\, Paying for Health\, a Lunch & Learn and a roundtable: \nBeginning at 9:00 AM PST – part one of our three-part event series\, Paying for Health: A Global Perspective\, will examine why we are seeing hard hits to our health care sector workers in the middle of a pandemic. What are other countries doing differently to keep their health care system afloat during this unprecedented time? Learn more/register here.  \nFrom 11:00 AM-12:00 PM PST – Nic Anderson\, Managing Partner at LDD Partners\, and Jeremy Porter\, Operating Partner at Waveny Ventures\, will host a Lunch & Learn discussing the inclusion of health economics and a market access strategy into your business plan to appeal to payer systems. Learn more/register here.  \nIn the afternoon\, 1:30-3:00 PM PST\, Marco Daoura\, Innovation Lead Consultant at Premera Blue Cross\, will host a discussion around health care innovation\, from ideation to commercialization. Learn more/register here. \nThe best part about this action packed day at Cambia Grove? The furthest you have to “drive” is to (maybe) a different room in your home and there are definitely no parking fees. \nUnable to attend each of the events? If you register for part one of Paying for Health and/or the Lunch & Learn\, you will receive a follow up email with a short recap and link to the event recordings. \nWe look forward to the discussions and hope that you will join us! 
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/cambia-grove-action-packed-day-of-events/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200521T093000
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SUMMARY:Bio\, Business and Good Beans brings you – Operational Readiness: The Compliance Elements
DESCRIPTION:As you work to achieve your goal for compliance and regulatory operational readiness\, it can be challenging to ensure you are meeting the necessary regulations and standards. In this session we will look at each category of the operational readiness model to break out the compliance elements for each category to help guide your readiness plan and priorities. \nJoin speakers: \nHarry Benson\, CAI Director of Human Performance\nCheryl Bondurant\, CAI Principal Consultant \nFree to attend. Advance registration required HERE. After registering\, look for confirmation email.\n  \nCheryl is a professional with 41 years of experience working in FDA and ISO regulated environments. She has implemented effective compliant quality systems for medical devices\, biologics\, in-vitro diagnostics and electronics. Cheryl is an instructor of FDA regulations and ISO standards and implementation for Quality Systems for Medical Devices and Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Finished Pharmaceuticals. \nHarry leads a team of experienced professionals at CAI who develop and execute programs\, processes\, and tools with industry organizations to standardize and improve the performance of their people. A former nuclear-trained submarine officer and Master Training Specialist\, he is an expert in organizational effectiveness\, performance improvement\, human error reduction\, and learning design and delivery with over 25 years of experience in driving results-based performance improvements within a variety of highly technical environments.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/bio-business-and-good-beans-brings-you-operational-readiness-the-compliance-elements/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T193000
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SUMMARY:LatinX in Tech Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:We are looking to empower and inspire the WIIT and LatinX in tech audience from the Portland metro area. We firmly believe that If we want innovative results\, we need diverse tech leaders who aren’t afraid to think and lead differently. We are bringing a fresh and diverse perspective on how successful women in tech approach their careers. \nOur presenters will bring their secrets\, tools\, and tips that have been effective to develop their career in tech. We will hear how they guide their efforts to be productive at the technical workplace\, and what makes them successful at what they do. The panelists are looking forward to sharing with WIIT and LatinX communities about their amazing journey. Please join us! \nAgenda:\n5:30 p.m. – Doors open /networking\n6 p.m. – PDXWIT Introduction (5 minutes)\n6:05 p.m. – Host welcome (5 minutes)\n6:10 p.m. – Presentation/Panel Begins\n7 p.m. – More networking\n7:30 p.m. – Event Ends \nOur events are inclusive. ALL people who support our purpose are welcome.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/latinx-in-tech-virtual-event/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T100000
DTSTAMP:20200526T175621Z
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SUMMARY:Our Region Responds: COVID-19 Bio-Innovation Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register today! \nBio innovators are leading the charge in the fight against coronavirus; new and adaptive technologies are taking shape in local labs and on local platforms in record time.  Join us to hear the real time solutions our region’s biotech\, R&D\, med tech manufacturers and health tech firms are bringing on line. \nLearn what these market leading organizations are doing to advance the bio response to the pandemic\, and how our industry can help lead our region’s economic recovery. \n\nAbSci\nBiomed Diagnostics\nHealthSaaS\nHemex Health\nStoneStable\nMolecular Vision Lab\nUbiVac\, Providence Cancer Institute\nMore companies coming soon!\n\nAs we emerge from these ‘quarantimes\,’ our Oregon and southwest Washington sectors of biotech\, medical device\, diagnostics and health IT are at the forefront of providing lifesaving and health-improving solutions like never before in history – from therapeutics to vaccines to testing to clinical trials to sterilization to PPE manufacturing to telehealth to tracing and tracking. A growth industry with high-paying jobs\, our bioscience industry has answered the call and will continue to play a pivotal role in our region’s economic recovery. \nWho should attend? Public officials and policymakers\, company leaders\, industry experts\, researchers\, manufacturers and the interested public are all welcome to attend. \nBrought to you with the generous support of our platinum members – Genentech and BIOTRONIK/MSEI and event sponsor – Amgen.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/our-region-responds-covid-19-bio-innovation-webinar/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T193000
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SUMMARY:Experienced Women in Tech Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:We tell stories all the time: to persuade someone to support our idea\, to explain to an employee how they might improve\, or to inspire a team that is facing challenges. It’s an essential skill. But what makes a compelling story? And how can you improve your ability to tell stories that persuade? Learn techniques to use in an interview when you want to convey your experience in a compelling and interesting way. Tell a story to generate the attention you need to move a project forward. \nAre you a woman with 15 or more years of experience working in technology? \nDo you want to spend time with other women in tech who understand your point of view as someone who has been in this industry for a while? PDXWIT’s Experienced Women in Tech events work to foster a community for women like you. \nOn May 21st\, join PDXWIT and host Edgelink for an entertaining and practical event where you will learn: \n\nWhy storytelling is such an important skill\nHow to use common narrative structures to make your stories more memorable and effective\nHow to apply these techniques to your own stories\nBring a story of your own (factual or fictional); you will have a chance to give it a makeover\, and to learn from others as they do the same.\n\nThe evening will involve a story about storytelling\, and then we’ll break out into small groups and rewrite the story you brought with you — or write one while you’re there. We’ll reconvene with a few examples of your story makeover and hear how you used a new framework to enhance your story. \nPhil Weber\, a professional trainer\, fantastic storyteller and local musician will coach us on techniques that can transform the way we tell a tale. \nAgenda: \n5:30 p.m. – Webinar open /networking\n6:00 p.m. – PDXWIT Introductions and Announcements\n6:15 p.m. – Host welcome\n6:30 p.m. – Presentation/Panel Begins\n7:00 p.m. – Q&A\n7:30 p.m. – Event Ends \nOur events are inclusive. ALL people who support our purpose are welcome.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/experienced-women-in-tech-virtual-event/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601
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SUMMARY:Beat the Pandemic II
DESCRIPTION:Beat the Pandemic II: May 29-31 \nPlease join OHSU and the OHSU Invent-a-thon for the next Massachusetts Institute of Technology COVID-19 Challenge as we bring together the broader community to help tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Applications due Tuesday\, May 26. \n  \nJoin Now!\n  \nIn this 48-hour virtual hackathon\, participants will form teams to generate solutions for the most pressing technical\, social\, and financial issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.  \nYour contribution to the Challenge can take the form of participant or mentor. Participants will form teams on Friday\, May 29th to hone in on key problems and generate solutions\, including proof of concepts\, prototypes\, and preliminary vision for execution. Throughout the weekend\, teams will connect with mentors to refine their solutions. On Sunday\, May 31st \, teams will reconvene to present their work before a panel of expert judges. \nAfter the weekend\, the best ideas and teams will have the opportunity to co-develop and implement their solution with the support of our partners. \nWe are honored to partner with MIT and other organizations from across the health ecosystem on this virtual event and hope that you can join us for Beat the Pandemic II\, Friday\, May 29 – Sunday\, May 31. For the last challenge they received more than 5000 applications! \nFor more information and to apply as a participant or mentor\, visit the MIT COVID-19 Challenge website. All are welcome!\n 
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/beat-the-pandemic-ii/
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CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200529T150000
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SUMMARY:PSU Cleantech Challenge Finals
DESCRIPTION:Following PSU guidance surrounding COVID-19\, the 2020 PSU Cleantech Finals has been moved to an online virtual experience! \nAbout this Event\nThe PSU Cleantech Challenge is an exciting competition for campus cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs. Seven student teams from Portland State University were selected to advance to the final round of the 2020 PSU Cleantech Challenge and compete for $3\,500 in prizes. \nThe top two teams from the PSU Cleantech Challenge will advance the 2020 Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge. The finals for that competition will take place in September at the Rogue Community College campus in Medford. \nEach team participating in the eighth annual PSU Cleantech Challenge received a $1\,500 prototyping grant to develop their ideas\, all of which are addressing the social\, environmental\, and economic challenges of the region. Presented by the PSU Center for Entrepreneurship\, the Challenge is an inspirational cornerstone of invention and entrepreneurship education at PSU\, driving students to achieve success outside the classroom. \nThe seven finalist teams represent schools and department from across Portland State and were selected after pitching their ideas to a panel of judges who scored them based on the viability of the concept and its potential to make a positive impact. \nThe seven competing teams include: \nTheory Parking: a team of engineering students with a solution to eliminate the time and wasted emissions associated with driving around looking for parking \nUVM: a team of engineering students with an idea for a door mat that would sanitize shoes using ultraviolet light for use in food preparation and medical settings \nEnviroPlasma: environmental engineers looking to replace landfills with a closed-loop plasma gasification system that would superheat garbage reducing it to base materials \nEco Archi-Tech: students from the School of Architecture are taking waste plastics and using it as the building blocks for furniture\, art and shelter. \nOpen Source Rocket Academy (OSRA): a multidisciplinary team committed to making amateur rocketry accessible for STEM education \nCarbon Negative Basalt Fiber: engineering and chemistry students comprise this team\, working on a carbon-negative alternative to fiberglass insulation. \nOrganic Carbon Capture: Engineering students team up with a botanist to use plants to capture carbon dioxide at scale in a portable system for use in urban areas. \nFor the safety and health of our community the competition has been moved to an online virtual experience using Zoom Livestream.
URL:https://www.otradi.org/event/psu-cleantech-challenge-finals/
LOCATION:OR\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Programs/Events
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