2005/06, CUEBiC Finalist

American Genetic Services Inc.

American Genetics Services Inc. (AGS) will be the first global player in the emerging genetic services market. Through the formation of an internationally branded physician-integrated, preferred provider network AGS will be the first to access physician referrals and insurer funding for genetic counselling services. Leading AGS will be Abraham Prabhakar, a Masters candidate at the Judge Business School and president and co-founder of Allied Health Management (AHM), Canada's 6th fastest growing company. Sunil Godse, an engineer by profession, joins the team with over 15 years international management consulting experience and an MBA from the prestigious Ivey School of Business.


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Abraham Prabhakar

Coventry Visual Concepts

In biology labs and classrooms aroudn the world, teaching aids such as skeletal and gastronintestinal models are a familiar sight. What is conspicuously absent is a realistic and interactive three-dimensional model of our fundamental building block - the cell. The result? A disconnect between theory and reality. We offer a product that can requite this conceptual blind-spot, which has two interdependent components: a realistic gel-based cell model with removable cell parts, and 3D modelling and animation software. User interaction with the physical model will activate animation, images and related information on an analagous 3D virtual cell.


Members: 
Chin Tah Ang
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Johanna Busch
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Hedwig Kresse
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Ronak Shah
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Timothy Broke-Smith

CamStent

Each day, thousands of people suffer from heart attacks caused by underlying coronary artery disease. The condition can be corrected by angioplasty, followed by wire-mesh stent to hold the artery open, but protein deposition can occlude the stent. Drug-eluting stents attack the deposits, but do not directly address the underlying attachment process.

We propose to create a novel 'non-stick stent, coated with a non-toxic susbstance that is both hydro- and oleo-phobic. We require £1.5m seed funding to reach Phase 1 clinical trial where we can partner with a device manufacturer to capture 15% of this US$15bn market within five years.


Members: 
Gerhard Symons
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David Hampton
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Feras Mahdi
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Melinda Griffiths

Copasetic

It's a typical, busy day. Meetings, classes, deadlines, too much to do. Customers, colleagues, friends, family, all trying to connect with you. You have a short break. 10 voicemails. Who do you call back? Who's available? Voicemail again. Phonetag. Don't you hate it? There is a simple solution. With Copasetic your mobile phone can show you the status of all your contacts - available, on a call, busy, asleep or ready for business. Copasetic brings the real benefits of instant messaging functionality to your mobile phone, so you can make that connection. Confirm, call, connect! That's Copasetic.


Members: 
Jamie Wightman
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Nik Rouda

iSnatchIT

iSnatchIT is a software platform that enables future MP3 or media player devices to emulate your PC. You simply plug your player into any USB or FireWire port on any computer, anywhere in the world, "snatch" its hardware, and have your entire computer in front of you. This is a hassle-free, low cost software technology. Our mission: we want to put a computer snapshot in every pocket with a portable media player. The laptop, MP3 and PDA market is huge. Our technology enable future media devices to become the next must-have debice for anyone who is moderately reliant on computers.


Members: 
Kunal Patel
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Steve Lilly

Linked Biomarkers Inc.

Linked Biomarkers Inc. (LBI) is an innovative diagnostics company which aims to provide kits for early cancer detection and monitoring of disease progression or remission. Its technology utilises an enhanced and sensitive method for detecting multiple biomarkers in one sample, a vast improvement over existing procedures. The use of biomarkers expressed almost exclusively in tumours and not in normal tissues combined with improved detection signals will decrease false positive and false negative diagnosis. LBI aims to market its products here in the UK, the United States and the rest of the world.


Members: 
Reynaldo Garcia
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Charles Conrad Uy
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Lilybeth Go
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Joseph Lim

m-clic

m-clic allows customers to use mobile phones as simple point-and-click payment devices. M-clic offers a secure, standardised and network-independent financial transaction system for mobile devices. Both consumers and merchants are able to use the service immediately without the need for expensive upgrades. We are well positioned to exploit the rapid growth in mobile commerce, which is predicted to become an $88 billion industry by 2009. the m-clic system will run on the majority of current mobile phone handsets and does not require the installation of costly point-of-sale hardware.


Members: 
Steve Lilly
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Oleg Podsechin
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Enej Kuscer

MARGO

MARGO is a wireless audio high technology and OEM based company based on unique Multi-Channel Audio Restoration technology. MARGO Communications' technology will lead the way to new wireless audio applications. Home theatre, portable audio deveices, digital broadcast, medical hearing devices, military communication devices, and streaming internet music are where MARGO's unique, patented (GB0512397.1) multi-channel audio restoration techniques flourish. MARGO is seeking new investment partners to accelerate the time to bring its superior audio restoration and wireless patent pending prototypes to market as an OEM supplier and to establish additional revenue flow from licenses based on our growing patent portfolio.


Members: 
Han Lin
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Ke-Wei Huang
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Fatima Wang