ABOUT THE USDD: Every six months, the University Startups Demo Day engages with universities to accept 200 of their best university startups to be scored by a Corporate Selection Committee consisting of Fortune 500 companies. These double-curated startups by academia and industry represent the very top startups coming out of American universities that are industry aligned. The University IP Into University Startups (IP2Startups) program provide Fortune 500 companies an effective way to identify university technologies that correspond to business unit needs that can be licensed or commercialized by university startups. Our Investor Roadshow program provides funding for select Demo Day companies that develop towards corporate milestones over 2-7 years from the IP2Start and Demo Day programs.
IP2Startups and USDD Corporate Selection Committee Pool Includes: Air Products – Specialized Chemicals | Astra Zeneca – Pharmaceuticals | Barilla – Food Processing | BASF – Diversified Chemicals | BMW – Auto & Truck Manufacturers | Dassault Systemes – Software & Programming | DuPont – Chemicals | Eastman Chemical Company – Specialized Chemicals | Eli Lilly and Co. – Pharmaceuticals | Evonik – Specialty chemicals | Faurecia – Automotive parts manufacturing | GlaxoSmithKline – Pharmaceuticals | Hyundai – Auto & Truck Manufacturers | IBM – Computer Services | Johnson & Johnson – Medical Equipment & Supplies | Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of J&J – Pharmaceuticals | M Ventures (Merck KGaA) – Healthcare, Life Sciences, Performance Materials | Medline – Medical and Surgical Supplies | Pepsico – Beverages and Foods | Pfizer – Pharmaceuticals | SABIC – Chemicals | Saint-Gobain – Construction Materials | Sanofi – Pharmaceuticals | Schlumberger – Oil Services & Equipment | Sony – Consumer Electronics | The J.M. Smucker Company – Food Processing | Unilever – Household/Personal Care | Western Digital Capital – Computer Storage Devices