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VitaThreads, a Company co-founded by WPI Professors, a Finalist for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) 2013 Venture Forum
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Professors Gaudette and Pins, faculty members on the IGERT awarded to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), have co-founded VitaThreads, a new company based on the technology developed in their laboratories at WPI. VitaThreads has been selected as a finalist for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) 2013 Venture Forum. The meeting will be held in San Antonio, TX, February 27-March 2. VitaThreads, one of four finalists, is commercializing a novel cell delivery device based on fibrin microthreads. This innovative work was developed over the past several years in the Gaudette and Pins laboratories at WPI. The company will present at the AUTM meeting to a panel of seasoned venture investors, with the winner being awarded $10,000. For more information on the event, see http://www.autm.net/Venture_Forum.htm .
