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2022 Daugherty Endowment
Awardees
Author: Jaclyn McVey
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The Daugherty Endowment awards ventures that have licensed NC State technology in the past three years. This category is made possible through The Richard and Marlene Daugherty Entrepreneurialism Endowment and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Sciences and is held in partnership with NC State’s Centennial Campus’ Office of Partnerships and Economic Development and the Office of Research Commercialization.
Officially registered startup companies who have licensed NC State intellectual property in the past three years were allowed to compete in the Daugherty Endowment track, offering $50,000 in prize money to winners of this track.
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$25,000 First Place: Vizma Life Sciences
Vizma Life Sciences is developing next-generation, low-cost molecular imaging as an alternative to existing medical imaging technologies to deliver unprecedented diagnostic power that is safer and more convenient.
$15,000 Second Place: Mammae Biosciences
Mammae Biosciences is working to commercialize a costeffective and scalable method for producing LacNAc, a key probiotic and beneficial, health-promoting human milk oligosaccharide (HMO), to meet the growing consumer demand for foods containing HMOs.
$10,000 Third Place:
DNAli Data Technologies
DNAli Data Technologies is developing an end-to-end DNA data storage platform to enable long lasting and eternally relevant data storage that is also sustainable and environmentally friendly.
