We've Moved - GLEQ at Altarum GLEQ has moved to the Altarum building on the northeast corner of Ann Arbor. 3520 Green Court Suite 450 Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1579 We’re sharing an office suite with MichBio, Michigan’s life sciences membership organization. Other statewide business development organizations will also be joining us on Green Court. More GLEQ Grand Prize Awarded to OcuSciences More than $50,000 in cash awards presented to technology and life science companies The Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest (GLEQ) hosted its Statewide Business Plan Competition Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 12, 2008 with partner organizations Automation Alley, NextEnergy, and Southwest Michigan First at the James B. Henry Center on the Michigan State University campus. The event was sponsored by Spartan Ventures and Dickinson Wright PLLC. The GLEQ $25,000 Grand Prize in the Emerging Company category was awarded to OcuSciences, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan. OcuSciences was co-founded by Drs. Victor Elner and Howard Petty from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center and has developed a rapid and unique non-invasive imagining technique to detect retinal diseases earlier than current methods. The OcuSciences plan was pitched by Matthew Field. Click for complete information FastTrac TechVenture for Western Michigan Entrepreneurs The GLEQ FastTrac for Michigan’s west-side entrepreneurs kicked off on Wednesday, February 27. Thirteen companies ranging from medical device developers to Web 2.0 ventures gathered in Kalamazoo at the offices of Southwest Michigan First for the first of six sessions. More GLEQ Winners Announced at ACE Sci_Zone earned the $5,000 top prize in GLEQ's Emerging Company category during the ACE '08 event held at Washtenaw Community College on January 17th. OcuSciences, Inc. took the $2,000 first place honor in the New Business Idea category. More than 400 professionals were on hand at ACE '08 to witness the awards ceremony. Click here for a complete list and photos	GLEQ Business Plan Competition -- Register Now Through October 31 Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ) has launched the Fall 2008 statewide business plan competition. GLEQ provides Michigan’s technology entrepreneurs with training, coaching and investor feedback as part of its annual two-phase business plan competition. August 25 marked the beginning of Phase I -- and all start up technology companies are encouraged to compete. Phase I judging focuses on the Executive Summary for both New Business Idea and Emerging Company competitors. Register by Friday, October 31 to participate. Executive Summaries are due by Friday, December 5. Awards will be presented at ACE'09 on January 22, 2008. Register early to maximize coaching support and to increase opportunities to participate in education programs. Note: Returning Teams can login and click "Register Now" and the Registration Form will autofill with information from past competitions. For more information, please contact GLEQ at 734-527-9151 or diane@gleq.org. 2008 GLEQ Award Winners $25,000 Emerging Company Grand Prize: OcuSciences, Inc. $5,000 Emerging Company 1st Runner Up: DevHive $5,000 New Business Idea 1st Place: 3D Biomatrix $1,000 New Business Idea 1st Runner Up: dusoto.com $12,500 Automation Alley - Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award 2008: OPS Solutions, LLC $12,500 NextEnergy - Alternative Energy Innovation Award 2008: FlexSys, Inc. FastTrac TechVenture Who should attend? Entrepreneurs scientists, engineers and professors who are commercializing their technology or life-science business. Click to Register for FastTrac TechVenture Cantillon E-Course The Cantillon eCourse is a comprehensive training resource for technology entrepreneurs at any stage of business development. The Cantillon is accessible 24/7 so you can complete each module at your convenience and from virtually any location. Each course unit is divided into seven 15-20 minute segments that allow a high level of instructional flexibility. Click Cantillon Site	OPS Solutions Receives Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award Belleville, Michigan-based OPS Solutions, LLC, was the recipient of the Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award of $12,500 at the GLEQ Awards Event held at Michigan State University on June 12th. OPS Solutions developed the Light Guide System to aid manufacturers in manual assembly procedures and in off-line training areas. LGS projects lighted work instructions, symbols, blueprints, and videos directly on work surfaces to guide operators through the entire assembly cycle. Danielle DeLonge of Automation Alley- sponsored ConnecTech presented the award to OPS Solutions director of sales Jim Ryznar. NextEnergy Presents $12,500 Alternative Energy Innovation Award to FlexSys NextEnergy presented the Alternative Energy Innovation Award to FlexSys, Inc. Dan Radomski, Director of Industry Services for NextEnergy, presented the $12,500 award to Dr. Shridhar Kota, founder of FlexSys, during GLEQ's Awards Event. FlexSys is developing adaptive blades for the wind turbine industry that capture wind more efficiently across all operating conditions and reduce structural loads when wind gusts are high. GLEQ Would Like to Thank its Innovation Award Sponsors and Training Partner Click here to check out GLEQ's Sponsors
	Competition Registration If this is your first time registering your team with GLEQ, click the link below to register. If you registered in the previous GLEQ competition phase, you still need to register for the current phase. Click the link below to login to your GLEQ User Portal and click on Register Now to register. Breaking News on Podcasts GLEQ is pleased to offer a series of podcasts covering topics of interest to entrepreneurs, interviews with GLEQ competitors and coaches, as well as conversations with our sponsors. Please click the link below to view the GLEQ Podcasts page. GLEQ Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy details the types of personal information that Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest collects, the uses we make of that information, and related information regarding your ability to access, correct, and request deletion of any personal identifying information you choose to give us. Click here for full privacy policy...