NASATechbriefs, Clean 15, Radtech partner with Yet2 Ventures for Sustainable Technology Competition

We have partnered with the world's largest technology scout for the Global 1000 to expand Clean 15's reach and mandate for getting sustainable technologies into market faster in 2011. Here is what yet2 had to say about the competition partnership:

yet2.com's New Step2Change Technology Competition!

In partnership with NASATechBriefs, Clean 15, RadTech, and yet2Ventures, the competition is designed to connect exciting technology companies in four leading areas to the commercial market:

1. Sustainable Packaging
2. Materials—lighter/stronger/better/cleaner
3. Consumer home/health medical devices
4. Electronics

Competition finalists will gain ACCESS TO:

• Unparalleled Cross-section of the Global 1000 International Partners and Markets
• Sources of Capital
• Joint Ventures/Licensing Opportunities
• Increased Deal Flow

Our goal is to connect leading edge technologies to the partners and capital necessary to accelerate their access to the global market!

Who we are

yet2.com is a small, global company with a big footprint in open innovation and technology licensing. Since 1999 we've built outstanding working relationships with the outlicensing, scouting, and R&D leadership at many of the global 1000 companies. See our corporate homepage and explore our website to learn more about our clients, network, and services.

Why a competition, why now?

Each year at our annual private conference for key customers and guests, we hand-pick cutting-edge technology companies to present their work to our executive attendees. This is part of our exclusive value for our senior-level corporate attendees, who are always scouting attractive new technologies to build into their products and businesses. This year, we decided to expand our technology presentation activities into a competition—the finalists of which will be invited to present before the audience in Boston, in May, 2011, among other free service offerings.

Benefits to selected companies

As a small company, you know it can take hundreds of hours and tens of thousands of dollars to identify and locate key business contacts at target corporations. We know, too, because we specialize in it.

Finalists in the Step2Change Competition receive access to yet2.com's global network. With over 140,000 registered users, 16,000 SMEs, and 250 global broker partners, this network is one of the world's largest and most robust technology marketplaces.

Finalists receive an opportunity to present at yet2.com's ultra-exclusive Executive Briefing conference. Executive Briefing participants are top executives from Global 1000 companies. Conference attendees all come with the purpose of growing their businesses through open innovation, whether through a technology license, sponsored development, joint ventures or other creative approaches to collaboration across companies.

The company chosen as the top Step2Change finalist receives a package of customized partnership/commercialization services from yet2.com. This company will receive direct professional services from yet2.com's global team of technology transfer specialists.

Consulting and marketing services include application identification, channel development, email marketing to appropriate market segments, as well as direct discussions with target companies.

Global 1000 Chief Technology Officers, R&D Executives, Strategic Intellectual Asset Managers, Licensing Executives, and Business Managers: you've got the technology they seek; they are the audience you need.

Let us connect you! Don't miss this unique access to the Global 1000!