Winston-Salem Chamber Announces Tech Briefing Presenters

The Tech Council of the Winston‐Salem Chamber of Commerce announced 10 presenters for the 11th Annual Tech Briefing, which will open the Chamber’s Business & Innovation Expo on September 20, 8:00 a.m. at the Benton Convention Center.

2012 presenters include: B/E Aerospace; A better‐tasting beet juice from Wake Forest University’s Translational Science Center; Camel City Solar; Hanesbrands; MD Online Solutions; Orthovative Technologies; PMG Research; SnapCrowd; Technology Crops International; and the Laboratory for Complex Brain Networks at Wake Forest School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology.

The Tech Briefing is a fast‐moving event where each presenter speaks for five minutes about their innovative technologies, designs, and products. The Briefing provides a sampling of the local companies, researchers, and inventors that are helping to transform the economy and community.

The Tech Briefing is free and open to the public, though registration is required at www.winstonsalem.com/techbriefing.aspx. Read more.

Orthovative, Salzburg to meet investors at nano conference

Two Triad tech companies will get firsthand feedback from investors at the annual Nanotechnology Commercialization Conference in Durham April 4-5.

Salzburg Therapeutics and Orthovative Technologies will both take part in a “tough love” session with venture capitalists and angel investors during an invitation-only session.

Yadkinville-based Salzburg is developing cancer treatment drugs, while Orthovative has developed a patch that gives back-pain sufferers feedback to correct posture. Both companies have their roots at Wake Forest University. Read more.

Orthovative Technologies Wins Grand Prize in Elevator Competition

A company that developed a monitoring device to reduce back pain and promote good posture just received a $10,000 boost for winning the grand prize in the 13th Annual Elevator Competition hosted by Wake Forest University Schools of Business.

Orthovative Technologies was founded by David Smitherman, a student in the MBA program at Wake Forest University Schools of Business, and Tadhg O’Gara, a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Their OrthoCorrect Patch monitors patient posture and provides auditory and vibratory corrective feedback to strengthen back muscles and eliminate back pain.

In addition to the $10,000 Elevator Competition prize, Orthovative Technologies received automatic entry into the Venture Labs Investment Competition and can qualify for up to a $500,000 investment from the Piedmont Angel Network. More.