Congratulations to the Business Plan Winners and Finalists!

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Challenge #1: 
A novel compound for treatment of disorders with cognitive dysfunction for example attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Winner-Tulane University 1A
Finalist-Wake Forest University 1,2A

Challenge #2: 
A novel therapy for neurodegenerative diseases for example Alzheimer’s disease
Winner-Johns Hopkins University 2A

Challenge #3: 
A method of treating an enzyme deficiency disorders which causes neurodegeneration with small molecule
Winner-California Institute of Technology 3A

Challenge #4: 
Novel Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists and Methods of Their Use
Winner-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4A

Challenge #5: 
A device to simulate the impact of brain trauma for explosive blast-induced Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and early stage TBI diagnosis
Winner- University of Pennsylvania 5A

Challenge #6: 
A novel drug delivery method for treatment of brain injury and disease - focusing on Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, such as stroke, hemorrhage, or TBI
Winner-Northwestern University 6A

Challenge #7: 
A novel treatment for vascular disease/injury/inflammation in vasculature such as carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain
Winner-Tulane University 7A

Challenge #8: 
A brain cancer specific target that can be used in diagnostics and potentially therapeutic applications
Winner-University of Pennsylvania 8A

Challenge #9: 
A tumor diagnostic marker for new blood vessels formation that can be used for early detection of brain tumors
Winner-Medical College of Wisconsin 9A
Finalist-Cambridge CCN 9A

Challenge #10: 
A new compound for treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Winner-University of Texas at Houston 10A

Challenge #14: 
A motion correction method to reduce MRI artifacts during brain inspection
Winner-Buckeye SmarterImage 14A

Challenge #15: 
A novel MRI contrast agent to improve the visibility of internal body structures during MR imaging
Winner-Duke University 15A

Challenge #16: 
Multiplex Assay for Detection of JC Virus
Winner-Washington University in St. Louis 16A