The 2014 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) awarded nearly $2.9 million in cash and prizes in a record number of prizes this weekend at Rice University. Medical Adhesive Revolution of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, who developed a high-strength biodegradable surgical adhesive that can be used inside the human body to seal wounds within seconds, emerged as the top startup company winning $507,500 in the world's richest and largest student startup competition held April 10-12. This is the first time an international team has won the completion and the first time two international teams finished in the top six.
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