KANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) - The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced the designation of three universities -- Carnegie Mellon University, University of Missouri System and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- as "Kauffman Commercialization Leaders." The award recognizes the selected universities for their creative approaches to help to accelerate the process of bringing student and faculty innovations to market. The Foundation is awarding each university a $100,000 grant for their selected programs or initiatives.
"These universities exhibit a strong commitment to bringing the innovations developed on campuses into the commercial marketplace, which benefits society and ultimately enhances economic growth," said Carl J. Schramm, Kauffman Foundation president and CEO. "We are very pleased to recognize and support their efforts."
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