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Distinguished UTD Faculty, Nobel Laureate Join Genesis Campus Advisory Board
Dallas, Texas (Nov. 17, 2003) – Dr. Da Hsuan Feng, a senior official at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), and Dr. Alan MacDiarmid, a Nobel Laureate researcher at the same institution, have been invited to become members of the advisory board for early stage venture capital firm, Genesis Campus.
Feng, who grew up in Singapore, is vice president for research and graduate education and professor of physics at UTD; and MacDiarmid, who was raised in New Zealand, holds the James Von Ehr Distinguished Chair in Science and Technology at UTD and is a professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics. MacDiarmid was a co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
The Genesis Campus Board of Advisors draws from its extensive global industry connections and strong relationships with the academic and business communities to provide unique vantage points on the emerging needs of the market, customers and identifying market opportunities early. As members of the advisory board, Feng and MacDiarmid will provide insights into the current high-technology market landscape, trends and commercial potential.
“As vice president for research of one of the fastest-growing universities in the Southwest, I look forward to working with other members of this board for three reasons,” said Feng. “The first is to work in my capacity as vice president for research with the successful global entrepreneur Wu-Fu Chen and his colleagues to develop win-win scenarios. “The second is to gain deeper insights into technology development from the entrepreneurial and investment angles. And the third is to ensure that technology developed and being developed in research universities in general -- and UTD in particular -- receive the visibility they deserve."
“We are very excited to have such a diverse membership,” said Wu-Fu Chen, founder of Genesis Campus. “The addition of Drs. Feng and MacDiarmid give the board two very strong scientific minds with practical business orientation. They add an excellent mix to our other members and provide the diversity in expertise that we are looking for.”
Other members of the board include: Leonard Brody, the CEO and founder of IPREO and a best-selling author; Michael Buckland, founder and managing director of Mobile Communications UK; Wireless Industry pioneer Mal Gurian, and Jerry Mills, the chairman of the Intellectual Property Group at Baker Botts, L.L.C.
About Genesis Campus
Genesis Campus, founded in 2001 by serial entrepreneurs Chen and Roman Kikta, is a business accelerator and early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm is focused on information and wireless communication technologies, including their associated systems, networks, components and applications. Genesis Campus serves as a facilitator for the development of new businesses, providing capital, support services and strategic relationships needed by early-stage companies. The firm leverages the appropriate capital, channels, suppliers, skills and resources needed to optimize the time-to-revenue for emerging technology companies in the start-up process. The organization’s website may be found at www.GenesisCampus.com.
About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor®, enrolls more than 13,700 students. The school’s freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please visit the University’s web site at www.utdallas.edu. News contact: Jenni Huffenberger, UTD, (972) 883-4431, jennib@utdallas.edu
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