Back Pain
Backbone of Success: NP Solutions Wins Wharton Business Plan Competition Grand Prize with Next Generation Back Pain Treatment
Published in Physician Law Weekly, May 9th, 2007
Student team NP Solutions, which has developed a polymer based injectable hydrogel treatment for back pain related to degenerative disc disease that is less invasive, more effective with fewer side effects than current approaches, won the $20,000 grand prize of the 2007 Wharton Business Plan Competition The prize was awarded at the Wharton School's annual Venture Finals April 24, 2007 where student finalists received a total of $70,000 in combined cash prizes, access to capital and in-kind legal/accounting services.
The students of NP Solutions are studying such diverse fields as neurosurgery, pharmacology and business at the University...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2007-05-09)
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