Jackson, MS - Noetic Technologies, and The University of Southern Mississippi were recently awarded the John I. Rucker Community Innovation Leadership Award. The honor was bestowed at the Eleventh Annual Conference on High Technology, hosted by the Mississippi Technology Alliance.
The Rucker Award is given in recognition of leadership for organizations that are a government, academic, and private sector partnership. These organizations are recognized for the development of a strategic innovation-led economic development program focused on technology, research, entrepreneurship, and capital formation. Noetic and Southern Miss were awarded based upon the unique model of a private company/academic institution technology transfer process.
Accepting the award on behalf of Noetic and USM were Kelli Booth, Vice President of Marketing for Noetic Technologies, and Dr. Denis Wiesenburg, Vice President of Research at Southern Miss. “We’re honored to receive this award alongside our partner”, said Booth. “Southern Miss has been our closest strategic ally since 2004, and we look forward to many more years of partnership”.
Dr. Les Goff, President and CEO of Noetic added “The Noetic/USM partnership continues to develop and promote a process that supports technology development and entrepreneurship that meets our customer’s needs."
Pictured: Kelli Booth, Dr. Denis Wiesenburg
About Noetic Technologies:
Noetic Technologies, Inc. began as an initiative of The University of Southern Mississippi and is geared toward marketing and commercialization of the university’s technology. Noetic assists Southern Miss in the areas of contract negotiations, managing confidentiality & disclosure agreements, technical marketing, and intellectual property strategies.
Since 2004, Noetic has played a vital role in bringing ideas to the marketplace for several high tech startup companies. Noetic’s management team comprises over fifty years of combined experience in market research, product development, process management, and marketing strategies.
About Southern Miss:
The University of Southern Mississippi, founded in 1910, is a comprehensive doctoral and research-extensive university fulfilling its mission of being a leading university in engaging and empowering individuals to transform lives and communities. In a tradition of leadership for student development, Southern Miss is educating a 21st century work force providing intellectual capital, cultural enrichment and innovation to Mississippi and the world.
Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, MS, with an additional campus and teaching and research sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; further information is found at www.usm.edu
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