{"id":10557,"date":"2016-04-20T14:24:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T18:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/otcnv\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2023-01-27T21:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:23:29","slug":"daugherty-endowment-lulu-egames-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/2016\/04\/20\/daugherty-endowment-lulu-egames-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Daugherty Endowment Challenge Winners Announced at Lulu eGames"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Daugherty Endowment continues to bridge the gap between research and commercialization at NC State. Five NC State startup companies won&nbsp;cash prizes after competing in the Daugherty Endowment Challenge, a new track offered during the <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/egames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Lulu eGames<\/a>. Sponsored by online publishing company Lulu.com, the Lulu eGames is NC State\u2019s annual startup competition and entrepreneurship and innovation showcase.&nbsp;&#8220;This is our ninth year planning the Lulu eGames and our participation grows with each year. As a campus-wide program supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, partnerships with units like the Office of Technology Transfer through the Daugherty Endowment Challenge allows us to expand our opportunities to showcase and provide funding for startups coming out of NC State,&#8221; said Megan Greer, Director of Communications and Outreach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 250 people were in attendance at the Talley Student Union to see the teams take home over $60,000 in cash prizes. The event began with an Entrepreneurship Expo that showcased startup companies and innovations developed by NC State faculty and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCState<\/a> startup <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiboWiz_Inc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RiboWiz_Inc<\/a> at the Entrepreneurs Expo at the Lulu eGames. @NCStateEI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eGames2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eGames2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2kD6Z1FBx4\">pic.twitter.com\/2kD6Z1FBx4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NC State Office of Research Commercialization (@ncstateORC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateORC\/status\/720736171257671684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen Furst of Smart Material Solutions showing off his company at the Lulu eGames. @NCStateEI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eGames2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eGames2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gySqGa539B\">pic.twitter.com\/gySqGa539B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NC State Office of Research Commercialization (@ncstateORC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateORC\/status\/720745446210199552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCState<\/a> startup Third Floor Materials. Another Chancellor&#39;s Innovation Fund success! @NCStateEI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eGames2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eGames2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BmhN8C3rE\">pic.twitter.com\/5BmhN8C3rE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NC State Office of Research Commercialization (@ncstateORC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateORC\/status\/720749083229609986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26475617861\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1639\/26475617861_96ae0c142d_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4535\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Joseph Tracy, Custom Nano<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541685265\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1515\/26541685265_4b3a71c366_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4572\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Helen Gu, InsightFinder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams competed across five categories: New Venture Challenge, Design and Prototype Challenge, B Corp Champions Challenge, Arts Feasibility Study Challenge, and the Daugherty Endowment Challenge. Seventeen companies submitted executive summaries in the Daugherty Endowment Track, with five finalists chosen to pitch to the selection committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Third Floor Materials &#8211; designed and fabricated a mid-wave infrared detector that does not require cryogenic cooling. A huge savings in terms of cost and weight, making infrared cameras more affordable and available for use in a wide variety of applications. This startup resulted from a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2015\/09\/cif-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Fund project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ribowiz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RiboWiz Scientific<\/a> &#8211; utilizes proprietary software RiboScan\u2122: a web-based software developed at NC State that modulates novel ribosome dynamics during protein synthesis to address protein production needs in various life science industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Custom Nano &#8211; commercializing gold nanorods, a promising new material that can be used in cancer research, cancer therapeutics, imaging, anti-counterfeiting, and other applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insightfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InsightFinder Inc.<\/a> &#8211; provides smart monitoring and predictive analytics services based on cutting-edge machine learning technologies. Their products help customers save money and enhance competitiveness by preventing service downtime and resource over-provisioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmaterialsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Material Solutions, LLC<\/a> &#8211; focused on nanocoining, precision engineering, and smart materials. They recently won a NSF STTR Phase 1 commercialization grant to prove that nanocoining can be used to create structured surfaces with desirable properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winners of the Daugherty Endowment Track were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1st: Smart Material Solutions &#8211; $10,000 cash prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2nd: RiboWiz &#8211; $7,500 cash prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2nd: Third Floor Materials &#8211; $7,500 cash prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3rd: Custom Nano &#8211; $5,000 cash prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3rd: Insight Finder, Inc. &#8211; $5,000 cash prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s great to see the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on display at the Lulu eGames. We&#8217;re excited to award the Daugherty Endowment funds to such a deserving group of NC State startups,\u201d said Amy Lubas, Director, Strategic Projects, Office of Partnerships and Economic Development at NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541675995\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1549\/26541675995_6e89eefacb_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4601\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daugherty Endowment Challenge winners on stage at the Lulu eGames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/2016-lulu-egames-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional 2016 Lule eGames winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More photos from the 2016 Lulu eGames<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_3096-1024x768.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_3096-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Winners of the Fan Favorite Video Award\" class=\"wp-image-5621\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25936707174\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1588\/25936707174_e0b4e20f7e_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4530\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26515714086\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1473\/26515714086_a6acaa3aac_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4515\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25936735454\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1690\/25936735454_8694eae9e6_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4411\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25938795893\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1659\/25938795893_c812b21247_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4440\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541709825\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1531\/26541709825_4eebea9f39_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4472\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Daugherty Endowment continues to bridge the gap between research and commercialization at NC State. Five NC State startup companies won&nbsp;cash prizes after competing in the Daugherty Endowment Challenge, a new track offered during the <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/egames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Lulu eGames<\/a>. Sponsored by online publishing company Lulu.com, the Lulu eGames is NC State\u2019s annual startup competition and entrepreneurship and innovation showcase.&nbsp;\"This is our ninth year planning the Lulu eGames and our participation grows with each year. As a campus-wide program supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, partnerships with units like the Office of Technology Transfer through the Daugherty Endowment Challenge allows us to expand our opportunities to showcase and provide funding for startups coming out of NC State,\" said Megan Greer, Director of Communications and Outreach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Over 250 people were in attendance at the Talley Student Union to see the teams take home over $60,000 in cash prizes. The event began with an Entrepreneurship Expo that showcased startup companies and innovations developed by NC State faculty and students.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720736171257671684\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"responsive\":true} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720736171257671684\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720745446210199552\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"responsive\":true} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720745446210199552\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720749083229609986\",\"type\":\"rich\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"twitter\",\"responsive\":true} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ncstateott\/status\/720749083229609986\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26475617861\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1639\/26475617861_96ae0c142d_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4535\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"left\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dr. Joseph Tracy, Custom Nano<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541685265\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1515\/26541685265_4b3a71c366_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4572\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Helen Gu, InsightFinder<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Teams competed across five categories: New Venture Challenge, Design and Prototype Challenge, B Corp Champions Challenge, Arts Feasibility Study Challenge, and the Daugherty Endowment Challenge. Seventeen companies submitted executive summaries in the Daugherty Endowment Track, with five finalists chosen to pitch to the selection committee.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Third Floor Materials - designed and fabricated a mid-wave infrared detector that does not require cryogenic cooling. A huge savings in terms of cost and weight, making infrared cameras more affordable and available for use in a wide variety of applications. This startup resulted from a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2015\/09\/cif-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Fund project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ribowiz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RiboWiz Scientific<\/a> - utilizes proprietary software RiboScan\u2122: a web-based software developed at NC State that modulates novel ribosome dynamics during protein synthesis to address protein production needs in various life science industries.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Custom Nano - commercializing gold nanorods, a promising new material that can be used in cancer research, cancer therapeutics, imaging, anti-counterfeiting, and other applications.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insightfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InsightFinder Inc.<\/a> - provides smart monitoring and predictive analytics services based on cutting-edge machine learning technologies. Their products help customers save money and enhance competitiveness by preventing service downtime and resource over-provisioning.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmaterialsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Material Solutions, LLC<\/a> - focused on nanocoining, precision engineering, and smart materials. They recently won a NSF STTR Phase 1 commercialization grant to prove that nanocoining can be used to create structured surfaces with desirable properties.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The winners of the Daugherty Endowment Track were:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1st: Smart Material Solutions - $10,000 cash prize<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2nd: RiboWiz - $7,500 cash prize<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2nd: Third Floor Materials - $7,500 cash prize<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3rd: Custom Nano - $5,000 cash prize<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3rd: Insight Finder, Inc. - $5,000 cash prize<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\"It's great to see the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on display at the Lulu eGames. We're excited to award the Daugherty Endowment funds to such a deserving group of NC State startups,\u201d said Amy Lubas, Director, Strategic Projects, Office of Partnerships and Economic Development at NC State.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541675995\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1549\/26541675995_6e89eefacb_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4601\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Daugherty Endowment Challenge winners on stage at the Lulu eGames.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/ei.ncsu.edu\/2016-lulu-egames-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional 2016 Lule eGames winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>More photos from the 2016 Lulu eGames<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":5621,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_3096-1024x768.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/commercialization\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_3096-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Winners of the Fan Favorite Video Award\" class=\"wp-image-5621\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25936707174\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1588\/25936707174_e0b4e20f7e_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4530\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26515714086\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1473\/26515714086_a6acaa3aac_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4515\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25936735454\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1690\/25936735454_8694eae9e6_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4411\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/25938795893\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1659\/25938795893_c812b21247_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4440\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ncstateei\/26541709825\/in\/album-72157667069128831\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1531\/26541709825_4eebea9f39_z.jpg\" alt=\"lulu_egames2016-4472\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daugherty Endowment continues to bridge the gap between research and commercialization at NC State. 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