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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Do you have an idea on how to turn your research into a private company but need funding to do so? Then please check out this grant opportunity and contact Brent
Donham for further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352;text-transform:uppercase">P: 903.886.5488</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#4F5352"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0088CE">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Andrea Graham <Andrea.Graham@tamuc.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 5:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Burchan Aydin <Burchan.Aydin@tamuc.edu>; Abdullah Arslan <Abdullah.Arslan@tamuc.edu>; Venu Cheriyath <Venu.Cheriyath@tamuc.edu>; Kurtis Williams <Kurtis.Williams@tamuc.edu>; Tingxiu Wang <Tingxiu.Wang@tamuc.edu>; Thomas West <Thomas.West@tamuc.edu>;
Kent Montgomery <Kent.Montgomery@tamuc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: A&M-Commerce I-Corps Contact<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Share this information with your faculty to determine if there is interests to engage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Andrea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Brent Donham <<a href="mailto:Brent.Donham@tamuc.edu">Brent.Donham@tamuc.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 15, 2024 4:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrea Graham <<a href="mailto:Andrea.Graham@tamuc.edu">Andrea.Graham@tamuc.edu</a>>; David Scott <<a href="mailto:David.Scott@tamuc.edu">David.Scott@tamuc.edu</a>>; Derald Harp <<a href="mailto:Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu">Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu</a>>;
Raymond Green PhD <<a href="mailto:Raymond.Green@tamuc.edu">Raymond.Green@tamuc.edu</a>>; Scott Wheeler <<a href="mailto:Scott.Wheeler@tamuc.edu">Scott.Wheeler@tamuc.edu</a>>; Yvonne Villanueva-Russell <<a href="mailto:Yvonne.VRussell@tamuc.edu">Yvonne.VRussell@tamuc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: A&M-Commerce I-Corps Contact<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I wanted to see if there was any interest, or if you think there is interest from your faculty? We have had an iCORP presentation in the past and have had 3 faculty go through the initial steps in preparation
for applying for the full iCORP grant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you feel there is interest, I will coordinate with Dr. Biswas to set up a time for him to either visit or conduct a ZOOM information meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Brent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Saurabh Biswas <<a href="mailto:saurabh_biswas@tamu.edu">saurabh_biswas@tamu.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 08, 2024 8:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brent Donham <<a href="mailto:Brent.Donham@tamuc.edu">Brent.Donham@tamuc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Lenae Scroggins <<a href="mailto:lenae@tamu.edu">lenae@tamu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: A&M-Commerce I-Corps Contact<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Brent,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much for your quick response. Truly appreciate your interest. I am attaching the presentation here. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Glad to jump on a zoom call in the coming days and plan out next steps for our Commerce campus. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saurabh</span><br>
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<b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_saurabhbiswas&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=m4AM5r-dKg5UcS8L1_Quksra1n3WmHRpAlu8EltImmU&m=VN8irv0CVLuTpLaW-kFQeav5HYjqiW-q-bByGVhUpJW29F4iW9O6LLmQKnqF-m-o&s=0RL0TtZOmOp6njdR8hU0s6OgWq_54e8rx05xRhqLsRI&e=" target="_blank">Saurabh
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