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Vote for Big Red Ventures' holding, Systanix Inc., in the Forbes.com Boost Your Business Contest!

August 8, 2007 |Ithaca, NY| In March 2007, the Johnson School's Big Red Ventures invested in Systanix Inc., an advanced chemistry hardware company commercializing technology developed at Cornell. Of nearly 1,000 entries, Systanix was selected to be one of 20 semi-finalists for the inaugural Forbes.com Boost Your Business competition and $100,000 prize. Please vote online before August 31 to help Systanix move to the final round of the competition!

Systanix holds the exclusive license to patent-pending technology that enables pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals companies to synthesize drugs cheaper and faster and with less environmental impact than currently possible. The company will use funds from the Boost Your Business competition to develop a prototype for big pharma customers and to continue building its management team.

To vote for Systanix before August 31, visit: http://www.forbes.com/byb/byb07_systanix.html.

View the press release on BRV's investment of Systanix.