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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Annually, Tulane partners with Propellor to host a city-wide pitch competition known as PitchNOLA. PitchNOLA: Community Solutions is a pitch competition with a simple mission: to provide a platform for community members to propose their solutions to our city’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. The goal is to facilitate start-up funding, project support, and media coverage to ensure the community benefits from the best and most innovative ideas! The “First Place Winner” will receive a $5,000 cash prize, pro bono technical assistance, and consulting through Propeller.</span></span>

<p style="text-align: center">[http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/ http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/]</p><p style="text-align: center">[http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/PitchNOLA-CS_2.png http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/PitchNOLA-CS_2.png]</p>

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Local funders in New Orleans include New Orleans Startup Fund ([http://neworleansstartupfund.org/ http://neworleansstartupfund.org/]), South Coast Angel Fund ([http://southcoastangelfund.com/ http://southcoastangelfund.com/]), and the Louisiana fund ([http://www.louisianafund.com/ http://www.louisianafund.com/]). The funds from these organizations help grow an innovation community within the New Orleans area. Moroever, NOBIC, Idea Village, and New Orleans BioDistrcit are also helping grow an innovation community through various business pitch competitions. Lastly, the Bioinnovation PhD program at Tulane University is support by NSF-IGERT ([http://tulane.edu/bioinnovation-IGERT/ http://tulane.edu/bioinnovation-IGERT/]) and promotes overall translation of medical technology education so that the Biotech industry can grow in the greater area of New Orleans. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span>