Released on: February 26, 2008, 5:00 pm

Press Release Author: Nicole Wylde

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Coventor and MANCEF are pleased to announce a chance for
students to win one of four 1-year licenses of Coventor\'s CoventorWare Designer/
Analyzer package.

Press Release Body: Industry standard MEMS software provider, Coventor Inc., along
with the Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation (MANCEF),
will again award four 1-year licenses of Coventor\'s CoventorWare Designer/ Analyzer
package to students and their professors during the COMS2008 conference. The
scholarships are granted based on proposals submitted by students working in micro
systems research around the world.

Four students will each receive a free 1-year license to Coventor's CoventorWare
software tools to be used in the University setting. Universities are required to be
current MANCEF members to be eligible to submit proposals. Winners are picked based
on the quality of the proposal and must comply with Coventor's high-quality
standards in the use of its products.

MANCEF and Coventor panelists will choose the scholarship winners based on research
proposal papers submitted in the following four categories:
. Bio MEMS
. RF MEMS
. Sensors/Actuators
. Other Novel Designs.

Proposal submission guidelines are available at www.mancef-coms2008.org. To have
your proposal considered for this COMS2008 award, please email your abstract to
rgiasolli@mancef.org. Proposals can be submitted throughout the year until July 30,
2008.

About Coventor
Coventor, Inc. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, provides a comprehensive suite
of software development tools targeting micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS),
microfluidics and semiconductor process applications.
CoventorWare is an industry standard platform adopted by most of the leading MEMS
and microfluidics manufacturers around the globe, and by an extensive network of
university partners.
Coventor is a privately held company with offices in Cambridge, MA and San Mateo,
CA. European headquarters is in Paris, France. Coventor also serves Asia Pacific
through regional distributors. More information is available at
http://www.coventor.com.

About MANCEF
MANCEF connects the global community engaged in the commercialization of emerging
technologies. MANCEF is the world\'s only non-profit volunteer education foundation
globally reaching the people, organizations and governments interested in
commercializing small technologies. Visit us on line at www.mancef.org

MANCEF sponsors events and projects that educate and facilitate the transition of
small technologies from laboratory to market.

Activities:
. Member oriented workshops, conferences and seminars
. Annual COMS conference bringing together leaders in the MNT community
. Participation in leading market & industry studies
. Producing Roadmaps to provide direction to firms commercializing small technologies


Web Site: http://www.mancef-coms2008.org/

Contact Details: Nicole Wylde
117 Bryn Mawr Dr Se
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-255-1826
505-255-1827
info@mancef.org