DATE:    12/03/02
CONTACT: Dee Cross, (864) 656-5155
WRITER: Susan Bedingfield, (864) 656-3876; sbeding@clemson.edu

  
Clemson professor named 2002 
InnoVision Technology Awards Winner 
          
	CLEMSON   A Clemson University professor's small business 
received the Small Enterprise Award from the 2002 InnoVision Awards 
Program.
	Equi-Tox, founded by Dee Cross, professor in the Clemson 
University Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, received the 
award at the annual awards dinner Nov.13 at the Palmetto Expo Center in 
Greenville.
	"This year we had a phenomenal pool of entries. The judging 
committee worked very hard to make the final award selections, and it 
was an honor to recognize these companies," said Amy Robichaud, 
InnoVision Advisory Board Chair and Practice Development Manager for 
Deloitte & Touche, InnoVision's founding sponsor.  
	Equi-Tox developed a new drug for treating horses. The drug 
prevents miscarriages, helps make the birthing process easier and 
brings about lactation. The drug could also have ramifications for 
human pharmaceutical research. 
  	Founded in 1999 by Deloitte & Touche, the InnoVision Technology 
Awards program is dedicated to the advancement of technology in the 
Upstate through communication, education and recognition of the spirit 
of innovation and technological progress.
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