TechConnect 2019 Innovation Awardees

May 20, 2019 04:07 PM EST By: Regina Ramazzini

TechConnect is proud to announce the annual TechConnect Innovation Awards.

The TechConnect Innovation Awards identify the top 15% of submitted technologies as ranked by the TechConnect Corporate & Investment Partner Committee. Innovation rankings are based on the potential positive impact the submitted technology will have on a specific industry sector. Innovations are submitted from global academic technology transfer offices, early-stage companies, small business innovative research (SBIR) awardees, and government and corporate research laboratories.

A list of the Innovation Awardees is below. To see more details on the individual awardee innovations go to https://www.techconnectworld.com/World2019/participate/innovation/awards.html

ABM Nano LLC: ABM Advanced High-energy Planetary Ball Mill
Advanced Scanners Inc.: 3D Optical Machine Vision Platform
Advenira Enterprises, Inc.: Thixorion® - Solution Derived Nanocomposite SDN® Multipurpose Functional Coating
Ames Laboratory: Additive Manufacturing of Bonded Permanent Magnets using a Novel Polymer Matrix
Andong National University: Bottle and Apparatus Module for Displaying Electricity Generation of Electricity Generation Cosmetics
Aquaporin A/S: Kilogram scale production of active and stable membrane proteins in vesicles
Ares Materials: Pylux Polysulfide Thermosets
Argonne National Laboratory: Nanostructured Squeezable Gels as a Separations Platform
Ariel Scientific Innovations, Ltd.: Autonomous power supply for sensors
Armstrong World Industries: A Novel, Clear, Waterborne Fire-Retardant Clear Coating for Wood Substrates
Armstrong World Industries: AWI High Performance Powder Coating TrioGuard
Betula Extractives dba The Actives Factory: Accelerated wound healing using natural materials delivered subdermally in a nanoparticle dispersion
Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research - Ohio University: Electrochemical Microbial Sensor - Rapid, Precise and Portable Pathogenic Detection
Chemeleon: Chemical-Sensing Colorimetric Materials
Cisbay: Microbes for Plant Growth and for Water Remediation
Click Materials: Low Cost Electrochromic Window Technology
CondAlign AS: Enabling new Technology for Anisotropic Conductive Films
Diagnostic and Defense Technology Analysts, Inc. (DTA): AstraLaunch
DropWise Technologies Corp.: Erosion-resistant ultra-thin anti-fouling coating for finned heat exchangers
ECMedical, LLC: Artificial Pancreas
Electro-Active Techologies, LLC: A Renewable Hydrogen Production Technology Using Waste as Feedstock
EPFL-LPAC: CompPair Technologies (www.comppair.ch)
EPIC Ready: Geoanalytics Platform for Special Operations Mission Readiness
Georgia Tech Research Corporation: Antenna-less RFID Tag
GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology): High-Sensitivity Immunosensor
GoDx: Rapid Point-of-Need DNA Detection
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU): Self-assembly of Neural Stem Cells by Biocompatible Sculptured Extracellular Nanomatrices
IDS International Government Services: Social Media Environment and Internet Replication (SMEIR)
Immuto Scientific: High throughput, benchtop instrument for analysis of protein structures in drug development.
Incendium Technologies LLC: Ultra-high Performance Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) for Electronic Cooling
Inhibit Coatings: Novel Antimicrobial Coatings
Iowa State University Research Foundation: Electrically conductive construction materials for resistive heating applications
ITility, LLC: Transforming Organic Waste into Renewable Energy Solutions
Korea Institute of Energy Research(KIER): Photochromic Film a.k.a. Chameleon film(tentative name), auto-tinting films
Korea Institute of Energy Research(KIER): Si-Li-O nanocomposites as an anode material for Li-ion battery
Makai Ocean Engineering: Makai Thin-Foil Heat Exchanger (TFHX) Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Recyclable fabrics for passive personal thermoregulation
Metalmark Innovations, Inc.: Rationally Designed, Nanoarchitectured Catalyst
Monash University: Corrosion inhibition technology for mild steel
Monash University: Delivery of speciality agricultural products through encapsulation technology
MultiMechanics: MultiMech - Multiscale Material Simulation Software to Reduce Material Development Time & Cost
National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency: n-Breeze
National University of Singapore: Global Bi-Directional IoT Coverage
National University of Singapore: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Aerogels
Northeastern University: Miniaturized Zero-Power Flame Detectors for Ubiquitous Fire Monitoring
Oregon State University: 3D print system for soft silicone elastomers
Oregon State University: Conductive Oxide Thin Films from Aqueous Solution
POSITHÔT: Non destructive technology having a resolution at the size of the atom
QLEDCures, LLC: A wearable, disposable, light emitting photomedical treatment device
QSM Diagnostics, Inc.: Point-of-care sensors for diagnosing bacterial infections
rasdaman GmbH: rasdaman
RiKarbon, Inc.: Green Base Oils for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants
RoadBotics: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine vision for infrastructure and road surface assessments
RooSense LLC: Wearable Fabric Sensor for Hydration Monitoring
Rowan University: Automated-Track Electrospinning
Rowan University: Continuous Dual Track Fabrication of Polymer Micro/nanofibers Based on Direct Drawing
Rowan University: Retractable 3D Zipper For Extended Length
Sandia National Laboratories: HADES - High-Fidelity Adaptive Deception & Emulation System
SiliconThings: Room Temperature Metal 3D Printing at the Micron-Scale
Site 1001: Skylight - A Big Data Platform for Buildings
Skysun, LLC: Tensile-based Ganged Heliostats/G-Helio
Software for Chemistry & Materials: Multi-scale chemical reactor modeling
Spectral Sciences: Four-dimensional hyperspectral/hypertemporal imager for AI-controlled robotic manipulation of objects in manufacturing process
Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for: Novel Polymer, Hydrogel Including the Polymer
SynMatter LLC: Platform Technology for creating Functional Additives for Corrosion Protection, Corrosion Detection, Antimicrobial, Superhydrophobic and Personal Care Products.
Targetrust Biotech. Ltd: Diagnostic kit for real-time monitoring resistance in targeted cancer therapy
Texas Tech University: Surface coating for reduction of aerodynamic noise and vibrations
Texas Tech University, Office of Research Commercialization: Tunable nanocomplexes for delivery of plasmid DNA into human and vertebrate primary cells
The Australian National University: Planar microphone array for spatial audio recording
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: New antibiotic drug candidates
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Seeded sonochemical coatings
The University of Melbourne: A simple, energy and cost-efficient process to isolate oils and high value commodities from oil-bearing microbes including algal biomass
The University of Melbourne: Evanescent Field Resonance Imaging Microscopy
The University of Melbourne: Super-elastic graphene foams with extraordinary physical properties
Tufts University: Micro^3Plasma Source
Unicus Pharmaceuticals, LLC: Making urine-odor-free absorbent products for people with adult/urinary incontinence
Univalor: Gold-Silver Alloy Nanoprobes for Clinical Immunolabeling
University of British Columbia: Self-Driving Laboratories for Accelerating Materials Discovery
University of California, Santa Barbara: Hydraulically Actuated Textiles
University of California, Santa Barbara: Unidirectional Photoluminescence with GaN/InGaN Quantum Well Metasurfaces
University of Central Florida: Low-Cost Manufacturing Process For High-Performing Intermediate Band Solar Cells
University of Massachusetts Lowell: Safer Solvents for Contact-Adhesives
University of Minnesota: Toughened Isotactic Polypropylene
University of Minnesota - Technology Commercialization: Process to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Life and Capacity
University of Pardubice: Silica fibrous material for sorption, separation, catalytic and battery applications
University of Wisconsin- Madison / Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: Aligned Nanotube Technology (ANT)
Valoa Technologies, Inc.: Non-invasive blood glucose monitor
vClick3d: Curve3d
Veloxint: Ultra high strength and lightweight components via scalable nanocrystalline alloy technology
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: LiTell: Robust Indoor Localization Using Unmodified Light Fixtures
Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd.: Photovoltaic Devices Based on Guided Nanowire Arrays

About TechConnect World Innovation Conference: For over 20 years the TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo has connected top applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups with industry end-users and prospectors. The 2019 TechConnect World Innovation event includes the annual SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference, Spring AI TechConnect, the TechConnect Technical Program - more than 35 world-class technical symposium, and the Nanotech Conference Series – the world's largest and longest running nanotechnology event.

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