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    • Innovators Found.

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      Meet our amazing alumni who are truly changing the world, across many different verticals.

      View 2021 Cycle II Finalists
    • 2021 Cycle II

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      David Shaw from Astrapi Corporation

      David Shaw

      Co-Founder and Chief Commercialization Officer

      Astrapi Corporation

      Dallas, TX
       
      ...
       

      Spiral Modulation – New ways to optimize spectrum use and enable more information to be transmitted through frequency ranges with less signal power

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      Finalist
      Johan Mathé from Atmo

      Johan Mathé

      Chief Technology Officer

      Atmo

      Berkeley, CA

       

      ...

       

      Weather Prediction Systems – AI-enabled hardware-software systems that solve weather prediction for any city, state, or country

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      Finalist
      Greg Yeric from Cerfe Labs

      Greg Yeric

      Chief Technology Officer

      Cerfe Labs

      Austin, TX

       

      ...

       

      CeRAM – A unique non-volatile memory based on a new class of patented materials

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      Finalist
      Jennifer Warrillow from Fathom Science LLC

      Jennifer Warrillow

      Vice President of Operations

      Fathom Science LLC

      Raleigh, NC

       

      ...

       

      Metocean Intelligence – AI-augmented digital twins that provide ocean environment intelligence, analytics, and forecasting to support operations and decision-making for a variety of maritime industries

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      Finalist
      Farid Saemi from Harmony Aeronautics LLC

      Farid Saemi

      Co-Founder and
      Chief Operations Officer

      Harmony Aeronautics LLC

      College Station, TX

       

      ...

       

      Silent Drive (S-Drive) Integrated Propulsor – An integrated propulsor that quietly operates at peak aerodynamic and electric efficiency

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      Finalist
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      April Jeffries from Osazda Energy

      April Jeffries

      Director of Business Development

      Osazda Energy

      Albuquerque, NM

       

      ...

       

      MetZilla Technology – Materials engineering solutions to improve long-term durability of photovoltaic solar cells for terrestrial, space, and unmanned aerial vehicle applications

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      Finalist
      Michelle Mahshid Roumi from Parthian Energy

      Michelle Mahshid Roumi

      Vice President of Engineering

      Parthian Energy

      Los Angeles, CA
       
      ...
       
      Parthian Electromagnetic [Battery] Sensor (PES)

      A highly reliable yet low-cost method to monitor lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells used to power spacecraft

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      Finalist
      Clive Cook from Precursor SPC

      Clive Cook

      CEO

      Precursor SPC

      Seattle, WA

       

      ...

       

      Physics-Based Machine Learning for Geospatial Intelligence – Real-time, high-fidelity insights into and actionable information on space weather and earthquakes

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      Finalist
      Ashley Gordon Schaefer from Ten-Nine Technologies

      Ashley Gordon Schaefer

      Head of Cell Development

      Ten-Nine Technologies

      Tulsa, OK

       

      ...

       

      TENIX Cathode Additive – A drop-in additive that enhances cathode performance in both primary and secondary batteries

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      Finalist
      Rachael Brady from VegaMX

      Rachael Brady

      Chief GIS Officer

      VegaMX​

      New York, NY

       

      ...

       

      Fusion & Fires – An AI-enabled air, space and ground-based sensor grid for fire forecasting and monitoring

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      Finalist
    • 2021 Cycle I

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      Christine Moon from BlueSpace.ai Inc.

      Christine Moon

      Co-Founder and President

      BlueSpace.ai Inc.

      Santa Clara, CA
       
      ...
       
      BlueSpace.ai – autonomous vehicle software
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      Winner
      DeLaine Mayer from Full Cycle Bioplastics

      DeLaine Mayer

      Project Manager

      Full Cycle Bioplastics

      San Jose, CA

       

      ...

       

      New Technology for Space-Age Packaging

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      Winner
      Jack Miller from Howe Industries LLC

      Jack Miller

      CEO

      Howe Industries LLC

      Scottsdale, AZ

       

      ...

       

      ThermaSat – a solar thermal propulsion system for SmallSats

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      Finalist
      Kevin Keith from MITO Materials Solutions

      Kevin Keith

      Co-Founder and

      Head of Product

      MITO Material Solutions

      Stillwater, OK

       

      ...

       

      Thermally Conductive and Electrically Insulating Composites (TCEIC)

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      Finalist
      Gary Wakeford from OsteoDx Inc.

      Gary Wakeford

      CEO

      OsteoDx Inc.

      Athens, OH

       

      ...

       

      Cortical Bone Mechanics Testing – a non-invasive and radiation-free way to measure bone strength

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      Finalist
    •  

      Carrie Horazeck from Parasanti

      Carrie Horazeck

      Head of Commercial Development

      Parasanti

      Dallas, TX

       

      ...

       

      Space Ghost – a data orchestration platform optimized for artificial intelligence and machine intelligence

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      Finalist
      Sajung Yun from Predictiv Care Inc.

      Sajung Yun

      CEO

      Predictiv Care Inc.

      Mountain View, CA
       
      ...
       
      Predictiv DNA-based Digital Twin – enabling risk level assessment of thousands of diseases that have a genetic component
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      Finalist
      Pracheeti Shikarkhane from SkyeLabs

      Pracheeti Shikarkhane

      CEO

      SkyeLabs / North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics​

      Cary, NC

       

      ...

       

      EcoGel – an aerogel made from banana fiber cellulose

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      Honorable Mention
      Evaguel Rhysing from United Aircraft Technologies Inc.

      Evaguel Rhysing

      CEO

      United Aircraft Technologies Inc.​

      Troy, NY

       

      ...

       

      Sensor Network, AI, and Augmented Reality for Isolating Wiring Faults

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      Winner
    • 2020 Cycle II

      Rohit Sharma from AI Technologies & Systems

      Rohit Sharma

      Founder and CEO

      AI Technologies & Systems

      Milpitas, CA
       
      ...
       
      Software that brings artificial intelligence models to micro-controllers to boost the intelligence of billions of devices such as smart appliances
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      Finalist
      Ram Shanmugam from AutonomIQ

      Ram Shanmugam

      Founder and CEO

      AutonomIQ

      San Jose, CA

       

      ...

       

      A computer coding solution that leverages modern technologies to generate automation code without human intervention

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      Winner
      Alex Ivanenko from HyPoint Inc.

      Alex Ivanenko

      Founder and CEO

      HyPoint Inc.

      Menlo Park, CA

       

      ...

       

      A next-generation hydrogen fuel cell system featuring zero carbon dioxide emissions and improved energy performance for the aerospace industry

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      Winner
      Corey Linn from LVX Systems

      Corey Linn

      CEO

      LVX System

      Cape Canaveral, FL

       

      ...

       

      Visible light communications, also known as Li-Fi, that enables devices to send and receive data by modulating light

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      Finalist
      Sunil Vedula from Nanoprecise Sci Corporation

      Sunil Vedula

      Founder and CEO

      Nanoprecise Sci Corporation

      Edmonton, Canada

       

      ...

       

      A next-generation maintenance solution to diagnose issues with rotating machinery and predict the remaining time to failure

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      Finalist
    •  

      Kyul Ko from Ommo Technologies Inc.

      Kyul Ko

      Founder and

      Chief Operating Officer

      Ommo Technologies Inc.

      Dallas, TX

       

      ...

       

      A permanent magnet-based six-degree-of-freedom motion tracking system that tracks user’s movements with submillimeter precision

      Finalist
      Sylvia France from OrbitsEdge

      Sylvia France

      President

      OrbitsEdge

      Mountain View, CA
       
      ...
       
      An in-orbit virtualized data infrastructure designed to handle space-born internet of things data and new applications
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      Finalist
      Chris Miller from organicNANO

      Chris Miller

      Director of Research and

      Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular Sciences and Nanotechnology

      organicNANO

      Monroe, LA

       

      ...

       

      Bioactive therapeutics that use biocompatible and green biomaterials to prevent infection and advance tissue repair and regeneration at the nanoscale

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      Finalist
      Gerard Criss. from Rapair Medical Devices

      Gerard Criss

      Co-Founder and CEO

      Rapair Medical Devices

      Bagotville, Australia

       

      ...

       

      A wound dressing that aims to nano-engineer molecules in damaged skin to rapidly repair cuts and lacerations

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      Winner
      Brian Stofiel from Stofiel Aerospace

      Brian Stofiel

      CEO

      Stofiel Aerospace

      St. Louis, MO

       

      ...

       

      A technology that uses biologically renewable resources with additive manufacturing processes to speed the construction of complex ceramics

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      Finalist
    • 2020 Cycle I

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      Adam Davis from Amalgamated Vision

      Adam Davis

      Founder and Manager

      Amalgamated Vision

      Brentwood, TN
       
      ...
       
      A laser-based virtual retinal display, with technology that could allow for the emergence of extended reality and spatial computing
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      Winner
      Crystal Icenhour from Aperiomics Inc.

      Crystal Icenhour

      CEO

      Aperiomics Inc.

      Ashburn, VA

       

      ...

       

      A technology that could identify every known microorganism, even if you don’t know what you are looking to find

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      Finalist
      Mike Weimer from Mojo Vision

      Mike Weimer

      Chief Technology Officer

      Mojo Vision

      Saratoga, CA

       

      ...

       

      Augmented reality contact lenses that could overlay images, symbols, and text on the wearer’s natural field of vision without restricting mobility or obstructing their view

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      Winner
      Matt Stiner from NeuroFlow

      Matt Stiner

      Director of Government Affairs

      NeuroFlow

      Philadelphia, PA

       

      ...

       

      Automated digital health tools to give employees more efficient access to and engagement with behavioral health resources

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      Finalist
      Robert Eisses from Orbitless Drives Inc.

      Robert Eisses

      CEO

      Orbitless Drives Inc.

      Vancouver, Canada

       

      ...

       

      A compact fundamental gearing technology platform offering reduced gear noise and vibration, improved system efficiency, and higher motor input speed

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      Finalist
    •  

      Sam Owen from Otolith Labs

      Sam Owen

      CEO

      Otolith Labs

      Washington, DC

       

      ...

       

      Wearable biotechnology to reduce motion sickness and mitigate vertigo both in space and on Earth

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      Winner
      Daniel Greenspan from Sixdof Space

      Daniel Greenspan

      Chief Technology Officer

      Sixdof Space

      Jerusalem, Israel
       
      ...
       
      An optical positional tracking approach for virtual reality and other systems
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      Finalist
      Derek Harris from Skyrora

      Derek Harris

      Business Operations Manager

      Skyrora

      Edinburgh, Canada

       

      ...

       

      An eco-aviation fuel that could minimize the environmental impact of rocket launches

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      Finalist
      Jayan Nagendran from Tevosol

      Jayan Nagendran

      Founder

      Tevosol

      Edmonton, Canada

       

      ...

       

      A portable and affordable warm perfusion machine to enable the preservation of naturally functioning organs to improve transplantation

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      Finalist
    • 2019 Cycle II

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      Marc Rippen from Alertgy

      Marc Rippen

      Founder and President

      Alertgy​

      Melbourne, FL
       
      ...
       
      Alertgy's wearable noninvasive continuous glucose monitor and alert system measures blood glucose levels in real time. It provide accurate continuous blood glucose measurements without the customary needle prick and meter device and provides life-saving alerts when glucose levels are dangerously high or low.
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      Winner
      Hooman Banaei from Everix Inc.

      Hooman Banaei

      Founder

      Everix Inc.

      Orlando, FL

       

      ...

       

      Everix’s patented and scalable approach to production creates optical filters that are 1) 5-20X thinner than the competition, 2) flexible to allow integration with curved surfaces, and 3) shatter-free. Traditional precision optical filters are made in a vacuum chamber and are glass-based, rigid, bulky and expensive even at high-volume.

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      Winner
      Luis Morales from H-Tap One LLC

      Luis Morales

      Founder

      H-Trap One LLC

      Las Cruces, NM

       

      ...

       

      H-Trap One LLC is developing an elastomeric, hydrogen trapping biopolymer that can be used to protect pipeline infrastructure and provide hydrogen energy storage and transport solutions.

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      Finalist
      Jan Prochazka from HE3DA USA Inc.

      Jan Prochazka

      Co-Founder and President

      HE3DA USA Inc.

      Reno, NV

       

      ...

       

      The architecture of HE3DA Li-ion batteries is based on 3D electrodes using nanomaterials. Unlike thin-film technology, HE3DA’s several millimeters thick electrode construction provides high capacity cells with unlimited cell size, establishing a higher level of safety, cheaper manufacturing process, and 99% recyclability.

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      Finalist
       Zied Tayeb from MyelinS

      Zied Tayeb

      Co-Founder

      MyelinS

      Munich, Germany

       

      ...

       

      MyelinS is working on an intelligent software layer that will empower space exploration robots with artificial intelligence and autonomy, and provide humanoid robots with a sense of touch – including texture, stiffness and friction.

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      Finalist
    •  

      George Psipsikas from Nanobionic USA Inc.

      George Psipsikas

      Co-Founder

      Nanobionic USA Inc.

      New York, NY

       

      ...

       

      Nanobionic is a high-tech technology that harnesses and transforms the natural body’s energy into far-infrared rays and reflects them back to the body. It is intended to temporarily promote increased blood flow at the site of application in healthy individuals.

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      Finalist
      Evan Ruff from OXOS Medical Inc.

      Evan Ruff

      Co-Founder and CEO

      OXOS Medical Inc.

      Atlanta, GA
       
      ...
       
      OXOS Medical Inc. has developed the Micro C: a hand-held, digital, x-ray and fluoroscopy imaging device. It is hand carried, runs on standard power, minimizes radiation exposure, and operates intuitively.
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      Winner
      Manoj Kumar Ram from PolyMaterials App LLC

      Manoj Kumar Ram

      President

      PolyMaterials App LLC

      Tampa, FL

       

      ...

       

      PolyMaterials App LLC is developing a prototype supercapacitor suitable for consumer electronics, medical devices and more. They are also laying the groundwork for a supercapacitor that’s capable of the higher voltages that hybrid motor vehicles, power grids and others may require. These devices can be recharged in seconds instead of hours and deliver higher power than batteries.

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      Finalist
      Joshua Letcher from Space Industries Pty Ltd.

      Joshua Letcher

      Founder and CEO

      Space Industries Pty Ltd.

      Perth, Australia

       

      ...

       

      Space Industry Pty Ltd.'s Lunar Resource Extraction Vehicle produces resources by using the sun’s energy in a new resource extraction method. It’s environmentally friendly and sustainable with low impact to the lunar surface compared to conventional mining.

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      Finalist
      Michael Opoku​ from SurgePower Materials Inc.

      Michael Opoku​

      Co-Founder and CEO

      SurgePower Materials Inc.

      San Marcos, TX

       

      ...

       

      SurgePower Materials Inc. has developed a green sustainable process that uses an abundant plant material (cassava) as input and produces extremely pure graphene with superior physical attributes, which could help combat climate change and be the backbone of many new technologies

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      Finalist
    • 2019 Cycle I

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      Scott Edgar from Aris MD

      Scott Edgar

      Co-Founder and

      Chief Technology Officer

      Aris MD​

      Wilmington, DE
       
      ...
       
      Aris MD brings data from MRI, CT, Ultrasound–or any other standard medical scans–to life in 3D. This innovation enables easier diagnosis, augmented surgery planning and practice, better patient communication, enhanced remote collaboration and improved surgery/construction.
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      Winner
      Semyon Nisenzon from Cluster Imaging Inc.

      Semyon Nisenzon

      Founder

      Cluster Imaging Inc.

      Sunnyvale, CA

       

      ...

       

      High-resolution depth maps using camera clusters to enable accurate image element isolation and visual space identification for the automotive industry, security and factory automation.

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      Finalist
      Tomas Kubes from CREAL3D

      Tomas Kubes

      Co-Founder and Business Development Manager

      CREAL3D

      Saint-Sulice, Switzerland

       

      ...

       

      CREAL3D presented future display technology for virtual and mixed reality headsets and smart glasses. CREAL3D’s near-eye light-field projector creates hologram-like images with true optical depth eliminating eyestrain and nausea often caused by current devices, enhancing immersion, extending comfortable usage time and allowing for conflict-less mixing of virtual and real worlds.

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      Finalist
      Harold Hess from Enduralock LLC

      Harold Hess

      Co-Founder and CEO

      Enduralock LLC

      Lenexa, KS

       

      ...

       

      Patented fastening solutions that are highly vibration resistant, yet reversible and reusable. Enduralock fasteners reduce time and cost of maintenance and labor due to their reversibility and reusability. Fasteners are entirely metal, making them ideal for high vibration, high heat applications.

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      Winner
      Michael Rolih from GoRout

      Michael Rolih

      CEO

      GoRout

      Rochester, MN

       

      ...

       

      Revolutionary wearable display and network system including an in-helmet, heads-up-display system that presents football teams interactive, augmented play diagrams for faster execution in practice environments.

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      Finalist
    •  

      Ezgi Ucar from LOOMIA Technologies Inc.

      Ezgi Ucar

      Chief Technology Officer

      LOOMIA Technologies Inc.

      New York, NY

       

      ...

       

      LOOMIA’s Soft Circuit Systems can be used across industries. Their Electronic Layer can add functionalities to expandable spacecraft structures and Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs) while maintaining a lightweight and flexible form factor. It can be designed to heat, light, sense, act as data and power busses, or as control surfaces.

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      Finalist
      Negar Feher from Momentus Inc.

      Negar Feher

      Vice President of Product and Business Development

      Momentus Inc.

      Santa Clara, CA
       
      ...
       
      In-space transportation services for satellites between various orbits out to deep space. Water-powered, in-space rockets provide last mile logistics, taking satellites from the orbits they were launched into to the orbits in which they will operate. At the core of their innovation strategy are microwave electrothermal thrusters (METs) that use water as propellant are fast, efficient, affordable and safe–and are available now to power orbit transfer vehicles.
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      Winner
      Mike Lawton from Oxford Space Systems

      Mike Lawton

      Founder and CEO

      Oxford Space Systems

      Harwell, United Kingdom

       

      ...

       

      Novel deployable membrane surface designed to give rise to a new generation of lightweight deployable antennas for the space environment. The proprietary material, combined with origami engineering techniques, produces a pre-shaped, high stowage efficiency parabolic ‘dish’ antenna. The material is self-supporting meaning that the complexity and mass of typical rib backing structures can be reduced to improve mass, cost, and stowed footprint.

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      Finalist
      Elliot Haag from WISER Systems Inc.

      Elliot Haag

      Founder and CEO

      WISER Systems Inc.

      Raleigh, NC

       

      ...

       

      Instantaneous location and tracking in a variety of C to include where current and legacy technologies fail to perform. Applications include 3D geofencing for in-space operations; unmanned positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) for planet-side operations in GPS-occluded environments; autonomous inventory and roll call; and perimeter breach detection for secure locations or assets.

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      Finalist
    • 2018 Cycle III

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      Dan Nevius from Analytical Space Inc.

      Dan Nevius

      Co-Founder and

      Chief Operating Officer

      Analytical Space Inc.

      Cambridge, MA
       
      ...
       
      Analytical Space Inc., offers an exciting new data relay network solution to dramatically expand the utilization of Earth-observation technology and provide satellites with more opportunities to downlink data.
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      Winner
      Timothy Morrissey from Artimus Robotics

      Timothy Morrissey

      Co-Founder

      Artimus Robotics

      Boulder, CO

       

      ...

       

      Artimus Robotics is building soft robotic actuators for Earth and space applications. Robots and machines utilizing unique materials for electromechanical actuators will improve productivity and enhance quality of life.

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      Finalist
      David Zuniga from Danish Aerospace Company - North America

      David Zuniga

      General Manager

      Danish Aerospace Company

      North America

      Houston, TX

       

      ...

       

      Danish Aerospace Company - North America has created water purification technology that removes biological and chemical activity using a passive membrane.

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      Finalist
      Irene Brinker from Devali Inc.

      Irene Brinker

      Co-Founder and CEO

      Devali Inc.

      Cedar Park, TX

       

      ...

       

      Devali Inc., has created Oumen+: Advanced Biometric analysis socks with user interfaces to track, monitor and study various body measurements.

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      Finalist
      Haleh Ardebili from Exostretch

      Haleh Ardebili

      Founder and
      Associate Professor at University of Houston

      Exostretch

      Houston, TX

       

      ...

       

      Exostretch has invented completely flexible and stretchable lithium ion batteries based on solid polymer electrolytes, creating a world of possibility for the usage of batteries.

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      Finalist
    •  

      Jacques Zaneveld from Lazarus 3D

      Jacques Zaneveld

      Founder and President

      Lazarus 3D

      Houston, TX

       

      ...

       

      Currently saving lives here on Earth with their 3D printed materials for doctors, Lazarus 3D is well positioned to provide training and models for space medicine.

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      Winner

      Jay Fraser

      President and CEO

      New Dominion Enterprises Inc.

      San Antonio, TX
       
      ...
       
      New Dominion Enterprises Inc., is developing inorganic electrolytes for longer lasting and safer lithium-ion batteries that resist heat-related power loss.
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      Finalist
      Russell Leigh from One Milo Inc.

      Russell Leigh

      Founder

      One Milo Inc.

      Miami, FL

       

      ...

       

      One Milo Inc., offers revolutionary compact devices that enable rapid diagnostic testing — using samples of blood, urine or saliva — and wirelessly sending results to a smartphone application.

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      Winner
      Tim Haynie from Spectrabotics LLC

      Tim Haynie

      Founder

      Spectrabotics LLC

      Colorado Springs, CO

       

      ...

       

      Going beyond computer vision of the light we see, Spectrabotics offers artificial intelligence analysis of multispectral imagery for material detection and environmental assessments.

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      Finalist
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