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The companies listed below are the 2009 Companies to Watch in Connecticut. Please visit their sites to learn more.
All of these companies have been nominated for one of nine specific awards, listed below, along with the final award winners. The Awards were presented at the 9/17/09 event. Click here to read the full event recap, view pictures and watch the keynote speech by The keynote speaker was Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture
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Awards |
Company Name |
Location |
Website |
The Most New Patents |
Precision Combustion, Inc. | North Haven | www.precision-combustion.inc |
The Most Significant Early Stage Capital Investment |
Continuity Engine, LLC |
Monroe |
www.continuity.net |
The Deal of the Year |
Oxford Performance Materials |
Enfield |
www.oxfordpm.com |
| The Most Promising Technology Product or Service of the Year | YouRenew.com | New Haven | www.yourenew.com |
The Most Promising Software Product |
Weston Software, Inc. | Southport | www.westonsoftware.com |
| Retail Optimization, Inc. | Hartford | www.retailoptimization.com | |
| The Most Promising New Internet/New Media Company of the Year | PaperG, Inc. | New Haven | www.paperg.com |
| The Most Promising Life Sciences Company of the Year | Genomas, Inc. | Hartford | www.genomas.com |
| The Most Promising New Green Tech Company of the Year | Apollo Solar | Bethel | www.apollosolar.com |
| The SBIR Funding Deal of the Year | Elka Precision, LLC | Bristol | www.elkaprecision.com |
2009 Companies to Watch in Connecticut, in alphabetical order:
Company Name |
Location |
Website |
Description |
Advance Laundry Solutions |
Chester |
Advance Laundry Solutions manufactures and sells a commercial dryer that uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional dryer. It is being rolled out to national hotel brands and allows a hotel to be green and save money upon installation. |
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Agrivida, Inc. |
Storrs |
Agrivida is an agricultural biotechnology company focused on creating renewable, biomass-based alternative fuels and raw materials. Agrivida is developing corn varieties that are optimized for producing ethanol from corn stover, otherwise known as "cellulosic" ethanol. |
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Akademos, Inc. |
Norwalk |
Akademos combines a million-plus online book titles, a peer-to-peer marketplace and an outsourced online college textbook operation in order to offer a compelling new model for the procurement and distribution of course materials in higher education. Its corporate strategy consists of becoming the outsourced solution provider of choice for small to mid-sized colleges, offering both new books and used books through its online P2P marketplace. |
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Albright Associates |
Weston |
Albright Associates' patent-pending UXID™ technology allows anyone or any organization to exchange or consolidate data anonymously and confidentially. Unlike Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable IDs, UXID technology helps prevent identity theft and personal privacy violations. UXID is an enabling technology that gives users control over who can view their personal data and how it is collected and shared. |
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Anchor Science LLC |
Branford |
Anchor Science is applying its expertise in development of ultra-small contact thermal sensor to solving problems in management of heat flow generated by electronic components. Anchor Science develops novel methods of heat dissipation appropriate for cooling IT hardware and enabling increase of computing power. The limiting factor for increase of computing power is the damage to components caused by excess heat that they generate. Anchor Science is undertaking innovation in the utilization of nanomaterials for dissipation of heat and improvement of performance of information processing hardware. |
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AnswerPoint Medical Systems |
Bristol |
AnswerPoint Medical Systems offers a true end-to-end solution by combining innovative software products with robust client-centric services. AnswerPoint Medical Systems seeks to change the healthcare management vista in an unprecedented way. Its integrated software, the iCare Suite, provides end-to-end management stability within the local physician's practice. It comprehensively and simply manages office work-flow, medical records and billing seamlessly and effectively. |
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Aquatic Sensor Network Technology |
Storrs |
Aquatic Sensor Network Technology (AquaSeNT) is a small business with a focus on developing innovative and comprehensive underwater wireless communication and networking solutions. |
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AuctionHUB, Inc. |
New York |
AuctionHUB's comprehensive platform will hopefully address the gap created by auctioneers not having access to a dedicated software platform. It will be the only one-stop auction management solution available in the marketplace. |
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Arbor Fuel, Inc. |
Farmington |
Arbor Fuel is using biotechnology to generate cost effective environmentally sensitive alternative fuels a reality. Arbor Fuel has developed technology for the production of ethanol and butanol from lignocellulosic biomass. It is marketing its cellulosic ethanol strains to existing ethanol producers to enable them to switch from food-based feedstocks to underutilized biomass. The company plans to bring its cellulosic butanol strains to production on its own. |
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Arcanatura LLC |
Groton |
Arcanatura’s aim is the development, manufacturing and global commercialization of natural animal health products (mainly from plant origin) with demonstrated superior customer value, as alternatives and/or complements to traditional pharmaceutical products derived from chemistry. |
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Avalence, LLC |
Milford |
Avālence’s hydrogen generators are electrochemical devices that convert water and electricity into high-purity, pressurized hydrogen gas using electrolysis. Avālence’s electrolysis process uses a liquid alkaline electrolyte and a separation process with oxygen and heat as the byproducts. Avālence’s Hydrofiller features the ability to produce ultra-high pressure (up to 10,000 psi) hydrogen directly in the electrolysis cells. This unique design results in a benefit to the customer in that it eliminates costly and unreliable mechanical compressors, which often result in a 100% increase in capital costs plus additional operating costs. |
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Axxun Inc |
Stamford |
Axxun's product allows a software application developer to create a business application without coding (testing & debugging) and order of development is immaterial. It is an Object Methodology-based development system and run-time engine. Axxun plans to provide the axxun(TM) product and web based training to developers free of charge via its website. |
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Band XI International, LLC |
West Hartford |
Band XI delivers quality software reliably on time and on budget using a collection of proven agile development techniques drawn from proven practices in the area of lean manufacturing. By building software as a collection of highly cohesive, yet loosely coupled, components, the Band XI team has realized the promise of repeatable, predictable, reliable software construction. These practices successfully enable rapid application development in both the harsh world of embedded control systems and on board applications, as well as in the world of massively parallel server side data processing systems. |
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Bioformix LLC |
Newington |
www.abm-associates.com | Bioformix is developing a broad new class of green, sustainable, environmentally benign, biologically benign* monomers, resins and polymers utilizing a new addition monomer chemistry. This monomer family’s key advantage is that it represent a broad monomer and polymer platform, with the potential for dozens of monomers and thus a near infinite array of plastics, polymers and resins versus virtually all other initiatives that are limited to a single chemical structure and thus limited applications. |
Biorasis Inc. |
Storrs |
Biorasis seeks to commercialize a wireless, miniaturized implantable glucose sensor for long-term diabetes management. The revolutionary size of the company's sensor is 100 times smaller than its closer competitor and permits implantation through a regular 16-gauge hypodermic needle. An implant of such small size substantially reduces tissue injury, enhances sensor reliability and at the same time increases patient acceptability. Biorasis’ mission is to provide quality glucose sensors that combine high-accuracy, long-term performance and value pricing in order to meet and exceed its customer’s needs and expectations. |
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Cheminpharma, LLC |
New Haven |
Cheminpharma’s core competency is drug discovery and medicinal chemistry. It strives to develop novel and unique products that help to boost the drug discovery process. Cheminpharma's intention is to develop novel pre-clinical drug discovery projects that can lead to novel drugs to treat various diseases, especially cancer. |
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Chequed.com Inc. |
Saratoga Springs NY |
Chequed.com is a software as a service (SaaS) whose primary value is the real-time delivery of a competency based, psychologically validated employee selection suite for high volume hiring. Chequed.com will allow an organization to streamline and enhance the quality of its candidate screening process by seamlessly delivering both pre employment assessments and automated reference checking. |
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CheXout Systems Inc |
New Fairfield |
CheXout Systems technology is bridging the gap between physical merchant point-of-sales and mobile payments. Its CheXplit (www.chexplit.com) is the company's first mobile payment solution for the restaurant industry and allows consumers to turn their personal mobile device into an electronic wallet. |
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Cohesive Knowledge Solutions |
Guilford |
Cohesive Knowledge Solutions helps companies and professinals get more done by better leveraging existing software and hardware technology. The company helps its corporate training clients get control of email, meetings, and PDA technology so that they can save 15 days a year. Cohesive Knowledge Solutions' strength is creating powerful, fun, behavior-changing educational experiences that result in sustained and measurable productivity gains for its clients. |
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Collectors Quest |
New York |
Collectors’ Quest (CQ) is an online matching service for buyers and sellers of collectibles. Built on dating site principles where users can look for people with similar interests, CQ extends this offering by finding items of interest as well. |
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Complete Playlists, LLC |
South Glastonbury |
Complete Playlists hopes to use the need for playlists to attract users. The company provides professionally created playlists, playlist sharing, and technology that makes any and all playlists work automatically on every device for users. It plans to distribute its products through existing social networks, including Facebook and MySpace. |
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Connection Concepts, Inc.x 1223 |
Farmington |
Connection Concepts has created DataPortal(tm), a software solution that enables the instant and effortless exchange of business data over the Web without development. The DataPortal solution addresses the near-universal need to take currently existing data at one location and make it readily available at many other locations simultaneously. |
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Core Informatics |
Branford |
Core Informatics is a software company focused on delivering state of the art web-based customized Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to customers in a variety of industries. The company was formed to address the lack of a customizable yet affordable LIMS within the marketplace. |
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| Crimson Hexagon | Cambridge, MA | www.crimsonhexagon.com | Crimson Hexagon's proven, patent-pending blog reading softwarecan measure all opinion on any topic on the internet. Rather than counting words or mentions, it aggregates opinions and can automatically monitor sentiment changes daily on any user-defined topic. |
CryoTooth Scientific, Inc. |
East Hartford |
Cryotooth has developed novel methods for collecting, processing and storing dental stem cells. The company has a patent pending on its hypothermic tooth transport system, which is a Class 1 medical device. |
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Dark Field Technologies |
Orange |
Crimson Hexagon's proven, patent-pending blog reading softwarecan measure all opinion on any topic on the internet. Rather than counting words or mentions, it aggregates opinions and can automatically monitor sentiment changes daily on any user-defined topic. |
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Digital Surgeons, LLC |
New Haven |
Digital Surgeons is a cross-media marketing firm of idea generators and innovators that combines marketing strategy, creative abilities and technology. The company specializes in Web design and development, Rich Media/Interactive, Search Engine Marketing, Social Network Marketing, and many other diverse ways of promoting businesses through new media. |
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eGen LLC |
Groton |
eGen is an early stage company that has developed a patent pending technology to harvest energy from low-flow low-head water sources. These slow moving and shallow bodies of water contain over twice the amount of hydro energy than is currently harvested in the United States. |
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Electron Optics Development Co., LLC |
Trumbull |
Electron Optics Development has discovered a new treatment for breast cancer that is potentially much superior to current therapies and additionally is nontoxic. It needs to be tested, which will take estimated four to six years after the start of a clinical trial, which is estimated to start in two to three years. |
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Energy Alternatives, LLC |
Manchester |
Energy Alternatives manufactures The Greenward™ Ridge Vent, a sustainable ridge vent material that harvests the escaping hot air as it leaves the ridge of the roof. The vent then uses this wasted heat as a form of renewable energy to heat a home's water. It is easy and inexpensive to install for both new and existing homes. |
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ePath Learning, Inc. |
New London |
ePath Learning, the industry leader in online learning management solutions, offers unique solutions to enable any business to educate and train employees, and inform customers, on topics ranging from simple information and “how-to” procedures to complicated technical education. Whether a client's needs include training, education or certification & compliance, ePath Learning enables them to create an “Online University” quickly and with immediate ROI. |
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Escienta Life Sciences, LLC |
Storrs |
Escientia is a contract research organization that collaborates with R&D departments of biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies to discover and develop new medicines. The company also engages in its own new drug discovery agenda to develop treatments for tropical diseases such as malaria. |
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ESP Systems, LLC |
Charlotte |
ESP Systems has a patented, wireless solution that offers a captive audience to advertisers and service efficiencies to casual dining restaurants. ESP offers a content and media network which will be valuable to companies that sell product in the $160 billion casual dining restaurant segment. Additionally, the system drives more efficient restaurant operations and gives guests control over their dining experience. |
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etouches |
Ridgefield |
etouches is an integrated SaaS solution providing new efficiency and cost saving tools for meeting/event professionals in any type of organization. It is building a portfolio of global customers from all segments of the event and meeting space including corporations, exhibition companies, associations and media companies. |
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Eye Ear IT |
Woodbury |
Eye Ear IT's proprietary technology allows users to connect print media with rich media in ways not possible with other solutions and at a low cost never seen before in the marketplace. |
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Fairfield Crystal Technology |
New Milford |
Fairfield Crystal Technology has developed proprietary crystal growth techniques, including but not limited to Physical Vapor Transport (PVT) processes and other proprietary source purification technology, to grow high-purity single crystals that can be fabricated into high performance, semiconductor substrates or optical components suitable for commercial, industrial and military applications. |
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Fanzter, Inc. |
Collinsville |
Fanzter's flagship product Coolspotters has created a new category of online commerce. It could be considered niche form of social shopping - some have referred to it as "visual commerce". With an ever-expanding database of products, brands, fashions, cars, etc. that are being used by today's biggest celebrities, Coolspotters users are always ahead of the curve on the next emerging trend. |
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Geezeo |
Hartford |
Genomas has created the PhyzioType™ Systems, which correlate gene variation information to clinical outcomes providing information designed to improve drug prescribing decisions by physicians when there are multiple drugs in a therapeutic class. The use of these systems will change the current course of treatment by promoting safer use of prescription drugs, provide more effective medical management programs and significantly reduce overall physician and hospital visits. |
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GraphLogic Inc. |
Branford |
GraphLogic's proprietary PointDragon development platform provides robust, custom laboratory software applications which are offered in a monthly subscription Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) model and are economically priced for small and medium size life science clients. PointDragon’s ease of use also allows novice software developers and scientific staff lacking in formal engineering training to create complex, fully-functional, custom applications. |
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Green Earth Technologies, Inc. |
Stamford |
Green Earth Technologies (GET) produces and sells bio-based motor oil and other bio-based automotive products made from American produced bio stock. A number of advantages are provided by animal fat-based motor oil. GET uses proprietary technology processes and other technologies to transform animal and plant fats and oils into a biodegradable material that form the bio-bases of all the company’s products. These bio-bases replace traditional petroleum-derived bases typically used to make competitive performance products. |
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Grilled Cheese To Go LLC |
New Haven |
Grilled Cheese To Go is a fast-food grilled cheese franchise concept offering delicious grilled cheese sandwiches and soups in high traffic locations. The company plans to open 5-10 small-format grilled cheese stores within two years of receiving funding and then quickly move to a high-growth franchising model in order to expand nationally. |
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HDH Technologies LLC |
Orange |
HDH Technologies LLC's product SaniCheck System enhances compliance at the patient room by dispensing hand sanitizer solution from the installed dispenser upon entry and alerting visitor and health care worker through an audible reminder to sanitize their hands. |
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Health Plan One |
Shelton |
Health Plan One is a licensed health insurance agency and a leading online health insurance marketplace, where customers can find health insurance quotes and affordable health insurance plans. In addition to finding free health insurance quotes from over 100 leading carriers, customers can also compare multiple plans side by side and apply for and purchase health insurance in all 50 States. |
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Horizontal LLC |
Boston |
Horizontal brings value to architecture, engineering, construction companies and building owners through information modeling and management software solutions. Horizontal aims to leverage the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and project management (ePM) technologies and provide the standard platform for building data exchange and delivery from design through operations. |
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Ikonisys, Inc. |
New Haven |
Ikonisys specializes in the development and commercialization of next generation, non-invasive, rare cell-based diagnostics based on the utilization of its innovative CellOptics® platform, which has been developed to enable commercial diagnostic labs the capability to offer rare cell-based tests in a practical manner. The platform includes an enabling component -- the Ikoniscope® robotic microscopy system for fully-automated, high-throughput identification and analysis of rare cells -- that enables the commercial lab to perform the tests within the required quality, time and cost parameters. |
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ImageWorks, LLC |
Vernon |
ImageWorks designs and implements online cross-platform business workflow solutions that solve critical business problems and improve productivity for clients. ImageWorks helps clients by providing customized, single source, Web site design and hosting services in harmony with the focus and operation of their business to maximize ROI. |
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IMCORP |
Storrs |
IMCORP is the leading provider of underground power cable reliability enhancement solutions. The company’s patented partial discharge (PD) diagnostic technology pinpoints the exact location of cable defects with unsurpassed accuracy. In addition to locating existing cable and accessory defects, IMCORP’s non-destructive test methodology provides predictive diagnostic information concerning future cable performances. |
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Incentive Targeting, Inc. |
Woburn |
Incentive Targeting serves as a hub, connecting grocery chains, grocery manufacturers and promotion vendors. The company replaces the promotion industry’s complexity with simple, self-service, web-based software. Since it allows marketers to manage campaigns themselves, Incentive Targeting eliminates the need for burdensome sales and support teams. Using the compay's service, manufacturers market directly to individual shoppers across Incentive Targeting's entire retail network—based on each person’s detailed purchase history. |
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izBooked |
New Haven |
izBooked's business goal is to create the platform whereby all appointments are booked. Not only is the company's goal to deliver online appointments to clients of service/appointment based businesses, but the value to be realized by these businesses is substantial. Software which will help run a service-based business and connect it to its customer base will open new revenue opportunities for businesses that embrace izBooked's technology. |
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Jetera LLC |
Danbury |
JETERA provides dynamic targeted advertising to individual passengers during their travel experience. With its Precision Ads product line, JETERA delivers relevant, timely and actionable ads via interactive seatback screens and Point of Sale receipts. |
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Litmus uKnow Corporation |
Guilford |
Litmus uKnow has developed a technology solution that helps the online graphical display ad industry monetize “editorial” and “remnant” web pages for publishers and authors by presenting more contextually relevant advertising that avoids shortcomings of keyword search ad-serving. The company is creating efficiencies for the online ad eco-system; helping advertisers gain better ROI; helping ad networks, ad servers, ad exchanges, marketplaces and publishers generate more revenue, while providing online users more relevant ads pertinent to the information they are consuming. |
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LaJust Sports, Inc. |
Orange |
LaJust Sports is the developer of the Electronic Impact Detection and Scoring System (EIDSS) for martial arts combining tradition with innovation. A pioneer in martial arts technology since 1982, LaJust is the exclusive worldwide distributor of the EIDSS, positioning the company on the cutting edge of technological advancements in Taekwondo. |
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LiveLOOK, Inc. |
Morganville |
LiveLOOK is the next generation customer communication tool. When Consumers click LiveLOOK button on a website, Agents can instantly see exactly what Consumers are seeing. Sharing the same view with Consumers allows to "hand-hold" Consumers through the entire shopping process, suggest additional items, close sale. Results/ROI: higher conversion rate, larger order size, superior level of customer service, emotional connection with the brand. |
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MAKScientific |
W. Mystic |
MAKScientific is a leader in endocannabinoid research with the ability to address major unmet medical needs for selected diseases with clear competitive advantage over present therapies. The company’s mission is the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics in the areas of neuropathic, inflammatory and somatic pain, obesity, neuroprotection, addiction and glaucoma. |
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MedPricer.com |
Guilford |
The MedPricer electronic bidding platform has been proven to be the most efficient process to negotiate contracts for hospitals. MedPricer connects hospital purchasing staff with their suppliers in “virtual negotiating rooms” that are hosted online on MedPricer’s secure website. The hospital is aided by powerful analysis tools that quickly and easily compare and evaluate competing vendor proposals. |
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Micro Invasive Technology, Inc |
Pomfret Center |
Micro Invasive Technology (MITI) develops and markets medical devices for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The company received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2008 for its DirectView™ 10mm Laparoscopic System with disposable and interchangeable angled LightGuides that are also compatible with conventional laparoscopes. These proprietary advanced-design medical instruments offer the surgeon substantial performance benefits at significantly less cost. |
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MResult healthcare LLC |
Hamden |
MResult Healthcare's mission is to provide a software system to underserved small hospitals. The company is leveraging the use of open source to provide innovative clinical systems to the small hospital market. |
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MyZipple |
Suffield |
MyZipple creates and maintains free community websites for as many as 7200 towns in the U.S. The sites offer a complete range of local information as well as national and international news and topics. |
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Natural State Research, Inc. |
Stamford |
Natural State Research, Inc. Index Mission Statement Web Page |
Natural State Research (NSR) has developed an innovative and unique technology for producing alternative hydrocarbon liquid fuel from almost all types of solid waste plastics materials. The technology is environmentally friendly. The fuel produced burns more efficiently and cleaner than commercial gasoline and diesel, and would be produced at a lower overall cost. |
New Ortho Polymers |
Farmington |
New Ortho Polymers is a start-up company launched by UCONN R&D Corporation based on the use of Shape Memory Polymers for development of new orthodontic appliances. |
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NLP International Corporation |
Westport |
NLP International has acquired from Columbia University a perpetual, exclusive worldwide license for MedLEE™, a patented natural language processing application. MedLEE™ automatically extracts clinical codes from any electronic medical record and converts the output into computerized, reusable clinical data quickly and error free. |
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Nimbit Inc. |
Framingham |
Nimbit provides online marketing, distribution and management tools to the rapidly growing market of independent musical artists that are prospering from the new opportunities that exist within the music industry. Armed by technology and consumer choice, artists are bypassing old models and building viable business directly with fans, generating over $15B annually without a major label. Nimbit is helping more artists do this more effectively. |
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Oculis Labs Inc. |
Shelton |
Oculis is selling into consumer, enterprise and government markets with two product lines: PrivateEye, a mass market app that requires only a simple webcam, and Chameleon, a high security product for the government market. Both products stop eavesdroppers from viewing the display. Chameleon provides the high security required by government customers. |
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Oil Purification Systems, Inc. |
Shelton |
Oil Purification Systems manufactures a family of fluid cleaning products that removes the solid and liquid contaminants from engine oil, virtually eliminating the need for routine oil changes. While the OPS-1 system was initially tested and proven for the trucking industry, OPS has worked tirelessly to identify other industries, including waste management, oil and gas, construction and mining that could benefit from using OPS fluid cleaning technologies |
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Optherion, Inc. |
New Haven |
Optherion is a biotechnology company focusing on the development of therapeutics and diagnostics for age-related macular degeneration and a number of rare diseases. |
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PageFad |
Hartford |
PageFad develops and publishes the largest and most popular sports applications on social networks (e.g. Facebook). PageFad built the #1 soccer application and #1 basketball application on Facebook and has over 4 Million Users in its gaming network from over 150 countries around the world. PageFad's business model combines fully integrated virtual currency, virtual good monetization with branded compaigns and traditional advertising. |
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Paperclip Club LLC |
Nashua |
PaperclipClub's virtual model provides more products and lower cost than its competitors. Its unique supplier relationships gives the company high margins with no brick and mortar expenses. |
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PEL Associates |
Groton |
PEL Associates has developed a method that will replace heavy-metal containing antifouling paint, which is labor intensive and very unfriendly to our environment. The fouled layer is activated, released, collected and bagged, and taken to a safe disposal area and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner |
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Perfect Third Inc. |
New Haven |
Perfect Third's The WakeSmartTM is a “smart alarm” cell phone application that wakes the user at the optimal point in their sleep cycle, whether from a full night’s sleep or nap, by utilizing a motion based algorithm. Our algorithm, developed in conjunction with Dr. Robert Stickgold of Harvard Medical School, extrapolates the data received from the Bluetooth wristband accessory to find one of these optimal points within a user-set twenty minute wakeup window prior to the alarm time. This will allow the user to wake at the ideal point according to the body’s natural rhythms, but still remain on schedule. |
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Pet Angel World Services, Inc. |
Wilbrahim |
Pet Angel Memorial Center emulates the grace and dignity of the human funeral business, by giving clients the opportunity to receive the same types of services and treatment as when a human family member passes away. However a family wishes to honor the passing of its Pet Angel, and whatever arrangements the cleint wishes to make for her body, the caring professionals at Pet Angel and a vet care provider can lead clients to the right choice. |
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PickTeams |
New Haven |
PickTeams is the top platform for online games played on teams. With hundreds of thousands of players, the PickTeams network includes GoCrossCampus, the leading college gaming site. In addition to capturing new user demographics, PickTeams is poised to rapidly scale out its business model in 2009 by launching a cash tournament revenue model in Q2 and continuing to grow the successful sponsorship business started in late 2008. |
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Plasma Air International |
Norwalk |
Plasma Air International manufactures and sells indoor air purification equipment that not only reduces airborne pollutants such as mold spores, dust, pollen, VOCs and odors, but also reduces the amount of outside required to be brought into most buildings. Reduction of outside air significantly reduces capital cost and ongoing operating cost of HVAC equipment. . |
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PolyBiotics,LLC |
Hamden |
PolyBiotics has invented a device that deposits medicine into a periodontal pocket (space between the tooth and gum) using a twelve-shot multidose system, negating the need for dentists to change application tips, as is now done. This will revolutionize the treatment of gum disease, which causes a whole host of other potential systemic maladies. |
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Qualtech Systems |
Wethersfield |
Qualtech Systems (QSI) is a recognized leader in advanced diagnostics and health management software solutions. In the course of completing dozens of projects for NASA and the military, QSI has developed and deployed diagnostic tools for modeling, analysis, embedded run-time diagnostics, and remote (telemaintenance) or field maintenance and repair that are proven, mature, and being deployed in large-scale commercial operations. |
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Queralt LLC |
Wallingford |
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RecoveryPlanner.com, Inc. |
Trumbull |
RecoveryPlanner.com supports organizations of all sizes through its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for enterprise continuity management. Coupled with world class support services, RecoveryPlanner® RPX allows clients to manage all stages of the business continuity planning process, including risk assessment, business impact analysis (BIA), plan development, testing, distribution, updating, auditing, interactive event and crisis recovery management, communications and emergency notification services, all with flexible enterprise integration capabilities. |
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Revegen Inc. |
Farmington |
Revegen is a research-based pharmaceutical company that identifies new therapeutically active molecules through novel, proprietary technology – PDICAD – improving the efficiency of the drug discovery process. |
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REvolution Computing |
New Haven |
REvolution Computing is the leading commercial provider of software and support for the statistical computing language known as "R." With over 2 millions users, its products enable statisticians, scientists and others to derive meaning from large sets of mission-critical data in record time, and to create predictive models that help to answer the most difficult questions in life sciences, financial services and other industreis. |
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Routefriend |
Norwalk |
Routefriend is a web-based trip planner that lets consumers plan trips on buses, trains, planes and more. It is based on a vision of an integrated transportation network in which it is possible to plan door-to-door trips between any two points, anywhere. |
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Samara Innovations, LLC |
New Haven |
Samara Innovations is developing a line of specialized athletic garments for female athletes designed to work with established behaviors to mitigate the risk of injury to athletes and enhance their performance. Females are experiencing significant sports-related injuries, with the most devastating of these, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries, occurring at an alarming rate. Samara is developing a solution to these injuries in the form of specialized performance athletic apparel. |
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SayHi |
Watertown |
SayHi will ignite the next communication revolution with software driven Speech-Speech Translation. Its technology allows nonnative speakers, or those with limited English proficiency (LEP), to have translated, spoken conversations in real time. SayHi offers software to provide bidirectional, speech translation in real time, created in partnership with IBM Research. The software will function on mobile devices (iPhone/Blackberry). SayHi’s software is compatible with a number of languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Arabic. |
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SecureRF Corporation |
Westport |
SecureRF has developed the world's first linear-based cryptography methods that are small enough and efficient enough to directly address the need for security solutions in resource-constrained devices. SecureRF's mission is to provide security solutions for systems and applications which have small or limited computing platforms yet require fast and strong security methods. The company's breakthrough method, the Algebraic Eraser(TM), can be used to create strong authentication, data encryption and repudiation mechanisms suitable for small and embedded systems. |
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SeeClickFix |
New Haven |
SeeClickFix is a website that allows citizens to report and document non-emergency issues and to communicate them to those accountable for the public space. Issues that are reported are recorded on a map for everyone to see, vote on, discuss and resolve. The site allows citizens to adopt web technology for their town immediately and allows for better civic collaboration and transparency. |
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Sifaka Productions |
Aquinnah |
Sifaka is the premier wildlife-themed site in the rapidly growing virtual world market. Sifaka launched the first wildlife-themed virtual world for young people, with over 150,000 signups in the first four months. Sifaka's unique site design targets the multibillion dollar virtual world/social network/online games market sector that continued to show fast growth. Protection of real world wildlife is built into the paid subscription model. |
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Skymira, LLC |
Milford |
Skymira delivers the industry’s first truly tailored remote information solutions for seamless management of remote operations through a complete set of state-of-the-art satellite and cellular technologies. Designed to unlock the value in corporate remote information, Skymira TailorFitTM solutions are the perfect combination of technology, services and client-insight, tailored to the exact fit each business requires. Providing proven cost-savings through timely access to a company’s remote assets and information, Skymira supports a variety of functions, from streamlining paperwork to GPS fleet tracking and remote equipment monitoring. |
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Soft Tissue Regeneration |
Stamford |
Soft Tissue Regeneration has developed a biocompatible and biodegradable scaffold to regenerate the anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) of the knee. |
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Sonic Golf Inc. |
Bethany |
The Sonic Golf training aid converts the motion of the club into sound. It consists of a transmitter inserted in the golf club, a belt-worn receiver and headset. It has seen great success by pros such as Vijay Singh as well as amateurs, and has been featured on the Golf Channel and in numerous golfing magazines. While the company's initial focus is golf, the technology has potential application to other sports, physical training, and physical therapy. |
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Southridge Technology Grp LLC |
Ridgefield |
Southridge Technology Group is recognized as one of Western Connecticut's leading computer technology firms. Southridge offers computer sales, service and support, security and compliance, network support, email and web hosting, and backup and disaster recovery solutions 24/7. |
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SpeedReading People |
Hartford |
SpeedReading People's MyPersonalJobCoach.com allows customers to purchase a personalized job coaching session for under $100 retail. Once purchased, users have unlimited ability to revisit their account and modify details of their personal job search roadmap. With personal coaching videos and an interactive interface, MyPersonalJobCoach will helps users put their greatest strengths forward in all aspects of the job search process. |
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SterraClimb LLC |
Princeton |
SterraClimb is a Robotics/Light-Industrial company that has invented the world’s first intelligent, motorized, stair-climbing handtruck that eliminates the burden of moving heavy loads up and down stairs for industry as well as consumers. SterraClimb’s technology will drastically reduce injuries, and the resulting workers’ compensation costs, for several load-transport industries. |
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Stevens Proof of Concept (SPOC), Inc. |
Stamford |
SPOC’s revolutionary product, the Muscle Pain Detection Device (MPDD), will eliminate unnecessary surgery by isolating the true source of back and neck pain. SPOC’s product is a complete package that includes a medical device that identifies and a methodology that assists physicians in treating the specific source of muscle pain with greater accuracy than the current standard palpation. For a fraction of the price of medical machines like an MRI, every physician, physical therapist, and chiropractor can use the MPDD to accurately assess muscle pain in one visit. |
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Syferlock Technology Corporation |
Southport |
Syferlock Technology Corporation strives to help reduce and secure identities via password use. SyferLock Technology's Grid Data Security solution is the simplest, most secure deviceless one-time password system offered to computer users today. Users can log in from any computer and are still afforded the security and protection of one-time passwords. Security is achieved without tokens, cell phones, print materials, or other devices. |
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Synaptic Dynamics |
Storrs |
Synaptic Dynamics is involved in research on lysosomal activity as a basis for developing drugs for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's Disease. |
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SystaMedic Inc. |
Groton |
SystaMedic is an emerging pharmacology-based research company formed by a group of medical chemists that uses a sophisticated biocomputing technique to identify cellular circuits involved in generating drug effects. |
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Targeted Instant Communications, Inc. |
New Haven |
Targeted Instant Communications developed and operates YourNurseIsOn.com. YourNurseIsOn.com is a patent-pending, Software as a Service internet application that is built around a recurring subscription and usage model. YourNurseIsOn.com enables Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Nursing Agencies to contact and confirm their nurses more than ten times faster than they do today- for less cost. |
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Telesis, LLC |
East Hartford |
Telesis is the only company to offer a testing solution that eliminates most software engineering overhead. As software is developed or modified, it must be thoroughly tested to assure performance as expected, without error. Telesis realigns testing to focus on what the software should do versus how the screens and objects are built. Consequently, companies can fully integrate their business model into the software testing process to assure software success. |
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The Bull Bag, Inc. |
New Haven |
The Bull Bag sells compact, reusable, mailable, dumpster bags and waste pick-up services to residential customers, contractors, businesses, industry and government agencies. The Bull Bag is a very durable, woven propylene dumpster bag that can hold up to 4,000 lbs. The target markets are home owners and contractors in the underserved segment between the 32-gallon home trash container and the 10 cubic yard steel dumpster. |
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The Computer Company, Inc |
Cromwell |
The Computer Company, Inc. (TCC) was incorporated in 1996 and provides a diverse suite of IT, Programming, Web Development and Hosting services to clients looking for reliable, turnkey project solutions. Headquartered in Cromwell Connecticut, its state-of-the-art data center houses the manpower and technology needed to address virtually any-size IT initiative. |
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The Green Bride Guide |
New Haven |
The Green Bride Guide (GBG) online is a credible, comprehensive resource for eco-friendly couples seeking Green ideas, products, and services. An extension of the book of the same title, The GBG online is currently the #1 Green Wedding site. The GBG’s core value proposition is a centralized, credible marketplace for brides to purchase products and services from Green vendors who share similar values of minimizing the environmental impact of the wedding day. The site is organized around three central pillars – learn, plan, and shop – and every single element from articles to advertisements to vendors are pre-screened to meet a rigorous and transparent 5-leaf standard. |
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TOGO Media, LLC |
Old Greenwich |
TOGO Media offers its corporate clientele unparalleled access to consumer households directly through the classroom. Its School-ToGo.com online sales network is the first to let educators proactively recommend physical and digital products, for consumer purchase, from an unrestricted universe of publishers, media networks and product providers. TOGO Media offers content providers access to a unique interactive database capable of listing entire catalogs of highly diverse physical and, historically unavailable, digital content. |
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Topolino Technology, LLC |
Bethel |
Topolino produces all of its wheels at its facility in Bethel, CT. It sells its wheels to bicycle retailers and OEMs, primarily the U.S. and Europe and in many other world markets. It is focused on producing a technically advanced product, with a large focus on quality and customer service. |
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TTB Technologies, LLC |
Ridgefield |
MeetingWave is a patented online tool that helps members arrange face-to-face meetings with new people for business, professional or social purposes. |
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Ultradian Diagnostics LLC |
Rensselaer |
Ultradian Diagnostics is a start-up company whose mission is to develop advanced wireless biosensor technologies for on-patient monitoring and management of chronic illnesses. The core platform technology is a system that integrates numerous innovations in sensor design, signal generation and processing that provide a calibration-free architecture scalable for a variety of diagnostic applications including drug delivery, and remote monitoring. |
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Universal Connectivity, Inc. |
West Hartford |
Universal Connectivty has provided network services for companies for over 14 years. By adding its hosted communication services and SIP services it is able to provide companies with multiple locations and/or remote workers complete connectivity by purchasing only the telephone handsets. All the communication control equipment is hosted by the Broadsoft platform. Companies with legacy telephone equipment do not have to replace their equipment, allowing Universal Connectivity to provide SIP trunking combined with hosted seats to offer full connectivity. |
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VRSim Inc. |
East Hartford |
VRSim focuses on creating Virtual and Augmented Reality appliances for industrial training and technical education applications. VRSim owns an assortment of cutting edge equipment and software which the company uses to produce state-of-the-art simulations. Differentiating VRSim from other companies is its unique ability to develop creative products containing an attractive mix of customization, sophistication, and quality. VRSim’s offering of products enable companies to significantly cut waste generation during both training and production. |
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WebNotes, Inc. |
Cambridge |
WebNotes provides software as a service to PR firms, analysts and consultants that engage in frequent internet research. Its industry-leading website and PDF annotation platform seamlessly integrates with users' web browsers to greatly increase the speed of their research, while providing tools for instantly generating professional reports for clients. |
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Yamisee |
Westport |
Yamisee, the best alternative to in-person meetings, provides an innovative way for anyone to make money sharing their wisdom, passion, and talents with others. Combining the best of eBay, WebEx and The Learning Annex, Yamisee allows people to teach, learn, and interact. Its web-based learning marketplace simplifies the process of creating, marketing, delivering, purchasing and attending casual learning events. Yamisee’s online meeting spaces, which allow for verbal and non-verbal feedback, are the best alternative to in-person meetings. |