2007 Teams
Division I
Frontier Sciences
University of Manitoba
Frontier Sciences is commercializing a minimally invasive orthopaedic
technology that has been proven to significantly decrease healing time,
risk of infection and bone malunion rates.
Crystal Cunard, Michael Golden, Michael Denton, Kevin Howard
Faculty Adviser: Robert Warren
Apex Biosystem
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Apex Biosystem is selling a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) machine and
related programme with attractive price and highest known sensitivity of
the world.
Scott Wu Yuan, Ivan Yau Ka Wai, Daisy Chan Wing Sze
Faculty Adviser: Kevin Au
Smart Surgical Appliances
Imperial College London
Smart Surgical Appliances develops products to improve safety and
efficacy of natural orifice interventions. These sensor-enabled, active
devices offer both operator feedback and standardized results.
Omer Aziz, Adam James, James Eedes
Faculty Adviser: Tim Meldrum
Anson Innovations
Loyola Marymount University
ASI was created to provide the 300 million asthmatics world-wide with
the peace of mind and improved health that comes with understanding
their asthma condition.
Dwight Yorke, Allan Avelino, Ben Waddle, Tim Vermilion
Faculty Adviser: Fred Kiesner
Division 2
TLNeoCare
Carnegie Mellon University
Infant massage can increase a preemie’s survival rate by 30%.
TLNeoCare's product, an automated infant massager, is a first in its
class (patent-pending) device.
Sanna Gaspard, Francois Humbert, Thomas Matta
Faculty Adviser: S. Thomas Emerson
Endoways – Trocamera
Universidad de los Andes
TrocameraTM is a new, low cost, patented device which will make
laparoscopy the preferred diagnostic tool for abdominal pain in Latin
American hospitals.
Rafael Arango, Marcela Cardenas, Jaime Gonzalez
Faculty Adviser: Rafael Vesga
Satyrne Medical
The University Of New Mexico
Satyrne Medical develops implants and surgical guidance software for
jaw, face, and skull fractures. Satyrne's products are minimally
invasive and superior in functioning to products currently used.
Ryan Smith, Scott Lovald
Faculty Adviser: Steven Walsh
MacuCLEAR
The University of Texas at Austin
MacuCLEAR is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the design
and development of small molecule products for ophthalmic and other
indications. They are developing innovative eye drops to treat
age-related diseases, including the leading causes of blindness and
vision impairment.
Douglas Baum, Chris Aniszczyk
Faculty Adviser: Barbara Fossum
Division 3
TechnoSafe Impact Solutions SA
EM LYON
TechnoSafe Impact Solutions SA specializes in the manufacture of high
performance force dispersion solutions that absorb and diffuse kinetic
energy at times of impact to the body, thus preventing injuries and
fractures.
Jianzhong Meng, Shawn Brabender, Leopold Hugo, Rasmi Kokash, Thierry
Rebot
Faculty Adviser: Rickie Moore
Verdacure
Thammasat University
Verdacure provides a periodontal disease solution; combined two-in-one
benefits not found in any competitors; inhibits bacteria growth and
promotes re-growth of damaged gum tissue.
Pattraporn Yamla-or, Ajjaree Limpamont, Auttapol Akaraputhiporn, Soraya
Yangthaworntrakul, Napas Sirivarangkul
Faculty Adviser: Bill Randall
Optimal Vision Corporation
University of Illinois at Chicago
Optimal Vision Corporation has a patent- protected, non-invasive and
unique vision correction procedure that corrects the vision impairment
Presbyopia, eliminating the need for reading glasses.
Kristin Ware, Shrijay Vijayan, Kelly Liebl
Faculty Adviser: Rod Shrader
ResuRx Pharmaceuticals
Johns Hopkins University
ResuRx Pharmaceuticals reduces the cost and time for drug discovery by
determining new uses for existing drugs and re-introducing them to the
market.
Curtis Chong, Joynita Sur, Ankit Mahadevia
Faculty Adviser: Aronhime Lawrence
Divisio Technologies
Dalhousie University
Divisio's primary line of business will be to provide a drug separation
service to existing drug manufacturing companies.
Tayze MacKenzie, Reagan Davidson
Faculty Adviser: David Roach
Division 4
Innovative Sports Strategies
University of Oregon
Innovative Sports Strategies is developing a web- based software
application for professional and collegiate sports organizations to
perform dynamic financial forecasting and utilize benchmarking data.
Brian Cole, Holly Jones, Beck Hartmann
Faculty Adviser: Dick Sloan
AbbyMe
Carnegie Mellon University
AbbyMe creates the world's first virtual workforce using breakthrough
interactive intelligence and natural language processing technology out
of Carnegie Mellon University.
Adil Wali, Eric Koger, Angelica Salame
Faculty Adviser: S. Thomas Emerson
eVapt
The University of Texas at Austin
eVapt provides operational efficiency solutions to SaaS (Software as a
Service) providers. These solutions consist of an integrated Operational
dashboard and Usage Tracking, Automated Billing, Sales Contract
Compliance and SaaS catalog.
Divakar Jandhyala, Ranjit Nayak
Faculty Adviser: Rob Adams
BriteMobile.com
University of Oxford
BriteMobile.com offers uniquely personal cellular plan recommendations,
based upon the user's actual calling patterns; saving them time, money
and frustration in choosing the best plan.
Andrew Bergbaum, Richard Conn, Cecile DeVino, Saheel Shah, Esther Tang
Faculty Adviser: Stephan Chambers
Agile Sports Technologies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Agile Sports Technologies’ Huddle System takes a sports team’s existing
videos, playbooks, scouting reports and tests and shifts them to an
interactive, easy-to-use, digital platform.
David Graff, Brian Kaiser, John Wirtz
Faculty Adviser: Glenn Friendt
Division 5
ROCAS International
Boise State University
ROCAS will develop and market a Rotor Obstacle Collision Avoidance
System (ROCAS). The system detects obstacles encountered by helicopters
during low speed maneuvers.
John Harvey, Tara Poulton, Ron Haxton
Faculty Adviser: Kent Neupert
Omega Sensors
San Diego State University
Omega Sensors is an OEM supplier of market disruptive accelerometer
technology. Applications include seismic imaging, navigation, industrial
monitoring and more.
Brad Chisum, Nick Rhea
Faculty Adviser: Alex DeNoble
TerraView
University of California at Berkeley
TerraView will revolutionize the detection and location of underground
targets, such as underground utilities or structures, by using proven
proprietary and patented airborne technology.
Tom Fitzsimons, Ilia Florentin
Faculty Adviser: John Danner
Hybridtronics
University of Chicago
Hybridtronics is developing hybrid electric technology for buses and
trucks in India and China that will increase the fuel economy of those
vehicles by up to 30%.
Anshu Dewan, Raj Majumdar
Faculty Adviser: Ellen Rudnick
SmartSaws
Fayetteville State University
SmartSaws is a company ready to provide the most reliable, robust and
user friendly suite of rough mill machinery. These ‘smart’ machines
increase their user’s profitability by increasing yield and increasing
production.
Madeline Bodoh, Tandon Mardis, Daniela Pavel, Amir Pirzadeh, Christine
Powell
Faculty Adviser: Assad Tavakoli
Division 6
T&T International
The University of Georgia
T&T will import, process and distribute superior quality seafood from
throughout the world for the American market. T&T will sell black tiger
shrimp to Asian-American and American retail grocery and restaurant
chains.
Michael DeGasser, Eric Jackson
Faculty Adviser: Charles Hofer
Clean Food
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Clean Food is a fully Brazilian enterprise that will apply mature
technology to improve the shelf life for tropical fruits through an
irradiation continuous process.
Marcio Serdoz, Bruno Moreira Gama, Marco Camhaji Netto, Sergio Barcelos
Dutra De Ameida, Mauricio Sussumu Watanabe
Faculty Adviser: Tales Andreassi
Renewable Energy Portfolio
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Renewable Energy Portfolio is a private equity firm driving renewable
energy generation capacity by placing capital investment directly into
early stage development projects.
Jeffrey Mittelstadt, Andrew Weeks
Faculty Adviser: Patrick Vernon
AthleTech
Oklahoma State University
AthleTech manufactures, markets and distributes an equine salt
supplement that does not taste like salt. This solves the problem of
salt deficiency in athletic horses without unhealthy side effects.
Brad Fair, Jing Li, Matt Baugher, Sean Wyatt
Faculty Adviser: Stu Preston
Division 7
Mullis Enterprises
The University of Georgia
Mullis Enterprises offers highly effective, people, pet and
environmentally friendly products to control pests and alleviate the
pollution threats posed by current household insecticides.
Jay Mullis, Ryan Aylsworth, William Peterson, Frederick Maidment
Faculty Adviser: Charles Hofer
SeaSafe
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
SeaSafe has developed and patented a chemical compound (¬anti-foulant¬)
for marine paint manufacturers. Only SeaSafe¬’s anti-foulant is
non-toxic.
Jenson Lee, Rajeev Ranjan, Archer Li, Zann Tan, Marshall Chen
Faculty Adviser: Jeroen Kuilman
DeAmp
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
DeAmp designs and markets fiber-free acoustical ceilings and walls using
patented technology. We provide better acoustics, a healthier indoor
environment and better energy efficiency.
Stian Remad, Marius Tuft Mathisen, Stig Renolen, Oystein Madsen
Faculty Adviser: Lars Oystein Widding
Division 8
Elevate Learning
University of Michigan
Elevate Learning is a result oriented one-to-one online instruction
program targeted to school districts which helps to raise the
achievement levels of K-12 students.
Shaily Baranwal, Suhas Ghuge
Faculty Adviser: Paul Kirsch
Power Prawns
Thammasat University
Power Prawns uses a specialized technology to breed the most
sought-after larger 100% male offspring prawns. They can produce them
cheaper, faster and with greater yields than competitors.
Nattakorn Thamhatai, Pipat Srimattayakul, Janejira Champaiboon, Unyarat
Pornprakit, Nattaporn Santhanawit
Faculty Adviser: Bill Randall
Zipper Enterprises
Monash University
The ZipperBoard will transform flat-water recreation. It has the ability
to access waterways inaccessible to traditional water craft, without
disturbing wildlife or polluting the environment.
Denis Jigau, Koshala Canagasooryam, Ben Haan, Cherian Jacob Payyapalli
Faculty Adviser: Peter Reed
RJS, LLC
University of Louisville
RJS, LLC is a distilled spirits company focused on developing premier
brands, entering the market with Pulse, a 69-proof, energy-enhanced
citrus liqueur.
Joel Adams, Sara Babbitz, Greg Bernard, Robinson Brown IV, Stephen
Herron
Faculty Adviser: Van Clouse
True Counsel
Brigham Young University
True Counsel is the first and only online legal services provider to
offer customized, attorney-reviewed legal documents over the Internet.
Jared Richards, Kurt Avarell, Beaudean Seil, Bob Maddula, Marc Chenn
Faculty Adviser: Nile Hatch