1st Place : $15,000 Winner
EnviroBinz - San Diego State University
EnviroBinz is a socially responsible advertising company with an objective to help communities and cities divert waste from landfills by increasing recycling. The aesthetically designed receptacles are installed at high pedestrian traffic locations, for high impact, eye level advertising, secured by long term contracts with the cities.
2nd Place : $3,500 Winner
Quanlight - University of California, San Diego
Quanlight provides a novel yellow-red light-emitting diodes (LED) technology with an order of magnitude increase in lumens per dollar. These LEDs can be used in traffic signals, automotive (rear lights, interior), backlighting of the cell phones, and signage, totaling $3.5 billion in 2006 and projected for $5.5 billion in 2009.
3rd Place : $1,500 Winner
FloraGenetics - University of Oregon
Plant breeding is the key to success in modern agriculture. Applying breakthrough genetic technology to ancient plant breeding methods, FloraGenetics will transform this process by offering plant breeders genetic fingerprints to make selection decisions years sooner. FloraGenetics will target market driven breeding programs across a variety of international agricultural industries.
Golden Phone Award Winners ($1,000)
EnviroBinz - San Diego State University
EnviroBinz is a socially responsible advertising company with an objective to help communities and cities divert waste from landfills by increasing recycling. The aesthetically designed receptacles are installed at high pedestrian traffic locations, for high impact, eye level advertising, secured by long term contracts with the cities.
Heated Concrete Solutions - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Heated Concrete Solutions aims to commercialize its patented heated concrete product, a “worry-free concrete” that conveniently and efficiently removes snow and ice from paved surfaces. This proprietary technology has applications in the commercial, residential, defense, and oil markets.
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. - University of Illinois - Chicago
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. capitalizes on the $8 billion orthodontia market using a patented application of cyclic-forces technology to develop medical devices, which will dramatically expedite orthodontic treatment time. By reducing patient chair time, OrthoAccel will offer a financial benefit to its customers, and orthodontists who can treat more patients each year.
Social Innovation Award Winner($1000)
Green Flight - University of North Dakota
Green Flight introduces a first-to-market proprietary technology to produce ‘JB100’ jet turbine fuel from domestically produced crop oils such as soybeans. Green Flight provides a renewable solution for the U.S. aviation market segment that consumes approximately 25 billion gallons of jet fuel per year. Key benefits to biojet fuel users include price stability of the biojet fuel, reduction in the greenhouse gaseous emissions, and decreased dependence on foreign oil. Through a strategic alliance with soybean processor Northland Mills, Inc. (Northland N.D.), Green Flight will develop a six million gallon demonstration production facility on the Northland Mills site. Green Flight’s proprietary technology solves the harsh temperature stability requirements for turbines operating at -50oF at 30,000 ft. Greenflight’s ‘JB100’ can also be used as an over-the-road transportation fuel in cold climates that are prohibitive to traditional biodiesel blends. Green Flight ‘JB100’ was developed by a team of scientists and business students along side professionals at the University of North Dakota and the Energy and Environmental Research Center both located in Grand Forks, ND.
Social Innovation Runner-Up($500)
EnviroBinz - San Diego State University
EnviroBinz is a socially responsible advertising company with an objective to help communities and cities divert waste from landfills by increasing recycling. The aesthetically designed receptacles are installed at high pedestrian traffic locations, for high impact, eye level advertising, secured by long term contracts with the cities.
Show Stopper Award Winner($500)
Intelligun - University of Michigan
Intelligun is for current or prospective gun owners who are uncomfortable with the level of safety having a firearm available for use. Intelligun is a safety system that completely locks the gun, unlocking it only for an authorized user who is identified via a fingerprint reader on the gun itself.
2006 Participants
Red = semi-finalist team
Blue = finalist team
Brigham Young University
Description of Business: KAM Accelerometer
KAM Accelerometer, Inc. is the provider of the KAM Coach, your personal trainer in a box. The KAM Coach features the world's smallest accelerometer device. KAM Accelerometer, Inc.s focus is to provide health solutions to businesses, partner with fitness companies for private label offerings, and serve the retail market
Carnegie Mellon University
Description of Business: Micky, Inc.
Micky, Inc. is a Web-based social enviroment for parents who want to impact their kids' future. The software application trust parents/grandparents as co-developers, thus harnessing the collective intelligence of the community, and enables social networking.
Case Western Reserve University
Description of Business: UMedia
Umedia will provide Dynamic Ad insertion services to internet radio stations and advertisers. This will allow advertisers to target consumers via internet radio based upon geography and demographics, and provide internet radio stations with a much needed revenue stream.
Georgia Tech
Description of Business: Evlslet
Evlslet is a developer and supplier of bio-medical engineering and diagnostic devices for the diabetes sector of the healthcare industry. Through our technology Evlslet is taking the guesswork out of islet cell evaluation by providing a quantifiable functional test for viability. Islet transplantation will become a more efficient and effective procedure - reducing patients' needs for a second, third, or even fourth transplant. At Evlslet we are helping hospitals and surgeons make better decisions about treating diabetics.
San Diego State University
Description of Business: EnviroBinz
EnviroBinz is a socially responsible advertising company with an objective to help communities and cities divert waste from landfills by increasing recycling. The aesthetically designed receptacles are installed at high pedestrian traffic locations, for high impact, eye level advertising, secured by long term contracts with the cities.
Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
Description of Business: Bright Bait
Sport fishing is one of the world's most popular recreational activities. In Europe and the U.S. alone, the number of sports fishers is estimated to be one hundred million. Our idea is to create outstanding fish bait that is far better than any other bait on the market today.
Syracuse University
Description of Business: Advanced Carrier Systems (ACS), LLP
ACS will design, develop, manufacture, and distribute hitch-mounted motorcycle, street-sport, and ATV carriers under the SweetRack brand name. ACS will offer a robust product line aimed to suit specific segments by offering customization in material selection, color options, and standard accessories.
Syracuse University
Description of Business: Advanced Carrier Systems (ACS), LLP
ACS will design, develop, manufacture, and distribute hitch-mounted motorcycle, street-sport, and ATV carriers under the SweetRack brand name. ACS will offer a robust product line aimed to suit specific segments by offering customization in material selection, color options, and standard accessories.
University of Arizona
Description of Business: Cetra Coatings
Cetra Coatings redefines plastic by using a patented PECVD technology to apply a flexible, microscopic, silicon dioxide (glass) coating to nearly any flat or semi-flat plastic surface. It will provide this Aegis coating service to manufacturers of high performance protective eyewear, and other markets involving plastic objects prone to scratches.
University of Georgia
Description of Business: IntegrAS
IntegrAS offers tax return preparation services to accounting firms to help alleviate the struggles of the busy season. IntegrAS helps to cut costs and save time for accounting firms by way of their offshore partners in India.
University of Hawaii
Description of Business: Micronose Technology
Micronose Technology develops and markets a high efficiency, lower cost water filtration system filter media that removes arsenic and other toxic heavy metals from municipal drinking water systems. This leading edge filtration technology is marketed as an upgrade to existing systems. A continuing revenue stream is generated by the replacement market for the media.
University of California, Irvine
Description of Business: Nano Imaging Systems, LLC
Nano Imaging Systems, LLC has developed a proprietary high resolution and high speed electron imaging camera based on complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Our commercial opportunity involves applying this novel imaging technology to red hot markets in pharmaceuticals, proteomics, and nanotechnology.
University of California, San Diego
Description of Business: Quanlight
Quanlight provides a novel yellow-red light-emitting diodes (LED) technology with an order of magnitude increase in lumens per dollar. These LEDs can be used in traffic signals, automotive (rear lights, interior), backlighting of the cell phones, and signage, totaling $3.5 billion in 2006 and projected for $5.5 billion in 2009.
University of Illinois - Chicago
Description of Business: OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc.
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. capitalizes on the $8 billion orthodontia market using a patented application of cyclic-forces technology to develop medical devices, which will dramatically expedite orthodontic treatment time. By reducing patient chair time, OrthoAccel will offer a financial benefit to its customers, and orthodontists who can treat more patients each year.
University of Manitoba
Description of Business: GlucoCor
GlocuCor is a company committed to revolutionizing the self blood glucose monitoring industry with its Conducting Polymer Sensors Technology. Our technologies provide diabetics a non-invasive, painless way to continuously monitor their glucose levels, and increase their quality of life.
University of Michigan
Description of Business: Intelligun
Intelligun is for current or prospective gun owners who are uncomfortable with the level of safety having a firearm available for use. Intelligun is a safety system that completely locks the gun, unlocking it only for an authorized user who is identified via a fingerprint reader on the gun itself.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Description of Business: Heated Concrete Solutions
Heated Concrete Solutions aims to commercialize its patented heated concrete product, a "worry-free concrete" that conveniently and efficiently removes snow and ice from paved surfaces. This proprietary technology has applications in the commercial, residential, defense, and oil markets.
University of Oregon
Description of Business: FloraGenetics
Plant breeding is the key to success in modern agriculture. Applying breakthrough genetic technology to ancient plant breeding methods, FloraGenetics will transform this process by offering plant breeders genetic fingerprints to make selection decisions years sooner. FloraGenetics will target market driven breeding programs across a variety of international agricultural industries.
University of Texas - Austin
Description of Business: Phurnace Software
Phurnace Software automates J2EE configuration and deployment, making Enterprise Applications simple to install and maintain. Using our J2Install product, companies dramatically reduce deployment times and configuration errors, allowing them to focus all their energies on their product - not on how to install it.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Description of Business: Internet Privacy & Identity Credential (IPIC)
IPIC has developed a patent-pending methodology that secures e-consumers privacy and prevents identity theft during online purchases. The IPIC methodology supports anonymous and secure e-commerce transactions without increasing online merchants' point-of-service system costs. The IPIC offers e-consumers comprehensive and proactive identity protection.
