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Alion Science and Technology
An employee-owned technology solutions company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial customers. 
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Anagen Therapeutics, Inc.
An emerging biotechnology company focused on therapies for androgen and nuclear receptor-related diseases. Specific targets for its products under development include prostate disease, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease and skin disease.
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CGC Products, LLC
CGC Products, LLC is a research-oriented, engineered materials company focused on developing micro-scale materials for a wide variety of applications including; construction materials, composite materials and the oilfield services industry.
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Chromatin, Inc.
Chromatin, Inc. is a biotech company developing and marketing innovative technologies and products that benefit the agricultural, energy, chemical, nutritional, and pharmaceutical sectors. Since 2000, the company has successfully developed and commercialized its proprietary gene stacking technology, which can be used to simultaneously, and precisely introduce multiple genes in any plant. Now, by deploying a broad and unique intellectual property platform, Chromatin is developing specialized sorghum feedstocks for the renewables industry. These next generation, high-quality feedstocks are being designed by Chromatin's elite team of experts to meet the precise yield and performance requirements of the bioprocessing industry.
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Comarch
Comarch is a global IT business solutions provider specializing in forging client relationships to maximize customers' profitability and optimizing operations and business processes. The IT software and services provided by Comarch have been designed with precise specifications geared toward offering breakthrough solutions for the Telecommunications and Financial Services industries. In the fourteen years since its inception, Comarch has emerged as one of the world's leading IT business solutions providers.
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Consumer Health Advisers Inc.
Consumer Health Advisers Inc. offers consumer health management information services to large self-insured employers and their employees. The focus of the enterprise is maintaining a robust flow of reliable information and advice to employees and their dependents, who now face new expectations about financial responsibility and self-management of their health and health care benefits. The foundation of the firm is a web-based technology platform called the Consumer Health Management Center (CHMC). Unique aspects of this offering are: (1) a pre-populated Personal Health Record (PHR), automatically updated with the members' claims and clinical diagnostic information; (2) automated alerts and reports for guidance of health and healthcare choices; (3) on-line decision support tools to assist in making financial and wellness decisions; and (4) availability of a wide range of on-demand coaching and counseling services in conjunction with the technology platform. CHMC is directly licensed to plan sponsors as an employee benefit. Most coaching services are included free of charge to the employee; a few professional advisory services are paid for as used by the consumer. A robust management reporting portfolio enables the employer/plan sponsor to monitor CMHC utilization, health improvement, and cost.
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Data Defenders, LLC
Data Defenders is a leading provider of electronic voting system security solutions to election jurisdiction throughout the United States. To support electronic voting system security solutions, Data Defenders also provides IT Risk Management, Computer Incident Response Planning & Handling, Information Security and Computer Forensics solutions to Government, Corporate, and Consumer markets. For the Consumer market, Data Defenders has developed a unique holistic and hybrid approach for managing PC operations and security whose goal is to ensure the highest level of cyber security for users throughout the Internet.

eMotion Group Inc.
eMotion creates and offers wireless devices that support communication between those that are physically separated but emotionally together in a simple and safe manner. Our first product, the BFF<3 pendant is targeted towards girls aged between 7 and 12. The pendant acts as a secure gateway to an online social network. It is also a wireless communication device and a customizable fashion accessory. Through the BFF<3 pendant and related product line, eMotion is able to provide unparalleled safety for tweens online through fun, engaging, and innovative real-world products that act as gateways to the social network.
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HEVT
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. (HEVT) is an early-stage technology venture specializing in design and development of hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle controllers, drive trains, and conversions. HEVT’s solutions address rising fuel costs, global warming, harmful emissions, and sound pollution. Located at the University Tech Park on Illinois Institute of Technology’s campus in Chicago, HEVT has exclusive rights to the intellectual property, patents, and patents-pending covering this revolutionary technology developed by Professor Ali Emadi and his research laboratory at IIT, one of the world's leading teams specializing in power electronics and motor drives for automotive systems.
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IITRI – Drug Discovery Division
IIT Research Institute (IITRI) is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides non-clinical toxicology and other drug development services to government and industry. IITRI offers particular expertise in oncologics drug development, inhalation toxicology and technology, carcinogenesis and cancer prevention, and biodefense. IITRI's Drug Discovery Division is a research-based group whose focus is the design and synthesis of new small molecule therapeutics for cancer and infectious disease.
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IMI Innovations, Inc.
IMI Innovations, Inc. is a technology firm that develops multiple-user and bi-manual software for professional users, media, gaming, music, and other industry sectors. IMI Innovations, Inc. is creating a new universe consisting of innovative tools and collaborative networks. The Firm has developed patent-pending architectures that provide system-level approaches to extended functionalities, input device forms, and collaborative interfaces. The Company has developed a fundamental system that operates in line with common industry standards insuring product interoperability while offering extremely low adoption risks
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KENJIVA Energy Systems
KENJIVA Energy Systems incrementally integrates Demand Response and Reduction strategies with Energy Efficiency, Recycling and Distributed Generation Assets to transition clients from waste to efficiency and sustainability. KENJIVA Consumer services include design, installation and maintenance of high efficiency HVAC, photovoltaic, small wind and solar thermal systems. KENJIVA Utility services center on smart/net metering solutions which include prototype field testing, AMR meter/module installation and the removal / recycling of legacy devices.

NextGen Technology Ltd.
NextGen Technology is a leading supplier of Bluetooth® interoperability testing solutions. It works closely with some of the leading global automotive brands and helps to improve customer satisfaction with Bluetooth® in-car systems. NextGen: helps Bluetooth® silicon manufacturers validate their products against a wide variety of handsets worldwide; assists cell phone manufacturers with their interoperability testing requirements for handsets; and works with portable navigation suppliers to increase interoperability of their in-car navigation systems. In addition to Bluetooth® testing services, NextGen produces a range of innovative Bluetooth® multimedia products that aim to significantly improve the in-car multimedia experience for driver and passengers. NextGen is a member of the Bluetooth® Special Interest Group (SIG) and is partnered with SONY Technology Centre UK for global manufacturing.
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Martin-Protean
Martin-Protean is a biotechnology company that determines protein structure using chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometry. Its technology provides unique insight into protein structure, facilitating drug design and discovery. Its products can be used by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors as well as the NIH, national, and academic labs.
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MedTech Bioscience
Med Tech Detect is an emerging biotechnology company in the Chicago area. It combines time-tested methods of science with groundbreaking technology to develop drug- and disease-testing systems.

Its mission is to revolutionize the diagnostics market with new technologies for home or professional use.
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Predictek, Inc.
An R&D company focusing on new technologies in imaging. Predictek analyzes functional brain images for the pharmaceutical industry, and is developing a new kind of multispectral imaging for use by eye care professionals.
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ProOnGo, LLC
ProOnGo makes mobile expense reporting as easy as a snap. With ProOnGo Expense, smartphone owners submit their expense reports simply by taking pictures of their receipts with a BlackBerry®, iPhone™, or Windows Mobile® phone. Expense details are prepared automatically by ProOnGo's Receipt Reader service, and the results are available for export to Microsoft® Excel, QuickBooks® Online Edition, and more. Time and mileage tracking are also included, making ProOnGo Expense a complete expense tracking solution for today's busy mobile professional.
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Roberson and Associates, LLC
Roberson and Associates provides engineering development, research management, and specialized technology consulting services for a with variety of corporate, government, and institutional customers. The company has an unusual depth of skills and boasts a very diverse experience base in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) area with a particular focus on wireless technology including the emerging Dynamic Access Networks and Cognitive Radio arena. The company can be contacted through dd5j@aol.com.

Saarland Technology Corporation
The Saarland Technology Corporation promotes Saarland Technology and Saarland high-technology products in international markets. The Saarland Technology Corporation acts as a one-stop shop for state-of-the-art technology. With focused industry workshops, tailored in-house presentations, marketing and technology scouting, it provides high-quality services to high-technology clients.
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Sigenics, Inc.
Sigenics designs VLSI circuits and supplies packaged Silicon for analog and mixed-signal applications. The company focuses on unusual design challenges, targeting sensors, analog, and mixed-signal "System on a Chip" applications. It has experience in more than 12 processes including exotic process variants like Rad-Hard, SOI, High Temperature, HV BiCMOS DI, as well as post-fab metallization and etching processes.

Sigenics has successfully developed circuitry, sensors, and control mechanisms for neural engineering applications. Its main focus is the development of integrated devices for the biomedical research community with a balance between private industry and grant-funded projects. The company has also successfully participated in several programs not related to the biomedical field.

Sigenics' research staff has grown to 11 employees (January, 2009), including three with PhD's and five with MS degrees in electrical and/or biomedical engineering. Recent project relationships include the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Alion Science and Technology, California Institute of Technology, Halcyon, National Institutes of Health, MicroProbe Inc., CombiMatrix, and more.
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Sword Diagnostics
Sword Diagnostics has introduced a next-generation detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays. The system provides researchers with greater sensitivity which enables more accurate testing of low abundance markers. These increases in performance will aid researchers in basic and clinical science research, drug discovery, and could improve clinical diagnostics development, allowing clinicians and scientists to more accurately measure existing disease markers and to do so earlier in the disease progression. The new Sword Detection System utilizes a patented detection chemistry coupled with Raman Spectroscopy.
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Therapeutic Proteins Inc.
Therapeutic Proteins Inc. (TPI) and its subsidiary Therapeutic Proteins Ltd. (TPL) are a world-class global developer and supplier of biosimilar recombinant therapeutic proteins as active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). Manufactured in fully FDA cGMP (current good manufacturing process) compliant facilities, its products meet or exceed all worldwide compendia specifications available. Unlike generic small molecule pharmaceutical products, the development of biosimilar therapeutic proteins using recombinant techniques is a highly complex process. From the construction of a genetically modified cell that will express the product to efficient downstream purification and packaging, the cGMP manufacturing of biological products requires development of proprietary techniques. TPI has developed a proprietary perfusion based suspension culture technology for mammalian cells. TPI has developed manufacturing of biosimilar API using disposable technology for both CHO and E. Coli-based products. TPI has begun construction of its FDA cGMP compliant manufacturing facility at the University Technology Park at IIT in Chicago, and plans to supply biosimilar API in the 4th quarter of 2010.
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Wrightwood Technologies Inc.
A technology development company with a strong focus on robotics and machine intelligence applications and their integration into industries such as pharmaceuticals and health care. Wrightwood Technologies Inc. (WTI) aims to provide both the public and private sectors with technologies and services that improve efficiency, increase production, reduce costs, eliminate waste, and improve societies' over-all quality of life. Its most significant project to date involves a subsidiary (Cherry Instruments) which handles distribution and sales of Countercurrent Chromatography equipment and service in North America, while developing applications and incremental improvements of this technology to the world.
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