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6K is behind the world’s only production-scale microwave plasma system for advanced materials, which operates at 6000 degrees. Their proprietary advanced plasma processing and industrial systems are used to economically and sustainably create materials that are enabling the next generation of commercial and consumer products in industries that range from Additive Manufacturing to Batteries to Lighting & Displays.

actnano creates water and environmental resistant nanocoating technology primarily used to protect electronics in automotive and consumer electronics from water damage and harsh environmental conditions. The company’s advanced, sustainable nanoGuard coatings can be applied directly on connectors, antennas, LEDs, and high heat-generating components to comprehensively safeguard electronics with no changes to existing manufacturing lines.

AgZen is eliminating pesticide pollution, a cause of up to 200,000 deaths per year while helping farmers save $30B dollars in pesticide costs. AgZen’s patented sprayer retrofits and formulations, developed at MIT, allow farmers to spray 50% less pesticides while maintaining crop health and yield.

Bloomer Tech is focused on accelerating cardiovascular research and improving patient care through personalized diagnostics for women. Their novel technology includes a wearable electrocardiogram device that looks and feels like a bra and a patient-facing app that shows key metrics and has interactive tools to help women improve their heart health.

Bluetech.io provides an innovative underwater robotics platform that will transform offshore procedures like routine inspection and maintenance of ocean-dwelling products.

Datacule has developed a data storage solution that encodes data in mixtures of small molecules, deposits it on a surface, and stores it for on-demand optical retrieval. Their solution is long-lasting, sustainable, and inexpensive, leveraging chemistry and additive printing to securely encode and store information.

DetraPel specializes in sustainable, non-toxic protective coatings that provide much-needed alternatives to PFAS-based “forever chemicals”. Their technology has applications in a diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets from packaging to textiles.

​​Debut produces high-value ingredients for the cosmetic, food, and health & wellness markets rapidly and more sustainably. Low-value and sustainable feedstocks can be used as inputs in place of petrochemicals, while reactions can be generated in a fraction of the time. These breakthroughs result in a more sustainable and cost-effective approach to manufacturing ingredients, including those inaccessible in nature.

Folio Photonics is reinventing archival storage with modern optical storage technology. The company’s patented solution, the data film disc, is a multi-terabyte, multilayer fluorescent optical disc with a decades-long shelf-life, small environmental footprint, and low total cost of ownership.

Foundation Alloy designs novel alloys that are optimized for additive manufacturing to support some of the world’s most important products and industries.

Fusion Coolant Systems develops and commercializes an advanced coolant and lubricant for the machining industry that leverages supercritical CO2. Their breakthrough coolant technology offers sustainability, safety, and cost-efficiency benefits for manufacturers.

GALY leverages plant stem cells to grow high-quality cotton in a lab instead of on big farms, at a rate that is ten times faster than traditional cotton farming. With a process that uses 77% less water, 80% less land and emits an 84% smaller CO2 footprint than traditional cotton manufacturing, Galy’s goal is to safeguard the environment and transition the world to cellular agriculture.

Huue is using UC Berkeley bioengineering research to develop sustainable biosynthetic dyes that offer a highly effective alternative to conventional dye manufacturing. Their environmentally friendly process requires no fossil fuels and creates significantly less pollution than traditional technologies.

Infinite Cooling is changing the way industries around the world consume freshwater. Their product reduces the water consumption and water treatment costs of a variety of industrial processes by using a novel electric field technology to recover and recycle the water from cooling tower exhausts.

Jump Aero is developing technology for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts to safely cut emergency response times in half for first responders. Designed specifically for first responder needs, the company’s vehicle leverages an electric motor that is wheels-up in less than 30 seconds and can carry all necessary equipment required for a first responder’s mission.

Lynq is building instant-on, scalable, and secure communication networks used by first responders, government agencies, and enterprises to connect people and equipment in complex environments with no or unreliable connectivity.

Maglev Aero is developing the quietest, highest-performing and safest all-electric zero-emission vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) passenger/cargo aircraft to meet the mass market requirements of the emerging $1.5 Trillion/year Urban Air Mobility Market.

Matterra creates proprietary megalibraries of nanomaterials on a single chip that is then used to accelerate the discovery and development of sustainable products in a wide range of industrial sectors.

Nauticus Robotics is developing an ultra-sustainable fleet of marine robotics powered by intelligent software, providing offshore industry customers with a tetherless autonomous robot that can perform subsea work with a significant reduction in cost and GHG emissions. The technology is streamlining operations and reducing the carbon cost of developing the ocean’s resources.

NextGen Jane uses a patented smart tampon technology to collect menstrual and cervicovaginal samples used to conduct diagnostic tests for reproductive healthcare conditions. By offering women a comfortable and easy-to-use testing option, Jane is moving the locus of power and health management from clinics to consumers.

Nohbo specializes in cutting-edge plastic-free consumer goods products that dissolve without a trace. Their podded personal care brand, Sunrise Session, uses advanced water-soluble films and compatible bases to eliminate single-use, bottled waste for products like shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and shaving cream.

Orbion Space Technology develops high-performing, fuel-efficient plasma electric thrusters for the growing small satellite market. By leveraging existing robotic tactical missile manufacturing techniques, Orbion is mass-manufacturing its Aurora Plasma Propulsion System to meet the rising demands of New Space customers.

Soft Robotics designs and builds automated picking solutions using food-safe soft robotic grippers, 3D machine perception and AI. These transformational robotic solutions solve enduring problems in food automation, resulting in a more resilient food supply chain that produces safer products at higher volumes with reduced waste and lower operational costs.

Sonera Magnetics is developing novel sensing technology for high-performance, non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to democratize access to the brain. Their core technology detects signals from the brain at performance levels comparable to the best diagnostic tools without relying on superconducting sensors.

SOURCE is the maker of Hydropanels™, which creates clean drinking water using only sunlight and air in an effort to make drinking water an unlimited resource. Their material science innovation gives people in nearly every climate and corner of the world the ability to produce safe, high-quality water.

Tierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company that accelerates the pace of discovery to enable the next generation of bio-based materials. Tierra’s Protein Platform couples high-throughput protein manufacturing with the simplicity of e-commerce to make ordering custom proteins easier than ever before. By lowering traditional protein synthesis barriers, Tierra serves researchers looking to change the world with novel proteins.