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We carefully select companies that we believe are undiscovered gems. We look for companies that have world-changing technologies. We look for those that have gone through the rigorous hurdles of the scientific peer review process or that have received investments from highly selective government programs. We look for people with the passion to persist through the long and challenging process of bringing technologies to the commercial world.

Stonybrook Purification (www.stonybrookpure.com) is a spinout from Stony Brook University in Long Island, New York, whose technology was developed with funds from the Navy and the National Institutes of Health. Stonybrook has developed revolutionary membranes for water purification that are several times more powerful than conventional membranes. This technology can radically reduce the cost of creating drinking water, removing dissolved solids, and cleaning wastewater, among many other applications.

Veatros is a spinout from the University of Kansas that developed the world’s leading technology for video search. The technology can detect the occurrence of just a few seconds of video in real-time when matched against a massive database. Veatros was acquired by DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX).

Green Liquid and Gas Technologies (www.greenliquidandgas.com) is a spinout from the University of Florida and whose technology was funded by DARPA and the Army. GLGT has developed the world's first small-scale device to process almost all forms of waste and generate significant energy output within minutes. The device is omnivorous (capable of devouring almost anything), small-scale (about the size of refrigerator), and creates output that can be comparable in energy content to natural gas. Using this device, a user can generate about 4X energy output versus input.

STAR (www.starbioscience.com) is a spinout from Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY, whose technology was funded by the National Institutes of Health. STAR has created a biomedical membrane that can be used inside the body to prevent adhesions, to administer antibiotics, painkillers, and genetic therapies, and to assist in tissue engineering. STAR's membranes can be precisely tuned with various chemistries so that they can dissolve away inside the body after a few months.

Somark Innovations (www.somarkinnovations.com) is a company started on the campus of Washington University that has developed a patented electronic ink tattoo for radio frequency identification (RFID) in animals. The price for each tattoo is based on the cost of ink and needles only.  The process is user-friendly, and injection of the product is short and simple.

Auto Point (www.autopointsite.com) is a company that has developed software for automobile retailers to manage their customer lifecycles.  For years, auto dealers have relied on highly fragmented solutions provided by multiple companies to communicate to their vehicle owner base. By allowing dealers to de-fragment their owner communications, Auto Point dealers can increase loyalty and repeat purchases while simultaneously reducing their marketing and communications expenses.

Biomatrica (www.biomatrica.com) develops and offers innovative technologies for stabilizing biological materials at room temperature, developed by scientists formerly at Scripps Research Institute. Biomatrica's stabilization technology allows for storage of samples outside cold environments (4ºC, -20ºC, -80ºC and liquid nitrogen) while preserving sample integrity, thus greatly reducing costs and reliance on maintaining cold conditions during shipment and storage.