RES Polyflow is an Akron-based company that designs, markets and manufactures proprietary equipment that converts mixed polymer waste into fuels and petrochemicals.
LorkTech is a Cleveland-based start-up that has developed electronic shelf labels (ESLs) that have twice the operational lifetime of commercially available ESLs.
quasar energy group is a Cleveland-based waste-to-energy company that designs, builds, owns and operates anaerobic digestion facilities using U.S. components to produce clean renewable energy.
SNS Nano Fiber Technology, LLC takes nanofibers and spins them into fabrics for a variety of commercial applications.
quasar energy group has built an anaerobic digestion facility in Cleveland to turn organic residuals from regional businesses into electricity.
NASA Glenn Research Center has developed polyimide aerogels that are 500 times stronger than conventional silica aerogels.
Codonics has created a system that improves the safety and accuracy of medication management to improve patient safety.
Cleveland HeartLab offers breakthrough testing that identifies patients at increased risk for a heart attack not previously identified using traditional testing.
CardioInsight and Nottingham Spirk have developed a lightweight vest that aids in the diagnosis and treatment of electrical disorders of the heart.
Akron Surface Technologies, Inc. has created a nano-composite coating that made its strongest roller bearings last four times longer.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Tesla NanoCoatings Ltd. has created a revolutionary fullerene nanotube based corrosion control coating for metals.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Powdermet, Inc. provides a product that has the strength of steel with one-third the weight of steel.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Polyflow has developed a proprietary process that converts polymer waste into transportation fuels and valuable petrochemicals.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: NASA Glenn Research Center and its collaborative partners have developed a radically new crystal growth concept.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: MesoCoat Inc. has created a high-speed large-area metallurgical cladding process.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: LineStream Technologies is a start-up company dedicated to commercializing advanced controls software.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: GrafTech International Holdings Inc. is a global company with over 125 years of experience in the graphite industry.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: eQED provides a solution for the solar panel industry.
2012 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: BrainMaster Technologies, Inc. has created a revolutionary electroencephalographic (EEG) brain imaging system.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: VasoStar Inc. was established to develop and commercialize a solution to crossing chronic total occlusions.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: The University of Akron has developed a technology that saves the energy typically used to make new rubber.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: RTI International Metals, Inc., one of the world’s largest producers of titanium.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: MAR Systems, Inc. has developed proprietary processes that remove heavy metals from industrial water.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Kent Displays, Inc., is a recognized world leader in liquid crystal displays.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Echogen Power Systems, Inc. has developed a thermal engine to convert industrial waste heat into electricity.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: Ashlawn Energy provides energy storage solutions.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: AllTech Medical Systems America, Inc. has created a revolutionary MRI system.
2011 NorTech Innovation Award Winner: AeroClay, Inc. is a start-up company dedicated to commercializing an advanced aerogel technology.
GreenField Solar is an award-winning developer of high-intensity photovoltaic concentrators, which offer the potential to drive low-cost solar energy into mainstream adoption.
TCP, Inc. a global leader in energy efficient lighting has led the development and innovation of compact fluorescent lighting technology for more than 17 years.
Tremont Electric, founded in 2007, develops and commercializes renewable power generation solutions based on its patented nPower® kinetic energy harvesting technology.