June 16, 2011
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA) today announced that fifteen Florida-based companies have been invited to participate in the Clean Tech Ventures Investors Showcase.
The Showcase will allow the invited companies to promote their technologies, products and companies to potential investors, customers, industry executives and other entrepreneurs. The event will include presentations, exhibits and networking designed to facilitate rapid assessment of the technologies and foster investment, business development and commercialization opportunities for Florida-based clean technology companies.
Companies invited to present at the Showcase include:
Advanced Technologies & Testing Laboratories, Inc. (www.attlab.com)
Emerald Endeavors (www.emerald-endeavors.com )
Energy IQ Group LLC (www.eiqteam.com)
Epec Biofuels (www.epecholdings.com)
GridGlo (www.gridglo.com)
Nanogen Power Systems LLC (www.nanogenpower.com)
ReGeNautic USA Inc.(www.regennautic.com)
SPD Control Systems Corp. (www.spdcontrolsystems.com)
ThornProducts LLC (www.thornproducts.com)
Venergy Group LLC (www.venergygroup.com)
Virdus Energy Inc. (www.viridusenergy.com )
In addition, the following companies have been invited to exhibit at the Showcase:
1. CleanHydro (www.cleanhydro.net )
2. Earthworks Environmental Inc. (www.earthworksusa.com )
3. Foot Print Structures LLC
4. NCAA Battery Corp.
The Showcase is being conducted as part of the Igniting Innovation (I2) Showcase on September 7, 2011 at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The I2 Showcase is hosted by TRDA and Space Florida and includes a full day of business presentations and exhibitions from approximately 40 aerospace, aviation, biotech, clean tech, defense, homeland security, information technology, life science and telecommunications companies from across Florida. In addition to the Clean Tech Ventures companies announced today, companies invited from the TRDA-Space Florida Igniting Innovation Capital Acceleration Program will be announced shortly.
About Clean Tech Ventures
Clean Tech Ventures is a TRDA initiative that provides Florida-based entrepreneurs and early-stage clean energy and technology companies with the resources they need to transform great ideas into high growth companies that contribute jobs to Florida and intellectual capital to the world. Through TRDA's proven technology commercialization and business acceleration process clean technology start-ups can attract funding, develop profitable business plans and recruit high-performing teams.
About TRDA
Launched in 1987, the TRDA is a technology-based economic development organization with a focus on the incubation of new businesses, the acceleration of the growth of existing firms, and the commercialization of innovative technologies. For more information, visit www.trda.org.
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