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THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION IN CANADA ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. ADVANCED MATERIALS. CLEANTECH.

October 16, 2017

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WELCOME

THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION IN CANADA Innovation4D connects the investor community to best-in-class start-ups working in the Xerox Research Centre of Canada’s Innovation Hub. This premier event features guest speakers, a tour of a state-of-the-art pilot plant, pitch sessions, and networking opportunities. Since 2014, the Xerox Research Centre of Canada has been nurturing an innovation hub in Mississauga, Ontario. With the help of our hub partners – RIC Centre and GreenCentre Canada – we’ve developed an ecosystem focused on advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, and Cleantech.

WHY INNOVATION4D?

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The Four Dimensions (4D) of innovation for any successful venture include: MARKETFOCUSED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

ACCESS TO CAPITAL

STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE ON SCALING-UP AND DERISKING

The Innovation Hub aims to help shape and grow municipal, provincial, and federal economies by: • Capturing synergies from industry, public, and academic investments • De-risking the development and deployment of commercially viable materials technologies • Bridging the gaps between laboratory demonstration and industrial scale manufacturing. • Providing open innovation opportunities for pre-competitive research projects among founding members [and future constituents] We believe that that Canada’s future prosperity requires a strong Canadian foundation for supporting materials innovation and commercialization initiatives, like Innovation4D, and the creation of an effective eco-system that can help Canadian small businesses be successful.

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LETTER FROM MINISTER MORIDI

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science

Ministère de la Recherche, de l’Innovation et des Sciences

Office of the Minister

Bureau du ministre

12th Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto ON M7A 1N3 Telephone: 416-326-9500

Édifice Ferguson, 12e étage 77, rue Wellesley Ouest Toronto ON M7A 1N3 Téléphone : 416 326-9500

LETTER FROM MAYOR CROMBIE

October 16th, 2017

Personal Message from Mayor Bonnie Crombie October 16th, 2017

October 16, 2017

On behalf of the City of Mississauga and Members of Council, I would like toPersonal recognize Message the team of leading professionals from the Xerox Research from Mayor Bonnie Crombie Centre of Canada, the RIC Centre and GreenCentre Canada, who worked On behalf the City of Mississauga and Members of Council, I would like to launch theofInnovation4D at the Innovation Hub.

A Message from the Honourable Reza Moridi On behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, I am pleased to welcome you to Innovation4D, a premier event of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada’s (XRCC) Innovation Hub. Since 2014, the XRCC has been building a dynamic innovation community here in Mississauga. Through partnerships with the Research Innovation Commercialization Centre and GreenCentre Canada, the XRCC provides Canadian businesses with the important end-to-end research, development and engineering services they need to help commercialize new technologies. With informative guest speakers, pitch sessions and networking opportunities, Innovation4D is bringing together the start-ups, venture capital and investor communities that will help drive advanced manufacturing, advanced materials and cleantech forward. I look forward to the valuable partnerships and relationships that will develop from this session, which are certain to help shape our province’s economic future. Please accept my best wishes for a successful and informative event. Sincerely,

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to recognize the team of leading professionals from the Xerox Research

Centre of Canada, the RIC Centre Canada, who worked Mississauga is proudly home to and thisGreenCentre cutting edge, world-class hub for to launch the Innovation4D at the Innovation Hub. innovation, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity, and its focus on helping advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and Cleantech Mississauga is proudly home to this cutting edge, world-class hub for companies reach higher and and make important inroadsand intoitsthe competitive innovation, entrepreneurship economic opportunity, focus on world of business. helping advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and Cleantech companies reach higher and make important inroads into the competitive

world of business. Mississauga is home to one of Canada’s most dynamic, thriving and competitive Cleantech and advanced manufacturing sectors. Mississauga continues to enjoy Mississauga is home to one of Canada’s most dynamic, thriving and solid reputation where companies can invest, expand service offerings, recruit and hire skilled competitive Cleantech and advanced manufacturing sectors. Mississauga continues to enjoy talent, solid and reputation achieve unrivalled success. where companies can invest, expand service offerings, recruit and hire skilled talent, and achieve unrivalled success.

In Mississauga, we mean business when it comes to supporting thought leaders, start-ups and In Mississauga, we mean business when it comes to supporting thought leaders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop concepts, secure capital investments small and enterprises to develop capital the investments and launch theirmedium-sized next big ideas into the (SMEs) marketplace. Weconcepts, achieve secure this through ongoing work launch their next big ideas into the marketplace. We achieve this through the ongoing work of our and Economic Development Office and with annual networking opportunities like First Look – of our Economic Development Office and with annual networking opportunities like First Look – Mississauga’s annual andand much anticipated investornetworking networking event. Mississauga’s annual much anticipated angel angel investor event. Local Local government is inis the business connections.Whether Whether we connecting are connecting government in the business ofof making making connections. we are entrepreneurs angel investors;commuters commuters to seniors to community centres; entrepreneurs with with angel investors; to workplaces; workplaces; seniors to community centres; students to campuses; or familiestotothe the waterfront; waterfront; ititisisthe of your City City to bring peoplepeople students to campuses; or families thejobjob of your to bring together. together. Let me once again recognize the entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and everyone from the

Let meXerox onceResearch again recognize the entrepreneurs, researchers, everyone from the Centre of Canada’s Innovation Hub. We all look investors forward to and seeing the ongoing Xerox success Research Centrebusinesses of Canada’s Innovation Hub. look forward to from seeing the ongoing of leading and transformative ideasWe thatall continue to emerge here. success of leading businesses and transformative ideas that continue to emerge from here. Warmest Regards,

Warmest Regards,

Reza Moridi Minister

Bonnie Crombie, MBA, ICD.D Mayor, City of Mississauga

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FOUNDING PARTNERS

XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA xerox.ca/xrcc The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) is home to a world-class team of scientists and engineers with broad expertise in materials chemistry, formulation design, prototyping, testing, chemical process engineering, and scale-up. XRCC works across all stages of the innovation process to deliver solutions for a wide range of application areas, as well as electronic materials, consumer packaging, sustainable chemical processes, coatings, security/ authentication, and advance manufacturing.

RESEARCH INNOVATION COMMERCIALIZATION (RIC) CENTRE riccentre.ca The Research Innovation Commercialization (RIC) Centre helps technology entrepreneurs that want to fast-track their business to market. From the idea and concept stage, to the growth and expansion stage of their business, RIC Centre has supported more than 700 startup clients since 2013. RIC Centre clients have raised over $240M in capital, generated over $115M in revenue and created over 650 jobs.

GREENCENTRE CANADA greencentrecanada.com GreenCentre Canada, takes a hands-on approach to commercializing emerging Green Chemistry innovations originating from academia and the entrepreneurial community. Formed in 2009 and funded by the Government of Ontario, the Government of Canada, and various industry partners, GreenCentre is a member of the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) and is headquartered at Innovation Park at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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MESSAGES FROM FOUNDING PARTNERS

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Dr. Paul Smith, Vice President and Centre Manager Xerox Research Centre of Canada

Pam Banks, Executive Director RIC Centre

Pete Piggot, Executive Director GreenCentre Canada

In a global economy, SME’s and start-ups are critical to Canada’s future prosperity. Key to this is the ability to bridging the gap between lab scale demonstration and manufacturing, de-risking and developing commercially viable technologies for commercial deployment. The Xerox Research Centre of Canada’s Innovation Hub is the only model of its kind in the advanced materials space and aims to capture synergies from industry, government, and academic investments to build a skilled workforce that supports nextgeneration Canadian manufacturing. Innovation4D is an exciting initiative that advances this important work.

Innovation 4D’s initiative to collaborate with hub partners, GreenCentre Canada, XRCC and RIC Centre, is a great opportunity for early stage companies to connect with potential investors. Raising funds is a critical step for entrepreneurs to achieve impactful commercial sales. At the RIC Centre we work with credible entrepreneurs who are focused on commercializing their tech innovation. The unique partnership and co-location with XRCC allows clients to leverage industry relationships to accelerate time to market. The exclusive incubator program is like a boutique offering as we are small enough to know our clients and really care. We invest time to help them achieve their significant milestones with a focus on maximizing resources from GreenCentre Canada and XRCC.

GreenCentre Canada generates solutions that improve both the environment and the economy. Our partnership with the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and the RIC Centre is a great example of value added collaboration. We welcome this partnership to enable GreenCentre to connect and further our contribution to the commercialization of innovative green chemistry technologies.

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AGENDA

Time

Event

Leader

8:30 am

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Nexus Room

9:00 am

Address by the Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

Dr. Paul Smith, Vice President and Centre Manager

9:05 am

Address by the Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

The Hon. Reza Moridi

9:15 am

Remarks by the Mayor of Mississauga

Her Worship, Mayor Bonnie Crombie

9:20 am

Overview of the Innovation Hub

Dr. Paul Smith

9:25 am

RIC Centre

Pam Banks, Executive Director

9:30 am

Green Centre Canada

Pete Pigott, Executive Director

9:35 am

Pilot Plant Tour

10:00 am 10:10 am 10:15 am 10:25 am 10:30 am

Pitch Sessions Anomera OCE Market readiness Green Mantra OCE GHG Suncayr

10:40 am

Coffee Break

11:15 am 11:25 am 11:30 am 11:40 pm 11:45 pm

Savormetrics SDTC AOMS IRAP NanoCnet

Harjeet Bajaj Pierre Paffenhoff Amir Azhari Allen Porstner Hadi Hosseinzadeh

12:00 pm (1 hour)

Networking Lunch

Nexus Room

Mark Andrews Lily Lam Kousay Said Martin Vroegh Andrew Martinko

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START-UPS

Anomera Gary Moskovitz, President and CEO gmoskovitz@anomera.ca anomera.ca Anomeraâ&#x201E;˘ is an Advanced Materials Sciences company that uses sustainable manufacturing methods to convert Forest Stewardship Certified cellulose into sulfate-free ingredients for everyday living. A dramatic shift in consumer awareness about health and wellness, sustainability and ethical sourcing is stimulating rapid growth of the multibillion dollar natural beauty market. Anomera makes naturally sourced ingredients with new benefits and human synergies for natural cosmetics.

AOMS Technologies Hamid Alemohammad, CEO hamid@aoms-tech.com aoms-tech.com AOMS Technologies has commercialized over a decade of R&D in a worldclass research institution to develop an unparalleled fiber optic sensor technology for harsh environment sensing where existing sensors fail or lose performance. We have invented a series of incredibly powerful technologies that changes the landscape of sensing in applications where accurate, high-fidelity, and reliable measurement of data is paramount. AOMS has developed a fiber optic sensing technology for high-fidelity measurement of multiple parameters (i.e., temperature, pressure, and humidity/moisture) in harsh environments, such as contaminated brownfields, heavy manufacturing plants, and processing industries. AOMS sensors are more durable, come at a lower total cost, and more accurate than industry standards electrical sensors.

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START-UPS

GreenMantra Technologies Kousay Said, CEO kousay.said@greenmantra.com greenmantra.ca GreenMantra™ Technologies is a specialty chemical company that has commercialized a patented and proprietary catalytic depolymerisation technology to economically produce a variety of waxes and specialty chemicals using an innovative and environmentally friendly process. GreenMantra Technologies’ proprietary thermos-catalytic process convert hard-to-recycle plastics into speciality chemicals. From all of the possible downstream applictions, the company has selected to enter the $2 B synthetic wax market. The company owns and operates the first commercial plant. The company also employs a demand creation model working directly with specifiers to create pull through the supply chain.

NanoCnet Dr. Hadi Hosseininzadeh, Founder and CEO hh@nanocnet.com nanocnet.com NanoCnet Ltd. is a Waterloo-based startup company established in 2016 to manufacture silver nanostructure ink and transparent conductive film. NanoCnet introduces a new generation of nanomaterials for flexible transparent electrodes. Highly transparent electrodes with high electrical conductivity and thermal stability can be fabricated using NanoCnet’s silver based ink. NanoCnet has developed “Nanosilvex”, the state-of-the-art, cost-effective nanomaterial which is a game-changer for flexible transparent/nontransparent conductors. The unique properties of Nanosilvex make it a superior option for the next generation of electronic devices including touch panels, displays, sensors, antennas, smart windows and transparent heaters and circuitry.

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START-UPS

Savormetrics

Suncayr

Harjeet Bajaj, President and CEO harjeet@savormetrics.com savormetrics.com

Andrew Martinko, Co-founder and CEO andrew@suncayr.ca suncayr.ca

Savormetrics is a leader in ultralow cost, portable, sensor-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven technologies for the food sector. We have two lines of technologies. Our FoodSafe Analyzer technologies detect biophysical and biochemical characteristics in food. These characteristics allow us to predict meaningful business metrics such as: the remaining shelf life, nutritional value, contaminant detection, and taste metrics. FoodSafe Analyzer is a fully integrated solution that enables non-destructive quantitative and qualitative measurements of grains and pulses using cutting-edge hardware and software.

Suncayr Inc. develops a colour changing marker which changes its ink when sunscreen is no longer protecting the user from blocking the ultraviolet rays. The company is based in Kitchener, Canada. Suncayr is a UV-detection technology company that develops technologies that consumers can use to raise their awareness about their health so they can better protect themselves. Founded in 2014 by nanotechnology engineers, Suncayr has been recognized by leading technology and entrepreneur organizations as a simple yet important innovation in helping reduce the risk of skin cancer.

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START-UPS Ambiance data Nisha Sarveswaran n.sarveswaran@ambiencedata.com www.ambiencedata.com

Ambience Data is a remote, real-time environmental monitoring company that provides a full software and hardware solution for air quality, water quality, and agricultural monitoring. Our mission is to collect a wide array of globally significant environmental data in order to provide comprehensive analytics and insights not currently available due to the lack of effective networks of environmental monitoring stations.

Ansik (Shocklock/Pitstop) Shiva Bhardwaj shiva.bhardwaj4@gmail.com www.shocklock.ca Pitstop is transforming the service industry, moving away from reactive maintenance towards predictive. Our mobile engagement platform makes it easy for dealerships to communicate with their customers off the lot and bring them back to the dealership when they need maintenance! This improves customer retention by nearly 40% for dealerships. Pitstop uses machine learning on aggregated data to predict future maintenance for vehicles.

Arylla Perry Everett perry@getarylla.com www.getarylla.com Arylla makes invisible ink to fight the counterfeiting of luxury goods. We target the most vulnerable segment of the fashion industry - the online secondhand market. Brands partner with us to apply the ink directly to products so that secondhand sellers can authenticate with our app. Arylla is at the seed stage and is backed by leading investors in fashion and technology, including Y Combinator, Zappos, and U-Start.

ColdBlock Technology Nick Kuryluk nkuryluk@coldblock.ca www.coldblock.ca ColdBlock™ Digestion is a novel sample digestion technology that dissolves solid matter into solution for multi-element analysis. It is the first sample digestion technology that uses focused short-wave infrared radiation (IR) and a cooling block to set a new performance standard for sample digestion. ColdBlock™ Digestion delivers excellent recoveries of elements (accurate and precise), fast digestion rates (minutes compared to hours), is safer (by eliminating the need for dangerous reagents) and easy to automate. The benefits are substantial, taking efficiency and productivity to a new level for numerous large industries including mining, metal alloys, environmental, food, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and other industrial applications.

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START-UPS e-Zn Inc Arthur Watson arthurhwatson@gmail.com www.e-zn.com/contact-us.html

Toronto-based e-Zn Inc. has developed breakthrough electrochemical technology for storing electrical energy in zinc metal. The novel design utilizing zinc material that offers e-Zn’s patent-protected technology unrivaled, low-cost energy storage. With superior flexibility for scale-up and deployment, the technology provides many functional advantages such as low-cost capacity scaling, inherently long-life with no capacity fading and improved safety- capabilities far beyond those of conventional batteries.

Fidure Corp Armand Raz armand.raz@fidure.com www.fidure.com Fiduré Corporation designs and manufactures Wireless Smart Thermostats for commercial, hospitality, and multi-residential properties. Our solutions include mesh networks such as ZigBee as well as traditional protocols (e.g. Wifi, Bluetooth).

EnviroSen FireRein Inc. Rui Resendes rui@firerein.com www.firerein.com FireRein Inc. is a Napanee, Ontario-based company dedicated to providing the firefighting community with effective, innovative and sustainable firefighting technologies. FireRein has created Eco-Gel™ - the world’s first and only 100% bio-sourced and 100% food-grade firefighting water additive. When deployed through standard firefighting equipment, Eco-Gel™ transforms water into a potent firefighting gel that “sticks and stays” to any surface in any orientation. Eco-Gel™ outperforms incumbent water additives by knocking down fires faster while using less water and protecting the environment. Eco-Gel™ represents a new class of firefighting water additive that addresses the performance and environmental needs of firefighting.

William Moniz wmoniz@envirosen.com www.envirosen.com EnviroSen was founded in 2013 with the mission of improving quality of life and furthering environmental sustainability through smart sensing technologies. Launched by 3 co-founders, the company has designed sensing solutions that can be used in machine vision, medical and motion monitoring applications. The company has been principally funded through engineering contract work. Recent proprietary developments have allowed for expansion into the consumer water quality market. Highlights of our work include the design and development of custom full-frame CMOS image sensors for environmental monitoring applications and CMOS analog-front-end sensor IP blocks. In addition, a fully-automated custom electrochemical sensing platform and electrochemical sensing electrodes have been produced. The company currently has patents filed for its chemical sensing platform and electrodes, and more than 15 IP blocks related to CMOS sensors.

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START-UPS FlexCap Energy Ltd Harvey Shi harvey.shi@flexcap.ca www.flexcap.ca

FlexCap Energy Ltd., focuses on the development and manufacturing of lightweight flexible energy storage solutions including thin-film supercapacitors and alkaline batteries. These energy storage solutions are customized for the demanding textile/wearables market. As part of the expertise of the team, FlexCap is able to provide fully packaged thin-film supercapacitors quickly and designed specifically to suit the customers’ needs. Our experienced technical design team, which includes mechanical engineers and materials scientists, were able to investigate into novel materials for various components of the energy storage cell in order to provide truly flexible energy storage while retaining high performance. In addition, by making these cells inherently safe, our products can be utilized for near-body and other biomedical applications without posing any safety risks to the users.

Forward Water Technologies Howie Honeyman howie.honeyman@forwardwater.com www.forwardwater.com Forward Water (FWT) is delivering a superior waste water management solution that removes clean water from the source waste at a fraction of the cost of conventional technologies. Forward Water can deliver compact and modular water treatment processes with low operating costs and minimal capital equipment expenses. FWT was a 2015 LAUNCH System Challenge: Green Chemistry finalist sponsored by NASA, US Department of State, US Agency of International Development, and Nike.

GoNextGrid Inc Brent Mackinnon info@gonextgrid.com http://www.gonextgrid.com/ NextGrid Inc. manufactures and sells combined heat and power (CHP) systems based on the revolutionary Green Turbine. These systems generate between 1-45 KWh of electricity and up to one million BTUh of heat. They can run on any fuel type including natural gas, propane, bio-fuel, biomass and waste heat. NextGrid CHP systems boast combined efficiency in the 95% range. Emissions are amongst the lowest in the industry. They are highly affordable, easy to install and environmentally friendly.

IB Labs Mark Kovler mkovler@ibeamlabs.com ibeamlabs.com IB Labs’ team of elite engineers has been developing industry leading equipment and applications for customers in semiconductors, nanotechnology, materials and life science. Recently the team has invented and patented the Universal Ion Beam (UIBTM), a superior technique for surface material removal with nanometer depth precision and realtime controlled imaging. Initially targeting the semiconductors and nanotechnology industries, UIBTM will be used to prepare samples for materials and electrical failure analysis and imaging.

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START-UPS Industrial Cyber Sensing Joe McLeod jmcleod@industrialcybersensing.com www.industrialcybersensing.com

ICS develops and produces specialized wireless sensors and a one-of-a-kind data communication devices with GPS (Smart Sensor Hub) for the transport industry. The sensors and the data they report are increasingly valuable to fleet owners as they struggle to meet increased regulatory requirements while at the same time identifying areas for profitability improvement. ICS has completed the development of its go-to-market product introduction – A Smart Sensor Hub Platform, and a wireless tire pressure sensor.

InMotive Paul Bottero pbottero@inmotive.com www.inmotive.com InMotive’s inGear transmission directly addresses the biggest challenges mainstream automakers have with Electric Vehicle powertrains – range, performance and cost. Ideally suited for EVs, its unique morphing pulley technology makes it the world’s most efficient multi speed transmission, providing double-digit improvements to range, acceleration and top speed while allowing for cost reduction by downsizing batteries and other components. No other transmission is capable of providing these benefits at a viable cost. inMotive has been granted patents for the core inGear technology in all major automotive markets and is currently in trials with one of Asia’s largest automotive manufacturers.

Li_Cycle Corp Ajay Kochhar ajay.kochhar@li-cycle.com www.li-cycle.com/about Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries are electrifying our world in automotive, consumer electronic, and energy storage applications. However, is the world prepared to deal with millions of dead li-ion batteries? An estimated 11+ million tonnes of li-ion batteries will be discarded between 2017 and 2030 globally, worth $65+ billion in residual value. The currently best available li-ion recycling technologies are typically unprofitable and can only achieve ≤30% recycling efficiency. LiCycle is an emerging li-ion battery recycler based in Ontario, Canada. Patentpending and validated Li-Cycle Technology™ is an environmentally friendly recycling solution for all li-ion batteries. The technology enables profitable, safe, and scalable recycling, with >90% recycling efficiency. Li-Cycle is on a mission to solve the global li-ion battery recycling challenge and meet rapidly growing demand for critical battery materials.

ModGarden Aamar Khwaja aamar@modgarden.com www.modgarden.com Modgarden’s tinyFarm is an indoor, self-contained farm. It enables people to grow living organic vegetables in their own home. The tinyFarm operates as a modular appliance—meaning it comes in various sizes that stack, making it ideal for any urban home. tinyFarm’s App helper, LED lights and internal watering system automates growing of vegetables ranging from leafy greens, herbs, micro greens and some root vegetables. Just set it and leave it and you have fresh, real food.

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START-UPS Nanophyll Charles Boudreault Charles@nanophyll.com www.nanophyll.ca

Headquartered in Quebec, with R&D laboratories in Waterloo, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec, NanoPhyll Inc., currently employs 5 people to developing and manufacturing smart coatings* for industrial and commercial customers in the construction, industrial and oil and gas industries. * Smart Coatings: Smart coatings combine functionality with design to offer the usual functions of coatings, such as protection and decoration, as well as unique functions based on environmental stimuli. Nanophyll has developed and is currently marketing highly efficient/low cost spray-on hydrophobic self-cleaning/easy clean coatings....In simpler terms: we offer highly efficient low cost spray-on Teflon like coatings.

Panvista Michael Younder myounder@panvistamobile.com www.panvistamobile.com Our technology is cost-effective and easy to implement in all types of outdoor conditions. Due to its design, it is flexible and can be used to monitor many scenarios— from ambient air quality to microclimatology. All data is displayed in real time on our web-based dashboard accessible to our users from anywhere. ‘Historical trends’, ‘map view’, and ‘daily reports’ are just some of the features offered on the dashboard for data analysis.

Salient Energy Ryan Brown ryan@salientenergy.ca www.salientenergy.ca Salient Energy is commercializing a revolutionary type of battery called the zinc-ion battery. Designed from the atom up for the unique needs of the electrical grid, the zinc-ion battery is a cheaper, safer, and longer-lasting substitute for lithium ion batteries. This is the perfect solution for the $30 billion market for grid storage batteries.

Think Mindset Alyssa Spagnolo alyssa@thinkmindset.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mindset/ headphones Humans today have the shortest attention span in history - the ability to focus without distraction is now ranked the #1 workplace issue. Mindset’s over-ear headphones use brain-sensors embedded in the band to improve your concentration while you work, so you can focus on what matters to you. Mindset is partnered with ONKYO, and graduate of the HAX accelerator. Our recent Kickstarter raised over $1M, and we’re working with Tier-1 headphone manufacturers in China to deliver by mid-2018.

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