2008 WINNERS
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Harrison Harmonicas produces customized, professional quality harmonicas. Harrison uses patent-pending reed technology coupled with patent-pending designs to solve the production problems many of its competitors have. There are no other harmonica manufacturers in the world producing the reeds that Harrison does.
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CallPod, Inc. is an emerging technology company that has created and patented unique audio conferencing and content sharing technologies for wireless consumer electronic devices and cellular telephones. CallPod became a finalist for its lineup of new products, which includes: Dragon, a Bluetooth headset that allows users to be 250 feet from their cell phones; Chargepod, which charges six devices at the same time; Phoenix, the first mobile conferencing device; and Drone, a Bluetooth USB antenna for computers.
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2008 RUNNERS-UP
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Clipius Technologies’ subsidiary Clipius Spine creates antimicrobial coatings for spinal implants and instrumentation. Two types of novel coatings are being investigated. One is a customized silica-based coating, while the other is a novel diamond-based coating.
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Kim Laboratories researches, develops and markets innovative diagnostic systems for the detection of food borne pathogens, such as salmonella and E. coli, and especially norovirus, which is the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. Kim Laboratories has found an antigen that is common to all 150 norovirus genotypes and has developed a method to produce antibodies against this antigen, which will allow the company to detect all 150 strains.
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