Written By Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation
We have new clients that we’d like you to meet. And, our clients are doing the work of bringing new innovations to the marketplace. CEI is thrilled to celebrate their accomplishments during 2021. We applaud their tenacity, courage, and hard work and we want to share the awards, funding, and more that they have garnered. Watch our video, or scroll on to learn more!
CEI Welcomes New Clients
ALTR
Changing the world of adult beverages.
H2Optic Insights
Creating optical fiber technology for water treatment in space.
Learn more here: https://h2opticinsights.com/
DX4Liver
Creating a test to solve the expensive and difficult to diagnose biliary atresia in infants.
Granularity
Granularity
A technology platform that can help you collect first-party data from visitors to your site and retarget specific visitors with ads, content, and more.
Learn more here: Granularity.co
And Welcome back into the CEI Family…
FlexBio Tech
Low-cost at home biomarker-guided medical diagnostic self-tests.
Learn more here: https://flexbiotech.mystrikingly.com/
Our Client Successes
Awards & Accolades
Equus Innovation
Won the Grand Champion, FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
Learn more here: renovoequine.com.
Three CEI companies, BMSEED, EnKoat and ReSuture advance to the semifinals for the Arizona Innovation Challenge.
BMSEED
The only physiologically relevant in vitro platform.
Learn more here: bmseed.com.
EnKoat
A coating with thermal regulating additives designed to reduce heating and cooling costs.
Learn more here: enkoat.com
ReSuture
Modular trainers with unparalleled realism for surgical training.
- Wins Arizona Innovation Challenge for 2021!
- AZ Ino Under 25 – ReSuture makes the cut
Learn more here: resuture.com
Development & Presentations
EnKoat
Presents as subject matter expert at the Western Coatings Symposium
Learn more here: enkoat.com
ReSuture
Accepted into the Mayo Clinic MedTech Accelerator
Learn more here: resuture.com
Neolight
Selected to exhibit at the Vizient Innovative Tech Exchange
- Acquires Phoenix Technology Group – the leading provider of advanced ophthalmic imaging devices that screens for the leading cause of blindness in premature infants.
Learn more here: theneolight.com
Funding, Partnerships & Expansion
BMSEED
Wins $419K SBIR
Learn more here: bmseed.com.
OxByEl
- Wins Phase II grand with U.S. Airforce
- Solving the PFAS water contamination crisis in one clean, affordable step.
Learn more here: oxbyel.com
Beacon Biomedical
Partners with SonoraQuest marketing for their BeScreened – CRC colon cancer blood screen test.
Learn more here: beaconbiomedical.com/about-bescreened-crc
Humabiologics
- Expands into Japanese bioink markets through agreement with Funakoshi.
- Develops and provides affordable, supply-stable, and high quality human-derived biomaterials for researchers to innovate regenerative medicine therapies to address debilitating diseases and improve the quality of life for patients.
Learn more about the company at humabiologics.com
Patents
Desert Platforms
Receives their first patent for a medical device
Learn more here: desertplatforms.com.
Acquisitions
NeoLight
Acquires a Phoenix Technology Group (https://phoenixtech.com/), the leading provider of advanced ophthalmic imaging devices.
Learn more about the company here. https://prn.to/3JTAMOX
Visual Live 3D
Acquired by Unity.
Learn more here: https://bwnews.pr/3GoPDPv
DropWorks
Acquired by BioRad
Learn more about the company here. https://bit.ly/3zEcUu2
Thanks for reading!
We’d love to connect with you about any of our exciting initiatives. May 2022 bring you health, peace, and much success!
