John Keane

QD Vision, Inc. develops nanotechnology-based optical products for display and solid state lighting applications. Its materials and components are used to illuminate applications, including flat panel displays, solid state lighting systems, and defense and security projects. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Steckel, Joe J. Caruso, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Gregory V. Moeller and Vladimir Bulovic in 2004 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Part of BAE Systems Plc, Advanced Power Technologies, Inc. develops and integrates high technology systems, instruments, and software. The company is based in Washington. Advanced Power Technologies was acquired by BAE Systems, Inc. on March 27, 2003 for $27 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Novus Energy Management LLC (Novus Energy Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Reidar Langmo, Martin Aares, Mark Huang, Jay Tannon, Nicholas Perrins and Jay Tannon. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

AblePay Technologies AS develops solutions to enable hardware security in wireless networks. Its solutions include SIMLINK BlueSIM, WLANSIM and NFC KEY FOB. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Zivid Labs AS designs and manufactures real-time three-dimensional (3D) color camera. Its products is used for object recognition and classification, pick and place, in-line quality control, kitting and robotic assembly operations, automatic processing of food products, and research and development. The company was founded by Henrik Schumann-Olsen and Øystein Skotheim on October 7, 2015 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Minuendo AS manufactures hearing protection devices. It offers earplugs for musician. The company was founded by Tom Alexander Trones, Olav Kvaløy, Knut Håkon Breivik, and Stian Terje Aldrin on June 18, 2018 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Sintef TTO AS is a venture capital firm located in Trondheim, Norway. Sintef TTO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SINTEF, established in 1950, one of the largest independent research organizations in the Nordic region. Their areas of research encompass information and communications technology, technology management, marine activities, materials science and applied chemistry, health, petroleum, energy, and construction. Sintef TTO, as the group's development firm, is responsible for their innovation activities. They are also the owner and manager of SINTEF's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). They are the investment manager of several funds, namely SINTEF Venture III AS, Sinvent Venture, and SpinOutVenture II AS.