Business Program

Sessions
	Monday June 17
7:00	Registration
8:15	TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Keynotes
9:00	Nanotechnology Innovation Keynote Panel - 15th Anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
9:35	I2I Keynote Panel - Inspiration to Innovation Commercialization of R&D
8:30	SBIR/STTR All Day Workshop (additional registration required)
9:00	SBIR Agency Rapid Sessions
10:00	SBIR One-on-One Meetings
10:05	Coffee Break - Sponsored by: CL-WV Holdings, LLC
10:30	EPA’s People Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program: Growing the Next Generation of Environmental Innovators
10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: AGC, Magna
10:30	Aerospace/Defense/Electronics Innovation Spotlights: Boeing, UTC
12:00	Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall)
1:20	SBIR/STTR All Day Workshop (additional registration required)
1:20	SBIR Agency Rapid Sessions
1:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings
1:30	Aerospace/Defense Innovation Spotlights: Lockheed, In-Q-Tel
1:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Henkel, Bemis
3:00	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Energizer, Armstrong
3:00	Data/AI/Cyber Innovation Spotlights: DOD/USINDOPACOM & MIT Innovation Initiative
3:00	Student Leaders Conference: Welcome Session
4:00	TechConnect, SBIR/STTR Expo & Innovation Showcase Reception (4:00 - 6:00), & Czech Innovation at Booth #418 - Reception Sponsor
4:00	Federal Agency Booths & Pavillion - All Attendees Encouraged to Join
	Tuesday June 18
8:30	Joint SBIR/TechConnect Business Keynotes
10:00	Coffee Break - Sponsored by: CL-WV Holdings, LLC
10:20	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings
10:20	SBIR: Flexible Funding Opportunities: The Granting Agencies
10:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings
10:30	Student Leaders Conference: Career Pathways Panel
11:10	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings
11:15	SBIR: Suprising Opportunities with the DoD and NASA
11:15	SBIR One-on-One Meetings
10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: SABIC, Eastman
10:30	Energy/Sustainability Innovation Spotlights: Alytic, Navy, Novartis
12:00	Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall)
1:20	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings
1:40	SBIR In Practice: Navigating the Program
1:20	SBIR: Follow on Funding: How to Commercialize Your Phase II
1:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings
1:30	Student Leaders Conference: Entrepreneurship Panel
1:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Wacker, Corning, Emerald Technology Ventures
1:30	Medical Devices Innovation Spotlights: Johnson & Johnson, US Army Medical Materiel
2:15	SBIR: Building Your Business
3:10	SBIR: Accepting Government Funding
3:15	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Sherwin-Williams, Pangaea Ventures
3:15	Biotech/Pharma Innovation Spotlights: Takeda, Novo Nordisk
4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase & Networking Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Poster Session I & Czech Innovation at Booth #418 - Reception Sponsor
	Wednesday June 19
8:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Covestro, Linde 3M
10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Pangaea Ventures, Rhapsody Venture Partners
1:30	Water: Best Practices & Commercial Innovations
1:30	Energy Storage Implementation
3:30	TechConnect Innovation Leaders Networking Reception - Poster Session II

Program
	Monday June 17

7:00	Registration	Foyer Hall C

8:15	TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Keynotes	Ballroom B
8:15	TechConnect, Nanotech & AI Innovation - Welcome M. Laudon, F. Case, D. Yablon, TechConnect, US
8:30	Tools for Accelerated Medical Innovation J. Karp, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, US
8:55	Nano Medicine US-EU Community of Research L. Friedersdorf, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US

9:00	Nanotechnology Innovation Keynote Panel - 15th Anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative	Ballroom B
	Session chair: Brent Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
	C. Merzbacher, Quantum Economic Development Consortium - SRI, US
	A. Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
	A. Goel, Nanobiosym, US

9:35	I2I Keynote Panel - Inspiration to Innovation Commercialization of R&D	Ballroom B
	Session chair: Nagesh Rao, Small Business Administration, Geek in Residence, US
	A. Fensore, Innovation Resource Center & External Innovation - Sherwin-Williams, US
	E. Riley, Breakthrough & Open Innovation - Energizer Holdings Inc., US
	C. Van Buiten, VP of Innovations - Lockheed Martin, US

8:30	SBIR/STTR All Day Workshop (additional registration required)	312
	SBIR/STTR Overview & Phase I Proposal Development J. Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting Group, US
	SBIR/STTR Accounting Basics E. Jameson, Jameson & Company, US
	Phase II Proposal Preparation J. Hollister, BBC Entreprenurial Training & Consulting, US

9:00	SBIR Agency Rapid Sessions	302
9:00	N. Ferguson, USPTO, US
9:20	J. DiTullio, FLC, US
9:40	M. Portnoy, NIH/CDC, US
10:00	B. Schrag, NSF, US
10:20	V. Garcia, NIST/NOAA, US
10:40	K. Cannon, NASA, US
11:00	M. Oliver, DOE, US
11:20	E. Hawkes, USDA, US
11:40	E. Metz, Dept of Education, US

10:00	SBIR One-on-One Meetings	Ballroom A
	Air Force, US
	Army SBIR, US
	Army STTR, US
	CBD - Chemical and Biological Defense, US
	DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, US
	DHS - Department of Homeland Security, US
	DoD-DHA - Department of Defense-Defense Health Agency, US
	DoD OSD-Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US
	DOE - Department of Energy, US
	DOE-EERE - Department of Energy-Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US
	DOE-FE - Department of Energy-Office of Fossil Energy, US
	DoED - Department of Education, US
	DOT - Department of Transportation, US
	DTRA - Defense Threat Reduction Agency, US
	EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, US
	FLC - Federal Lab Consortium, US
	HHS-CDC - Health and Human Services-Centers for Disease Control, US
	HHS-FNL - Health and Human Services-Frederick National Laboratory, US
	HHS-NIH - Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, US
	MDA - Missile Defense Agency, US
	NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, US
	Navy, US
	NIST - National Institutes of Standards and Technology, US
	NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US
	NSF - National Science Foundation, US
	SOCOM - Special Operations Command, US
	USDA - United States Department of Agriculture, US
	USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office, US

10:05	Coffee Break - Sponsored by: CL-WV Holdings, LLC	Boylston Hallway

10:30	EPA’s People Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program: Growing the Next Generation of Environmental Innovators	313
	B. Rodan, ORD, EPA, US
	F. Hauchman, ORD, EPA, US
	A. Page, EPA P3, US
	D. D’Angelo, VentureWell, US
	P3 Phase II Teams, EPA P3, US

10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: AGC, Magna	303
	Session chair: Saeed Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
10:30	AGC Innovation Spotlight Y. Kaide, AGC, US
10:45	Magna Innovation Spotlight I. Simmons, Magna, US
11:00	Self-Driving Laboratories for Accelerating Materials Discovery C. Berlinguette, University of British Columbia, CA
11:07	Photochromic Film a.k.a. Chameleon film(tentative name), auto-tinting films S. Hong, Korea Institute of Energy Research(KIER), KR
11:14	CompPair Technologies A. Cohades, EPFL-LPAC, CH
11:21	Corrosion inhibition technology for mild steel A. Bartholomeusz, Monash University, AU
11:28	Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Aerogels G. Wee, National University of Singapore, SG
11:35	Surface coating for reduction of aerodynamic noise and vibrations C. Smith, Texas Tech University, US
11:42	Super-elastic graphene foams with extraordinary physical properties S. Tan, The University of Melbourne, AU
11:49	AWI High Performance Powder Coating TrioGuard M. Wang, Armstrong World Industries, US
	Review Panelist Y. Kaide, AGC, US
	Review Panelist I. Simmons, Magna, US
	Review Panelist M. Ryde, Spirit Ventures, US
	Review Panelist M. Fuerstman, Rhapsody Venture Partners, US

10:30	Aerospace/Defense/Electronics Innovation Spotlights: Boeing, UTC	305
	Session chair: ML Mackey, Beacon Interactive Systems, US
10:30	Boeing Innovation Spotlight P. Staszak, Boeing, US
10:45	UTC Innovation Spotlight T. Wagner, UTC, US
11:00	Four-dimensional hyperspectral/hypertemporal imager for AI-controlled robotic manipulation of objects in manufacturing process P. Vujkovic-Cvijin, Spectral Sciences, US
11:07	Antenna-less RFID Tag M. Prvulovic, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, US
11:14	Aligned Nanotube Technology (ANT) G. Keenan, University of Wisconsin- Madison / Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, US
11:21	Erosion-resistant ultra-thin anti-fouling coating for finned heat exchangers A. Paxson, DropWise Technologies Corp., US
11:28	Makai Thin-Foil Heat Exchanger (TFHX) Technology I. Hillhouse, Makai Ocean Engineering, US
	Review Panelist P. Staszak, Boeing, US
	Review Panelist T. Wagner, UTC, US
	Review Panelist M. Mackey, Beacon Interactive Systems, US
	Review Panelist A. Carroll, Raytheon, US
	Review Panelist S. Swanson, Doolittle Institute, US

12:00	Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall)	Expo Hall

1:20	SBIR/STTR All Day Workshop (additional registration required)	312

1:20	SBIR Agency Rapid Sessions	302
1:20	A. Richards, EPA, US
1:40	C. Masucci, DOT, US
2:00	J. Pucci, DHS, US
2:20	M. Harden, Army, US
2:40	B. Smith, Navy, US
3:00	D. Shahady, Air Force, US
3:20	DoD Components, DARPA, DHA, CBD, US
3:40	DoD Components, MDA, SOCOM, DTRA, US

1:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings	Ballroom A

1:30	Aerospace/Defense Innovation Spotlights: Lockheed, In-Q-Tel	303
	Session chair: Lynn Foster, Z-Field Technologies, US
1:30	Lockheed Martin Innovation Spotlight C. Kuchta, Lockheed Martin, US
1:45	In-Q-Tel Innovation Spotlight S. Taub, In-Q-Tel, US
2:00	Retractable 3D Zipper For Extended Length H. Zhang, Rowan University, US
2:07	Automated-Track Electrospinning D. Brennan, Rowan University, US
2:14	Resonance Imaging Microscopy S. Tan, The University of Melbourne, AU
2:21	Global Bi-Directional IoT Coverage N.Z. Ning, National University of Singapore, SG
2:28	AstraLaunch C. Adolfsson, Diagnostic and Defense Technology Analysts, Inc. (DTA), US
	Review Panelist C. Kuchta, Lockheed Martin, US
	Review Panelist S. Taub, In-Q-Tel, US
	Review Panelist G. Keselman, MIT Innovation Initiative, US
	Review Panelist L. Foster, Z-Field Technologies, US
	Review Panelist A. Carroll, Raytheon, US

1:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Henkel, Bemis	305
	Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
1:30	Henkel Innovation Spotlight C. Paul, Henkel, US
1:45	Bemis Innovation Spotlight K. Nelson, Bemis, US
2:00	Enabling new Technology for Anisotropic Conductive Films P.M. Lindberget, CondAlign AS, NO
2:07	3D print system for soft silicone elastomers D. Dickson, Oregon State University, US
2:14	Hydraulically Actuated Textiles L. Rubio, University of California, Santa Barbara, US
2:21	Toughened Isotactic Polypropylene L. Besemann, University of Minnesota, US
	Review Panelist C. Paul, Henkel, US
	Review Panelist K. Nelson, Bemis, US
	Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
	Review Panelist E. Greer, Dow Chemical, US

3:00	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Energizer, Armstrong	305
	Session chair: Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Ventures, US
3:00	Energizer Innovation Spotlight E. Riley, Energizer, US
3:15	Armstrong Innovation Spotlight S. Wilkinson, Armstrong, US
3:30	ABM Advanced High-energy Planetary Ball Mill J. Chen, ABM Nano LLC, US
3:37	Chemical-Sensing Colorimetric Materials B. Walker, Chemeleon, US
3:44	Autonomous power supply for sensors L. Loev, Ariel Scientific Innovations, Ltd., IL
3:51	Low Cost Electrochromic Window Technology M. Slowik, Click Materials, CA
3:58	Tensile-based Ganged Heliostats/G-Helio J. Clair, Skysun, LLC, US
4:05	Silica fibrous material for sorption, separation, catalytic and battery applications K. Kasparova, University of Pardubice, CZ
	Review Panelist E. Riley, Energizer, US
	Review Panelist S. Wilkinson, Armstrong, US
	Review Panelist M. Ryde, Spirit Ventures, US
	Review Panelist J. Kossmann, Applied Ventures, US

3:00	Data/AI/Cyber Innovation Spotlights: DOD/USINDOPACOM & MIT Innovation Initiative	303
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect, US
3:00	MIT Innovation Initiative Spotlight G. Keselman, MIT Innovation Initiative, US
3:15	USINDOPACOM Innovation Spotlight R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
3:30	Social Media Environment and Internet Replication (SMEIR) A. Furuta, IDS International Government Services, US
3:37	rasdaman P. Baumann, rasdaman GmbH, DE
3:44	Artificial intelligence, machine learning, machine vision for infrastructure and road surface assessments B. Utter, RoadBotics, US
3:51	Skylight - A Big Data Platform for Buildings J. Hahn, Site 1001, US
3:58	HADES - High-Fidelity Adaptive Deception & Emulation System V. Urias, Sandia National Laboratories, US
4:05	Geoanalytics Platform for Special Operations Mission Readiness S. Moola, EPIC Ready, US
4:12	Curve3d M. Script, vClick3d, US
	Review Panelist N. Rao, US Small Business Administration, US
	Review Panelist G. Keselman, MIT Innovation Initiative, US
	Review Panelist R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
	Review Panelist B. Segal, Lockheed Martin, US
	Review Panelist S. Stella, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), US

3:00	Student Leaders Conference: Welcome Session	307
	Session chair: Lisa Friedersdorf, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, US

4:00	TechConnect, SBIR/STTR Expo & Innovation Showcase Reception (4:00 - 6:00), & Czech Innovation at Booth #418 - Reception Sponsor	Expo Hall

4:00	Federal Agency Booths & Pavillion - All Attendees Encouraged to Join	Expo Hall
	Air Force, US
	Army SBIR, US
	Army STTR, US
	CBD - Chemical and Biological Defense, US
	DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, US
	DHS - Department of Homeland Security, US
	DoD-DHA - Department of Defense-Defense Health Agency, US
	DoD OSD-Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US
	DOE - Department of Energy, US
	DOE-EERE - Department of Energy-Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US
	DOE-FE - Department of Energy-Office of Fossil Energy, US
	DoED - Department of Education, US
	DOT - Department of Transportation, US
	DTRA - Defense Threat Reduction Agency, US
	EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, US
	FLC - Federal Lab Consortium, US
	HHS-CDC - Health and Human Services-Centers for Disease Control, US
	HHS-FNL - Health and Human Services-Frederick National Laboratory, US
	HHS-NIH - Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, US
	MDA - Missile Defense Agency, US
	NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, US
	Navy, US
	NIST- National Institutes of Standards and Technology, US
	NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US
	NSF -National Science Foundation, US
	SOCOM - Special Operations Command, US
	USDA - United States Department of Agriculture, US
	USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office, US
	Tuesday June 18

8:30	Joint SBIR/TechConnect Business Keynotes	302
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect, US
8:30	Welcome J. Rocha, TechConnect, US
8:35	GSA Resources and Funding for US Small Businesses E. Murphy, GSA, US
8:50	Amazon Web Services - Innovation Initiatives TBA, Amazon Web Services, US
9:05	SBIR 101 - Keynote Program J. Williams, SBA, US
9:30	Fireside Chat: SBIR Company Spotlight J. Shieh, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, US
	R. Shetty, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., US
	F. del Campo, FGC Plasma Solutions, US
	A. Mikels, Launch Tennessee, US

10:00	Coffee Break - Sponsored by: CL-WV Holdings, LLC	Boylston Hallway

10:20	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings	302
10:20	M. Harden, Army, US
10:25	B. Smith, Navy, US
10:30	D. Shahady, USAF, US
10:35	S. Celis, DARPA, US
10:40	A. Aldrich, DoD-USSOCOM, US
10:45	MDA, US
10:50	K. Woodman, NASA, US
10:55	V. Garcia, DOC-NOAA, US
11:00	L. Pollack, DoD-CBD, US
11:05	M. Flohr, DoD-DTRA, US

10:20	SBIR: Flexible Funding Opportunities: The Granting Agencies	301
	S. Wilbraham, SBA, US
	E. Hawkes, USDA, US
	C. O'Gwin, DoE, US
	NIH, US

10:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings	Ballroom A

10:30	Student Leaders Conference: Career Pathways Panel	307
	Session chair: Brendan Ryan, Virginia Tech, US
	T. Lohr, Shell, US
	S. Meenach, University of Rhode Island, US
	M. McConney, Air Force Research Laboratory, US

11:10	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings	302
11:10	J. Pucci, DHS, US
11:15	J. Cohn, DoD-DHA, US
11:20	M. Portnoy, NIH, US
11:25	M. Scully, NIH-FNLCR, US
11:30	M. Oliver, DOE, US
11:35	B. Schrag, NSF, US
11:40	E. Hawkes, USDA, US
11:45	C. Masucci, DOT, US
11:50	J. Maynard, DOC-NIST, US
11:55	A. Richards, EPA, US

11:15	SBIR: Suprising Opportunities with the DoD and NASA	301
	J. Cohn, DoD-DHA, US
	S. Celis, DARPA, US
	L. Boyer, Navy, US
	D. Shahady, Air Force, US
	M. Davidson, NASA, US

11:15	SBIR One-on-One Meetings	Ballroom A

10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: SABIC, Eastman	303
	Session chair: Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Ventures, US
10:30	SABIC Innovation Spotlight R. Singh, SABIC, US
10:45	Eastman Innovation Spotlight B. Boyd, Eastman, US
11:00	Low-Cost Manufacturing Process For High-Performing Intermediate Band Solar Cells R. Nagaiah, University of Central Florida, US
11:07	Continuous Dual Track Fabrication of Polymer Micro/nanofibers Based on Direct Drawing D. Jao, Rowan University, US
11:14	Micro^3Plasma Source S. Annavarapu, Tufts University, US
11:21	Pylux Polysulfide Thermosets R. Reit, Ares Materials, US
11:28	Nanostructured Squeezable Gels as a Separations Platform J. Harvey, Argonne National Laboratory, US
11:35	Platform Technology for creating Functional Additives for Corrosion Protection, Corrosion Detection, Antimicrobial, Superhydrophobic and Personal Care Products. B. Pearman, SynMatter LLC, US
11:42	Conductive Oxide Thin Films from Aqueous Solution D. Dickson, Oregon State University, US
	Review Panelist R. Singh, SABIC, US
	Review Panelist B. Boyd, Eastman, US
	Review Panelist P. Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
	Review Panelist J. Kossmann, Applied Ventures, US

10:30	Energy/Sustainability Innovation Spotlights: Alytic, Navy, Novartis	305
	Session chair: Jennifer Rocha, TechConnect, US
10:30	Novartis Business Services J. Goudreau, Novartis Business Services, US
10:45	Photovoltaic Devices Based on Guided Nanowire Arrays R. Kreizman, Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd., IL
10:52	A Renewable Hydrogen Production Technology Using Waste as Feedstock A. Borole, Electro-Active Techologies, LLC, US
10:59	Transforming Organic Waste into Renewable Energy Solutions R. Sullivan, ITility, LLC, US
11:06	Rationally Designed, Nanoarchitectured Catalyst S. Liu, Metalmark Innovations, Inc., US
11:13	Recyclable fabrics for passive personal thermoregulation S. Boriskina, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
11:20	Process to Improve Lithium Ion Battery Life and Capacity L. Micek, University of Minnesota - Technology Commercialization, US
11:27	“Green” Base Oils for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants L. DiNetta, RiKarbon, Inc., US
11:34	Acid-free Dissolution Recycling of Rare Earth Elements and Cobalt Krennrich, Critical Materials Institute, An Energy Innovation Hub, US
	Review Panelist J. Goudreau, Novartis Business Services, US
	Review Panelist R. Roley, USINDOPACOM, US
	Review Panelist N. Rao, US Small Business Administration, US
	Review Panelist S. Stella, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), US

12:00	Lunch (available for purchase in Expo Hall)	Expo Hall

1:20	SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings	302
1:20	N. Ferguson, USPTO, US
1:30	J. DiTullio, FLC, US

1:40	SBIR In Practice: Navigating the Program	302
	M. Ramey, WI CTC, US
	B. Brigham, Albany SBDC, US
	K. West, Maine Technology Institute, US
	D. Lilly, MA SBDC, US

1:20	SBIR: Follow on Funding: How to Commercialize Your Phase II	301
	C. Owens, Lockheed Martin, US
	J. Bird, Mass Ventures, US
	K. Izvolsky, Foresight, US
	G. Thames, CT Innovations, US

1:20	SBIR One-on-One Meetings	Ballroom A

1:30	Student Leaders Conference: Entrepreneurship Panel	307
	Session chair: Noah Hoffman, Oregon State University, US
	N. Rao, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration, US
	M. Black, Advanced Silicon Group, US
	M. Clancy, UltraTech, US

1:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Wacker, Corning, Emerald Technology Ventures	303
	Session chair: Saeed Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
1:30	Wacker Innovation Spotlight T. Pechar, Wacker, US
1:45	Corning Innovation Spotlight J. Liu, Corning, US
2:00	Emerald Technology Ventures Innovation Spotlight N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
2:15	Microbes for Plant Growth and for Water Remediation B. Tran, Cisbay, US
2:22	Novel Antimicrobial Coatings E. Tate, Inhibit Coatings, NZ
2:29	Seeded sonochemical coatings N. Noor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
2:36	Bottle and Apparatus Module fore Displaying Electricity Generation of Electricity Generation Cosmetics J-W. Choi, Andong National University, KR
2:43	Collagen for enhanced tissue repair and replacement. J. Ruberti, Northeastern University, US
2:50	MultiMech - Multiscale Material Simulation Software to Reduce Material Development Time & Cost L. Castro, MultiMechanics, US
	Review Panelist T. Pechar, Wacker, US
	Review Panelist J. Liu, Corning, US
	Review Panelist N. Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA
	Review Panelist S. Bagheri, University of Waterloo, CA
	Review Panelist B. Collins, Rhapsody Venture Partners, US
	Review Panelist S. Swanson, Doolittle Institute, US

1:30	Medical Devices Innovation Spotlights: Johnson & Johnson, US Army Medical Materiel	305
	Session chair: Abi Barrow, Cambridge Innovation Partners, US
1:30	Johnson & Johnson Innovation Spotlight J. McManus, Johnson & Johnson, US
1:45	US Army Medical Materiel T. Bennett, US Army Medical Materiel, US
2:00	Wearable Fabric Sensor for Hydration Monitoring C. Monty-Bromer, RooSense LLC, US
2:07	3D Optical Machine Vision Platform J. Levine, Advanced Scanners Inc., US
2:14	High-Sensitivity Immunosensor M-G. Kim, GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), KR
2:21	Rapid Point-of-Need DNA Detection C.H. Kim, GoDx, US
2:28	n-Breeze V. Intasanta, National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, TH
2:35	A wearable, disposable, light emitting photomedical treatment device P. Palomaki, QLEDCures, LLC, US
2:42	Point-of-care sensors for diagnosing bacterial infections E. Goluch, QSM Diagnostics, Inc., US
2:49	Non-invasive blood glucose monitor H. Harjunmaa, Valoa Technologies, Inc., US
	Review Panelist A. Barrow, Cambridge Innovation Partners, US
	Review Panelist J. McManus, Johnson & Johnson, US
	Review Panelist I. Franklin, MIT Innovation Initiative, US
	Review Panelist J. Phillips, Catalyst Health Ventures, US
	Review Panelist J. David, LMI, US
	Review Panelist A. Margulis, BIO Mansfield Incubator, US
	Review Panelist T. Bennett, US Army Medical Materiel, US

2:15	SBIR: Building Your Business	301
	C. Somerville, Greentown Labs, US
	L. Sharkey, MA SBDC, US
	C. Smith, RI Commerce Group, US
	M. Portnoy, NIH, US
	E. Blatt, Rothwell Figg, US

3:10	SBIR: Accepting Government Funding	301
	E. Jameson, Jameson & Company, US
	D. Kim, Chevron & Rockers, US
	J. Glover, SBTC, US

3:15	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Sherwin-Williams, Pangaea Ventures	303
	Session chair: Nick Kacsandi, TechConnect Ventures, US
3:15	Sherwin-Williams Innovation Spotlight T. Wendland, Sherwin-Williams, US
3:30	Pangaea Ventures Innovation Spotlight P. Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
3:45	Multi-scale chemical reactor modeling F. Goumans, Software for Chemistry & Materials, NL
3:52	Ultra high strength and lightweight components via scalable nanocrystalline alloy technology P. Kwan, Veloxint, US
3:59	Electrically conductive construction materials for resistive heating applications M. Juetten, Iowa State University Research Foundation, US
	Review Panelist P. Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
	Review Panelist T. Wendland, Sherwin-Williams, US
	Review Panelist A. Thacker, Rhapsody Venture Partners, US

3:15	Biotech/Pharma Innovation Spotlights: Takeda, Novo Nordisk	305
	Session chair: Abi Barrow, Cambridge Innovation Partners, US
3:15	Takeda Innovation Spotlight R. Dorenbos, Takeda, US
3:30	Novo Nordisk Innovation Spotlight A. Schwartz, Novo Nordisk, US
3:45	Kilogram scale production of active and stable membrane proteins in vesicles J. Vogel, Aquaporin A/S, DK
3:52	Withdrawn: Accelerated wound healing using natural materials delivered subdermally in a nanoparticle dispersion B. Garhofer, Betula Extractives dba The Actives Factory, US
3:59	Artificial Pancreas D. Faulk, ECMedical, LLC, US
4:06	Diagnostic kit for real-time monitoring resistance in targeted cancer therapy M-C. Jiang, Targetrust Biotech. Ltd, TW
4:13	High throughput, benchtop instrument for analysis of protein structures in drug development. F. Choudhury, Immuto Scientific, US
4:20	Self-assembly of Neural Stem Cells by Biocompatible Sculptured Extracellular Nanomatrices K. Yung, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), HK
4:27	Tunable nanocomplexes for delivery of plasmid DNA into human and vertebrate primary cells H. Dou, Texas Tech University, Office of Research Commercialization, US
4:34	New antibiotic drug candidates C. MA, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
4:41	Electrochemical Microbial Sensor - Rapid, Precise and Portable Pathogenic Detection Botte, Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research - Ohio University, US
4:48	Gold-Silver Alloy Nanoprobes for Clinical Immunolabeling Some, Univalor, CA
	Review Panelist R. Dorenbos, Takeda, US
	Review Panelist A. Schwartz, Novo Nordisk, US
	Review Panelist A. Barrow, Cambridge Innovation Partners, US
	Review Panelist J. David, LMI, US
	Review Panelist A. Margulis, BIO Mansfield Incubator, US
	Review Panelist L.T. Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

4:00	TechConnect Innovation Showcase & Networking Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Poster Session I & Czech Innovation at Booth #418 - Reception Sponsor	Hall C
	Wednesday June 19

8:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Covestro, Linde 3M	303
	Session chair: Ed Greer, Dow Chemical, US
8:30	Covestro Innovation Spotlight K. Haider, Covestro, US
8:45	Linde Innovation Spotlight J. Sirman, Linde, US
9:00	3M Innovation Spotlight R. Lorentz, 3M, US
9:15	Thixorion® - Solution Derived Nanocomposite SDN® Multipurpose Functional Coating E. Ryabova, Advenira Enterprises, Inc., US
9:22	Miniaturized Zero-Power Flame Detectors for Ubiquitous Fire Monitoring M. Rinaldi, Northeastern University, US
9:29	Unidirectional Photoluminescence with GaN/InGaN Quantum Well Metasurfaces L. Rubio, University of California, Santa Barbara, US
9:36	LiTell: Robust Indoor Localization Using Unmodified Light Fixtures G. Keenan, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, US
9:43	A simple, energy and cost-efficient process to isolate oils and high value commodities from oil-bearing microbes including algal biomass S. Tan, The University of Melbourne, AU
	Review Panelist E. Greer, Dow, US
	Review Panelist K. Haider, Covestro, US
	Review Panelist J. Sirman, Linde, US
	Review Panelist J. Phillips, Catalyst Health Ventures, US
	Review Panelist R. Lorentz, 3M, US

10:30	Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights: Pangaea Ventures, Rhapsody Venture Partners	303
	Session chair: Purnesh Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
10:30	Pangaea Ventures Innovation Spotlight P. Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
10:45	Rhapsody Venture Partners Innovation Spotlight B. Lupien, Rhapsody Venture Partners, US
11:00	Additive Manufacturing of Bonded Permanent Magnets using a Novel Polymer Matrix J. Krennrich, Ames Laboratory, US
11:07	Non destructive technology having a resolution at the size of the atom J-M. Rey, POSITHÔT, FR
11:14	Making urine-odor-free absorbent products for people with adult/urinary incontinence P. Majhi, Unicus Pharmaceuticals, LLC, US
11:21	A Novel, Clear, Waterborne Fire-Retardant Clear Coating for Wood Substrates J. Hughes, Armstrong World Industries, US
11:28	Room Temperature Metal 3D Printing at the Micron-Scale R. Abbaspour, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, US
11:35	Delivery of speciality agricultural products through encapsulation technology D. Hemmi, Monash University, AU
11:42	Safer Solvents for Contact-Adhesives Kaushik, University of Massachusetts Lowell, US
	Review Panelist P. Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
	Review Panelist B. Lupien, Rhapsody Venture Partners, US
	Review Panelist E. Greer, Dow, US
	Review Panelist N. Kacsandi, TechConnect Ventures, US
12:00	Lunch (on your own in Boston)

1:30	Water: Best Practices & Commercial Innovations	305
	Session chair: Steven Jons, DuPont, US; Jeffrey McCutcheon, University of Connecticut, US
1:30	Stormwater Technology Performance Verification G.R. Williams, J.H. Neate, Good Harbour Laboratories, CA
1:50	The GreenBox - Ammonia and Nitrate Removal with Energy Cogeneration G. Botte, Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research - Ohio University, US
2:10	Novel Thermal Distillation System for Purifying Produced Water Onsite Using Available Wellsite Gas G. Katz, Katz Water Technologies, US
2:30	Removal of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Water using Ti-MOFs A. Boehme, R. Ozdemir, framergy, US

1:30	Energy Storage Implementation	202
	Session chair: Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy, US
1:30	Systematic Characterization and Evaluation of Grid-connected Flow Battery Systems B. Taube, R. Johnson, P. Leufkens, A. McQuilling, B. Hamzavy, Southern Research, US
1:50	Economic Long-duration Electricity Storage by Using Low-cost Thermal Energy Storage and High-efficiency Power Cycle Z. Ma, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US
2:10	Repurposing Used EV Batteries: Evaluation of Potential Life versus Cost M. Starke, D. Spiers, B. Taube, Southern Research, US
2:30	Metal hydride based thermal energy storage systems for solar driven plants C. Corgnale, S. Sullivan, R. Zidan, P. Ward, M. Sulic, T. Motyka, Greenway Energy, US
2:50	Toward A High Silicon Content Battery Anode Material J. Schwartz, J. Anderson, Ecellix Inc, US

3:30	TechConnect Innovation Leaders Networking Reception - Poster Session II	Boylston Hallway

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TechConnect Innovation Business Program

TechConnect Business Program

SBIR/STTR Program

Sessions

Monday June 17

Tuesday June 18

Wednesday June 19

Program

Monday June 17

Tuesday June 18

Wednesday June 19

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