Edward F. Williams

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Waste to Energy Partners LLC develops and operates waste conversion facilities. Its facilities divert solid waste from traditional disposal methods and use these energy rich materials to create bi-products such as recycled carbon black, direct power, and liquid fuels. The company was founded by William Anthony Wibbeler, Jay Chaudhari, Michael Cameron, and Greg Fowler and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Phoenix Venture Partners LLC (Phoenix Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by John Chen, Zach Jonasson, Frank Levinson and David Soane. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

NBD Nanotechnologies, Inc. provides nanotechnology based solutions for commercial partners. It develops surface and thin film coatings that enhance heat transfer through condensation, fog capture and de-misting, and anti-scaling performance. It also engages in developing water generators that capture potable moisture from the atmosphere. The company was founded by Miguel-Angel Galvez and Deckard Sorensen in 2012 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Imprint Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes zinc-based rechargeable battery technology solutions. It offers Zinc Poly batteries for small portable electronics markets, including mobile accessories, compact wireless devices, wearable technology, health and fitness monitoring, and medical devices. The company was founded by Brooks Sanford Kincaid and Christine Ho in 2010 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and operation of utility grade wind projects. The company was founded by James Spencer in 2002 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Navitas Systems LLC engages in manufacture of energy storage solutions. It offers heavy duty off-road batteries, lithium motive battery systems, battery management systems, and lithium mission-critical battery back-up systems. The company was founded by Alan ElShafei and is headquartered in Woodridge, IL.

Part of Marubeni Corp., Sithe Asia Holdings Ltd. develops, builds, and manages power plants in Hong Kong, HK. Sithe Asia Holdings was acquired by Marubeni Corp. on November 25, 2003.

Inkbit Corp. develops the first 3D printer powered by machine vision and artificial intelligence. It strives to eliminate the existing chasm between prototyping and manufacturing to enable rapid, on-demand manufacturing of multi-material, end-use products. The company was founded by Davide Marini, Wojciech Matusik and Javier Ramos in 2017 and is headquartered in Medford, MA.

WarpSpeed Communications provides on-demand switched connectivity services. The company was founded by Man Kit Chow and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Amber Molecular provides chemicals, materials and device architectures for applications. The company was founded by Trevor Plint in 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Furcifer, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electrochromic films. Its products is use in architectural, automotive, and information display. The company was founded by Yan Zhou and Jian Wang in July 2015 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Chromation, Inc. designs and manufactures spectrometers for critical applications. Its photonic crystal technology allows for the production of miniature spectrometers at a fraction of the cost of competitive technologies, enabling new markets as well as immediately addressing current markets. The company was founded by Marshall Cox, Nadia Pervez and Ioannis Kymissis in 2010 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

E-M Logix, Inc. provides real estate and lithography services.

Vixar, Inc. manufactures optoelectronic components and subassemblies. It serves biomedical, industrial, office product, military, automotive and consumer industries. The company was founded by Mary K. Hibbs-Brenner and Klein L. Johnson in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

TE Connectivity Corp. manufactures and distributes electronic and passive components. It offers antennas, application tooling, cable assemblies, connectors, fiber optics, heat shrink tubing, power systems, relays, switches, sensors, and wires and cables. The company was founded on February 15, 1989 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development and production of bio-based chemicals and fuels. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Peter Long, and Michael Lynch in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Lightning Systems, Inc. engages in the production of electric fleet medium-and heavy-duty vehicles including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. Its products include Vehicles, Custom Applications, Lightning Analytics, Charging stations, and Lightning Energy engages in the provision of zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) solutions for commercial fleets. Its products include vehicles, charging stations and lightning mobile. The company was founded by Daniel S. Johnson and Timothy Reeser in 2008 and is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Siemens Digital Logistics GmbH develops cloud-based information technology logistics solutions. It provides AX4 which creates preconditions for collaboration of participants by displaying company branching processes and integrating the different systems and participants. The firm also offers cloud computing, project management, support and hosting. The company was founded by Holger Schmitt, Frauke Heistermann and Michael Klett in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany.

Vision Chemical Systems, Inc. manufactures green and biodegradable commercial cleaning chemicals. It offers non-toxic and biodegradable cleaning chemicals for industries to reduce pollution and water usage. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Clear Comfort Water LLC manufactures and supplies water disinfection solutions for pools and SPA businesses. Its product, LifeGuard Technology, is a nontoxic chlorine alternative pool sanitation solution with a two-stage process that destroys contaminants. The company was founded by Nick Rancis and Steven Jay Berens in March 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Part of NOV, Inc., Romaco Innojet is a Swiss company that specializes in drying, granulation, and coating for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries. The company is based in Volketswil, Switzerland. Romaco Innojet's VENTILUS® series is based on the air flow bed technology originally developed and internationally patented by Dr. h.c. Herbert Hüttlin. The company offers processing and packaging equipment for powders and liquids, sterile and non-sterile, from laboratory to high volume equipment, and from single machines to integrated line solutions. The company also provides technical support, formats, toolings, spare parts, training, retrofits & upgrades, returns & repairs. The company was founded by Robert Henry Fenwick-Smith. Romaco was acquired by Robbins & Myers, Inc., part of NOV, Inc. from February 20, 2013 on August 31, 2001 for $118 million.

Tattile SRL develops and manufactures intelligent vision systems for quality control applications. It specializes in smart cameras, intelligent transportation systems, automatic number plate recognition, passenger information systems, video analytics, enforcement, axle counting , free flow tolling, and vehicle tracking. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Mairano, Italy.

Silver Bullet Water Treatment Co. LLC develops water treatment systems. The firm's products include agricultural, cooling tower, and industrial systems. It also offers photochemical water treatment system that controls microorganisms and scale formation without the use of toxic chemicals. The company was founded by David Kolstad and Robert I. Hanfling in 2008 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Steelhead Composites LLC designs, manufactures, and distributes manufactures composite overwrapped pressure vessels. It offers manufacturing of aluminum cylinders, design and analysis of composite pressure vessels, advanced filament winding of composite pressure vessels, material analysis of composite materials and plastics, cycle testing, and precision 3D inspection of parts. The company was founded by Andrew Coors in October 2010 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.