Victor W. Hwang

Stonybrook's patented technology is the result of years of research by Ben Chu, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, and Ben Hsiao, Chairman of the Chemistry Department, both at Stony Brook University, New York. Stonybrook Purification was co-founded by Professors Chu and Hsiao, and the company is on course to revolutionize the industry. Stonybrook's game-changing technology dramatically lowers the cost of making clean water with a new type of membrane platform. This technology helps solve one of the major bottlenecks in water purification: the slow speed of filtration membranes. By improving production speed and quality while reducing cost, water purification systems based on Stonybrook membranes will fulfill an enormous worldwide need in both the public and private sectors. Stonybrook's filtration solutions are built on a game-changing membrane platform. Until now, filtration systems have been limited by membrane performance. High flux meant high fouling. Structural strength created greater resistance and lower performance. Its membrane technology breakthrough removes the trade-off between open pore structure and stability. A Stonybrook system provides a quantum leap in productivity at a lower cost. Now the world can afford clean water.

Irell & Manella LLP provides legal services. It serves litigation, real estate, insurance, debt finance, mergers and acquisitions, tax, private and public companies, entrepreneurs, environment, and other business sector. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation operates as a private, nonpartisan foundation that works in entrepreneurship and education to create uncommon solutions and connect people to the tools they need to shape their futures and be successful. It works with partners to encourage entrepreneurship across America and improve the education of children and youth. It works with educators and researchers nationwide to create awareness of economic impact of entrepreneurship. The company was founded by Ewing Marion Kauffman in 1966 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

LARTA Institute is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA that aims to foster science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet. LARTA Institute's innovation platform and ecosystem accelerate new science and technology from idea to sustainable enterprise by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding. The organization has helped over 4,500 startups, and its alumni have raised more than $7 billion in external funding. LARTA Institute offers startup programs designed to accelerate the translation of new ideas into sustainable enterprises and is committed to supporting diverse startup founders. The organization was founded in 1993 as a regional technology alliance to stimulate economic development of technology-based enterprises and has since become a national partner for numerous federal government agencies.

T2 Venture Partners LLC (T2 Venture Partners) Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Victor W Hwang and Greg Horowitt. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, california.

Stonybrook Technology & Applied Research, Inc. provides research and development of biomedical products. It has created a biomedical membrane that can be used inside the body to prevent adhesions, to administer antibiotics, painkillers and genetic therapies and to assist in tissue engineering. The company was founded by Dufei Fang, Benjamin S. Hsiao and Benjamin Chu in 2002 and is headquartered in Stony Brook, NY.

Blue Planet Strategies LLC is a holding company, which engages in the provision of water treatment services. It also develops technology to extract copper from very low concentrations that were previously considered waste streams. The technology has the potential to possibly double the capacity and revenue of existing copper mines. The company was founded by Patrick I. James in 2009 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Liquidity Nanotech Corp. develops water filtration technologies. It engages in the development of water purification products, based on breakthrough membrane technology. The company was founded by Victor W. Hwang, Benjamin Hsiao, Benjamin Chu, Mark G. Kachur and Dean D. Spatz in 2009 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.