2009 Venture Well Cohort

The nine ventures listed below make up the 2009 Venture Well Cohort.

Medical Device and Diagnostics

PneumoCheck (Georgia Institute of Technology)
• specimen collection device for diagnosing pneumonia

cVision Medical Solutions (Johns Hopkins University)
• noninvasive measurement of central venous pressure

Logimed Inc. (Stanford University)
• inexpensive device for easy surgical tissue manipulation

Green Materials

Ecovative Design (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
• natural alternatives to synthetic foams and plastics

Whole Tree Inc. (Baylor University)
• proprietary composites using coconut fibers plus products from coconut pith

Aspen Sciences (Brown University)
• safe and effective mercury vapor capture

Bottom of the Pyramid Customers

Husk Power Systems (University of Virginia)
• power plants using rice husks serving off-grid customers

Sproxil (Dartmouth College)
• combating fake pharmaceuticals via mobile phone authentication

PowerMundo (Colorado State University)
• worldwide distribution network for clean tech products in emerging markets