2012 Winners

Ikotech
A company leading the bio-technology business world, specializing in novel, high-speed magnetic cell sorting systems for use in life science applications. For more information, visit www.ikotech.com
Award amount:  $20,000

Mobile MedTek
A company focused on the mobilization of medical technologies, with a goal to change the way medical testing is performed in the future. Products and services are customized to each client's specifications allowing the client to be more productive and thus more profitable. For more information, visit www.mobilemedtek.com.
Award amount:  $125,000

Ucloser
A company providing a unique set of solutions for the real estate industry, with a powerful, business-oriented software platform and management services for real estate brokerage and all processes necessary for closing the deal. For more information, visit www.ucloser.com
Award amount:  $21,000

2011 Winners

INVEN
www.invenllc.com
INVEN is a developer of proprietary dental healthcare technologies. The company was founded in January 2010 and is developing the innovative INTELLIDONTIC endodontic file to improve the efficiency and lower risk for root canal procedures.
Award amount:  $50,000

NanoMark Therapeutics
www.nanomark-therapeutics.com
NanoMark is a research and development firm focused on cancer therapies, based on the 30 years of cancer research experience of President, Dr. Sham Kakar. Their flagship product, AUra, has shown elimination of ovarian cancer cells with minimal or no side effects, while also reducing dosage requirements by more than 50 fold. AUra is applicable to 12 total cancers.
Award amount:  $25,000

Psyche C-PAP Pillow
Psyche has designed a new, butterfly-shaped pillow to help the sleep apnea patient get a good night's sleep. It is the only true visco-elastic memory foam pillow on the market for the treatment of sleep apnea. Psyche helps facilitate C-PAP therapy by allowing the patient to sleep on their side while providing proper neck support. The patented x-bands also manage the tubing, which connects the C-PAP machine to the mask. The Cool-Max cover helps regulate body temperature and perspiration.
Award amount:  $15,000

Techshot Lighting
www.techshotlighting.com
Techshot Lighting has produced a LED-based shelter lighting system that boasts a 60% lower life cycle cost while producing better light than competing fluorescent-based systems. Their irst customer is the United States Marine Corps who is currently testing their flagship lighting product in tents over in Afghanistan.
Award amount:  $75,000

UltraTrace Detection
www.ultratracedetection.com
UltraTrace Detection designs and manufactures innovative explosive detection products and systems that improve the performance of existing explosive detection equipment. Based on patent-pending microchip technology, UTD explosives/chemical pre-concentrators concentrate trace-level vapor emissions from terrorist bombs, illicit drugs, and fugitive chemical emissions to significantly increase the ability to detect them. UTD pre-concentrators can be used at airports, border crossings, and ports.
Award amount:  $10,000

2009-2010 Winners

BFW
www.bfwinc.com
BFW is a manufacturer and marketer of high intensity surgical illuminators and a headlight/video camera system and developed the ChromaLUME Plasma Surgical Headlight system.
Award amount:  $90,000

necoPlastics
www.necoplastics.com
necoPlastics utilizes a patented technology to create a 100% recycled plastic resin. This patented technology enables them to recycle unsorted mixed-plastics that currently have little or no value and are being disposed of in landfills. Compared to other resins, this material will be less expensive, comparable in performance, and environmentally friendly. This product, named necoResin, allows plastic product manufacturers to protect the environment and reduce their raw material costs by reducing their dependency on expensive virgin resins.
Award amount:  $50,000

WindStream Technologies
www.windstream-inc.com
WindStream developed a patented small vertical turbine aka "Turbo Mill". The device can effectively capture wind in non-windy environments such as metro areas, etc. to maximize the use of alternative renewable energy sources, wind power, to produce electricity and deliver a breadth of intelligent products based on solutions for a mass-market.
Award amount:  $50,000

2008 Winners

NaugaNeedles
www.nauganeedles.com
NaugaNeedles has developed a method of nano-fabrication which can be used to mass produce specialized nano-force and nano-bio sensors, called Needle-probes, at a market-competitive price.
Award amount:  $120,000

Rapid Response Barriers
www.RapidResponseBarriersllc.com
Rapid Response Barriers has developed a fast-deploying barrier wall that can be used as a flood barrier, diversion barrier or to define a retention area.
Award amount:  $10,000

2007 Winners

GreenerWay LLC
GreenerWay created an advanced energy monitoring and control device that allows home- and business-owners to better manage their energy consumption and lower utility bills. The device provides detailed information, via a personal computer, about the amount of energy used by individual circuits and users are able to monitor and control energy use remotely.
Award amount:  $150,000

2006 Winners

Lawn Solutions Commercial Products
www.lawnsolutionscp.com
Lawn Solutions Commercial Products has developed a unique, user-friendly power seeder called Turf Revitalizer. Key aspects of this patented product include fewer parts and being more lightweight— weighing approximately 200 pounds—than standard power seeders weighing up to 450 pounds. These features offer Turf Revitalizer users more ease of use and increased productivity at a competitive price.
Award amount:  $100,000

Adaptive Technologies
One of the largest issues facing health clubs is retention. Adaptive Technologies’ Mobilefit product uses MP3 technology with voice instruction to coach health club members through their individual routines. The program monitors members’ usage of the system and notifies the fitness club staff of members struggling with their programs and needing additional assistance. This personal attention in turn increases membership value and raises membership retention.
Award amount:  $50,000

Touchless Care Concepts
www.touchless-care.com
There are approximately 25 million incontinent adults and 8 million incontinent infants and toddlers in the United States, with approximately half of the incontinent adult population being cared for by medical staff. Touchless Care Concepts developed Rash Relief, a spray-on ointment to treat rashes often associated with incontinence. The spray ointment cuts down on time and effort by care-givers while eliminating pain and discomfort for the patient.
Award amount:  $50,000

2005 Winners


Sentinel Pediatric Biosensors
Sentinel has developed a system that helps parents intercept febrile seizures in toddlers. The system sounds an alarm when the temperature pattern indicates the conditions of a febrile seizure.
Award amount:  $55,000
   


WaterSaver Technologies has developed a patented water-saving device, the Aqus, that takes used water from the bathroom sink, shower or tub and treats it and uses the water to flush the nearby toilet, conserving the fresh water normally used.
Award amount:  $55,000

2004 Winners


Simpak International manufactures and produces SimPads, patented packaging products made of peanuts that are vacuum packed within an engineered plastic film. Simpads offer shippers a simple to use, low cost, reusable packing solution. Time savings and reduced product damage are benefits that have made SimPads the new standard in packaging.
Award amount:  $125,000


The Tire Ball Development Company (TBDC) is a spin-off of an innovative off-road vehicle component manufacturer, SRC Summers Racing Components Inc. The Product Family: a flat-proof tire inflation system based on individual balls or air cells. The revolutionary product line is a tire inflation system that offers not only virtual flat-proof characteristics but simultaneously improves traction and improves suspension performance. The balls (air-cells) replace vulnerable inner tubes and tube-less inflation systems.
Award amount:  $75,000

2003 Winners


TubeMaster, Inc.'s purposes are to invent, develop, patent, manufacture, use, and license technical systems and related services to those who reload tubular catalyst reactors in petrochemical plants. The company's primary technology provides petrochemical plants with dramatic cost savings in the blowdown and back-pressure testing functions. There is nothing like TubeMaster's proprietary system and product in the global market.
Award amount:  $25,000


Neuronetrix is a biotechnology company bringing the first noninvasive dyslexia screening system for widespread clinical use in newborns to market. The cornerstone of Neuronetrix’ innovative screening technology is the discovery of a brain-wave signature for dyslexia, which has been transformed into a patent pending, automated screening system called: R.E.A.D.S.™ (Rapid Early Auditory Dysfunction Screening).

Novera is committed to revolutionizing wound healing with advanced-technology products that incorporate the Company’s unique ATP delivery system. We will realize high economic returns for investors by positioning our product line as an ultra-premium brand, servicing both the cosmeceutical and prescription drug categories.
Award amount:  $100,000



Aquilon’s mission is to develop innovative, environmentally sound alternative materials and technologies that improve the performance of existing consumer products, including a new type of composite material for the bakeware market that will offer the consumer an environmentally correct choice in nonstick bakeware.
Award amount:  $100,000

2001 Winners


Two Dimensional Instruments was founded to invent, manufacture and market a new type of electronic instrument (the data-viewer) to help industrial and business users protect themselves from equipment failures, comply with government regulations, and reduce costs.
Award amount:  $50,000

2000 Winners


US WorldMeds’ business objective is to create a successful Kentucky based pharmaceutical company by assembling an outstanding team of professionals to develop and sell affordable products that help people worldwide, while delivering outstanding shareholder returns and positively impacting the Louisville community.
Award amount:  $125,000



NetQuest has partnered with the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to develop a system that will provide early diagnosis of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) through the remote monitoring of temperature in beef cattle.
Award amount:  $100,000