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Stellar Biotechnologies manufactures Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH), an immune-stimulating protein used in wide-ranging therapeutic and diagnostic markets. Potent, yet proven safe in humans, KLH operates as both a vital component for conjugate vaccines (targeting cancer,…

BOLDFACE Group is a licensing and branding company focused on celebrity beauty licensing. The California-based company was founded by beauty industry veterans Nicole Ostoya and Robin Coe-Hutshing. The company sells its cosmetics and beauty products…

Northwest Biotherapeutics is a biotech company focused on developing immunotherapy products to treat cancers more effectively than current treatments, eliminating toxicities of the kind associated with chemotherapies, and on a cost-effective basis, in both the…

Augme Technologies and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hipcricket, provide a customer engagement platform designed to help brands, agencies and media properties to engage customers, drive loyalty and increase sales via mobile. Hipcricket’s customers connect with…

China Distance Education Holdings provides online education in China focusing on professional education. The online courses offered by the company are necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law, healthcare, construction…

CopyTele develops and acquires patented technologies for the purposes of patent monetization and patent assertion. COPY currently has 66 U.S. Patents and 11 U.S. Patent applications with coverage primarily organized into six patent portfolios in…

AdCare Health Systems provides senior living and health care facility management. The company owns and manages long-term care facilities and retirement communities, where its mission is to provide the highest quality of healthcare services to…

Elephant Talk Communications is an international provider of mobile proprietary Software Defined Network Architecture (Software DNATM) platforms for the telecommunications industry. The platforms are applicable to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators…

Cancer Genetics is a DNA-based cancer diagnostics company servicing some of the most prestigious medical institutions in the world. The company’s tests target hard-to-diagnose cancers such as hematological, urogenital and HPV-associated cancers. CGIX also provides…

Abtech Holdings is an environmental technologies and engineering firm that provides water pollution and contamination solutions to communities, industry and governments. The company’s products are based on polymer technologies capable of removing hydrocarbons, sediment and…

Pharmagen and its wholly owned subsidiaries and operating divisions provide wholesale, compounding and innovative IT solutions for the nation’s sterile pharmaceutical environment. The company is a distributor of specialty drugs, compounding and admix pharmacy and…

Wonder International Education & Investment Group operates seven IT-focused vocational training schools in seven provinces in China: Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Liaoning, and Fujian. The company’s core focus is to educate students in the…

Sysorex Global Holdings provide e-Business, e-government, consulting services, global services and strategic outsourcing to clients in major industries, including financial services, high technology, telecommunications, Industrial, construction, aerospace, retail and government. The company’s services span data…

BioRestorative Therapies develops medical procedures using cell and tissue protocols, primarily involving adult stem cells, to provide minimally invasive cellular-based treatments. BRT is developing: the brtxDISC™ Program, a non-surgical treatment for bulging and herniated discs;…

Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of non-invasive cellular imaging devices to diagnose skin cancer with an optical biopsy. The company’s VivaScope 1500 and VivaScope 3000 confocal imagers acquire,…

Towerstream, a 4G and Small Cell Rooftop Tower company, owns, operates and leases Wi-Fi and Small Cell rooftop tower locations to cellular phone operators, tower, Internet and cable companies, as well as hosts a variety…

LCA-Vision is a provider of laser vision correction services. The company owns and operates 54 LasikPlus® vision centers in the United States: 49 full-service LasikPlus® fixed-site laser vision correction centers and five pre- and post-operative…

Sutor Technology is a China-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end fine finished steel products and welded steel pipes used by a variety of downstream applications. SUTR utilizes a variety of in-house developed processes and technologies…

GreenHunter Energy provides Total Water Management Solutions™ in the oilfield. In addition to licensing of and joint ventures with manufacturers of mobile water treatment systems (Frac-Cycle™), GRH expands capacity of salt water disposal facilities, next-generation…

WaveFront Technology is a technology-based company whose goal is to leverage its intellectual property in order to maximize oil production recovery operations, as well as provide additional solutions for environmental applications. The company’s injection approach…

Chromadex is a natural products company that discovers, acquires, develops and commercializes proprietary-based ingredient technologies through its wholly owned synergistic business units. Products include ingredient technologies, natural product fine chemicals, chemistry and analytical testing services,…

ThermoEnergy is a diversified technologies company focused on the worldwide development, sales and commercialization of patented and/or proprietary wastewater treatment and power generation technologies. The company has established itself as provider and developer of sustainable…

Cleveland BioLabs is a clinical stage biotechnology company establishing a pipeline of compounds primarily focused on oncology applications and mitigation of radiation injury. The company’s lead compound is being developed as both a radiation countermeasure…

NanoViricides is a development stage company creating a novel nanoviricide® class of drug candidates designed to specifically attack enveloped virus particles and to dismantle them. NNVC is developing drugs against a number of viral diseases…

Oculus Innovative Sciences is a global healthcare company engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of prescription and non-prescription products in more than 20 countries. The company’s products are used to address unmet medical needs…

CAS Medical Systems is a leading developer and manufacturer of medical devices for non-invasive patient monitoring. The company’s FORE-SIGHT Absolute Cerebral Oximeter provides an accurate, non-invasive, continuous measurement of absolute cerebral tissue oxygen saturation. In…

Direct Insite delivers cloud-based e-invoicing solutions for AP, AR and payments automation. DIRI’s Invoices On-Line (IOL) suite is designed to simplify AP and AR processes such as: electronic invoice distribution and submission, purchase order submission,…

Acorn Energy is a holding company operating through four portfolio companies that help companies improve productivity, reliability, security,and efficiency. GridSense provides monitoring for all critical points along the electricity delivery system. OMNIMETRIX remotely monitors emergency…

Heska Corp. markets advanced veterinary diagnostic and other specialty veterinary products with a core focus on the canine and feline markets. The company’s offerings include diagnostic instruments and supplies as well as single use, point-of-care…

SearchCore is a technology-based Internet marketing services company that offers customers an integrated suite of services including media, technology, marketing and information. SRER owns a portfolio of Web sites and domain names in a variety…

DS Healthcare Group is a developer of biotechnology for topical, and nutritional therapies. The company markets its therapies through online and specialty retailers, distributors, cosmetics wholesalers, and salons. DSKX is one of few cosmetic companies…

The Hackett Group is a global strategic business advisory and business transformation consulting firm providing best practice advisory, benchmarking and transformation consulting services including strategy and operations, working capital management, shared services and globalization advice.…

Can-Fite BioPharma is an Israeli biopharmaceutical company with fully integrated pharmaceutical discovery and clinical development capabilities. The company’s pipeline is comprised of proprietary compounds in phase 2 and 3 clinical development stage, which address autoimmune-inflammatory…

Del Mar Pharmaceuticals is developing and commercializing cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications for patients failing modern targeted or biologic treatments. The company’s lead asset, VAL-083, is currently undergoing clinical trials in the U.S.…

Unilife, developer and commercial supplier of injectable drug delivery systems, has established a portfolio of proprietary device technologies that includes prefilled syringes with automatic needle retraction, drug reconstitution delivery systems, auto-injectors, wearable injectors and targeted…

Document Security Systems develops and provides patented anti-counterfeiting, anti-fraud, authentication and brand protection technologies used by governments, corporations and financial institutions worldwide. DSS’ proprietary technology solutions deter unauthorized scanning and copying, and facilitate authentication of…

TranSwitch provides innovative integrated circuit (IC) and intellectual property (IP) solutions for the customer premises and network infrastructure markets. For the customer-premises market, TXCC offers multi-standard, high-speed interconnect solutions and a family of best-in-class communications…

Keating Capital is a business development company that specializes in making pre-IPO investments in innovative, emerging growth companies that are committed to and capable of becoming public. KIPO operates as non-controlling investors and does not…