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Delaware is home to dozens of emerging technology companies that are poised for growth and will change the world in the process. This section will provide profiles of those companies as examples of the innovation and determination that are alive and well in our community.

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FLOWatch®

FLOWatch® , LLR is an environmental data management company centered on water whose founders have ever 50 years of collective experience in the industry. Based in Delaware, FLOWatch® is a minority-owned company with the first fully user configurable, secure and web based Operational Data Management System (ODMS) in the sector.

Its flagship product, FLOWwatch Plant Manger(FPM) is an ODMS platform built on a patent pending solution developed by and for water utility professionals utilizing scalable enterprise software architecture. The application meets the needs of large multi-billion dollar companies just as easily as it serves local system providers that service a small number of households. It can connect to any existing information system via automatic data feeds, allowing users to leverage past technology investments.

Less than ten weeks after entering the market, FLOWatch® has captured the attention of some of the largest and most prominent players in the US water utility sector. Companies such as American Water, EPCOR and Westin Engineering have expressed interest in the platform, describing it as the first tool to comprehensively address the water utility industrys needs at the operational ,managerial and decision-making level.

FLOWatch® was the "Best Emerging Technology" award winner at the Spring 2011 DE ETC Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition.

Voltaic Coatings

Voltaic Coatings produces a specialty conductive polymer, utilizing toll manufacturing to create a highly customizable product, ProDot Plus. ProDot Plus offers a unique, polymer, thin-film coating that will be used as a conductive material in various applications, including touch screens, electronic displays, solar cells, and others.

Voltaic Coatings produces a polymer that maximizes the material properties such as conductivity, transparency, and impedance required by clients, while promising a more consistent coating due to the unique molecular structure of our polymer.

Voltaic Coatings is currently in the process of seeking SBIR/STTR grants to perform initial R&D, proof of concept, and lab scale device manufacturing. They will look for a private infusion of capital in future years to fund the scaling up of operations to commercial level, build their client base, and expand their technical and sales staff.

Voltaic Coatings was the "Best Overall Business Plan" award winner at the Spring 2011 DE ETC Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition.

The App Dudes

The App Dudes solicit great new ideas for apps from the general population through a competitive process, leverage a focus group to pick the top ideas, develop the best, reward the creator, and promote these through the Apple Store and other routes to market. The App dudes bridge the gap between great app ideas and commercial success.

Individuals with app ideas can submit their concepts to The App Dudes online. The top ranking ideas are developed, launched, and marketed. Creators of the top ranking ideas are rewarded with an upfront payment for their ideas and royalty payments resulting from the successful launch of the product. The App Dudes will help these consumers take their "next big idea" and create a fully functioning product, essentially turning their dream into a reality.

The App Dudes was the "Most Innovative Business Plan" award winner at the Fall 2010 DE ETC Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition.

Bombshell Beauty

Bombshell Beauty , located in Wilmington Delaware, is a consumer products company specializing in unique "do it yourself" hair styling tools and accessories that are easy to use and fit within any budget. Bombshell Beauty owns one US Patent and has two patents pending. The Bombshell Beauty trademark has been files. The Company's goal is to build international awareness of Bombshell Beauty as a standalone brand by capitalizing on current products as well as by launching new products under the Bombshell Beauty brand. New product in 2011 will include Modern Beehive in a Snap and Ti Titanium Bend n Snap Rollers.

Recent study found that 76% of women would like to create more professional, salon-quality hairstyles at home but find it nearly impossible to accomplish. Bombshell Beauty's products have been designed to offer solutions to the common hair frustrations women experience: The products are user-friendly and perform as promised, there are easy step by step instructions, and they inexpensive as compared to similar products on the market.

Bombshell Beauty was the "Best Overall Business Plan" award winner at the Fall 2010 DE ETC Boot Camp and Business Plan Competition.

 

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