The following I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition participants have been invited to compete in round two:
Zone 1 (Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties)
Gamertag World Inc. – Alexander Julien, Christopher Googoo, Keith Julien Sr. – Millbrook
A social networking website that allows members to connect, share and play
GMS Surface Tech Ltd. – Gerrard Marangoni, Kulbir Singh, Joe Menchefski – Antigonish
High performance green surface-cleaning products and other applications of surface chemistry
Pearl & Daisy Natural Soap Company Inc. – Rebecca Taylor – Londonderry
Safe, natural insect repellent
Water Drills International Inc. – Jim Proudfoot, Lynn Christie – New Glasgow
An environmentally-friendly household drain cleaning tool
znanja – Tim Houston, Jim Fitt – New Glasgow
Tool to automatically convert instructor-led training material into eLearning content
Zone 2 (Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne and Yarmouth counties)
Fridgebook.com – Ian Grant – Bridgewater
Internet site for archiving and sharing children's artwork
Helix Media Publishing – Kirsten Tomilson, Christopher Zimmer – Lunenburg
Production and distribution of interactive eBooks
Prometheus Solar Technologies Ltd., Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering Ltd. – Peter Kinley – Lunenburg
High temperature solar technology for energy generation
Van Dyk Specialty Freezing Innovations – Peter Van Dyk, Jeannie Van Dyk, Charles Van Dyk – Caledonia
Quick freezing technology for fresh fruit and vegetables
Ventgrid Inc. – Gord McPherson, Andre Veinotte – Chester
Building construction technology for ventilation and water drainage, made from recycled plastics
Zone 3 (Digby, Annapolis, Kings and Hants counties)
Buzzer Apps Mobile Solutions – Andrew Smiley, Andrew Postma, Lisa Cinnamon, Grant Carstenson – Newport
Solution for rapid creation and deployment of mobile device applications
Laser GeoDataNet – Chris Hopkinson – Middleton
3D laser scanning data portal and project consultancy services
Local Information Utility – Trevor Robar, Perry Skipton – Middleton
GIS information management tool used by governments to organize and manage location-based data
Phero-Innovation – Kirk Hillier – Wolfville
Environmentally-friendly pheromone-based pest management solutions
The Bait Savour – Vince Stuart – Meteghan Centre
A programmable bait release apparatus for all trap fisheries worldwide
Zone 4 (Halifax Regional Municipality)
DeNovaMed Inc. – Christopher McMaster, Donald Weaver, David Byers – Halifax
Antibiotics for resistant infections
Densitas – Mohamed Abdolell, Tim Burke, Michael Lee – Halifax
Automated breast density measurement
Mindful Scientific Inc. – Donald Weaver, Christopher Barden – Halifax
Medical devices to evaluate brain status in concussion and other consciousness disorders
NewCo Scientific – Michael Barr – Halifax
Tools for the growing biomolecular diagnostics market
Rent Donkey – Duncan Enman – Halifax
An apartment search engine that combines rental listings from all major sources onto a searchable map
Zone 5 (Victoria, Cape Breton, Inverness and Richmond counties)
Blackrock Electronics – Chris O'Connor – Black Rock
A hand-held device for calibrating instrumentation such as thermocouples and temperature transmitters
Envidity Inc. – Jeff Brookman, Sandy Laing, Henry Scheil – Calgary
Underground coal gasification technology with carbon capture to develop un-mineable coal reserves to provide clean energy
J&K Scientific Inc. – Krishnat Naikwadi – Edwardsville
Gas chromotagraphy (GC) columns used for trace analysis and monitoring techniques in the environmental, petroleum and pharmaceutical industries
MediaSpark Inc. – Mathew Georghiou – Sydney
A massively multiplayer online business simulation
Synergy Memory Solutions – Todd Mercer – Sydney
An integratable system to impede a senior citizen's memory loss, using repetition and reflection for retention
Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 8, 2011