Sonja Cook

Pixelligent Technologies LLC develops and manufactures high performance nanocomposites. Its PixClear dispersions are tailored to be compatible with a wide variety of monomers and polymers. The firm’s patented synthesis and surface modification technologies produce high quality dispersions that can be easily incorporated into many of the most widely used polymer systems, from acrylics and epoxies to silicones and spin-on glasses. It delivers next generation materials for demanding applications in solid-state lighting, flat panel displays, and optical components and films. The company was founded by Gregory D. Cooper September 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The National Research Council provides science, technology and health policy consulting and advice. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Connecticut Technology Council provides leadership, support, mentoring, and advocacy to companies across every industry and at every stage of growth in Connecticut's technology ecosystem. The non-profit company is based in Connecticut. The CEOs of the American company are Derek Slap, Matthew L. Nemerson.

NexPlanar Corp. develops the next generation chemical mechanical planarization pads for the semiconductor device industry. It serves semiconductor fabrication operations around the world. The company was founded by Sudhanshu Misra and Pradip K. Roy in 2003 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Primet Precision Materials, Inc. develops technologies capable of producing materials sized from micron to nano scale. It focuses on lithium-ion battery materials for electric transportation. The company was founded by Robert J. Dobbs and Leonard E. Dolhert in 2002 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

Wyeth Holdings LLC manufactures and distributes chemicals. The firm's chemical contains phosphate rock, calcium, lime, carbide and nitrogen which are used in fertilizers. The company was founded by Frank Washburn in 1907 and is headquartered in Wayne, NJ.

Part of Tintri (Ireland) Ltd., Tintri (UK) Ltd. is a British company that engages in the sale of storage equipment for virtual machines. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2011.

Part of 3M Co., 3M Unitek Corp. is a company that manufactures and distributes orthodontic products. The company is based in Monrovia, CA.

Geomagic, Inc. develops and commercializes geometric modeling and inspection software solutions. Its products are used in the design, reverse engineering and inspection of parts and products and dental and medical markets to create customized restorations, appliances, prosthetics and treatment plans for patient care. The company was founded by Herbert Edelsbrunner and Ping Fu in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Semiconductor Industry Association operates association for the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1977 by Wilfred Corrigan, Robert Norton Noyce, Jerry Sanders, Charles Sporck and John Welty and is headquartered in John Welty, DC.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Degussa Corp. manufactures chemical products. It products include anti-chlor agents and cleaning compounds. The company is headquartered in Theodore, AL.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductor processing equipment. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Gloucester, MA.

Elementum Ltd. develops cloud and mobile applications for the supply chain management. The company was founded by Nader Mikhail, David A. Blonski and Glenn Jones in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cohere Technologies, Inc. develops a wireless technology for wireless bandwidth applications. It offers orthogonal time frequency and space, a new wireless multi-dimensional modulation scheme that overcomes issues with current TDMA and OFDM modulation schemes used in wireless to increase bandwidth and throughput. The company was founded by Salim Shlomo Rakib and Ronny Hadani in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

VLSIP Technologies, Inc. supplies semiconductor & electronic modules. Its services include design and layout, function convergence, miniaturization, interconnection technologies, semiconductor back end, material procurement, and testing. The company was founded in 1984 by Rolf R. Haberecht and is headquartered in Richardson, TX

eHealthInsurance Serivces, Inc. provides online health insurance plan services. It provides buying and using health insurance information through toll free number, online chat, email, fax, customer care team. The firm’s customers include individuals, families and small businesses. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

MonoSphere, Inc. designs and develops storage capacity management software that enables companies to forecast, plan and optimize their storage capacity. Its storage horizon solution reduces spending on storage infrastructure. The company was founded by Avi Shillo in March 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.