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Aeon Systems

Aeon Systems will leverage off the shelf RFID technology in novel and innovative ways to track personnel on US military ships. The system will integrate with existing shipboard technology to detect the location of all personnel in real-time and serve as a communications link with both centralized and decentralized capabilities; drastically enhancing accountability, command and control, and safety in dynamic operational environments.

Blood and Guts Boat Cleaner

As a marine biologist, I have partnered with an industrial chemist to develop Blood and Guts Boat Cleaner- a biodegradable, easy to use soap, that was specifically formulated to remove blood stains from boats. Our product is fully developed and ready to bring to market, which is large (over 580K registered boats and 1.9 million fishermen in Texas alone), but easily reached through e-commerce.

Extra Vascular Access (EVA)

EVA provides a safe, accurate and simple method to gain venous and arterial access in a way that improves the success rate, reduces the risk of damage and bleeding complications, and saves time in the 20 million vascular access procedures performed annually in the US. The device, adapted to fit major ultrasound probe heads, immobilizes the needle in the plane of image visualization, guaranteeing complete visualization of the needle throughout the access process, while simultaneously allowing for real-time physician adjustment for tissue depth, patient anatomy, needle and probe angulation, and rapid wire exchange throughout the procedure.

Guide-Ox

For colorectal surgeons who perform gastrointestinal (GI) resections and are dissatisfied with the occurrence of anastomotic leaks, our product is a smart surgical tool that provides feedback on healthy anastomosis formation. Unlike alternative solutions that require inconvenient and expensive capital equipment, our product seamlessly integrates into the current workflow.

Billboard Shelter

We will repurpose the 600,000,000 million square feet waste stream of the billboard industry, an extremely durable form of vinyl, to better shelter millions of refugees who will spend 12-17 years living in tents.