NHIRC Highlights680 jobs created or retained

18:1 total leverage for state funds

$32.5MM SBIR awards for NHIRC projects

$44MM to NH in research infrastructure awards through EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - NSF)

Awardees have raised over $900MM in additional funding creating many marketed products

The NHIRC Oversight Committee 2017 These positions are legislated or appointed by the NH Governor.

The NHIRC matches businesses in New Hampshire with dollars to support translational research efforts that further growth and development of New Hampshire businesses, increasing job growth, opportunities, and revenues. The NHIRC was legislated in 1991, Title 15 Chapter 187A.

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Questions? Contact Ellen Christo,

NHIRC Program Manager atnhirc.info@unh.edu;

603.862.5446

NH Senate Martha Fuller Clark, Senator

NH House of Representatives *Open

NH Dept. of Economic Development Christopher Way, Deputy Director, Division of Economic Development

NH School of Law, UNH *Open

Large Business Robert Gyurik, Pharmaceutical Consultant

Small Business Terry Anderton, CEO, Wagz

Small Business Jake Reder, CEO, Celdara Medical, LLC

Dartmouth Technology Transfer Office Jamie Coughlin, Director of Entrepreneurship

Senior Vice Provost for Research, UNH Jan Nisbet, Senior Vice Provost for Research

College of Engineering and Physical Science, UNH Glenn Shwaery, Associate Dean for Research

New Hampshire Innovation Research Center Marc Sedam, Executive Director

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New Hampshire Innovation Research Center

2017 Impact ReportHigh Leverage. Strong Impact.

NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 1 Senator Jeff Woodburn $394,407 2001 Presby Environmental Inc. Sugar Hill 1997 Crown Vantage Berlin 1995 NE Electric Wire Lisbon

District 2 Senator Bob Guida $39,999 1995 L.W. Packard Ashland

District 3 Senator Jeb Bradley $112,776 2006 MBP, Bioenergy, LLC North Conway 1995 Morrell Corp. Glen

District 6 Senator James Gray $870,346 2010 Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. Rochester 2009 Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. Rochester 2008 Newport Computer Services Rochester 2002 Lydall, Inc. Rochester 2001 Albany Techniweave, Inc. Rochester (now Albany Engineered Composites) 1999 Albany Techniweave, Inc. Rochester (now Albany Engineered Composites 1999 Zero Emissions New Durham 1994 Cleary Cleaners Rochester

District 7 Senator Harold French $570,126 2002 AavidThermalloy, LLC Laconia 2001 AFL (Noyes Fiber Systems) Belmont 2001 AFL (Noyes Fiber Systems) Belmont 1995 Aavid Engineering Laconia (now AavidThermalloy, LLC) 1993 Allan-Rogers Ltd. Laconia 1993 Mills Industries Laconia

AavidThermalloy, Laconia, NH (‘95, ’02) “We entered the new market area of heat pipes through a NHIRC grant by working with UNH chemical engineering professor to study the corrosion and aging to improve the reliability of these heat pipes. UNH had equipment not available at Aavid and the expertise needed to develop a predictive aging model. Aavid officials estimated this market to produce between $500,000 and $1 million within the following year, and add about eight new jobs.”

~ Craig Wood, CEO

Albany Engineered Composites, Inc., Rochester, NH (‘99, ’01, ‘09, ‘10)

“According to AEC, the company can now employ the computational approach developed and validated in the project to determine whether new fiber architectures will lead to microcracking with certain resin types. This virtual prototyping approach helps reducing cost and design turnaround time”

~ Igor Tsukrov, Principal Investigator

Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7

Did you know…

Albany Engineered Composites (‘99, ’01, ‘09, ‘10) Almost 20% of the salaried employees at AEC’s Rochester, NH facility are UNH graduates and a majority of them hold engineering degrees.

Presby Environmental (‘01) is an innovative environmental organization that engineers new technology to change the way the world approaches wastewater treatment. Today the company is working at the cutting edge of water pollution control to help protect and preserve our most precious natural resources.

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Turbocam International, Dover, NH (‘00,‘06,’14,’16) “We purchased a rotating beam tester as part of the project. The instrument is used for teaching one on my classes, has produced results for three journal papers, and educated several students. Additionally, Turbocam donated a vibratory polisher for sample preparation to us. We were very grateful for that. It is currently at the University Instrumentation Center (UIC).

~ Marko Knezevic, Principal Investigator

2KR Systems, LLC Barrington, NH (’14) “The grant allowed us to make progress on a major innovation that we were unlikely to otherwise achieve.”

~ Chris Dundorf, President

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NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 4 Senator David H. Watters $1,131,085 2016 Turbocam, Inc. Dover 2014 Turbocam, Inc. Barrington 2014 2KR Systems, LLC Barrington 2006 Turbocam, Inc. Barrington 2005 Prometheus Group Dover 2001 Textron Automotive Co. Dover 2000 Turbocam, Inc. Barrington 1997 Conproco Dover 1996 Eastern Air Devices Dover (now Electrocraft) 1994 Energy Reclaimation Inc. Rollinsford 1994 GFS Magnetics Dover 1993 Eastern Air Devices Dover

District 16 Senator Scott McGilvray $20,059 2007 Omega Smart, Inc. Candia

District 17 Senator John Reagan $322,696 2005 Sentry BioScience Inc. Nottingham 2004 Pleasant View Gardens Loudon 2002 Pleasant View Gardens Loudon 1998 Poly Roll Loudon 1998 Great Crates Strafford

District 18 Senator Donna M. Soucy $790,956 2011 Velcro Group Corporation Manchester 2009 Velcro Group Corporation Manchester 2008 Velcro Group Corporation Manchester 2001 Poly Vac Inc. Manchester 1999 Insight Biomedical, Inc. Manchester 1997 Hubscrub Manchester 1994 KRL/Bantry Manchester

Did you know...

Turbocam International (‘00,‘06,’14,’16) is collaborating with UNH to evaluate the possibility of replacing the traditional technology of casting by a novel additive manufacturing. Introducing this new cutting edge technology, called direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), requires making sure that the performance of the parts they make for their aerospace, industrial, and automotive customers continues to satisfy all performance and certification criteria.

NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 5 Senator Martha Hennessey $3,986,535

2016 Rytek Lebanon 2016 CairnSurgical Lebanon 2014 Peroxyium Lebanon 2011 M2S, Inc. West Lebanon 2011 AxiSol Lebanon 2010 Celdara Medical, LLC Lebanon 2009 Hypertherm, Inc. Hanover 2009 ImmuRx Inc. Lebanon 2009 M2S, Inc. West Lebanon 2009 Ray-Tech Infrared Corporation Charlestown 2008 Woomera Therapeutics Lebanon 2008 Celdara Medical, LLC Lebanon 2007 ImmuRx Inc. Lebanon 2007 AAC International Lebanon 2004 Medical Media Systems West Lebanon 2003 ThermalVision Inc. Hanover 2003 GlycoFi, Inc. (now Merck) Lebanon 2001 AAC International Lebanon 1999 Aurora Optics Lebanon 1998 Audit Security Bags West Lebanon 1998 Fluent, Inc. Lebanon 1996 Materials Innovations Lebanon 1992 Medical Media Systems West Lebanon

District 5

Did you know...

RyTek’s (17) is designing a marketable impedance-sensing device that can be used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to monitor patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide clinicians with early enough warning to adequately treat evolving injury. Bioimpedance sensing is a method by which intracranial pathology can be safely and continuously monitored in patients with TBI.

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Peroxyium, Lebanon, NH (’14)“Having this money to develop a drug that actually achieved its intended function in animals was immensely beneficial. We are ready to begin the process of toxicological testing and therefore, much closer to applying for an IDE from the FDA.”

~ James Leiter, Principal Investigator

CairnSurgical, Lebanon, NH (’16)“CairnSurgical is developing an MRI-derived surgical guidance device, the Breast Cancer Locator (BCL), to improve the accuracy of Breast Conserving Surgery, and with Dartmouth researchers will develop and optimize MRI imaging parameters across multiple MRI scanners and in multi-site settings.”

~ Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, CTO

Districts 8, 9, 10, 15, 20

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Roy Matheson and Associates, Keene, NH (‘09)“This research project developed a bridge between the Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Occupation Therapy Departments at UNH and created student interest by applying their knowledge to evaluate and enhance the equipment used to perform functional capacity evaluations (FCE) for Heart Rate Monitors, Blood Pressure Monitors, and Load Cells.”

~ John LaCourse, UNH Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

WWPass, Manchester, NH (’14)“WWPass got a lot of publicity and visibility through this project. WWPass technology got credibility by means of this project and we were able to establish trust with our new customers, which is very important for a start-up company.

~ Inna Shablygin, Title and Division Director of Academic Relationships.

Did you know...

IXXAT (‘06) is one of the leading suppliers of data communication technology for the automation and automotive industry with a continual and considerable amount of investment in research and development of innovative, powerful and cost effective products and constant training for our employees to insure their familiarity with the latest technological advancements.

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NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 8 Senator Ruth Ward $69,540 2001 Hexaport International Ltd. Weare 1998 Northland Tool Weare

District 9 Senator Andy Sanborn $912,051 2015 Graphicast Inc. Jaffery 2007 Graphicast Inc. Jaffrey 2006 IXXAT, Inc Bedford 2006 IXXAT, Inc Bedford 2004 Spaceflight Systems Corporation Bedford 2002 New Hampshire Ball Bearing, Inc. Peterborough 2001 D.D. Bean / Sons Jaffrey 1999 Aura Instrumentation Mount Vernon 1998 Creative Optics Bedford 1997 Pegit, Inc. Dublin 1997 Sonetech Corp. Bedford 1995 Biorelease Technologies Bedford 1992 Paragon Publishing Bedford

District 10 Senator Jay Kahn $106,592 2009 Roy Matheson and Associates Keene

District 15 Senator Dan Feltes $73,996 2007 Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. Concord 2000 Allor Project Company Concord

District 20 Senator Lou D’Allesandro $66,000

2014 WWPass Manchester

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District 11 Senator Gary Daniels $1,997,919 2015 Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 2013 AIRMAR Technology Milford 2011 Hitchiner Milford 2006 Cubic Wafer Merrimack 2006 Percardia Inc. Merrimack 2005 Cubic Wafer Merrimack 2005 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 2004 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 2002 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 2002 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 2001 Norton-Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramics Milford 2000 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 1999 GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Merrimack 1998 FPR, Inc. Merrimack 1998 Sanders Merrimack 1996 AIRMAR Technology Milford 1994 Clearview Software Amherst 1994 Saint-Gobain Crystals Milford

District 12 Senator Kevin Avard $656,863 2012 New Hampshire Optical Systems Nashua 2011 Advanced Renewable Energy Company LLC Nashua 2006 Warwick Mills New Ipswich 2004 Advanced Computer Resources Nashua 2001 Northeast Photosciences Hollis 1994 Flight Simulation Systems Nashua

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New Hampshire Optical Systems, Nashua, NH (‘12)“As a telecommunications provider of fiber optic infrastructure solutions, our NHIRC award allows us to research software-defined networks that offer increased broadband speeds and capabilities to businesses of all sizes across the state. The anticipated result is that we will be able to bring network technology to broadband companies who want to expand Internet and communication products to under-served and un-served areas in New Hampshire.”

~ Rob Carmichael, President

Warwick Mills, New Ipswich, NH (‘06)“Warwick worked on a project with Dartmouth to advance materials for medical applications. The NHIRC grant positioned us to secure $150,000 in National Science Foundation funding and a new federal grant has the potential to secure an additional $500,000 later this year. This means jobs for Warwick and jobs for New Hampshire.”

~Jenny Houston,VP of Business Development

Did you know...

Hitchiner (‘11) is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings and fully-finished casting components to industry. Hitchiner has over 2,000 employees worldwide and revenues of $200MM.

AIRMAR Technology Corporation (’96, ’13), a NH small business formed in 1982, is a designer and manufacturer of marine electronics, and has had steady growth in business volume and size. Nearly 100% of AIRMAR’s products are designed and built in NH and construction of a second manufacturing building began in Fall 2012.

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NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 13 Senator Bette R. Lasky $428,854 2007 Sky Skan, Inc. Nashua 2000 Resonetics, Inc. Nashua 1998 Lancast Nashua

District 14 Senator Sharon M. Carson $1,177,479 2011 Conductive Compounds Hudson 2009 Presstek Inc. Hudson 2007 Presstek Inc. Hudson 2002 Durham Research Londonderry 2001 Durham Research Londonderry 2000 Diatide Londonderry 1997 Acu-Gage Hudson 1997 Admix Londonderry

District 19 Senator Regina Birdsell $509,921 1999 Johnson / Johnston Associates Hampstead 1995 Built-On Technology Derry 1993 Fireye Derry

District 22 Senator Chuck Morse $1,158,462 2011 Design Mentor, Inc. Pelham 2007 AmberWave System Corporation Salem 2001 Chart Inc., Storage Systems Division Plaistow 2001 Ion Physics Corporation Atkinson 1998 Process Engineering, Inc. (now Chart Inc.) Plaistow 1997 Advanced Device Technologies Salem 1993 Bioquest Atkinson 1993 Global Ozone Solutions Atkinson

Conductive Compounds, Hudson, NH (‘11)“The fact that a small business in the state of New Hampshire was able to join forces with a small group of researchers at a state university to participate in what is considered the current “holy grail” of material science and commercialization is extraordinary. My company employs 13 people, we are currently hiring three more and have sustained double digit growth over the past three years despite the economy. We have sales offices throughout Europe, Israel, Russia and in three key areas in Asia. Research into nanopartical metals was way beyond the scope of a small business like mine, but with the NHIRC matched funding and the resources at UNH, we will end with a commercially viable means to manufacture and sell specialty inks and coatings.”

~ Don Banfield, CEO Design Mentor, Inc., Pelham, NH (‘11)

“This [grant] enabled my team to begin a deeper exploration of cardiopulmonary bypass technologies…and we started a new line of research into micro-cardiopulmonary bypass circuits for research purposes. They (Design Mentor) were able to secure additional angel and venture funding. It also helped them to reach out to other institutes involved in cardiopulmonary bypass research and to form collaborations with these groups.”

~ Ryan Halter, Principal InvestigatorSky Skan, Nashua, NH (‘07)

“This NHIRC project ‘Climate and Change’ visualization for immersive Full Dome Environments allowed us to find new ways of making NOAA data products more widely accessible with an immediate value of helping the public understand meteorological and ocean current concepts.”

~ Colin Ware, UNH Data Visualization Lab

Districts 13, 14, 19, 22

Did you know…

At Sky Skan’s world headquarters in Nashua (’07) they design and install the world’s top full-dome planetariums and visualization theaters which are in use at world-renowned institutions such as Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 (the only planetarium at sea) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.

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NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 21 Senator Martha Fuller Clark $2,469,360 2015 Lamprey Networks, Inc. Durham 2014 ArgenTech Solutions Durham 2014 Lamprey Networks, Inc. Durham 2013 Obliterase Portsmouth

2012 Hutchinson Sealing Systems Newfields 2012 ArgenTech Solutions Durham 2011 Innovacine Portsmouth 2011 Unified Office Portsmouth 2009 Simply Green Biofuels, LLC Portsmouth 2009 Applied Geosolutions, LLC Durham 2007 IVS 3D Portsmouth 2006 Spin Analytical Inc. Durham 2006 White Mountain Pharma, Inc. Portsmouth 2006 Xemed Durham 2005 Regal Sleeving and Tubing, LLC Newmarket 2005 Chaoticom Technologies Durham 2004 Great Bay Aquaculture/Aquafarms Portsmouth 2004 Regal Sleeving and Tubing, LLC Newmarket 2003 Powerspan (now Zero Emissions, Inc.) Portsmouth 2001 Intellitech Corporation Durham 2001 WASTECH International, Inc. Portsmouth 1998 Fenris Durham 1997 Piscataqua Research Portsmouth 1994 Current Technology Durham

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ArgenTech, Durham, NH (‘12,’14)“ArgenTech was interested in developing a commercial and scalable technology to increase the effectiveness of the Anti-Traction Material (ATM) specifically for area denial applications. We were able to provide them with several options for encapsulant materials with various degrees of ease of production to commercialize the technology.”

~ Nivedita Gupta, Principal Investigator

“We believe that University and Small Business Partnership are key to economic growth. This [grant] allowed AgTS to gain sufficient technical and contracting experience that allowed us to credibly submit and win a proposal for a different work field - unmanned aircraft. Without this grant we likely would not have grown to a company of 70 with offices on three other continents - Colombia, South Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan. That work sustains a staff of 10 here in Newmarket which we hope to grow in the next year.”

~ Russell Mason, Vice President

Unified Office, Portsmouth, NH (’11)“Unified Office was able to advance their product development to the prototype stage in order to integrate into a service offering for small businesses.”

~ Erica Johnson, Principal Investigator

Lamprey Networks, Durham, NH (‘14,’15)“We gained a lot of insight in how to work effectively with the University, were able to enhance our IP, and have a much better understanding of some of the complexities that we will need to address in order to make the data we collect from remote monitoring usable to the analytical engines that are seeking to improve health.”

~ Barry Reinhold, President

Did you know...

Hutchinson Sealing Systems (’12) manufactures vehicle weather strips for cars, trucks, and RVs as well as engineered seals used for HVAC systems, computer cabinets, and other containers. Hutchinson is known for innovation with over 200 engineers and scientists dedicated solely for this purpose with proven innovation in materials, process and product.

NHIRC Proposal Dollars

District 23 Senator William Gannon $840,228 2008 Recycled Asphalt Brentwood 2007 Alaka’I Consulting / Engineering Inc. Chester 2007 BioSignetics Corporation Exeter 2006 BioSignetics Corporation Exeter 2002 SiGARMS, Inc. Exeter 1995 Dedicated Electronics Chester

District 24 Senator Dan Innis $2,381,058 2016 Halo Maritime Defense Systems Newton 2011 Itaconix, LLC Hampton Falls 2009 Itaconix, LLC Hampton Falls 2009 The Timberland Company Stratham 2009 Kensington Research Hampton Falls 2008 Kensington Research Hampton Falls 2008 Foss Manufacturing Company Hampton 2008 Itaconix, LLC Hampton Falls 2005 Ardent Seabrook 2005 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2005 Process Instrumentation, lnc. Hampton 2003 Wireless Sensors, LLC Greenland 2003 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2002 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2001 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2001 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2000 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 2000 Bentley Pharmaceuticals North Hampton 1999 BioTherapeutics, LLC Stratham 1998 BioTherapeutics, LLC Stratham 1996 SleepNet Corp. Hampton

Districts 23 & 24

Did you know...

SleepNet (‘96) created a sleep mask “MiniMe” which has been approved by the FDA for pediatric use—the only true gel cushion, one-of-a-kind mask for kids.

Itaconix (’08, ‘09, ‘11) In June, 2016, Itaconix, LLC was acquired by the UK-based company Revolymer, PLC for $7M.

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Itaconix, Hampton Falls, NH (‘08, ‘09, ‘11)“Our privately-held green technology company founded in 2008 develops polymers that are derived from renewable resources and that replace the petroleum-based chemicals used in products such as detergents. Our company has demonstrated remarkable growth and in 2009 announced the commercial launch of its first two products. Most recently, we have filed 5 patents related to our NHIRC projects.”

~ John Shaw, CEO and Co-Founder

Halo Maritime Defense Systems, Newton, MA (’16)“The HALO Maritime Defense Systems project will produce a simulation-based design tool to predict strength and the hydrodynamic performance of marine anti-terrorism barriers, their components, and mooring systems under various environmental loading conditions and service regimes. This will provide our company with the ability to develop site-specific solutions for high risk sites in various parts of the world and incorporate new, cheaper, and environmentally friendlier materials.”

~ Jud DeCew, Director of Engineering

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The NHIRC Grant Projects By County

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