Jostein Steensnaes Bjøndal

QD Vision, Inc. develops nanotechnology-based optical products for display and solid state lighting applications. Its materials and components are used to illuminate applications, including flat panel displays, solid state lighting systems, and defense and security projects. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Steckel, Joe J. Caruso, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Gregory V. Moeller and Vladimir Bulovic in 2004 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Stellaris Corp. manufactures and markets solar modules. Its product allows direct-to-roof application, saves installation time and costly materials and simplifying the installation by eliminating the need for racking or grounding. Its clearpower modules use only a fraction of the PV of conventional modules, resulting in cell-to-module conversion cost. The company was founded by Lee Johnson and James B. Paull in April 2005 and is headquartered in North Billerica, MA.

Part of BAE Systems Plc, Advanced Power Technologies, Inc. develops and integrates high technology systems, instruments, and software. The company is based in Washington. Advanced Power Technologies was acquired by BAE Systems, Inc. on March 27, 2003 for $27 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Biosergen AS develops drugs based on biosynthetic engineering of natural products, combined with chemical synthesis. It develops antibiotics for the use in antifungal therapy. The firm uses engineered biosynthesis technology that allows alterations in microbial genes, which lead to predictable changes in the final structure of the natural product. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Tiller, Norway.

Marine Cybernetics AS provides ships and offshore installations through testing of computer control systems. It offers DP HIL testing; PMS HIL testing; HIL testing of other systems; DP thrust capacity analysis for various weather conditions, thrust failures, thrust locations, and thrust vendors; DP capability analysis; simulation of marine operations, vessels, and environmental loads; and concept and design review of control systems, including dynamic positioning systems, vessel automatic systems, thruster and propulsion systems, crane systems, and drilling systems, as well as navigation, sensor, and nautical systems. The company was founded by Olav Egeland, Tor Arne Johansen, Arild Ove Paulsen and Jan Andreas Biti in 2002 and is headquartered in Tiler, Norway.

Investinor AS is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Innovasjon Norge founded in 2008. The company is headquartered in Trondheim.

Novus Energy Management LLC (Novus Energy Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Reidar Langmo, Martin Aares, Mark Huang, Jay Tannon, Nicholas Perrins and Jay Tannon. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Silicon Laboratories Norway AS is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM Cortex processor core. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems and portable heath and fitness equipment.

AblePay Technologies AS develops solutions to enable hardware security in wireless networks. Its solutions include SIMLINK BlueSIM, WLANSIM and NFC KEY FOB. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

MarBiLeads AS engages in the development of drug candidates for infections and cancer based on marine microorganisms. The company was founded on December 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Disruptive Technologies AS engages in collection of innovators, dedicated to expanding the Internet of things through a level of connectivity. The company was founded by Erik Farevagg Fossum November 2013 and is headquartered in Blomsterdalen, Norway.

Funzionano AS produces and sells functional nanotechnology-based hybrid polymers. It is a generic technology platform that has been developed at SINTEF materials and chemistry. The company is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.

Prox Dynamics AS develops, produces and sells personal reconnaissance systems for solutions to complex problems based on modern microelectronics for solutions. It offers PD-100, a personal reconnaissance system that provides end users with mobile sensor system; Black Hornet 2 nano sensors and embedded PRS software. The company was founded in December 2007 and is headquartered in Hvalstad, Norway.

Minuendo AS manufactures hearing protection devices. It offers earplugs for musician. The company was founded by Tom Alexander Trones, Olav Kvaløy, Knut Håkon Breivik, and Stian Terje Aldrin on June 18, 2018 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

ZIVID AS specializes in providing industrial 3D cameras for pick and place robotics, random bin picking, piece picking, logistics, machine tending, assembly, and ecommerce. The private company is located in Norway. The Norwegian company's cameras improve automated piece picking, SKU registration, and mobile self-picking in ecommerce.

Nadeno Nanoscience AS is a company based in Trondheim, Norway. Nadeno is a Sintef spin-off that specializes in nanotechnology drug delivery platforms. The Norwegian company has developed a platform that focuses on unleashing the potential of hard-to-deliver hydrophobic small molecule drugs. The company's technology is designed to address the majority of failures in drug delivery. The company was founded by Annbjørg Falck and Yrr Mørch, with Annbjørg Falck serving as CEO since incorporation.