NHIRC DAY Tuesday, February 5, 2013 St. Paul's Church, Concord NH
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NHIRC DAY Tuesday, February 5, 2013 St. Paul’s Church, Concord NH Governor Maggie Hassan and ATTENDEES from NH LEGISLATURE Sen. Sam Cataldo Rep. Sue Gottling Rep. David Murotake Sen. Jeanie Forrester Rep. Jim Grenier Rep. Wendy Piper Sen. Andrew Hosmer Rep. Ken Grossman Rep. Larry Rappaport Sen. Bette Lasky Rep. Marcia Hammon Rep. Ian Raymond Sen. Russell Prescott Rep. Daniel Hansberry Rep. Rosemary Rodgers Sen. John Reagan Rep. Laurie Harding Rep. Chip Rice Sen. David Watters Rep. Linda Harriott-Gathright Rep. Leon Rideout Sen. Jeff Woodburn Rep. Jeffrey Harris Rep. Laurie Sanborn Rep. Caroletta Alicea Rep. Patricia Higgins Rep. Emily Sandblade Rep. Bill Baber Rep. Timothy Horrigan Rep. Frank Sapareto Rep. Bob Backus Rep. Gladys Johnsen Rep. Tom Schamberg Rep. Christy Bartlett Rep. Naida Kaen Rep. Jan Schmidt Rep. Bernie Benn Rep. Sally Kelly Rep. Marge Shepardson Rep. Peter Bixby Rep. Mary Ann Knowles Rep. Suzanne Smith Rep. Rebecca Brown Rep. Peter Leishman Rep. Judith Spang Rep. Tom Buco Rep. Rick LeVasseur Rep. Kevin St. James Rep. Betsy Burtis Rep. Robert Luther Rep. Cynthia Sweeney Rep. Ed Butler Rep. Dennisq Malloy Rep. Robert Theberge Rep. Frank Byron Rep. John Mann Rep. Mary Till Rep. Jackie Cali-Pitts Rep. Maureen Mann Rep. Jim Verschueren Rep. Glenn Cordelli Rep. Dick Marston Rep. Mary Jane Wallner Rep. Jim Devine Rep. Linda Massimilla Rep. Mary Beth Walz Rep. Linda DiSilvestro Rep. H. Robert Menear Rep. Rick Watrous Rep. Tracy Emerick Rep. Marcia Moody Rep. Brian Wazlaw Rep. Eileen Flockhart Rep. Wayne Moynihan Rep. Chuck Weed Rep. Carolyn Gargasz Rep. Catherine Mulholland Rep. Lisa Whittemore Rep. Ken Gidge Rep. John Mullen Rep. Robert Willette Rep. Kermit Williams NHIRC DAY Tuesday, February 5, 2013 St. Paul’s Church, Concord NH ATTENDEES from INNOVATIVE COMPANIES that have received NHIRC awards Don Banfield, CEO Conductive Compounds Ryan Banfield Conductive Compounds David DeLucia, CEO ImmuRX, Inc. Jon Goering, Divisional CTO Albany Engineered Composites Bill Hersman, Founder & CEO Xemed Russell Mason, VP Sales & Marketing, CIO ArgenTech Solutions Ray Pasquale, Founder & CEO Unified Office Jake Reder, CEO Celdara Medical, LLC John Shaw, President Itaconix, LLC Jim Steed, VP of Sales New Hampshire Optical Systems Doug Vincent, President & CEO Design Mentor, Inc. NHIRC Board Members and Guests Martha Fuller Clark NH Senate Representative Alla Kan Technology Transfer, Dartmouth Jan Nisbet Senior VP for Research, UNH John Orcutt Professor, UNH Law School Beatriz Pastor NH House Representative Marc Sedam NHIRC Executive Director Glenn Shwaery Assoc. Dean, Research, UNH Gretchen Smith NHIRC Program Manager Chris Way Business Service Manager, NH DRED Jim Dreher, Owner Durham Boat Company Mica Stark Government Relations, UNH Albany Engineering Composites (AEC) is a division of Albany International Corp. (AIC), and is headquartered in Rochester, NH. AEC designs, develops, and manufactures advanced composite components for the aerospace and other high-performance markets, using innovative proprietary technologies. AEC was formed in 2005 by combining AIC’s existing Engineered Products Group with Techniweave (a small New Hampshire business acquired in 1998) and Texas Composites (a small Texas business acquired in 2005). Product lines, facilities, annual sales: AEC has facilities in Rochester, NH, and in Boerne, TX. In Rochester, there are currently two operations that house manufacturing of 3D woven structures and research and technology, including a new 45,000-square-foot Research & Technology Center. AEC will be co-located with Safran Aerospace Composites in a 353,000-square-foot plant currently under construction in Rochester, where it will produce composite parts for the CFM LEAP engine. A second LEAP plant is currently under construction in Commercy, France. AEC’s facility in Boerne, Texas, specializes in molding composite components for aerospace applications. Sales through the third quarter of 2012 were $47.7 million. Number of New Hampshire employees: 353 as of December 2012 CEO, officers: Joseph G. Morone, President & CEO of Albany International Corp. Ralph Polumbo, Chief Operating Officer Diane Loudon, Senior Vice President, Operations Brian Coffenberry, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Research & Technology Jon Goering, Divisional Chief Technology Officer and Technical Leader for NHIRC Project NHIRC Awards Elimination of Microrcracking in 3D Woven Igor Tsukrov, Mechanical 12/3/10 – 6/30/12 UNH Composite Structures Engineering Elimination of Microcracks in 3D Woven Igor Tsukrov, Mechanical 5/15/09 – 5/31/10 UNH Composites Engineering Characterization and Evaluation of AIT's Gas V.K. Mathur, Chemical 12/12/01- 6/30/04 UNH Diffusion Layer for Fuel Cells Engineering Development and Characterization of High V.K. Mathur, Chemical 6/18/99- 7/31/02 UNH Temperature Ceramic Braided Seals Engineering Impact The technology developed in this project has allowed us to broaden our markets by expanding the range of components that can be fabricated using 3D weaving and resin transfer molding. These technologies are relatively new, but are being used in some major programs, such as the CFM LEAP engine program and the landing gear braces for the Boeing 787. Our LEAP program alone will bring approximately 300 manufacturing and engineering jobs into the area by the end of the decade. This commitment to New to leverage our experience with composite engine component programs to expand into composite airframe applications. This additional growth is expected to bring in another 200 jobs. Again, these will be primarily manufacturing and engineering jobs that will require skills ranging from specialized machine operation, to shift supervision, to production planning, to product engineering. This project requires very specific skills in solid mechanics, experimental methods, and computer programming and we are fortunate to have access to all of these at the University of New Hampshire. Without this help, we would likely pursue a teaming arrangement with another university with which we have past experience, such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or Kansas State University. Leveraged Funding This project let to a successful proposal to a National Science Foundation (NSF) project award to answer fundamental research questions regarding the driving force for damage initiation. The NSF program will also provide validation of the modeling approach that was developed in the NHIRC program and is expected to bring the model to a mature enough stage to be used as a design tool. Started in March of 2009, ArgenTech Solutions (AgTS) specializes in emerging and innovative technologies that can be rapidly integrated to enhance system performance. AgTS provides mission critical frontline field services to the US Department of Defense (DoD) in support of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS); and product and solution development for both DoD and commercial use. This product development includes innovative coatings and anti-traction materials. Number of New Hampshire employees: Nine (9); fifty four (54) employees total. CEO, Officers: Keith Haney, President Glenn Shwaery, Chief Scientist Russell Mason, VP, Marketing & Sales; CIO and contact person Robert Meyer, VP; COO Ken Bisconer, VP, UAS Services NHIRC Projects Development of High Performance John Tsavalas 9/1/12-5/31/13 UNH Photoluminescent Based Powder Coatings Chemistry Encapsulation of Anti-traction Material for Nivedita Gupta 1/1/13- UNH Security Applications Chemical Engineering Impact Projected sales consider two markets – military and commercial. Once perfected and certified for use (e.g. MIL STD, UL or New York MEA) products are sold directly or through strategic coating partners with greater channel access. The manufacture of a photoluminescent (PL) pigmented additive to powder coating material in New Hampshire is entirely feasible and would create employment for up to 36 individuals in manufacturing, engineering and service support. Having students involved as part of the design is our approach to helping grow organic talent needed to create manufacturing jobs in NH. If AgTS does not pursue a direct manufacturing capability, several New Hampshire based powder coating enterprises could still benefit from the availability of a unique NH based PL powder coating technological development that would improve their sales and services. Leveraged Funding To improve the performance of photochromic pigments a second Phase II award DoD-funded effort will provide an additional $250,000 toward development and commercialization of related technologies and application techniques. Receipt of this NHIRC award will enable us to initiate the effort to microencapsulate the pigmented phosphors for powder coating applications. Celdara Medical, LLC 16 Cavendish Ct. Lebanon, NH 03766 USA Celdara Medical, LLC (CM) is an early stage medical development company that is bringing the highest- potential inventions out of academic labs and into the marketplace. CM was founded in 2008 and is located in Lebanon, NH. We are advancing five funded Programs (with many more in the pipeline): a scleroderma diagnostic service that is in the market, an immunologic therapeutic for MI that is preclinical, an anti-inflammatory that is at in vivo proof-of-concept, an anti-atherosclerotic that is preclinical, and a cellular therapy which is expected to go into the clinic at the end of this year. One example, initially funded by NHIRC: a proprietary genetics-based diagnostic test that