underwater drone
Submarine Drone, Inc. adds contemporary technological sophistication to marine exploration at depth. While remote-controlled underwater vehicles for subsurface exploration have been in use for decades, technological progress has enabled the sophisticated coupling of standard sensors for the in-situ measurement of salinity, turbidity, ph, etc., and a double-function video system offering real-time monitoring from a remote station while a simultaneous enhanced record is made for future thorough review. It also features automatic controls of inclination, orientation, and depth, as well as inertial navigation algorithms and stability-controlled vision. The remotely operated Submarine Drone has been developed to explore shallow waters (up to 70 meters). The submarine drone has been tested and proved useful in support of search and rescue operations, supervision and support of situational intervention with divers, inspection of submarine oil, gas, electricity and water lines, among others and the inspection of dams and reservoirs, sedimentation/ oxidation pits, and ship hulls. The application of modern technology to the discovery and real-time examination of our planet's greatest and least-explored resource environment is the goal of Submarine Drone, Inc.
olympic games
Olympic eGames, Inc. is the corporation in charge of developing, supervising and managing all matters concerning on-line international video game competition. It is the owner of all rights associated with the games' operations and symbols, including global transmission rights in all media and management of all advertising and other associated activities, according to previously established agreements. Additionally, Olympic eGames, Inc. is responsible for selecting the host city for each contest cycle and planning, updating and approving the competition schedules and programs.
In just a few decades, the videogame industry has gone from being a mere technological curiosity with limited appeal to an entertainment industry of worldwide scope and influence. Despite its economic significance and effects on product design, marketing, media, and consumption, the videogames sector has continued to rely on idiosyncratic innovation, adapting to rather than originating new trends and finding new markets as they appear rather than creating new directions that foster the growth of the business. Olympic eGames, Inc. will be a major step towards bringing this scattered market together into a focused globalized industry with transgenerational appeal.
Silicon ValleyTV
Silicon Valley TV, Inc. is an interactive audiovisual television channel solely dedicated to all things essential to Silicon Valley. The Valley is considered by many to be the world's premier center for high technology innovation and development. It has been the cradle of the companies which have been the prime motivators of transcendental technological change in research methodology, scalable production processes, and interpersonal relations as well as many other aspects of daily life in our time. This technology has undoubtedly affected our view of contemporary life, and though there are several broadcast and cable television channels based in and around the Valley, there are no audiovisual media that conceptually or editorially reflect its unique idiosyncrasies. Silicon Valley TV, Inc. has as its particular focus not merely the Valley's scientific and technological aspects but also its enterprising personalities, evolutionary development, and future direction. SVTV brings the Valley to life.
Ozone Biotech
Ozone Biotech, Inc. identifies potential uses for ozone in the health sector, developing and marketing innovative methods for sterilization, deodorization, water and air decontamination, destruction of bacteria and deleterious molecules and many other processes, all based on the highly oxidizing properties of the O3molecule. Ozone is a gas present in the troposphere, where it acts as a protective barrier shielding the surface of the Earth from ultraviolet rays, and thus is one of the most important elements in the preservation of life on our planet. Additionally, its highly oxidizing properties have permitted its use in the elimination of toxic smoke and air deodorizing, and cleanup and water disinfection processes. It is three times more efficient and thousands of times faster than bleach in these applications. Its use as a sterilant has been characteristically focused on devices used in invasive medical procedures such as catheters, acting as an effective substitute for UV rays, and recently as an antiseptic in dental treatments. Additionally, it has been used in structural air ventilation systems to combat “sick building syndrome”.
NanoUniversity
Nano University, Inc. makes formal and methodical pursuit of knowledge available to a universe of persons interested in becoming professionals in various fields. Nano University, Inc. combines theoretical learning with day-to-day practice and the competitive advantages of the modern globalized world. Accessing information created by accredited academicians and optimizing the use of students' time and the virtual resources offered by the Internet are the focus of Nano University, Inc., and making these features available in multiple languages on a technologically-sophisticated platform. The prestige of globally renowned universities expanding their frontiers to reach more people in more places reinforces new communication trends focusing on education and training. Nano University, Inc. offers online education based on the new technologies highly sought after in the labor market, including:
• Robotics • Drones • 3D printing • Genetic engineering • Solar/renewable energy • Biotechnology • Aerospace studies • Videogame design • Sensor technology
Superabsorbent Hydrogel
_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Superabsorbent Hydrogel, Inc. is using technology developed at Simon Bolivar University for synthesizing hydrogels having two or more orders of magnitude greater capacity to absorb substances dissolved in water than comparable products currently on the market. These hydrogels are flexible three-dimensional networks of polymer chains whose elements are connected in a novel way developed by the University to enhance their absorptive ability.
An important feature of this hydrogel is that it is biodegradable and thus naturally decomposes. Its most common current applications are in the field of water purification and wastewater treatment, and in the development of personal hygiene products such as diapers and sanitary napkins. A developing application is in the area of the treatment of microtia, a genetic deformation of the outer ear; the hydrogel is introduced in its dry state into the patient's outer ear; liquid is gradually introduced into the treatment site allowing the ear to grow and in time, to reach its desired size and shape. This reduces the number of surgical interventions required to achieve the desired result. The most promising current trend is using these synthesized hydrogels in combination with nanocomposites in biomedical applications especially related to the dosage and delivery of therapeutic materials. The potential for patentability of these special hydrogels is very positive.
Intelligent Prosthetics
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Intelligent Prosthetics, Inc. will be responsible for developing, manufacturing and marketing intelligent knee prostheses for patients who have had transfemoral amputations. A prototype has already been developed and tested in the laboratories of Simon Bolívar University and its effectiveness has been proven in volunteer patients. The incidence of amputation of the lower leg is on the increase worldwide mainly due to traffic accidents and land mines, and a prosthesis providing a better quality of life for the injured persons not only represents an unfortunately growing niche, but also a major contribution to society as a whole.
Coke X
Coke X, Inc. has developed a process for “purifying” coke, the residue of the destructive distillation of coal or crude oil. In the absence of this process, coke is generally treated as a waste product because it is contaminated with metals and thus difficult to dispose of in an environmentally responsible manner. Coke X, Inc. uses proprietary microwave technology to extract the sulfur and metals from the carbon-rich residue of power generation. Through this process sulfur, vanadium and nickel are extracted from oil coke and flexicoke (petcoke) simultaneously and expeditiously without destroying the carbon matrix, thus enabling the use of the purified carbon residue in multiple industrial processes, such as the manufacture of anodes used in the aluminum industry or as a reducing agent in the creation of steel. The conversion process is expeditious, accomplished in not more than 30 minutes, and efficient, with extraction percentages above 70 percent. Through the use of this clean technology, large amounts of what was heretofore a waste product of petroleum refining which has always been a major environmental liability have been converted into products with high commercial value. On a planet that is highly contaminated by the industrial processes developed by human intelligence, it is necessary to change lifestyles and responsibly and consciously engage in the preservation of life itself.
3DFactory
The 3D Factory, Inc. is a 3D printing and production facility for the manufacture of tangible objects in large quantities. The use of 3D printing for the production of custom-made pieces is increasing; once tested, these objects could be created en masse. However, the time needed to create an item on a 3D printer is still inconveniently long. To alleviate this “bottleneck” in production, the 3D Factory, Inc. offers an independent manufacturing facility with the most advanced 3D printing equipment and the greatest diversity of materials, thus, making cost-effective production feasible, efficient and commercially viable. This application of high-throughput and high-quality manufacturing processes expands the possibilities of any international creator to enter the global marketplace through a suite of services facilitating scaled-up production to meet demand as it develops.
flirt
Ligo is developing an application based on fingerprint recognition which will create a global database. There is nothing more personal than fingerprints, and Ligo users, through this database, will be able to securely manage important data such as banking or personal health information; access and control connected electronic equipment (many examples of which already exist); exchange information and transfer data more simply as through Ligo we can selectively give information to anyone anywhere. Thus Ligo, through streamlined electronic coding, will promote efficiency in daily work and personal activities and reduce the use of paper and other resources, and so help to preserve the environment. Ligo points the way to the future of information sharing in a highly connected world.
artificial cornea
Artificial Cornea, Inc., through its application of protocols developed at the Tissue Bioengineering Lab of Simon Bolivar University, may offer new hope for millions of people the world over who suffer from blindness caused by disease or injury to the cornea. Artificial Cornea, Inc. is responsible for the manufacture of the artificial cornea, the lens which focuses light on the retina and creates the image in the eye. Composed of a hydro gel or polymer that can store a large amount of water in its structure, it functions as a replacement for the damaged tissue. Regenerative medicine is a field with the potential for exponential growth. As it grows in importance it will attract capital investments worth millions of dollars, world-wide. The Tissue Bioengineering Lab of Simon Bolivar University has significant experience in generating replacement corneal tissue. Through this connection, Artificial Cornea, Inc. is a leading developer of this important medical material.
ModuHabitat
ModuHabitat offers to the residential and commercial construction market a cutting-edge product, generating innovative structures that combine a balance of quality, technology, functionality and esthetics. Through prefabrication, ModuHabitat enables quick, strong, efficient, and more economical construction than traditional ground-up construction. It offers a stable structure, fully portable to the site. Thanks to the design of its floors, ceilings and load-bearing walls capable of evenly transmitting loads to the ground, ModuHabitat delivers monolithic, seismically resistant, 28m2 modules which can be stacked up to two floors high in any combination required by the client. Module materials meet sustainability requirements, may be placed dry and are recyclable.
Quorum
Quorum offers the implementation of advanced control systems for residential and commercial buildings. Modern society is infused with mobile technology, whether through cell phones or laptop computers. Intelligent Buildings was born of the need to apply that flexible technology to the construction of public or private residential or commercial buildings. Quorum applies state-of-the-art technology to creatively satisfy all the basic property needs relevant to the four essential construction principles: structure, system, administration and service.
artificial skin
Artificial Skin, Inc. encourages and supports the development and production of artificial human skin. When combined with ozone and biolarval therapies, artificial skin provides positive and efficient results for the most expeditious and least painful recovery of patients with compromised dermal conditions. It even substantially reduces scarring resulting from surgery. It is microfibrillar and biosynthetic, a pure cellulose film that is an ideal temporary substitute for skin, having a very similar structure. The first applications of artificial skin were in cases of a temporary need for skin while the body healed itself, such as in severe burns, bed sores and other dermal ulcers, surgical incisions, and excoriations or other traumatic injuries. Artificial Skin, Inc. will be at the forefront of developing new and increasingly sophisticated uses of the technology as it matures.
180 High Tech Labs
180 High Tech Labs, Inc. offers state-of-the-art technology laboratory services to researchers in all realms of human knowledge. Through strategic alliances with various universities and other public and private entities, 180 High Tech Labs, Inc. presents creative thinkers with the opportunity to access equipment to facilitate their studies at an affordable cost without the budgetary limitations related to purchasing expensive specialized tools and equipment, developing proper facilities and employing highly qualified staff. 180 High Tech Labs, Inc. is a “one-stop shop” for the requirements of scientific research.
Biotechnology Applications
Biotechnology Applications, Inc. was created to seek out and promote the development of biotechnology applications exploring radically novel systems intending to alter the genetic properties of organisms in a fully controlled manner. Initial applications of genetic modification were mainly geared towards diagnostics, new vaccines and pharmaceuticals, in vitro fertilization for the creation of embryos, and the development and use of growth hormones. At present, with recent advances in genetic science, favorable results of genetic modification are presently being reported in areas such as the development of transgenic plants for the production of therapeutic proteins and medicines and even the production of edible vaccines. It is clear that innovations in biotechnology will have huge potential impacts. Research in the biological sciences is moving forward rapidly, and the results not only affect a broad array of sectors, but also enable links among them.
Exponential Medicine
Exponential Medicine, Inc. identifies, supports and promotes new authors developing effective applications to solve age-old health issues, disrupting traditional approaches and incentivizing the search for scientific knowledge acquired through fieldwork. Exponential Medicine, Inc. offers a total package sustaining further research and development of products once their efficacy has been sufficiently established.
solar desal
Life on Earth depends on water ; humans and our fellow creatures both animal and vegetable are mostly water; seventy percent of the surface of the planet is covered with water. Unfortunately, the great majority of this water is saline and thus unusable to most land-based creatures, and the demand for water is endlessly increasing though the amount of usable water is not. Removing salt from seawater has long been thought of as a solution to the problem of lack of fresh water, but the desalination processes available for use have been deemed impractical for several reasons, two of which are the energy required to accomplish desalination and the technical demands of the equipment available. With the support of thorough scientific research, Solar Desal, Inc. has developed a seawater desalinator featuring sustainable equipment with low energy consumption and meeting ecological standards. The equipment produces at least 25 to 40 liters of fresh water per day, using the sun as its energy source. Additionally the equipment is easily and quickly installed, requires minimal maintenance, is highly replicable and portable, and perhaps best of all requires low financial investment, all of which make Solar Desal, Inc. an ideal partner in satisfying the growing global need for fresh water .
Cartilage X
Cartilage X, Inc. is a team of professionals specializing in Biomechanics from Simon Bolívar University. They have innovated a technological process to treat microtia, a congenital deformity of the outer ear. Microtia may take four forms: a slightly smaller appearing ear; a partial ear; the absence of an outer ear with only a minimal external structure; and the total absence of the outer ear. Statistics reflect a major incidence of this defect, and over the years, surgeons developed a process for reconstruction of a patient's ear involving a complicated series of operations that included extracting the patient's costal cartilage and thereafter reconstructing the ear. The Cartilage X, Inc. team developed a process of creating ear implants through tissue engineering, thus achieving a simpler reconstruction of ears for patients with this pathology. They developed a less invasive process applying 3D printing technology using biocompatible materials that reduces the number of surgeries, facilitates the specialist's work, reduces the operation time and most importantly from the patient's point of view, offers better compatibility and aesthetic results.
nelib
Nelib, Inc. offers its clients the use of technology developed at Simon Bolivar University for the neutralization of “red mud”, a highly toxic byproduct of the production of aluminum. This detoxification process yields water vapor and a clay-like solid with the best possibility of further treatment to recover otherwise inaccessible materials such as bauxite and caustic soda which may then be re-used in other industrial processes. The Nelib, Inc. process has been patented in Venezuela.
American Patent Corporation
The American Patent Corporation, Inc. proposes to design and implement a Patent Bank which will enable drawing up, consolidating and managing all the information related to the patent process, from the birth of the initial idea through to the registration of the patent. This is some of the most demanding work involved with new ideas, processes and products: following up and documenting the development process of a patentable invention. Scientists focus, as may be expected, on research, testing and developing their work, leaving to others the documentation of the process as seen from the outside. Generally, intelligent follow-up rests in the minds of one or more people, and the consolidation of this information depends on word-of-mouth. The existing tools are only a repository of information, lacking intelligent coordination which would really provide functional data that may suggest a rational basis for further development.
graphene
Graphene, Inc. has as a primary goal the development of 3D printing applications using graphene, a carbon-based crystalline material with special features. It has strength(what kind?) superior to steel, surface hardness similar to diamond, elasticity, flexibility, transparency, superior thermal and electrical conductivity, high density coupled with light weight, minimal chemical reactivity, resistance to ionizing radiation, and antibacterial properties. Materials with special properties such as graphene have always driven the development of a broad range of disruptive products, revolutionizing and expanding the world of possibilities associated with their industrial and consumer applications. Markets created by these materials include polymers such as nylon and Teflon and the many uses of titanium, among others. The properties of graphene endow it with practically unlimited potential uses that range from lining surfaces to increase their durability, manufacturing transparent films which are flexible, and elastic thermoelectric conductors useful in a vast array of mobile devices. With this material available for commercial and industrial use, developing a market for innovative articles and objects made of graphene could revolutionize our daily lives.
Cavitation X
Cavitation X, Inc., in conjunction with Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela and the Universite de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard in Sevenans, France, is developing a technology that allows making and repairing marine propellers and hydroelectric turbine impellers with a resistance to cavitation erosion. Cavitation occurs when a ship propeller or hydroelectric turbine impeller rotates at high speeds forming thousands of small bubbles on the surface of these parts, and as these bubbles quickly collapse, the implosions will cause shock wave damage to the surfaces. This damage results in erosion of the surface at a rate up to 10 millimeters per year and can ultimately reach the interior of the material. Marine propellers and hydroelectric turbines are very expensive items, so reducing cavitation erosion in them is a subject of great interest. Cavitation X, Inc. and associated researchers have developed special alloys whose resistance to erosion can be up to 35 times greater than conventional alloys which means that savings of tens of millions of dollars could be possible. This developing technology offers prospective patents of worldwide interest.
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Medicine, Inc. in conjunction with the Department of Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine of Simon Bolivar University, currently has three advanced products available and ready to enter the commercial pipeline.
One of these products is a means of preserving corneas for transplants. This system is quite competitive in international markets and one of its biggest advantages is that it can be marketed in Latin America.
Another product from Regenerative Medicine, Inc. is membranes for use in the treatment of burns and dermal ulcers. These membranes have a significant advantage over currently available products in their bioengineered use of living cells, allowing treatment of patients with extensive, difficult to resolve skin injuries, reducing the chance of rejection and promoting repair of these tissues.
The last of these pioneering products is a system of nerve guides which is now in its final stage of in vitro/in vivo evaluation, so far with excellent results. These guides function as a bridge between segments of nerves which have been severed by injuries. The use of these guides promotes the regeneration of nerve tissue and recovery of muscle activity. This product is more innovatively designed than similar products currently in the market and are an extremely attractive part of the therapeutic process.
Variable Rigidity Actuators
_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Variable Rigidity Actuators, Inc. working in conjunction with the Biomechanics Laboratory of Simon Bolivar University, has developed a device that combines knowledge of human anatomy with electronics and mechanics to simulate the performance of muscles. This innovative technological combination has had a high impact on the quality of life of people who are amputees, who have suffered a stroke, or who are otherwise permanently physically disabled. This device is a muscle actuator which offers a variable range of resistance or stiffness that can be incorporated into exoskeletons, active joint prostheses, mechanical arms, or robots.
This Variable Rigidity Actuator has three main features: security in interaction with the user; the ability to leverage energy accumulated during its operation; and reduction in size and price of its components.
It is safer than actuators currently available on the market as it involves flexible elastic elements and a control system that can regulate response to external shocks, making it resilient to impacts from external objects, other people, or the user. These elastic components also store the energy generated during operation, allowing its electronically controlled accumulation and release. This energy storage-release cycle makes it far more efficient than conventional actuators.
The Variable Rigidity Actuator can be incorporated in rehabilitative exoskeletons for patients with musculoskeletal disabilities. It incorporates hip, knee, and ankle joint position control and provides the necessary rigidity in each location throughout the gait cycle to emulate natural function and motion.
Real-Time Virtualization
Real-Time Virtualization, Inc. replaces space-consuming, cumbersome physical sets and props for audiovisual production with high quality, extremely realistic virtual objects. An efficient technological tool available for the production of audiovisual content can replace all the vast investment in buildings and real property, human resources and technically obsolete processes now permanently dedicated to a single production. Real-Time Virtualization, Inc. can save television content providers expense, time and physical space, and moreover, can provide virtualized objects which can be rapidly modified as needed without entering into logistical complications, and thus are adaptable to any requirement. Through Real-Time Virtualization, Inc., users can avail themselves of an immense library of 3D design which can be modified to fit their needs through specialized software. Clients will have a limitless selection of stages and props which can be used in any space. They will have an infinite number of sets at their fingertips in their studios which can be used as often as required since they can be up-and-running in a matter of seconds, at the speed of electronic download from Real-Time Virtualization, Inc .'s web page.
Exoskeleton X
Exoskeleton X, Inc. is a project of the Bioelectromechanical Laboratory of the Group for Research and Development at Venezuela's Simon Bolívar University. This multidisciplinary team of highly qualified scientific researchers was created to generate innovative and sustainable projects incorporating biological, electronic, and mechanical disciplines. They conceptualized a “Lower Lumbar Exoskeleton”, intended to help people severely disabled by lower back injury or congenital defect to walk. This exoskeleton works in an articulate manner in combination with an intelligent prosthesis and modern orthotics technology currently in development. An important value added by this project is a significant reduction in production costs because the product would be manufactured locally in the country with export quality, but at a lower cost compared with other commercial options available in the current world market.
Genetic Engineering
Genetic Engineering, Inc. is dedicated to seeking out and promoting the development of genetic engineering applications in medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, food production and environmental cleanup. Genetic engineering involves transferring genes from one being to another being of the same or different species. As a result of this process, “transgenic organisms” exist whose genome has been modified with genes from other species, and these organisms are mainly employed to produce drugs and medicines, enhance agricultural and husbandry production, and in gene therapy. In short, Genetic Engineering, Inc. explores the development of any application that can benefit human beings.
digital camouflage
Digital Camouflage, Inc. has the capacity to create new fabrics and design new uniforms using digital technology to simulate real environments. This technology uses advances in nanotechnology and image analysis to enhance mimicry of local flora, fauna and other environmental factors leading to new camouflage and precision concealment or cover-up techniques. Digital Camouflage, Inc. is tasked with the design of IT programs designed to provide intelligence and military defense services with materials and techniques fully adapted to any territory, climate, or other ecospace, as well as the creation of digital tools to test these scenarios.