Aetos Technologies is a technology development company founded to bridge the gap between university-based research and the commercial market. Aetos provides an innovative approach to the technology development process including evaluation, product/process development, business management and financing. Aetos, an equity partner with Auburn University, will also participate in co-development projects with other private companies, research institutions and universities to commercialize additional technologies. Aetos Website

Using novel clustering software, Applications Quest seeks to help institutions of higher education realize their diversity objectives in a manner that is effective, measurable, reproducible, and in conformity with the law. Applications Quest Website

Aunigma is launching next generation network security integrated into high performance protocols to address new and expanding communication platforms and related internet security threats. Aunigma Website

FoodSource Lure Corporation develops and manufactures a variety of products from proprietary blends of animal food ingredients. Products include FoodSource-brand fishing lures, the world's only molded fishing lures made entirely of edible ingredients. FoodSource lures are available at mass market retailers, sporting goods retailers, and fishing tackle shops. In 2007, the Company expanded into the hunting category with a series of hunting attractants in a solid gel format. The Company is developing even more products using its patented 100% Real Food^TM formula. New products include: ground mole worms for lawn & garden use; bait for oral delivery of pharmaceuticals to wildlife; and treats for pet fish and land turtles, to name a few. FoodSource Lures Website

HaloSource® is a leading, clean water and antimicrobial technology company headquartered in the U.S. with operations in India and China. The company provides proprietary solutions to clean and purify water, killing bacteria and viruses that may cause disease:  HaloPure®, which provides safer drinking water; HaloShield® which imparts antimicrobial properties to household cleaning products such as dishcloths; and SeaKlear® and StormKlear® products which provide water clarification and antimicrobial applications for treating recreational and industrial waste water.  HaloSource is founded on a strong and rapidly expanding IP portfolio around two core technologies:  n-halamine technology, which harnesses the power of chlorine and bromine, for its drinking water and anti-microbial businesses; and chitosan chemistry, for water clarification. HaloSource Website

This company is developing and commercializing Auburn's reversible heparin/protamine sensor device. More Information

Immtech is a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing drugs to treat infectious diseases, and the Company is expanding targeted markets by applying its proprietary pharmaceutical platform to treat many other disorders. The Company has advanced clinical programs that include new treatments for malaria, Pneumocystis pneumonia and African sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis) and drug development programs for tuberculosis and fungal infections. Immtech has worldwide licensing and exclusive commercialization rights to a large library of well-defined compounds from which a pipeline of therapeutic products could be developed. Immtech works closely with a large scientific consortium of which Auburn is a member. Immtech Pharmaceuticals Website

Microfibrous materials are an enabling technology that allows chemical reactions and processes to occur far more efficiently than previously imagined or commercially practiced. The products incorporating IntraMicron's patented technology are manufactured via high-speed, roll-to-roll papermaking and sintering processes. These "microfibrous media" products possess uniquely adaptable physical properties and performance characteristics that have broad applications across a wide range of markets including air security and biogrowth accelerators. IntraMicron Website

Often referred to as the "gold standard" for measuring medication administration errors, the observation based AU MEDS™ system trains and certifies healthcare professionals to observe and examine each and every medication dose that is administered or omitted during observation periods. MedAccuracy™ provides proven process improvement tools, including proprietary software, that empower hospitals to reduce medication errors and operating costs. MedAccuracy Website

Using a patented process utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide, MCR strives to become the leading company in carpet recycling solutions by providing turn-key plants for efficient processing of used carpets and market channels for recovered products on a local and regional level. MCR Website

OcuMedic is a drug delivery and medical device company with proprietary technology that creates new architectures in polymeric films to enable enhanced loading and delayed release of therapeutics. Part of OcuMedic’s mission is to create a product line of therapeutic contact lenses to deliver medication for extended periods to address the considerable umet need for more efficacious ocular drug delivery. Ocumedic wins inaugural Alabama Launchpad contest