Helix Center Biotech Incubator,St. Louis County"s newest incubator for technology andscience companies, announced that AeroValve LLC, an energytechnology company, and DealieDo LLC, a software applicationcompany for personalized coupons and special offers, have joinedthe incubator program and secured office space in the new facilitylocated at 1100 Corporate Square Drive in St. Louis County (City ofCreve Coeur). More information is available at . "AeroValve and DealieDo are promising, early stage technologycompanies that have already experienced significant success, and weare pleased the Helix Center Biotech Incubator is their firstpermanent home," said Denny Coleman, president and CEO of St.Louis County Economic Council. The Helix Center is the fifth business and technology incubatorowned and operated by the Economic Council. With more than two decades of experience in small businessincubation, St. Louis County provides assistance to helpentrepreneurs grow their businesses. "If you are a scientist, we want you to know St. Louis isopen for business and we want you here," said St. LouisCounty Executive Charlie A. Dooley. "We are talking aboutfull support – from consulting services and mentoring tobusiness development training seminars. St. Louis County EconomicCouncil also provides access to well-funded investment networkssuch as the $1.5 million Helix Fund, which provides capital forearly stage bioscience companies." AeroValve LLC is commercializing a promising, energy-efficientpneumatic solenoid valve technology as a plug-and-play replacementfor standard directional control valves. There is already strongmarket interest in this new technology, which can reduce compressedair consumption by 20 percent, delivering significant energysavings to manufacturers. After current work on optimization anddesign is complete, the technology will be pilot tested in severalmanufacturing settings. Founded September 2011, AeroValve is a July2012 recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase I SmallBusiness Innovation Research (SBIR) grant "The worldwide market for solenoid valves is a multibilliondollar opportunity, including $600 million just in the UnitedStates. This market continues to grow by 3 to 5 percent, especiallyin countries where manufacturing growth is strong," saidVicki Gonzalez, CEO of AeroValve, and a managing partner of NidusPartners, which is an investor. Established in 2010, DealieDo ® , is an all-electronic, cardless loyalty system delivering targetedgrocery store manager specials to shoppers" smartphones byretail location and shopping preference. The DealieDo systemincludes an age verification system that grocers can use atcheckout by scanning the barcode found on the back of state-issuedidentification cards. The DealieDo system directly integrates intothe electronic inventory management system and electronic cashregister software used by the majority of grocery stores throughoutNorth America. "I am honored that DealieDo was selected to join the HelixCenter incubator," said Robert H. Rose, founder and CEO ofDealieDo. "By providing mentoring and new office space in onefacility, St. Louis County is delivering support that is vital totech startup companies like mine. Mentoring is important in ourcapital fundraising process as DealieDo strives to capture aportion of the global mobile coupon market, which Juniper Researchprojects to be worth $46 billion by 2016." Elizabeth Noonan , v ice president, Bioscience & Technology for the BusinessDevelopment Division, St. Louis County Economic Council, added thatthe Helix Center is ideally suited for technology startups. "We have a strong milestone-based program focused onaccelerating the growth of our companies," she said. The Helix Center Biotech Incubator offers clients office andlaboratory space, access to conference rooms for meetings andsocial gatherings, a community kitchen, informal gathering areas,and a locker room with shower and bike rack, as well as abundantfree parking. Its laboratory features include: fume hoods orsnorkels, hazardous materials storage cabinets, sinks and eye washstations, and select casework. A core lab operator is available forclient support and to manage shared lab equipment, including anautoclave, glass wash, ice machine, and water purification system. About Helix Center Biotech Incubator Helix Center Biotech Incubator for early stage companies isuniquely situated at the hub of biotech research, innovation andcommerce, anchored by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center andthe global headquarters of Monsanto. Offering high-quality,affordable office and laboratory space with generous amenities,Helix Center provides a collaborative environment and access tonumerous resources. It is the fifth business and technologyincubator owned and operated by St. Louis County Economic Council. Hazardous Storage Cabinet is a supplier which mainly produces Hazardous Storage Cabinet, and many other high quality items, please click it to find more. I am an expert from chemical-storagecabinet.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Hazardous Storage Cabinet , China Nitrogen Dry Box, Medical Storage Cabinet,and more.
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