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Elli Cares is an award-winning mobile app that supports people seniors to live independently while keeping families informed and connected. It provides medication, task, and appointment reminders, Safe Zones for navigation support, and AI-driven resources. Its Care Team feature enables shared oversight, and Safe Track detects behavioural changes to alert care partners. Designed in New Zealand for global impact, Elli Cares reduces caregiver stress and empowers autonomous independent living.

Elypta AB is a molecular diagnostic company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in the development of a metabolism-based liquid biopsy platform aimed at the early detection and monitoring of cancer. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on measuring biomarkers in blood and urine, employing machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to identify cancer signatures. Elypta is actively conducting the AURORAX clinical trial series to explore applications for its platform, particularly in renal cell carcinoma, while also investigating other cancer indications. The technology includes a new in vitro diagnostic laboratory assay kit, which enables comprehensive profiling of glycosaminoglycan metabolites and supports a range of applications from screening to treatment response monitoring, facilitating earlier interventions in cancer care.

Aquacycl LLC is a wastewater treatment company based in San Diego, California, specializing in innovative equipment for onsite wastewater treatment plants. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes bioelectrochemical treatment technology (BETT) reactors to efficiently eliminate primary sludge and recover energy as direct electricity, avoiding methane production. Aquacycl's packaged treatment plants feature a rapid four-hour treatment time and can be scaled for various applications, including industrial, agricultural, military, and residential settings, accommodating communities of up to 2,500 individuals. The company's operations are designed to minimize energy consumption, offering potential operational cost savings for its clients. Aquacycl has established laboratories in Sorrento Valley, California, and maintains pilot installations in Escondido, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, while actively seeking strategic partners and investors to further its mission.

OTOY Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based graphics software, focusing on rendering complex 3D environments with high fidelity. Its key offerings include LightStage, a facial scanning technology that accurately captures human faces; Brigade, a real-time rendering engine for video games; and OctaneRender, a tool for creating and editing 3D images. OTOY also provides ORBX Encoding for GPU video encoding, the X.IO cloud service for virtualizing Windows applications, and WebCL technology for real-time streaming of compute-intensive applications. The company's innovative solutions cater to visual effects studios, artists, animators, designers, architects, and engineers, allowing them to modify materials, lighting, and render settings on the graphics processing unit (GPU) for immediate viewport updates. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, OTOY is positioned at the forefront of developments in real-time, cinematic-quality 3D rendering accessible through the browser, with potential applications in gaming, virtual communities, and social networking.