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Investing in a Better Tomorrow
Among the Foundation's investments are
investments in companies that create jobs in Baltimore and promote
various social objectives, such as increasing energy efficiency
and producing alternative energy. Below is a list of some of these
investments with links to the companies' websites, if available.
CeraTech, Inc.
CeraTech Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and supplier
manufacturer of all-weather, high-performance cementitious materials
that have begun to redefine industry standards for concrete repair,
rehabilitation, architectural & new construction solutions.
Founded in 2001 and based in Baltimore, MD., CeraTech's concrete
repair & rehabilitation products are currently in use by the
US Military in combat operations around the world as well as domestic
Transportation Departments, Municipalities, Aviation & Port
Authorities and commercial construction companies. The material
technology was created over ten years ago in an effort to develop
commercially viable concrete repair materials incorporating waste
streams. The combination of inert minerals and various waste streams
yielded a non-traditional cementitious material possessing a highly
flexible base chemistry with extremely unique properties that address
nearly all of the constraints posed by traditional cemtitious products.
Visit the website www.ceratechinc.com.
Novovascular
Novovascular is an early stage research and development company
founded by physicians at the University of Maryland, Baltimore that
has a unique nitric oxide release coating for implant and external
medical devices. The company's proprietary NO coating inhibits the
formation of platelets and other crystalline build-ups to synergistically
improve the performance outcomes of the uncoated devices. No website
is currently available.
PAICE Corporation
This pioneering company has developed a patented hybrid powertrain
system which virtually eliminates emissions and dramatically increases
fuel economy.
Sea Solar Power, International
Sea Solar Power has developed a proprietary design that harnesses
the earth's largest natural solar collector, the ocean, to produce
a renewable source of power and fresh water. SSP's customized components
optimize Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion to efficiently convert
thermal differences between the ocean's surface and deep water into
a commercially viable low-temperature power cycle. Click the following
link to learn more about this important technology that is exclusively
licensed by the Abell Foundation: www.seasolarpower.com.
VISICU
A healthcare information technology and clinical solutions company
focused on transforming the delivery of hospital-based critical
care through its eICU Program. The eiCU Program is an advanced remote
monitoring system for ICUs that allows hospitals to help improve
patient outcomes, reduce costs, increase capacity, improve the quality
of life of critical care professionals and increase revenue potential.
www.visicu.com
ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc. (TRI)
This technology development company markets a proprietary gasification
technology that will help transform the pulp and paper industry
into biorefineries of the future which will not only produce paper,
but also renewable energy in the form of green electric power and
bio-based fuels and chemicals. TRI's proprietary gasification process
converts cellulosic feedstocks (including wood chips, bark, forest
residuals, agricultural waste and energy crops) into a synthesis
gas ("syngas") which can be used to replace natural gas
and fuel oil, and can be converted into biofuels and biochemicals.
Additionally, TRI's technology is uniquely capable of recovering
energy and chemicals from spent pulping liquors. TRI licenses its
proprietary gasification technology, and provides specialized equipment
and engineering services to pulp and paper companies seeking to
integrate TRI's process into their mill operations. TRI's proven
technology currently is in commercial use at two mills in the U.S.
and Canada. For more information, visit ThermoChem Recovery International,
Inc., www.tri-inc.net
Contact Information
Contact Us
It is difficult to fully understand an investment
opportunity based on a phone call. If you have a funding proposal
for a company located or willing to locate in Baltimore City, please
send us an executive summary, and an email address where you can
be reached.
Please send executive summaries either via email to
embry@abell.org, or by mail
to:
Robert C. Embry
President
The Abell Foundation, Inc.
Suite 2300
111 S. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 547-1300
Fax: (410) 539-6579
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