xTechSearch 4.

0 Phase III
Innovators’ Corner

Huntsville, AL
March 17-18, 2020
Welcome to xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III – Innovators’ Corner
We are excited to welcome you to the 2020 Association of the United States Army
(AUSA) Global Force Symposium & Exposition (GFSE) in Huntsville, AL from 17-18
March 2020, that will feature the xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III Innovators’ Corner
competition sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics,
and Technology (ASA(ALT)). The Innovators’ Corner will be located in North Hall 2 of
the Von Braun Center, and will feature the top 20 small businesses that were selected
from the 350 xTechSearch 4.0 applicants.
xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III companies will each have 20 minutes on the Innovators’
Corner stage to describe their Army impact, business potential, Phase IV demonstration
plan if selected, and their team to a panel of subject matter experts. Ten (10) small
businesses will be selected by the panel to receive a prize of $120,000 and an invitation
to Phase IV where they will have a chance to demonstrate proof-of-concept of their
technology at the AUSA 2020 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. in October 2020.
One (1) grand prize winner will be selected from Phase IV to receive an additional
$250,000 prize.

Phase III Venue Information:

2020 AUSA GFSE Innovators’ Corner:
Von Braun Center – North Hall 2
700 Monroe St. SW, Huntsville, AL 35801

POCs: Dr. Matt Willis; 703-697-0682, matthew.p.willis.civ@mail.mil

Mr. Zeke Topolosky; 301-394-2070, zeke.j.topolosky.civ@mail.mil

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xTechSearch 4.0 Background:
Phase 1 - xTechSearch 4.0 Phase I received 350 white papers that were reviewed by
subject matter experts and Army stakeholders from across the Army research and
development, acquisition, requirements, and user communities. 48 companies were
selected from Phase I to receive $5,000 and an invitation to pitch their technology
concept live during Phase II.
Phase II – Companies were invited to pitch live to a panel of experts from the same
Army organizations as the Phase I white paper reviewers. Three (3) pitch venues held
in Playa Vista, CA, Austin, TX, and Philadelphia, PA hosted 16 companies each,
organized around similar technology types or applications. The top 20 companies were
selected for Phase III based on Army impact of their technology, scientific viability of
their approach, dual-use potential, and their team.
Phase III - 20 small businesses have been invited to the AUSA GFSE to showcase their
technology and provide them with a great opportunity to network with key leaders, Army,
DoD, academia and other industry members. Ten (10) companies will have exhibit
space each day and will pitch on stage to a select panel of judges that will be open to
the public attending AUSA GFSE. Each company will have 20 minutes to pitch and
answer any questions from the judges. Companies will be evaluated for Army impact of
their technology, business potential, Phase IV demonstration plan if selected, and their
team ability.
NOTE: Companies will not be able to provide the same level of technical detail and
discuss proprietary data that was presented during Phase II due to the open nature of
the AUSA GFSE. Copies of white papers and proprietary pitch decks are available to
government employees upon request.
Phase IV - 10 small business finalists will be announced on the morning of 19 March
2020 at the AUSA closing ceremonies and each will receive a prize of $120,000 and 6
months to demonstrate proof-of-concept for their xTechSearch technology at the Phase
IV: xTechSearch Proof of Concept Demonstration at the AUSA Annual Meeting, 12-14
October 2020 in Washington, DC.
xTech Accelerator - In addition to the prize money and invitation to Phase IV, the ten
(10) finalists will also be invited to participate in the xTech 4.0 Accelerator program.
Operated by FedTech, the xTech 4.0 Accelerator will offer innovation programming
including training, mentoring, and community building to develop xTechSearch
participants as quickly as possible so that they can transition technologies to the
warfighter. The xTech Accelerator will also include guidance on product development
for dual use technologies, and connections to private technology development
programs.

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 xTechSearch 4.0 Innovators Corner Agenda
Date: Tuesday March 17, 2020
Location: Von Braun Center, North Hall 2
Time Company / Organization Title Focus Area
Judge Panel Introductions
9:30 – 10:00
KEYNOTE WELCOME REMARKS
10:00 – 10:20
GeneCapture, Inc. Rapid Portable Infection Detection Medical

10:20 – 10:35 BREAK (15 minutes)

Deployable Wound Care Products
10:35 - 10:55 KeriCure Inc
Mitigating Infection
Medical

10:55 - 11:10 BREAK (15 minutes)

Increasing Soldier Psychological
11:10 – 11:30 NeuroFlow, Inc.
Wellbeing at Scale
Medical

11:30 - 11:40 BREAK (10 minutes)

Next Generation Autonomous Hoist
11:40 – 12:00 Vita Inclinata Technologies
Rescue Stabilization Systems
Aeromedical Evacuation

12:00 – 12:10 BREAK (10 minutes)

Magnetic Braking and Electric Taxi for
12:10 – 12:30 Inductive Ventures
Helicopters
Future Vertical Lift; Engineering

12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 – 1:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

360° Throwable Tactical Cameras Thermal
1:30 – 1:50 Bounce Imaging
Capability Integration
Situational Awareness

1:50 – 2:05 BREAK (15 minutes)

2:05 – 2:25 Battle Sight Technologies NightFall Tracking and Locating

2:25 – 2:40 BREAK (15 minutes)

Lynq Smart Compass: Personnel and
2:40 – 3:00 Lynq Technologies Inc.
Asset Locator
Tracking and Locating

3:00 –3:10 BREAK (10 minutes)

Synthetic Training Environment;
AI-Built Real-World Synthetic
3:10 – 3:30 Geopipe
Environments
Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance
3:30 – 3:40 BREAK (10 minutes)

3:40 – 4:00 Passenger Inc. MEMS Deep Immersion XR Glasses Synthetic Training Environment

Innovators Corner in North Hall 2 will showcase technology concepts from both
xTechSearch 3.0 finalists and xTechSearch 4.0 semi-finalists.
Visit North Hall 3 to observe live demonstrations from the xTechSearch 3.0 finalists.

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 xTechSearch 4.0 Innovators Corner Agenda
Date: Tuesday March 17, 2020
Location: Von Braun Center, North Hall 2

Time Company / Organization Topic Focus Area

Judge Panel Introductions

9:30 – 10:00
KEYNOTE WELCOME REMARKS
10:00 – 10:20 nLab (a.k.a. NanoSystems Diamond-Based Electronics for Next
Advanced Electronics
Laboratory) Generation Military Systems
10:20 – 10:35 BREAK (15 minutes)

10:35 - 10:55 LumiShield Technologies Lumidize: Non-toxic Metal Pretreatments Protection; Sustainment

10:55 - 11:10 BREAK (15 minutes)

FLITE Material Sciences US,
11:10 – 11:30 Inc.
Self-Protecting Surfaces Protection; Sustainment

11:30 - 11:40 BREAK (10 minutes)

Protect the Protectors with Lighter and
11:40 – 12:00 Multiscale Systems, Inc.
Stronger MetaCORE Materials
Protection; Engineering

12:00 – 12:10 BREAK (10 minutes)

Airborne UAS Detection: RF Spectrum
12:10 – 12:30 DroneShield LLC
Learning Recognition
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems

12:30 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 – 1:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Command, Control, and
1:30 – 1:50 Novaa Ltd Next Generation SATCOM
Communications
1:50 – 2:05 BREAK (10 minutes)
Edge as a Service – Radio+Analytics for Command, Control, and
2:05 – 2:25 IoTAI, Inc.
soldiers and things Communications
2:25 – 2:40 BREAK (10 minutes)
Intelligence, Surveillance and
2:40 – 3:00 FastVDO LLC Auto-VNIIRS by AI
Reconnaissance
3:00 –3:10 BREAK (10 minutes)
Transforming 3D Reconnaissance Data Intelligence, Surveillance and
3:10 – 3:30 Primal Space Systems, Inc.
into Geospatial Intelligence Reconnaissance; Navigation
3:30 – 3:40 BREAK (10 minutes)
Tactical/Navigation Grade MEMs IMU
3:40 – 4:00 MEI Micro, Inc.
Technology Platform
Position, Navigation, and Timing

Innovators Corner in North Hall 2 will showcase technology concepts from both
xTechSearch 3.0 finalists and xTechSearch 4.0 semi-finalists.
Visit North Hall 3 to observe live demonstrations from the xTechSearch 3.0 finalists.

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 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo
Battle Sight Technologies
POC: Nicholas Ripplinger
Nick@BattleSightTech.com
Bounce Imaging
POC: Abhishek Sharma
abby@vradars.com
DroneShield, LLC.
POC: Matt McCrann
matt.mccrann@droneshield.com
Business Description
Battle Sight is a technology
commercialization firm focused on
commercializing technologies
specifically designed for the
warfighter, first responders, and
emergency management
professionals.
Bounce Imaging designs and
manufactures 360-degree
throwable tactical cameras for use
by military, police, and first
responders of all kinds. Our
cameras capture video in a 360-
degree range around the sensor,
and stitches the images into a
panable video feed, instantly
accessible to end users. Bounce
Imaging is a late stage technology
start-up, founded at the Harvard
Innovation Lab (i-Lab).
DroneShield LLC is the fully owned
U.S. subsidiary of Australian firm
DroneShield Limited. Our U.S.
headquarters are in Washington,
DC, with our U.S. test range in
Warrenton, VA. DroneShield
delivers turn-key solutions to
detect, identify and defeat
unauthorized UAS using
proprietary multi-sensor
technology, real-time alerts, digital
evidence collection, and soft-kill
automated RF disruption.
Technology Description
Battle Sight has developed a
patent pending technology
named Falling Saber that
combines a lightweight, low
profile hardware form factor with
proprietary software to deliver
real time positional data from the
moment assets leave the aircraft
until they are covertly recovered
on the ground.
Teams facing immediate dangers
need a low-cost and easy-to-
deploy system to gain vital
information to keep themselves
and civilians safer. As a tactical
throwable camera, our device
captures full-360 panoramic
video and audio and transmits it
in real-time. The panoramic video
is stabilized, ensuring the camera
does not need a specific up-
direction.
DroneShield's comprehensive
counter-UAS protection ranges
from man-portable and vehicle-
mounted solutions, to temporary
and mobile units, to permanently
installed enterprise systems that
have the capacity to secure
areas as large as entire cities.
 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo
Fast VDO, LLC
POC: Pankaj Topiwala
pankajtva@gmail.com
FLITE Material Sciences US,
Inc.
POC: Daniel Cohen
dan.cohen@flite.tech
GeneCapture, Inc.
POC: Peggy Sammon
psammon@genecapture.com
Business Description
FastVDO is a
research/development company,
working in video transmission
technology. We have been part
of international video codec
standardization since 2000, as
well as members of the Motion
Imagery Standards Board since
2002.
FLITE is collecting the most
innovative techniques in surface
functionalization from around the
world to protect everyday
materials from ice, rust or
contaminant fouling, without the
use of temporary and toxic
coatings. If you have a surface
protection problem and you find
that coatings solve one problem
and cause two others, please
contact FLITE.
GeneCapture is developing a
portable rapid infection detection
system for use in austere
environments. The diagnostic
can screen up to 200 pathogens
in less than an hour for less than
$20.
Technology Description
This technology integrates well
known computational features of
video with AI to develop state of
the art video quality assessment
metrics. A computational workflow
based on AI is proposed to
automatically compute a VNIIRS
rating for ISR video.
FLITE Material Sciences is
bringing the emerging science of
surface functionalization to
commercial and military use. Our
patented techniques protect
everyday materials from rust, ice
and fouling, without using
temporary and toxic coatings. Your
challenge may be aircraft icing,
sterile medical instruments, water
treatment or field sensors; our
method works on almost any
material.
GeneCapture's portable rapid
infection diagnostic identifies the
genetic signature of the pathogen
using direct RNA hybridization.
 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo Business Description
Geopipe is an NYC-based startup
Geopipe using AI to provide rich 3D maps
and immersive 3D models of the
real world to game and simulation
developers. Geopipe makes it
possible to immediately know
exactly what’s in the world, not
just how it looks, with no manual
modeling and no low-quality
photogrammetry. The company
has bootstrapped through grants,
accelerators, investment, and
POC: Christopher Mitchell early adopter customers.
christopher@geopi.pe
Inductive Ventures, Inc. (IV) is a
Inductive Ventures US-based small business focused
on designing and commercializing
magnetic brakes and wheels
systems for aircraft, rotorcraft,
automobiles, trains, elevators and
any other system that currently
uses carbon brakes. IV is focused
on providing its customers with
magnetic braking solutions that
never wear out or need to be
maintained. IV's magnetic brake
POC: Andrew Wissing systems drastically reduces the
andyw@inductivev.com operational, maintenance, logistic
and life cycle costs of the vehicle.
IoT/AI delivers a sensor platform
IoTAI, Inc. that fuses cybersecurity, artificial
intelligence and edge networking
to unlock the power of the edge
across harsh IoT, Industrial IoT
and Military/Defense
environments. Our mission is to
amplify situational awareness,
cognitive insights and value at the
edge of the network.
POC: JD Stanley
jd@iot.ai
Technology Description
Geopipe's powerful AI-driven
technology builds 3D maps and
3D environments of the real
world. Geopipe's technology
automatically labels every object
in the real world from sensor and
reconnaissance data,
understanding what’s in the
world, not just how it looks. It
generates instantly usable 3D
maps and 3D models ready for
simulation, training, and mission
planning.
Inductive Ventures' active
magnetic brake design provides
magnetic braking and electric taxi
capabilities to the rotorcraft. IV's
braking system is a direct
replacement for the carbon/steel
brake that is currently used
onboard and will fit within the
existing spaces. IV's active
braking solution provides the
rotorcraft the ability to not only
brake the aircraft but also taxi the
aircraft in arduous environments
without the use of the main rotor.
IoT/AI provides an “edge as a
service” system that is easy to
deploy and will provision real-
time monitoring, data collection,
distribute AI/ML, collaboration,
and decision support. The edge
platform supports over 4000
sensors and is an unmatched
combination of tactical radio,
edge compute, sensor
integration, and edge AI/ML into
a COTS-based, MIL-SPEC
certified, and A2/AD resistant
system.
 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo
KeriCure, Inc.
POC: Kerriann Greenhalgh
Kgreenha@kericuremedical.com
LumiShield Technologies,
Inc.
POC: John Watkins
watkins@lumishieldtech.com
Lynq Technologies, Inc.
POC: Matthew Misbin
matthew@lynqme.com
Business Description
KeriCure is a woman owned
biotech company focused on
improving healing and
preventing infections for burns
and wounds. Our spray on
products have protected
consumers, animals, and
medical professionals from
infections since 2013. KeriCure
products can be self-
administered in austere and
multi-domain operating
environments, in prolonged field
care, and in hospital post
debridement to seal and protect.
LumiShield is a start-up
company from Carnegie Mellon
University and the National
Energy Technology Laboratory.
Founded in 2014, LumiShield
has now grown to 6 full time
employees. LumiShield is
committed to commercializing
new, sustainable, and cost
effective aluminum oxide
coatings for the US military, oil &
gas industry and automotive
industry with upcoming demos
scheduled for 2020.
LynQ is a venture back startup
that is changing how data is
communicated, allowing any
device to transmit low-bandwidth
data for miles without cellular
networks or infrastructure -- in a
manner that’s uniquely difficult
to intercept and detect. A new
communication standard,
capable of 10x the distance of
current standards while offering
significantly greater reliability,
privacy and security
Technology Description
KeriCure's nanopolymer wound
care products provide immediate
protection against bacteria, dirt &
germs in a simple to use, spray on
format. Our low cost, durable,
waterproof barriers seal any size
& shape wound and protect
throughout healing. Additionally,
our nanosilver barrier products
have added broad spectrum
antimicrobial coverage that’s non-
resistance forming, providing an
all-in-one burn and wound care
solution that works.
LumiShield's first product,
Lumidize®, is an aluminum oxide
coating for metals that improves
both paint adhesion and corrosion
resistance. This coating will
displace the use of phosphate and
chromate treatments on metal
surfaces as to improve
sustainability of coatings in
military and commercial
applications without loss of
performance or increased cost.
LynQ is a lightweight, low cost, RF
quiet, and jamming resistant
standalone location device with a
carabiner that improves situational
awareness, squad vector
logic/formation, and allows
operators to tag/track/locate
anyone or anything for miles like a
sixth sense - NO networks, apps,
phones or maps required.
 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo
MEI Micro, Inc.
POC: Louis Ross
ross@mei-micro.com
Multiscale Systems, Inc.
POC: Jesse Silverberg
js@mss.science
NeuroFlow, Inc.
POC: Chris Molaro
chris@neuroflowsolution.com
Business Description
MEI Micro is developing next-
generation dual-use MEMs IMU
sensor technology for assured
position, navigation and timing
(A-PNT) for inertial navigation
systems.
Multiscale Systems is
commercializing mechanical
metamaterials -- a class of
lighter, stronger, and more
highly-functional advanced
materials.
NeuroFlow is a Veteran co-
founded healthcare technology
and analytics company enabling
behavioral health access and
engagement to bridge the gap
between mental and physical
health. Our mission is to be a
resource and asset to health
care providers in their tireless
pursuit of creating a better
world, by providing the best
mental health solutions to those
in need.
Technology Description
MEI Micro has developed a
proprietary 3DS (3D System)
MEMS fabrication platform that
enables designs of high
performance lowest cost inertial
sensors (as well as other MEMs
sensors) that can be scaled to
provide tactical, near-navigation,
and navigation performance while
meeting crucial size, durability and
cost requirements for Low
CSWaP.
Mechanical metamaterials are a
form of engineered matter that
exhibits exotic material properties.
Our firm's technological
capabilities focus on the stress-
and vibration-response of
metamaterials in order to design
and develop protective barriers for
a variety of industries.
NeuroFlow is a self-service tool
that allows soldiers to engage with
behavioral health resources and
evidence-based content providing
more efficient access and
engagement. Automated
pathways and population risk
stratification allow Soldiers to get
the right care in a timely manner
to improve psychological
wellbeing.
 xTechSearch 4.0 Phase III: AUSA Innovators’ Corner
Business and Technology Descriptions
Business Name & Logo Business Description
NanoSystem Laboratory (nLab,
NanoSystems Laboratory LLC) is focused on R&D and
(nLAB) commercialization of next
generation semiconductor
materials and devices for
electronic and opto-electronic
applications. Its IP includes
diamond growth, epitaxial
growth of semiconductors, nano-
and micro-fabrication.
POC: Kamran Forghani
forghani@uwalumni.com
Novaa is leading innovation in
Novaa, Ltd wireless radio frequency
solutions. As a recognized
expert on antenna systems and
other RF innovations, we are
tackling the toughest problems
in electromagnetics including
ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas,
mass scaleable radars, assured
Position, Navigation and Timing
(PNT), electronic scanning
arrays, and same frequency
POC: Markus Novak simultaneous transmit and
markus@novaarf.com receive capabilities.
Passenger, Inc. is dedicated to
Passenger, Inc. producing the finest total
immersion XR technology on the
market. We do this by
harnessing the power of MEMS
technology to miniaturize proven
projection devices that can
deliver an ultra-realistic, wide
field, high contrast and
comfortable XR experience.
POC: Ron Maynard
rsmpassenger@gmail.com
Technology Description
Monolithical integration of lab-
grown diamond into state-of-the-
art semiconductor devices boosts
their effective thermal
conductivity, resulting in a self-
cooling of the active layers.
Therefore, the devices can be run
lower temperatures, at higher
power densities, have a better
packing factor as well as a longer
life-time/longevity.
Novaa has developed an ultra-
wideband (UWB) antenna
capability, enabling multi-band
operation across the C, X, Ku and
Ka SATCOM bands. Based on
COTS components, this low cost
solution powers high bandwidth,
multi-functional operations,
replacing numerous separate
antenna systems with a single,
low-profile aperture conformal to
operational platforms.
We address four major flaws of all
current AR/VR hardware,
including image lag, narrow field
of view, lack of depth perception
and bulky headset designs. We do
this by miniaturizing a scanning
system that is no larger than a
grain of rice, and project lag free,
ultra-wide field, full focal depth
images directly onto the retina.
Business Name & Logo
Primal Space Systems
POC: Barry Jenkins
barry.jenkins@primalspacesystems.com
Vita Inclinata Technologies
POC: Derek Sikora
dsikora@vitatech.co
xTechSearch 4.0 will be featuring the Phase III semi-finalists at the
Innovators’ Corner in North Hall 2 from 17-18 March. Each small business
will have an opportunity to display their technology concepts and pitch over
the course of two days.
Business Description
Primal Space Systems is a
software development company
in Raleigh NC. We develop
GPEG encoder, client, and
server software for efficient
delivery of massive 3D data
sets. Applications include game
streaming, streaming of new
types of cable and OTT content,
as well as streaming of 3D
geospatial and navigational data
for sensor-based navigation.
Vita Inclinata Technologies is
developing next generation
rescue systems for the military
and commercial marketplaces.
Vita's Load Stability System
(LSS), is the first and only active
system that completely
stabilizes the oscillatory swing,
and rotational spin suspended
loads undergo. The solution is
being applied to modernize &
stabilize helicopter hoisting and
sling load missions.
Technology Description
3D Tiles Nav is an open source
software technology for rapidly
processing and disseminating 3D
reconnaissance data acquired in
complex, densely occluded
operating environments. The
process results in a navigation-
centric restructuring of massive
3D geospatial data set which
enables more efficient data
delivery over bandwidth-
constrained tactical networks.
Vita's Load Stability System
Platform is an active suspended
load stabilization device that
addresses lack of payload stability
in the global helicopter and crane
marketplace. At a high level, the
LSS senses the environment,
fuses the data through Vita’s
proprietary stabilization algorithm,
then articulates high performance
electric ducted fans to counteract
all motion the suspended hoist
cable undergoes. Vita is
configuring solutions for the
military Search and Rescue (SAR)
and helicopter external cargo
mission sets.

Each day ten (10) small businesses will provide a brief that is open to the
public and will be displaying their technology concepts the same day. See
the Innovators’ Corner agenda for more details.