KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

LAUNCH A BUSINESS

A quick look at the 2014 LAB

Launch Party held on August 12

MeltPoint Environmental, Caldwell, for the MeltPoint Surgical Bluewrap Recovery Machine, an innovative proprietary device that allows health care facilities to reduce the large amount of surgical bluewrap that ends up in landfills.

  NMotion UAS, Hesston, provides advanced unmanned aircraft systems and

solutions for public safety professionals during emergencies. NMotion's systems are engineered for rapid deployment when seconds count, allowing officials to see more while risking personnel less by utilizing immediate aerial support on scene.

  Ligosphere, Kansas City, makes a free mobile app designed to fit college

students' busy lives. Students can post, find and share things like events, jobs and internships, items to buy and sell, and more. Ligosphere also connects local businesses with students to post deals, discounts and promotions on the app.

  Impact Engineering, based in Manhattan, aims to create simple, reliable,

inexpensive solutions to large societal problems, making everyday life more efficient and safe for everybody. A sample of projects being pursued include a text blocking and vehicle analytical tool connected to a phone app, traffic light synchronization software to improve traffic flow with minimal red light stops, and a proprietary safety whistle.

10 Kansas companies were selected to participatein the LAB program, which offered business training and

mentorship to entrepreneurs

Jonah Ventures, Manhattan, reconstructs the diets of animals using the latest sequencing technologies. Its services provide a quantitative reconstruction of herbivore diets by sequencing short segments of plant DNA that have made it through the digestive system.

  Radiation Detection Technologies Inc., Manhattan, leverages advanced

radiation detection products to meet its customers' needs with these advanced technologies.

  Aphrodite Apparel, Overland Park, creates custom fit intimate apparel by

using the latest 3-D body imaging technology to gather hundreds of unique measurements to fashion bras to each woman's exact physical specifications for superb comfort, style and fit.

  Tikitum Sensory Learning Lab, Overland Park, makes science come alive for

children by letting them use their senses to learn, explore and experiment.

VeriQuik Consulting and Services, Shawnee, is a screening company that performs voluntary background checks. The company's permission-based model allows the end user to be the gatekeeper of his or her own information.

Sidesinger Custom Cabinets, Topeka, is a custom cabinet and woodworking shop that designs, builds and installs quality custom woodworking projects for homeowners and building contractors in the Topeka area. 

Custom startup lessons designed and delivered by top K-State faculty, covering topics such as strategy, marketing, human resources, and finance

One-on-one mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs in the K-state network

Hands-on market and competitor research conducted by K-State graduate and undergraduate business school students

One participating venture that demonstrates the most progress and commitment will be selected to win a cash and in-kind prize package valued at $50,000

$5,000 cash prize Custom website and Facebook page design from CivicPlus Custom apparel from GTM Sportswear 1 year of hosted Microsoft Business Services Suite from

NetStandard Radio Advertising from Rocking M Radio

Participating LAB businesses received:

MeltPoint Environmental won the grand prize.

MeltPoint CEO Chad May accepted the prize check from KSU College of Business Administration Dean Ali Malekzadeh.

MeltPoint CEO Chad May pitched his company to event attendees; here he showed the blue wrap material used in sterilization processes at hospitals. His company makes a product that compacts that material to save landfill space.

May showed what the blue wrap looks like after it is put in a thermal densification machine, a proprietary process owned by his company.

Three companies were selected to pitch their businesses to the audience. Nmotion UAS, which offers training and products to emergency services on using drones (unmanned aircraft systems) to make conditions safer in the field, was discussed by John Martens.

Dustin Abercrombie pitched his company Veriquik Consulting & Services, which provides online identity authentication to people who might be using services likes Craigslist or dating services.

To learn more about theKansas State UniversityLaunch A Business

program,visit the College of Business

Administrationwebsite at

http://www.k-state.edu/lab/