Abra Inc

Gruve Technologies, Inc., founded in 2010 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, specialized in scientifically validated weight loss and wellness products aimed at promoting long-term sustainable health. The company developed innovative technologies and products based on cutting-edge medical research to effectively modify behavior and assist individuals in their weight loss journeys. Despite its promising offerings, Gruve Technologies ceased operations on July 8, 2016. The firm had no recorded awards from the SBIR program and was privately held, with a small employee range and revenue reported as less than $5 million. Generated from the website

Incorporated in 1975, Coustic-Glo International is one of the global leaders in cleaning, sanitizing as well as restoration of ceilings and walls. The firm provides a wide array of services, including acoustic ceiling cleaning and deodorizing. Other services offered by the company include acoustical ceiling resurfacing, fire retardation, grid recovering system, fluorescent light diffuser, vinyl wall cleaning, stainless steel polishing and chandelier cleaning. The company caters to business and property owners, contractors, architects and corporations. Some of the major clients of the firm include Shonies, Coca-Cola, Burger King, Target, Kodak, Polaroid, Greyhound, Northwest Airlines, Hilton and IBM among others. Coustic-Glo International is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

SurModics is a provider of surface modification and drug delivery solutions for the health care industry. One of SurModics core technology platforms is its patented drug delivery polymer matrix technology, which can be applied to medical devices to deliver pharmaceutical agents from the surface of a device to a targeted area of the body. For example, SurModics' Bravo drug delivery polymer matrix is used in the first-to-market drug eluting coronary stent and is being used in the I-vation Intravitreal implant. Another core surface modification technology platform is its patented PhotoLink process, which helps modify and enhance the surface characteristics of medical devices and biomedical applications improving performance and, in some cases, enabling the development of new products. The company also produces stabilization products used by manufacturers of immunoassay diagnostic tests to improve performance, stability and shelf life. SurModics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn.