SYRACUSE — The field has narrowed to five in the annual Creative Core Emerging Business Competition.
CenterState CEO announced finalists for the contest’s $200,000 grand prize Wednesday. The winner will be announced April 4 at the CenterState CEO annual meeting.
This year’s finalists are:
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-Applied Biorefinery Sciences, which is developing biorefinery technologies to turn plant biomass into carbon-neutral, biodegradable products and fuels.
-MicroGen’s technology harvests the energy created by vibrations for use in a variety of applications. The company is developing a line of micro-power sources to extend rechargeable battery lifetimes.
-NexID develops and licenses software to allow fingerprint-scanning technologies to more accurately authenticate scanned images.
-NOHMS is a supplier of advanced lithium-ion battery materials and components. The products allow for improved battery performance at a lower cost.
-Technology Life Cycle Solutions provides Web-based lease management software that allows companies to manage their entire portfolio and access information anywhere through a secure Internet connection.
Past winners of the competition include Sound Reading Solutions, Widetronix, e2e Materials, and Mezmeriz, all based in Ithaca.
The winner of the 2011 competition, BrandYourself.com of Syracuse, is a sponsor for 2012. The firm provides a Web-based tool that allows users to manage their search results.
M&T Bank and the New York Business Development Corp. are the contest’s title sponsors.
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