High Leverage. Strong Impact.
The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center
The NHIRC matches businesses in New Hampshire with dollars to support translational research efforts that further growth and
development of New Hampshire businesses, increasing job growth, opportunities, and revenues. The NHIRC was legislated in 1991,
Title 15 Chapter 187A.
NHIRC Highlights
650 jobs created or retained
1
20:1 total leverage for state
funds
$394,407
$32MM SBIR awards for
NHIRC projects
3
$39,999
$3,476,521
$570,126
$870,346
5
$69,540
$890,326
8
$73,996
11
12
21
16
20
9
4
17
15
10
$322,696
6
7
$106,592
$112,776
2
24
23
18
13
14 19
Awardees have raised over
$900MM in additional
funding creating many
marketed products
$2,560,220
$2,231,058
$840,228
22
$25MM in additional federal
funding for NH educational
institutions through EPSCoR
$1,158,462
Questions?
Contact Tim Willis at
nhirc.info@unh.edu;
603.862.0948
$881,651
$509,921
$656,863
$1,177,479
$1,997,919 $20,059 $428,854 $790,956
The NHIRC Oversight Committee 2015
These positions are legislated or appointed by the NH Governor.
NH Senate
Martha Fuller Clark, Senator
NH House of Representatives
*Open
NH Dept. of Economic Development
Christopher Way, Interim Director, Division of Economic Development
NH School of Law, UNH
John Orcutt, Professor of Law
Large Businesses
Robert Gyurik, Pharmaceutical Consultant
Large Businesses
Richard Powers, VP and Deputy General Manager, BAE Systems
Small Businesses
Jenny Houston, VP of Business Development, Warwick Mills
Senior Vice Provost for Research, UNH
Jan Nisbet, Senior Vice Provost for Research
College of Engineering and Physical Science, UNH
Glenn Shwaery, Associate Dean for Research
New Hampshire Innovation Research Center
Marc Sedam, Executive Director
Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
1
3
2
7
6
District 1
2001
1997
1995
Senator Jeff Woodburn
Presby Environmental Inc.
Crown Vantage
NE Electric Wire
Sugar Hill
Berlin
Lisbon
District 2
1995
Senator Jeanie Forrester
L.W. Packard
Ashland
District 3
2006
1995
Senator Jeb Bradley
MBP, Bioenergy, LLC
Morrell Corp.
North Conway
Glen
District 6
2010
2009
2008
2002
2001
Senator Sam Cataldo
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.
Newport Computer Services
Lydall, Inc.
Albany Techniweave, Inc.
(now Albany Engineered Composites)
Albany Techniweave, Inc.
(now Albany Engineered Composites
Zero Emissions
Cleary Cleaners
1999
1999
1994
District 7
2002
2001
2001
1995
1993
1993
Senator Andrew J. Hosmer
AavidThermalloy, LLC
AFL (Noyes Fiber Systems)
AFL (Noyes Fiber Systems)
Aavid Engineering
(now AavidThermalloy, LLC)
Allan-Rogers Ltd.
Mills Industries
$394,407
$39,999
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
Rochester
$112,776
$870,346
Rochester
New Durham
Rochester
Laconia
Belmont
Belmont
Laconia
$570,126
Laconia
Laconia
AavidThermalloy, Laconia, NH (‘95, ’02)
“We entered the new market area of heat pipes through a NHIRC grant by working with UNH chemical engineering
professor to study the corrosion and aging to improve the reliability of these heat pipes. UNH had equipment not available
at Aavid and the expertise needed to develop a predictive aging model. Aavid officials estimated this market to produce
between $500,000 and $1 million within the following year, and add about eight new jobs.”
~ Craig Wood, CEO
Albany Engineered Composites, Inc., Rochester, NH (‘99, ’01, ‘09, ‘10)
“The technology developed in this project will allow us to broaden AEC’s markets by expanding the range of components
that can be fabricated using 3D weaving and resin transfer molding. While these technologies are relatively new, they are
being used in some major programs, such as the CFM LEAP-X engineer program, and the landing gear braces for the new
Boeing 787 Dreamliner. For growing, leading technology companies like AEC, it is crucial to be able to participate in high
risk-high impact research through NHIRC. It should also be noted that NHIRC funding is also crucial for UNH in providing its
faculty and students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in collaboration with the industry, thereby providing
the next generation of engineers and scientists who will continue to grow the economy of our State.”
~ Jon Goering, Divisional Chief Technology Officer
Did you know…
Albany Engineered Composites (‘99, ’01, ‘09, ‘10) has moved its global headquarters to Rochester, NH. Albany
employs 6,200 people worldwide.
Presby Environmental (‘01) is an innovative environmental organization that engineers new technology to change
the way the world approaches wastewater treatment. Today the company is working at the cutting edge of water
pollution control to help protect and preserve our most precious natural resources.
Districts 4, 16, 17, 18
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
District 4
2014
2006
2005
2001
2000
1997
1996
1994
1994
1993
17
16
18
4
Senator David H. Watters
Turbocam, Inc.
Turbocam, Inc.
Prometheus Group
Textron Automotive Co.
Turbocam, Inc.
Conproco
Eastern Air Devices
(now Electrocraft)
Energy Reclaimation Inc.
GFS Magnetics
Eastern Air Devices
$890,326
Barrington
Barrington
Dover
Dover
Barrington
Dover
Dover
Rollinsford
Dover
Dover
District 16
2007
Senator David Boutin
Omega Smart, Inc.
$20,059
District 17
2005
2004
2002
1998
1998
Senator John Reagan
Sentry BioScience Inc.
Pleasant View Gardens
Pleasant View Gardens
Poly Roll
Great Crates
Nottingham
Loudon
Loudon
Loudon
Strafford
District 18
2011
2009
2008
2001
1999
1997
1994
Senator Donna M. Soucy
Velcro Group Corporation
Velcro Group Corporation
Velcro Group Corporation
Poly Vac Inc.
Insight Biomedical, Inc.
Hubscrub
KRL/Bantry
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Candia
$322,696
$790,956
Velcro, Manchester, NH (‘08, ‘09, ‘11)
“The NHIRC eased Velcro’s transition to collaborative interaction with UNH by matching their investment and thereby
doubling their investment’s impact. Our project is aimed at developing new fastening technologies based on nanoscale
structures developed at UNH (i.e., new nanotechnologies). Velcro is likely to utilize this developing technology for years
to come to produce next generation fastening products. This would favorably impact NH’s economy by increasing
manufacturing jobs, not to mention corporate tax revenues.”
~ Glen Miller, Principal Investigator
Pleasant View Gardens, Loudon, NH (‘02, ‘04)
“We are the largest wholesale nursery in New Hampshire and a founding partner in Proven Winners, the #1 nationally
recognized consumer brand of gardening plants. Nine of the developed varieties, developed through the NHIRC project
have been patented. Increased sales of these breeding lines have yielded higher profits for our company.”
~ Henry Huntingdon, Founder
Did you know...
Pleasant View Gardens (‘02, ‘04) has researched, experimented with and grown millions of plants, selecting the
very healthiest and hardiest assortments. The company has become an industry pioneer in energy and labor savings.
District 5
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
District 5
5
2014
2011
2011
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2004
2003
2003
2001
1999
1998
1998
1996
1992
Senator David Pierce
Peroxyium
M2S, Inc.
AxiSol
Celdara Medical, LLC
Hypertherm, Inc.
ImmuRx Inc.
M2S, Inc.
Ray-Tech Infrared Corporation
Woomera Therapeutics
Celdara Medical, LLC
ImmuRx Inc.
AAC International
Medical Media Systems
ThermalVision Inc.
GlycoFi, Inc. (now Merck)
AAC International
Aurora Optics
Audit Security Bags
Fluent, Inc.
Materials Innovations
Medical Media Systems
$3,476,521
Lebanon
West Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Hanover
Lebanon
West Lebanon
Charlestown
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
West Lebanon
Hanover
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
West Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon
West Lebanon
Celdara Medical, Lebanon, NH (‘08, ‘10)
“Without our first NHIRC award we may not have been able to raise angel funding in such a difficult
economic climate, we would not have a CLIA-certified lab in which to develop and bring to market a
diagnostic/prognostic/predictive test for patients with scleroderma. Without it, we may have had to close
our doors, or more likely, we may well have opened our doors in VT or MA.”
~ Jake Reder, CEO
ImmuRx Inc., Lebanon, NH (‘07, ‘09)
“An IRC grant catalyzed the start of ImmuRx, Inc., a biotechnology company. It got us started with a
grant of $69,000. We have since raised over $5,000,000, hired skilled workers and moved our cancer
treatment toward commercialization. We are on target to keep growing.”
~ David Delucia, CEO
Did you know...
Celdara (‘08, ‘10) has created a CLIA-certified diagnostic/prognostic/predictive test for patients with
scleroderma.
GlycoFi (‘03) was founded in 2000 with the mission of dramatically improving the capacity and cost
of producing human therapeutic proteins, while simultaneously enhancing their efficacy and safety as
therapeutics. GlycoFi was acquired by Merck in 2006 for $400MM.
Districts 8, 9, 10, 15, 20
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
8
10
15
20
9
District 8
2001
1998
Senator Gerald Little
Hexaport International Ltd.
Northland Tool
$69,540
District 9
2007
2006
2006
2004
2002
2001
1999
1998
1997
1997
1995
1992
Senator Andy Sanborn
Graphicast Inc.
IXXAT, Inc
IXXAT, Inc
Spaceflight Systems Corporation
New Hampshire Ball Bearing, Inc.
D.D. Bean / Sons
Aura Instrumentation
Creative Optics
Pegit, Inc.
Sonetech Corp.
Biorelease Technologies
Paragon Publishing
Jaffrey
Bedford
Bedford
Bedford
Peterborough
Jaffrey
Mount Vernon
Bedford
Dublin
Bedford
Bedford
Bedford
District 10
2009
Senator Molly Kelly
Roy Matheson and Associates
Keene
District 15
2007
2000
Senator Dan Feltes
Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
Allor Project Company
District 20
Senator Lou D’Allesandro
Weare
Weare
$881,651
$106,592
$73,996
Concord
Concord
$0
Roy Matheson and Associates, Keene, NH (‘09)
“This research project developed a bridge between the Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Occupation
Therapy Departments at UNH and created student interest by applying their knowledge to evaluate and enhance the
equipment used to perform functional capacity evaluations (FCE) for Heart Rate Monitors, Blood Pressure Monitors,
and Load Cells.”
~ John LaCourse, UNH Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graphicast, Inc., Jaffrey, NH (‘07)
“The NHIRC project improved an existing process to make it more efficient. This helped to improve production rates,
improve quality, and increase capacity.”
~ Val Zanchuk, President
Did you know...
IXXAT (‘06) is one of the leading suppliers of data communication technology for the automation and automotive
industry with a continual and considerable amount of investment in research and development of innovative,
powerful and cost effective products and constant training for our employees to insure their familiarity with the
latest technological advancements.
Districts 11 & 12
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
11
12
District 11
2015
2013
2011
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
2002
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1998
1996
1994
1994
Senator Gary Daniels
Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.
AIRMAR Technology
Hitchiner
Cubic Wafer
Percardia Inc.
Cubic Wafer
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
Norton-Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramics
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.
FPR, Inc.
Sanders
AIRMAR Technology
Clearview Software
Saint-Gobain Crystals
District 12
2012
2011
2006
2004
2001
1994
1994
Senator Kevin Avard
New Hampshire Optical Systems
Advanced Renewable Energy Company LLC
Warwick Mills
Advanced Computer Resources
Northeast Photosciences
Flight Simulation Systems
Nashua Corp
$1,997,919
Merrimack
Milford
Milford
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Milford
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Merrimack
Milford
Amherst
Milford
$656,863
Nashua
Nashua
New Ipswich
Nashua
Hollis
Nashua
Nashua
New Hampshire Optical Systems, Nashua, NH (‘12)
“As a telecommunications provider of fiber optic infrastructure solutions, our NHIRC award allows us to research
software-defined networks that offer increased broadband speeds and capabilities to businesses of all sizes across
the state. The anticipated result is that we will be able to bring network technology to broadband companies who
want to expand Internet and communication products to under-served and un-served areas in New Hampshire.”
~ Rob Carmichael, President
Warwick Mills, New Ipswich, NH (‘06)
“Warwick worked on a project with Dartmouth to advance materials for medical applications. The NHIRC grant
positioned us to secure $150,000 in National Science Foundation funding and a new federal grant has the potential
to secure an additional $500,000 later this year. This means jobs for Warwick and jobs for New Hampshire.”
~Jenny Houston,VP of Business Development
Did you know...
Hitchiner (‘11) is the premier supplier of complete-to-print, high-volume, complex thin-wall investment castings
and fully-finished casting components to industry. Hitchiner has over 2,000 employees worldwide and revenues of
$200MM.
AIRMAR Technology Corporation (’96, ’13), a NH small business formed in 1982, is a designer and
manufacturer of marine electronics, and has had steady growth in business volume and size. Nearly 100% of
AIRMAR’s products are designed and built in NH and construction of a second manufacturing building began in
Fall 2012.
Districts 13, 14, 19, 22
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
14 19
22
13
District 13
2007
2000
1998
Senator Bette R. Lasky
Sky Skan, Inc.
Resonetics, Inc.
Lancast
Nashua
Nashua
Nashua
$428,854
District 14
2011
2009
2007
2002
2001
2000
1997
1997
Senator Sharon M. Carson
Conductive Compounds
Presstek Inc.
Presstek Inc.
Durham Research
Durham Research
Diatide
Acu-Gage
Admix
$1,177,479
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Londonderry
Londonderry
Londonderry
Hudson
Londonderry
District 19
1999
1995
1993
Senator Regina Birdsell
Johnson / Johnston Associates
Built-On Technology
Fireye
Hampstead
Derry
Derry
District 22
2011
2007
2001
2001
1998
1997
1993
1993
Senator Chuck Morse
Design Mentor, Inc.
AmberWave System Corporation
Chart Inc., Storage Systems Division
Ion Physics Corporation
Process Engineering, Inc. (now Chart Inc.)
Advanced Device Technologies
Bioquest
Global Ozone Solutions
Pelham
Salem
Plaistow
Atkinson
Plaistow
Salem
Atkinson
Atkinson
$509,921
$1,158,462
Conductive Compounds, Hudson, NH (‘11)
“The fact that a small business in the state of New Hampshire was able to join forces with a small group of
researchers at a state university to participate in what is considered the current “holy grail” of material science and
commercialization is extraordinary. My company employs 13 people, we are currently hiring three more and have
sustained double digit growth over the past three years despite the economy. We have sales offices throughout
Europe, Israel, Russia and in three key areas in Asia. Research into nanopartical metals was way beyond the scope
of a small business like mine, but with the NHIRC matched funding and the resources at UNH, we will end with a
commercially viable means to manufacture and sell specialty inks and coatings.”
~ Don Banfield, CEO
Design Mentor, Inc., Pelham, NH (‘11)
“We view our current NHIRC award as THE critical link between our internal investment in the VentriFlo technology and
having it further supported by a combination of SBIR grants and Corporate Sponsorships. l wish I had known of the
NHIRC Match Grant process several years ago. It provides access to critical resources at a tenuous point in technology
development that are very difficult to afford any other way. The award is, in essence, a very important “multiplier” to
our efforts.”
~ Doug Vincent, President and CEO
Sky Skan, Nashua, NH (‘07)
“This NHIRC project ‘Climate and Change’ visualization for immersive Full Dome Environments allowed us to find
new ways of making NOAA data products more widely accessible with an immediate value of helping the public
understand meteorological and ocean current concepts.”
~ Colin Ware, UNH Data Visualization Lab
Did you know…
At Sky Skan’s world headquarters in Nashua (’07) they design and install the world’s top full-dome planetariums
and visualization theaters which are in use at world-renowned institutions such as Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 (the only
planetarium at sea) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.
District 21
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
21
District 21
2015
2014
2014
2014
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
2009
2009
2008
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
2004
2003
2001
2001
1998
1997
1994
Senator Martha Fuller Clark
Lamprey Networks, Inc.
ArgenTech Solutions
Lamprey Networks, Inc.
2KR Systems, LLC
Obliterase
Hutchinson Sealing Systems
ArgenTech Solutions
Innovacine
Unified Office
Simply Green Biofuels, LLC
Applied Geosolutions, LLC
Spin Analytical Inc.
IVS 3D
White Mountain Pharma, Inc.
Xemed
Regal Sleeving and Tubing, LLC
Chaoticom Technologies
Great Bay Aquaculture/Aquafarms
Regal Sleeving and Tubing, LLC
Powerspan (now Zero Emissions, Inc.)
Intellitech Corporation
WASTECH International, Inc.
Fenris
Piscataqua Research
Current Technology
$2,560,220
Durham
Durham
Durham
Barrington
Portsmouth
Newfields
Durham
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Durham
Durham
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Durham
Newmarket
Durham
Portsmouth
Newmarket
Portsmouth
Durham
Portsmouth
Durham
Portsmouth
Durham
ArgenTech Solutions, Durham, NH (‘12, ‘14)
“Many industrial, automotive, military, and manufacturing markets need new solutions to ensure safety in case of a
lack or loss of power. This innovation will bring improved protection for workers and offers energy-saving lighting
alternatives in sight-limiting environments. The partnership with UNH allows us access to specialized equipment and
research knowledge, the assistance of talented UNH students to hone organic talent, and an environment in which
to test our products before commercialization.”
~ Russell Mason, VP Marketing & Sales and CIO
Xemed, Durham, NH (‘06)
“A breakthrough in medical imaging, achieved through funding from the IRC, has also been the catalyst for
acceleration of commercial success for Xemed. Xemed recently received a contract to develop its imaging
technology from a major pharmaceutical company. Several research hospitals world wide are lining up to acquire
Xemed’s recently announced xenon polarizer product. Each sale will produce close to $1MM in revenue. Many
states have state-funded mechanisms to attract and support small technology businesses. Xemed would not have
achieved its present trajectory with out grant assistance from the IRC.”
~ William Hersman, CEO and Founder
Did you know...
Applied GeoSolutions (’09) was formed in 2000 to promote, support and provide scientifically sound cuttingedge geo-spatial technologies, biogeochemical models and integrated spatial information services for greenhouse
gas (GHG) emission, ecosystem modeling, and agricultural and forestry management.
Hutchinson Sealing Systems (’12) manufactures vehicle weather strips for cars, trucks, and RVs as well as
engineered seals used for HVAC systems, computer cabinets, and other containers. Hutchinson is known for
innovation with over 200 engineers and scientists dedicated solely for this purpose with proven innovation in
materials, process and product.
Districts 23 & 24
NHIRC Proposal Dollars
23
24
District 23
2008
2007
2007
2006
2002
1995
Senator Russell Prescott
Recycled Asphalt
Alaka’I Consulting / Engineering Inc.
BioSignetics Corporation
BioSignetics Corporation
SiGARMS, Inc.
Dedicated Electronics
Brentwood
Chester
Exeter
Exeter
Exeter
Chester
$840,228
District 24
2011
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2005
2005
2005
2003
2003
2002
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
1998
1996
Senator Nancy F. Stiles
Itaconix, LLC
Itaconix, LLC
The Timberland Company
Kensington Research
Kensington Research
Foss Manufacturing Company
Itaconix, LLC
Ardent
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Process Instrumentation, lnc.
Wireless Sensors, LLC
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
BioTherapeutics, LLC
BioTherapeutics, LLC
SleepNet Corp.
$2,231,058
Hampton Falls
Hampton Falls
Stratham
Hampton Falls
Hampton Falls
Hampton
Hampton Falls
Seabrook
North Hampton
Hampton
Greenland
North Hampton
North Hampton
North Hampton
North Hampton
North Hampton
North Hampton
Stratham
Stratham
Hampton
Itaconix, Hampton Falls, NH (‘08, ‘09, ‘11)
“Our privately-held green technology company founded in 2008 develops polymers that are derived from renewable
resources and that replace the petroleum-based chemicals used in products such as detergents. Our company has
demonstrated remarkable growth and in 2009 announced the commercial launch of its first two products. Most recently,
we have filed 5 patents related to our NHIRC projects.”
~ John Shaw, CEO and Co-Founder
Foss Manufacturing, Hampton, NH (‘08)
“The IRC award allowed us to carry our analytical work and gain the understanding needed to optimize the processing of
an antimicrobial agent into a polymer. At the same time we worked in parallel with the FDA to gain FDA clearance on
the safety and efficacy of the technology. The recent FDA clearance and ongoing process optimization, developed in part
through this research program, will help us to attain more sales.”
~ Jacqueline Traynor, Director of Research & Product Development
Did you know...
SleepNet (‘96) created a sleep mask “MiniMe” which has been approved by the FDA for pediatric use—the only true gel
cushion, one-of-a-kind mask for kids.
Itaconix (’08, ‘09, ‘11) is a green technology company developing,manufacturing and marketing environmentally
friendly polymers derived from renewable resources. The company has hired 12 employees in the past two years alone.
Bentley Pharmaceuticals (‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05) was sold to Teva Pharmaceuticals for $360MM in March 2008. It
created a spin-off, CPEX Pharmaceuticals, in that transaction which was sold for $72MM in April 2011.
1
COOS
2
GRAFTON
$3,472,689
$317,332
CARROLL
23
BELKNAP
$72,535
5
SULLIVAN
15
MERRIMACK
$112,776
$570,126
22
STRAFFORD
$3,687,093
14
ROCKINGHAM
8
CHESIRE
13
HILLSBOROUGH
$181,791
$6,431,744
$5,586,414
$283,248
The NHIRC Proposal Dollars by County