Right Time is building a mathematical system that measures criminal offender rehabilitation efforts in real-time and produces computer-generated, evidence-based prioritized reports that can be used to achieve successful rehabilitation outcomes. The patent-pending Personal Achievement Scoring System will act as a unifying data repository for multiple sources of input and use the information to provide a safety measure for the public, scorecard for rehabilitation provider proficiency, and proof of offender pro-social reintegration.

The company received an Innovation Fund award in May 2013 and is using the funding to finalize the system's algorithms and complete the platform.

Website: http://righttimepas.com/

Skysun LLC's patent pending methodology of ganged heliostat arrays substantially decreases solar power generation cost and complexity. Increased economic efficiency will create a competitive advantage in the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) market. The heart of Skysun's intellectual property is an optical method to eliminate the astigmatism common to high incidence solar thermal systems, allowing Skysun's heliostats to be used in power tower systems.

The company received an Innovation Fund award in May 2013.

Zuga Medical, a medical device company, recently received a $250,000 investment from JumpStart to launch its dental implant system. In April Zuga received FDA approval for its system, which allows a general dentist to perform implants using a screw, a procedure previously done only by oral surgeons.

A Cleveland company that has developed a new system for installing dental implants has received a $250,000 investment from JumpStart Inc. The company, Zuga Medical, will use the money to begin testing its system with dentists in the Cleveland area.

The process of making bourbon whiskey hasn't changed much in decades. But in Cleveland, Ohio, Tom Lix aims to disrupt the traditional aging process of bourbon. His company, Cleveland Whiskey, started selling its bourbon on March 1.

Life events, such as getting married, having a baby, buying a house or retiring, can impact the financial decisions individuals make. 
 
Akron-based Segmint offers software that confidentially analyzes and interprets consumer spending information. Using this information, financial institutions can build digital relationships with their clients, offering them specific products and services customized to meet their needs. These opportunities can lead to a competitive advantage.

Erin Burnett reports on a technology used by fighter pilots that helps surgeons simulate intricate surgery.

Surgical Theater develops Surgery Rehearsal Platforms (SRP) for a patient specific, virtual surgery theater. The SRP transforms medical imagery (e.g. CT) into dynamic and interactive 3D models with life-like tissue interaction and accurate modeling of surgery tools. The SRP allows surgeons to plan and rehearse toward their patient specific case. The virtually operated organ reacts realistically to actions taken by the surgeon, thereby allowing accurate pre-surgery rehearsal, permitting the surgeons to "pre-live the future" of their cases.

Website: http://www.surgicaltheater.net/

Lorain County Community College and the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron have formed a partnership, which the two groups suggest will accelerate the commercialization of medical technologies.

Together, the organizations say they will expand access to capital to move medical discoveries to market by exploring the creation of a pre-seed fund, which would be built on the success of LCCC's Innovation Fund, which gives startups grants. The fund would provide money to qualifying technologies developed through the research and development work of the two organizations.

Youngstown State University and the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network (MAGNET) have signed a cooperative agreement that will enable small to midsize manufacturers in the Mahoning Valley to gain easier access to the research capabilities, hard assets and world-class knowledge and technological capabilities based at YSU and four other institutions.

The agreement commits YSU, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, Lorain County Community College and the University of Akron to further economic development in the region by helping manufacturers pursue innovative growth strategies through MAGNET's Partnership for Regional Innovation Services to Manufacturers (PRISM) program.