2014 LAB Businesses
• 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.
• 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.
