Technology Partners

What problem does HiTEC help its technology
partners solve?

We are very thankful for the support from our large and small technology partners:

Large Technology Partners:

ABB - ABB is a business-to-business supplier - from process, manufacturing and consumer industries to utilities, oil, gas and petrochemical industry, automation and power products, and financial services. ABB has over 160,000 employees collaborating with customers in some 100 countries. (www.abb.com)

Becton Dickinson - BD is a medical technology company that manufactures and sells a broad range of supplies, devices and systems for use by healthcare professionals, medical research institutions, industry and the general public. (www.bd.com)

EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develops analytical tools and models used to assess pollutant exposure; investigate human and ecological effects of environmental pollutants; utilizes engineering approaches to mitigate or limit industrial and indoor air pollution and manages national programs for maintaining air quality among. (www.epa.gov)

IBM - IBM's worldwide research labs work in all areas of information technology, from physics and cognitive science to leading edge application research. They invent innovative materials and structures and use them to create exciting machine designs and architectures. As of 2000, IBM had 316,000 employees worldwide. (www.ibm.com)

Lord Corporation - Lord Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets chemical, and mechanical products worldwide and is a leader in shock, vibration and noise attenuation, motion management, bonding and coating materials, and controllable fluids and systems development. (www.lord.com)

MCNC (2nd year of participation) - Microelectronics Center of North Carolina works with clients to develop and apply innovative solutions to microfabrication-based, networking and computer resource problems, by working closely with businesses, government agencies and researchers to reduce the time it takes to develop and commercialize new products and to improve our clients' competitive positions in the global marketplace. Additionally, MCNC features two service centers for the state's universities. One runs a statewide network, providing Internet access, data sharing and videoconferencing. The second center features a variety of world-class, advanced supercomputing resources. (www.mcnc.org)

Minute Maid - Minute Maid is one of the world's leading marketers of premium fruit juices and drinks. (www.minutemaid.com)

NASA - NASA is a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general. (www.nasa.gov)

NC State University - NC State University is a land grant university and a tier 1 research institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is ranked in the top ten for industry-sponsored research and 17th nationally for licensing revenues and patents. The University is fourth in the nation for spinning off start-up companies and in 2000, IBM recognized NC State as the university from which the prestigious computer company hired more students than any other. (www.ncsu.edu)

Reichhold - Reichhold is a leading manufacturer of adhesives, resins, and synthetic latex emulsions for a variety of industries such as paper, textile, carpet, construction, transportation, marine and many others. (www.reichhold.com)

Small Technology Partners:

Neofax - Neofax-PC, Inc. is a software company dedicated to the development of neonatal computer aided products for the care of sick infants. Currently, our products center on drug dosing, nutritional dosing, and drug information for the practitioner caring for the neonatal patient. We have over 40 years of combined expertise in neonatal medicine and pharmacology. (www.neofax.com)