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September 13, 2012

Detroit’s SurClean Wins 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition; Chicago-Area Companies HEVT and ARID Technologies Named Runners-Up

CHICAGO – Global Midwest Alliance today announced that Detroit-based SurClean, a start-up that produces laser tools for removing coatings in an environmentally safe and energy-efficient manner, is the winner of the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition. The competition was held on September 12 at McCormick Place during the 2012 Midwest Clean Tech Conference presented by the Global Midwest Alliance. Chicago-based Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT) and ARID Technologies were runners-up in the competition.  READ MORE>>

September 1, 2012

2012 Midwest Clean Tech Conference to Highlight Innovation and Opportunities

​CHICAGO – The Midwest Clean Tech Conference, now in its 5th consecutive year, will take place September 12, 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago, in conjunction with the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show. Midwest Clean Tech is an international showcase creating opportunities for Midwestern and global entrepreneurs to engage with top keynote and panel speakers, innovators and financiers from the clean tech community.  Attendees include clean technology and energy efficiency firms, researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers, and economic development and policy officials.  READ MORE>>

July 27, 2012

Global Midwest Alliance Announces 2012 Brinks Innovation Competition Finalists

CHICAGO – Global Midwest Alliance is pleased to announce the five finalists in the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a leading Midwest competition for entrepreneurs developing innovations in the clean and green technology industries.  The five finalists are: Arid Technologies, based in Wheaton, Ill.; GreenSand Corporation, based in Lake Linden, Mich.; SiNode, a faculty-student team from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill; Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT), based in Chicago, Ill.; and SurClean, based in Detroit, Mich.  READ MORE>>

June 20, 2012

IMTS Newsletter – Midwest Clean Tech Returns to IMTS

CHICAGO – Midwest Clean Tech is coming back to IMTS! Global Midwest Alliance is hosting this collaborative program on-site at McCormick Place on Wednesday, September 12.   READ MORE>>

June 11, 2012

Applications Due June 29 for 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition
Finalists to present their technologies at Midwest Clean Tech 2012

CHICAGO – Global Midwest Alliance, the Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione are pleased to invite you to participate in the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition. ​ Applications are due on June 29, 2012.  Five finalists will be selected to present their innovations on September 12 at McCormick Place in Chicago in conjunction with the 2012 Midwest Clean Tech Conference and the International Manufacturing Technology Show, September 10-15, 2012, before an international audience of early-stage investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, clean tech-focused venture capitalists and financiers, and corporate R&D and business development executives.  READ MORE>>

February 2, 2012

Global Midwest Alliance Invites Clean Tech Companies to Participate in the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition

CHICAGO – Global Midwest Alliance, the Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione are pleased to invite you to participate in the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition.  The innovation competition is being held during the Midwest Clean Tech 2012 Conference which is being held in conjunction with the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show, the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere.  Midwest Clean Tech 2012 is a one-day program exhibiting Midwest excellence in clean technology innovation, products and services.  READ MORE>>

January 25, 2012

Clean Urban Energy Selected for DOE Innovation Summit

CHICAGO – Clean Urban Energy (CUE), an energy storage and smart grid technology provider, today announced that they have been selected to participate in the Technology Innovation Showcase at ARPA-E’s 2012 Energy Innovation Summit to be held February 27-29 in Washington, DC. The Showcase will feature “companies and research organizations poised to transform our energy economy.”  READ MORE>>

September 14, 2011

Catacel Corp. Wins 2011 Brinks Innovation Competition at Midwest Clean Tech 2011, Ecologic Tech and AquaMost Runners-Up

CHICAGO – Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione today announced that Garrettsville, Ohio-based Catacel Corporation, which designs and manufacturers energy-efficient catalytic materials, has won the 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a competition for business-ready ventures that are developing new products in the green and clean technology sector.  READ MORE>>

August 12, 2011

Illinois Angels Local Invests in Brinks Innovation Competition Finalist Lumec Control Products

CHICAGO – Global Midwest Alliance announced today that the Central Illinois Angels have invested in Peoria-based start-up company, Lumec Control Products, a previous finalist and one of the winners of the 2010 Brinks Innovation Competition. Lumec received a check for $525,000 during a ceremony at Peoria NEXT Innovation Center. Lumec is developing and commercializing its dynamic orifice valve (DOV), a highly capable flow-control valve for low-pressure gas applications, such as natural gas combustion. Lumec’s DOV delivers flow characteristics unavailable from competing valves. In December, Lumec won the 2010 Innovate Illinois competition in the non-revenue producing/start-up category and was awarded with a $30,000 cash prize from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for being one of Illinois’ most innovative companies.  READ MORE>>

August 11, 2011

2011 Brinks Innovation Competition Finalists Announced

CHICAGO – Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is pleased to announce the five finalists for its 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a leading Midwest competition for entrepreneurs in clean and green technology. The five finalists are AquaMost Inc.; Catacel Corporation; cycleWood Solutions LLC; Ecologic Tech; and Lightweight Structures LLC.  READ MORE>>

June 10, 2011

Brinks Announces June 28th Deadline for Brinks Innovation Competition Entries

CHICAGO – The 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a leading international competition for entrepreneurs in clean and green technologies, has a deadline for entries of Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The Brinks Innovation Competition helps emerging and venture-ready clean and green technology companies gain visibility and make connections with early-stage investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, clean tech-focused venture capitalists and financiers, and corporate R&D and business development executives. READ MORE>>

May 20, 2011

Where Are They Now? Brinks Innovation Competition Luncheon

CHICAGO – The 2011 Where Are They Now? Brinks Innovation Competition Luncheon brought together last year’s Innovation Competition winners for presentations on what they are doing now and panel discussions on current and future trends in clean tech investments. The luncheon ended with an information session for the 2011 Brinks Innovation Competition applicants.   VIEW PROGRAM>>

May 16, 2011

Brinks to Host “Where Are They Now?” Innovation Competition Luncheon

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is hosting the “Where Are They Now?” luncheon in advance of its third annual Brinks Innovation Competition from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the firm’s Chicago office. The luncheon will feature presentations by several 2010 competition winners and a panel discussion on current and future trends in clean tech investments.  READ MORE>>

March 29, 2011

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Announces Details of Brinks Innovation Competition at Midwest Clean Tech 2011

Event is September 14, 2011 at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

ANN ARBOR – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is joining with the Global Midwest Alliance and the Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) to announce the Midwest Clean Tech 2011 Brinks Innovation Competition. The Competition is held in conjunction with Midwest Clean Tech 2011, a one-day program to be held at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago on September 14th that features Midwest excellence in clean technology innovation, products and services.  READ MORE>>

March 28, 2011

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Announces Application Deadline for 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms, is now accepting applications for its 3rd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, a competition for entrepreneurs in clean and green technologies that seeks to promote venture-ready business ideas to potential investors and to the scientific and research communities. READ MORE>>

February 28, 2011

Brinks Innovation Competition Winners Short-listed for Clean Energy Trust Clean Energy Challenge 2011

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that Intelligent Generation LLC and Clean Urban Energy, the first and second place winners of the 2009 Brinks Innovation Competition held during the annual Midwest Clean Tech Conference, have been short-listed by judges for the Clean Energy Trust Clean Energy Challenge 2011. READ MORE>>

February 11, 2011

Apply now for the Brinks Innovation Competition

CHICAGO – The Midwest Clean Tech 2011 Conference is Sept 14, 2011 at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. READ MORE >>

September 29, 2010

Brinks Announces Winners of the 2010 Brinks Innovation Competition at Midwest Clean Tech 2010

CHICAGO – Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has announced the three winners of the 2nd AnnualBrinks Innovation Competition during the Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference, held at McCormick Place in Chicago on September 14-15, 2010. Midwest Clean Tech is a program of the Global Midwest Alliance. READ MORE>>

September 16, 2010

BioIonix takes First Place in the Brinks Innovation Competition

CHICAGO – BioIonix, EcoThermics and Lumec Control Products took first, second and third place respectively in the 2010 Brinks Innovation Competition (BIC) at MidwestCleantech 2010. READ MORE >>

September 14, 2010

WBEZ 91.5 – NPR’s Eight Forty-Eight: G. Peter Nichols Discusses the Brinks Innovation Competition

CHICAGO – G. Peter Nichols, Co-Chair of the Brinks Innovation Competition and shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione,  appeared on WBEZ 91.5, Chicago Public Radio’s newsmagazine, Eight Forty-Eight, on September 14 to discuss the Brinks Innovation Competition at the Midwest Clean Tech Conference 2010. The competition allows developers of new technologies to showcase their solutions to global challenges in the green technology sector.  Chuck Salley, President and CEO of NextCAT, Inc. , one of the 2010  Brinks Innovation Competition finalists based in Detroit, talked about its solution to decrease the costs of bio-diesel energy. LISTEN NOW>>

August 27, 2010

Brinks Announces 2010 Innovation Competition Finalists

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has announced the five finalists in the 2nd Annual Brinks Innovation Competition, held in conjunction with the Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago on September 14-15, 2010. To learn more about the conference, visit www.midwestcleantech2010.com. READ MORE>>

August 11, 2010

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione to Host “Where Are They Now?” Innovation Competition Luncheon

Presenters to Include 2009 Competition Winners

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is hosting a luncheon in advance of its annual Brinks Innovation Competition at the upcoming Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the firm’s Chicago office. READ MORE >>

June 21, 2010

Brinks to Sponsor Brinks Innovation Competition at Midwest Clean Tech 2010

CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Brinks Innovation Competition, to be held in conjunction with the upcoming Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference, on September 14-15, 2010 at McCormick Place in Chicago. READ MORE >>

December 4, 2009

Midwest Cleantech 2009 Innovation Competition Winners

CHICAGO –The Midwest Cleantech 2009 Innovation Competition winners were announced and featured along with nine other finalists at the Midwest Cleantech 2009 conference. READ MORE>>


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