The Florida Venture Forum Announces Presenting Companies for 2009 Early Stage Venture Capital Conference

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Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:00am EDT

TAMPA, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
The Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org) has selected 15
Florida companies to present at its Early Stage Venture Capital Conference, to
be held at the Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando On May 15, 2009. 

Fifteen of Florida`s best early-stage prospects for equity financing will make
10-minute presentations to an audience of venture capitalists, private equity
investors, angel investors, investment bankers, financial intermediaries and
entrepreneurs. 

Presenting companies are: 

Central/East Central Florida

* Advanced Aero, Inc., (www.advancedaero.net), Indian Harbor Beach, has
successfully designed and marketed a new, innovative light aircraft. This
patented design is superior in terms of performance, fuel efficiency and has
many built-in safety features not offered by competing designs. 
* Airgonomix, LLC, (www.airgonomix.com), Indialantic, sells a low cost, easy to
install "Personal Air System" that controls temperature at the individual room
level in commercial or residential buildings. The patent pending system
increases user comfort, decreases utility costs, and conserves energy. 
* bioTRAiTS Inc., (www.biotraits.com), Orlando, is a biometric technology
company providing hardware, I. T. solutions, and customized software solutions
to meet time and attendance and access control needs via recognition and
verification of unique human characteristics. 
* Eginity (www.eginity.com), Orlando, operates in the Wireless Sensor Networks
(WSN) market, which provides an IP-address to any sensor-type so it can be
remotely accessed, monitored and controlled via Intranet or Internet. 
* QuoNova, (www.quonova.com), Melbourne, develops healthcare products powered by
safe novel technology to reduce the $30B costs of Healthcare Associated
Infections (HAIs) such as MRSA. Their business model is based on direct sale of
a product suite to hospitals.

Southeast Florida

* Consult A Doctor, (www.consultadoctor.com), Miami Beach, offers comprehensive
consumer-to-physician communications with 24/7 access to doctors via phone and
secure e-mail, lowering healthcare costs by replacing unnecessary office, urgent
care and ER visits. 
* Digiport, Inc. (www.digiport.com), Miami, provides energy efficient
professionally managed Tier II/Tier III colocation facilities delivered within
commercial office properties. 
* My Therapy Journal.com, (www.mytherapyjournal.com) Jupiter, is thefirst-ever,
therapy-oriented online journaling tool. It provides the most private and secure
venue available for both individuals and health care providers who wish to not
only journal, but also track progress of personally set goals using graphing
software based on cognitive behavioral therapy.

Southwest Florida

* Acerta Medical Products, Tarpon Springs, will develop, produce and market
ostomy products, wound dressings and infection control medical devices; as well
as dermal adhesives, intermediates and related fabricated components as private
label brands and raw materials to the medical device industry. 
* CliQuality, (www.cliquality.com), Tampa, has developed a Google AdWords
campaign optimization engine, driven by data mining that automatically manages
and optimizes online campaigns and their ROI. 
* eCycling, Inc., (www.ecycling.com), Oldsmar, is a nationwide IT asset
disposition and electronics recycling service provider, offering a one-party
solution for end-of-life electronics and computer recycling, certified
destruction of obsolete electronics and recertification and resale of data
sanitized components and systems. 
* Milliken Environmental, LLC, (www.bigpipecleaning.com), Englewood, builds and
then leases its sewer and storm water cleaning equipment to contractors and
municipalities. Their target area is large diameter pipe (30 inches to 22 feet).

* Quasar Bio-Tech, Inc.,(www.quasarpro.com or www.babyquasar.com), Sarasota,
currently manufactures professional and consumer light therapy devices. Using
selected wavelengths of natural light, these devices are used to improve the
appearance of skin (anti-aging), heal acne, grow hair, strengthen nails, relieve
pain, and improve athletic performance. The Company will soon launch a new line
of mass consumer products priced below $100. 
* Physical Health Insights, LLC, Palm Harbor, was formed to provide a low cost
(<$10), first of its kind, web and medically based, health assessment of the
human musculoskeletal system. This proven on-line self test will identify,
prevent, or mitigate the incidence of musculoskeletal injury and disease (MSD)
with a comprehensive intervention program to address each person`s needs. 
* Voalte, Inc.,(www.voalte.com), Sarasota, designs, develops, markets, sells and
supports innovative healthcare solutions for the emerging class of highly mobile
computing devices. This new generation of Smartphones employs high-resolution
graphics; touch interface and multiband communications including cellular, WiFi,
and Bluetooth.

About The Florida Venture Forum

The Florida Venture Forum is Florida`s oldest, largest and most prestigious
statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, helping
emerging growth companies come together with sources of capital from across the
country. Throughout the year, the Florida Venture Forum provides monthly
programs on a statewide basis. For additional information, please visit the web
site at http://www.floridaventureforum.org or e-mail
robin@floridaventureforum.org. 





Florida Venture Forum, Tampa
Robin Kovaleski, 813-335-8116
robin@floridaventureforum.org

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