Technology Pioneers 2006
| Energy | |||
| Company | Chief Executive | Country of Origin | Technology |
| CMR Fuel Cells Ltd | John Halfpenny | United Kingdom | Fuel cell stacks |
| Ecology Coatings | Richard Stromback | USA | Nanotech coatings |
| Energy Innovations | Bill Gross | USA | Advanced solar panels |
| EnOcean GmbH | Markus Brehler | Germany | Very low-energy sensors |
| InnovaLight Inc. | Conrad Burke | USA | Nanotech lighting and solar panels |
| Intelligent Energy Holdings plc | Harry Bradbury | United Kingdom | Fuel cell powered motorcycles |
| MBA Polymers Inc. | Michael Biddle | USA | E-waste recycling |
| EnOcean GmbH | Markus Brehler | Germany | Very low-energy sensors |
| Biotechnology/Health | |||
| AgION Technologies Inc. | Dr. Jeffery Trogolo (CTO) | USA | Silver-based microbicides |
| Ahura Corporation | Dr. Daryoosh Vakhshoori | USA | Portable hazmat analyzers |
| Amyris Biotechnologies Inc. | Dr. Jay D. Keasling | USA | Bioengineered microbes to fight diseases |
| DNA Genotech Inc. | an Curry | Canada | DNA collection kit |
| NitroMed Inc. | Dr. Michael D. Loberg | USA | Nitric-oxide enhanced pharmaceuticals |
| Optos plc | Stephane Sallmard | United Kingdom | Eye exam equipment |
| Ossur | Jon Sigurdsson | Iceland | High-function prosthetics |
| Stem Cell Sciences Ltd | Dr. Peter Mountford | United Kingdom | Stem cell line development |
| TheraVitae Ltd | Dr. Valentin Fulga | Israel | Stem-cell based cardiovascular therapies |
| XDx | Dr. Jay Wohlgemuth | USA | Immune system monitors |
| Information Technology | |||
| Altiris Inc. | Greg Butterfield | USA | IT lifecycle management |
| BitBand Technologies Ltd | Ervin Leibovici | Israel | Streaming technology |
| Fortinet Inc. | Ken Xie | USA | Network security |
| Holografika Kft. | Tibor Balogh | Hungary | 3D video |
| Icera Inc. | Stan Boland | United Kingdom | Wireless communication chips |
| Matrix Semiconductor Inc. | Michael Farmwald | USA | Memory chips |
| mobileATM Ltd. | Steven Atkinson (CTO) | United Kingdom | Mobile phone banking services |
| Navio Systems Inc. | Stefan Roever | USA | Intellectual content protection |
| Rosum Corporation | Howard (Skip) Speaks | USA | Mobile positioning systems |
| Silicon Optix Inc. | Paul Russo | USA | HDTV Processing Chips |
| Tao Group Ltd. | Francis Charig (Chairman) | United Kingdom | Multimedia mobile phone platform |
| Telmap Ltd. | Oren Nissim | Israel | Mobile mapping |
| The Cloud Networks Ltd. | George Polk | United Kingdom | WiFi platforms |
| Transmode Systems AB | Magnus Oberg (CTO) | Sweden | Intelligent optical networking systems |
| UPEK, Inc. | Alan Kramer | USA | Biometric ID |
| Varioptic SA | Etienne Paillard | France | Autofocus lenses |
| VOICE.TRUST AG | Michael Kramer | Germany | Voice-based security |
| VoiceObjects AG | Karl-Heinz Land | Germany | Automated voice systems |
| Voltage Security Inc. | Guido Appenzeller | USA | Encryption |
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