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Geomagic, Inc. develops and commercializes geometric modeling and inspection software solutions. Its products are used in the design, reverse engineering and inspection of parts and products and dental and medical markets to create customized restorations, appliances, prosthetics and treatment plans for patient care. The company was founded by Herbert Edelsbrunner and Ping Fu in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is a leader in advanced computing, software, data, networking, and visualization resources. The private company is based in Urbana, IL. The American company works with world-class partners to take innovation wherever it's needed most, using sophisticated simulations and advanced modeling techniques. NCSA partners with colleagues on campus, such as the Grainger School of Engineering, and industry giants like Rolls Royce and John Deere. The company offers programs like ACCESS and Institutional Partnerships to make their resources available to a broad slate of researchers worldwide. NCSA serves specific groups, like University of researchers and those looking for a HIPAA-secure environment to get more.

Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

GelSight, Inc. designs and sells surface imaging equipment. It offers benchtop scanners that capture the surface geometry of any material regardless of its optical properties. The company was founded by William J. Yost III, J?nos Roh?ly, Micah Kimo Johnson and Edward H. Adelson in July 2011 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Burning Man Project is a non-profit organization that organizes events. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Larry Harvey, Michael Mikel, and Will Roger. The CEO is Marian Goodell.