MDB Capital Group Announces 2011's The "Best & Brightest" Innovators & Qualifiers for the 2nd Annual Bright Lights Conference
May 10th - 11th, 2011
Le Parker Meridien
New York, NY
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MDB Capital Group, LLC is proud to announce its "Best & Brightest" list of 150 innovative leaders for 2011. These companies are ranked in the 90th percentile for technology leadership from more than 1,500 companies with U.S. patents granted, as rated by PatentVest®, MDB's proprietary, intellectual property (IP), business intelligence database.
MDB's "Best & Brightest" list of companies is drawn from the universe of public companies with at least one U.S. patent and a market capitalization under $500 million. Employing PatentVest's intellectual property metrics, this universe was screened for companies with above average 3-year growth rate for patent application filings (a measure of innovation), above average PatentVest Tech Scores (a measure of patent quality), and low PatentVest citation ratios (a measure of value). These companies were also screened for quality by MDB's professional analytical staff, generating an exceptional list of truly innovative small companies.
The companies that have achieved a position on MDB's "Best & Brightest" list will automatically be extended an invitation to attend and present at our 2nd Annual Bright Lights Conference to be held at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York on May 10 & 11. Last year's two day event, held in San Francisco, brought together more than 40 companies and 250 attendees to hear investor presentations focusing on the often unrecognized value embedded in the respective IP of the Bright Lights Companies.
MDB's research has shown that companies demonstrating above average PatentVest metrics (such as PatentVest Tech Score and the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of patent applications) outperformed their publicly traded peers. This outperformance is highlighted firsthand by tracking the market performance of the presenters at last year's Bright Lights Conference. The Bright Lights presenters (as an index) outperformed the S&P Small Cap 600 Index by 1.4 to 1 and the S&P 500 Index by 2.8 to 1.
Of particular note from 2010, our 18 "Best of the Best" IP award winners demonstrated superior market performance and outperformed the S&P 500 by 3.9 to 1.
(For full details email research@mdb.com or visit http://mdb.com/bright-light-award-winners.html for a list of 2010 "Best & Brightest" and "Best of the Best" award winners.)
QUALIFYING COMPANIES:
TICKER | COMPANY | TICKER | COMPANY | |
ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | CRAY | Cray Inc. | |
ARAY | Accuray Incorporated | CRDS | Crossroads Systems Inc. | |
AATI | Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. | CRIS | Curis Inc. | |
AMRI | Albany Molecular Research Inc. | CUTR | Cutera Inc. | |
ALXA | Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc. | CYCC | Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
AOSL | Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd. | CYNO | Cynosure Inc. | |
ALTI | Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. | DARA | DARA Biosciences, Inc. | |
ALVR | Alvarion Ltd. | DLGC | Dialogic Inc. | |
ABTG | Ambient Corp | DGII | Digi International Inc. | |
ARGN | Amerigon Incorporated | DMRC | Digimarc Corp | |
ANIK | Anika Therapeutics | DRAD | Digirad Corp. | |
AIS | Antares Pharma Inc. | HILL | Dot Hill Systems Corp | |
APNT | Applied Nanotech Holdings | DSPG | DSP Group Inc. | |
ARDM | Aradigm Corp | EMITF | Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. | |
ARWR | Arrowhead Research Corp | ESIO | Electro Scientific Industries Inc. | |
ATRI | Atrion Corp | EMKR | Emcore Corporation | |
VOXX | Audiovox Corp | EMIS | Emisphere Technologies Inc. | |
AUTH | Authen Tec, Inc. | ENWV | Endwave Corp | |
AWRE | Aware, Inc. | EFOI | Energy Focus Inc. | |
BELFA | Bel Fuse Inc. | ESCA | Escalade Inc. | |
BKYI | BIO-key International Inc. | EXAC | Exactech Inc. | |
BLTI | Biolase Technology Inc. | EXFO | Exfo Inc. | |
BCST | Broadcast International Inc. | EXTR | Extreme Networks Inc. | |
CRDC | Cardica Inc. | GPIC | Gaming Partners International Corp | |
CSII | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | GNVC | GenVec Inc. | |
CSCD | Cascade Microtech Inc. | GGOX | Gigoptix Inc. | |
IMOSD | ChipMOS Technologies BU Ltd. | HNSN | Hansen Medical Inc. | |
CPAH | CounterPath | HW | Headwaters Inc. | |
HTCH | Hutchinson Technology Inc. | |||
IDSY | I.D. Systems Inc. I.D. Systems Inc. | PCYC | Pharmacyclics Inc. | |
ICAD | Icad Inc. | PLNR | Planar Systems Inc. | |
ICGN | Icagen Inc. | PLXT | PLX Technology Inc. | |
IGOI | iGo Inc. | PWRM | Power 3 Medical Products Inc. | |
IKAN | Ikanos Communications Inc. | PVCT | Provectus Pharmaceutical Inc. | |
IMMR | Immersion Corp | PSDV | pSivida Corp | |
INFI | Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. | PULS | Pulse Electronics Corp | |
INO | Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. | QLTI | QLT Inc. | |
INTT | inTest Corp | RMTR | Ramtron International Corp | |
IVAC | Intevac Inc. | RPTN | Raptor Networks Technology Inc. | |
JOUT | Johnson Outdoors Inc. | RGRX | ReGeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. | |
KEM | Kemet Corp | RTK | Rentech Inc. | |
KTEC | Key Technology Inc. | DFZ | R.G. Barry Corp | |
KOPN | Kopin Corp | SNMX | Senomyx Inc. | |
KV.A | K-V Pharmaceuticals | SITO | Single Touch Systems Inc. | |
DDSS | Labopharm Inc. | SWHC | Smith & Wesson Holding Corp | |
LZB | LA-Z-Boy Inc. | SONO | SonoSite Inc. | |
LCRY | Lecroy Corp | SPIR | Spire Corp | |
LSCG | Lighting Science Group Corp | STXS | Stereotaxis Inc. | |
LRAD | LRAD Corporation | SNSS | Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
LYTS | LSI Industries Inc. | SCON | Superconductor Technologies Inc. | |
LUNA | Luna Innovations Inc. | SRDX | SurModics Inc. | |
MASC | Material Sciences Corp | SURG | Synergetics USA Inc. | |
MTSN | Mattson Technology Inc. | ELOS | Syneron Medical Ltd. | |
MAXY | Maxygen Inc. | SYNM | Syntroleum Corp | |
MEMS | Memsic Inc. | TASR | Taser International Inc. | |
MVIS | Microvision Inc. | TSYS | TeleCommunication Systems Inc. | |
MSON | Misonix Inc. | TGX | Theragenics Corp | |
MOSY | MoSys Inc. | THLD | Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. | |
MGAM | Multimedia Games Inc. | TSEM | Towerjazz aka Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | |
NSPH | Nanosphere Inc. | TSON | TranS1 Inc. | |
NLS | Nautilus Inc. | LBAS | Location Based Technologies Inc | |
NLST | Netlist Inc | UGNE | Unigene Laboratories Inc. | |
NWCI | NewCardio Inc. | UNXL | Uni-Pixel Inc. | |
NEXS | Nexxus Lighting Inc. | VRNM | Verenium Corp | |
NMTI | NMT Medical Inc. | VRML | Vermillion Inc. | |
NVMI | Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | VICL | Vical Inc. | |
VSCI | Vision-Sciences Inc. | |||
OIIM | O2Micro International Ltd. | WGA | Wells-Gardner Electronics Corp. | |
OCLS | Oculus Innovative Science Inc. | VUZI | Vuzix | |
ORNI | Oragenics Inc. | WGBS | WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. | |
ORCT | Orckit Communications Ltd. | WSTL | Westell Technologies Inc. | |
PMTI | Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. | XNNH | Xenonics Holdings Inc. | |
PCTI | PC-Tel Inc. | XOMA | XOMA Ltd. | |
PDFS | PDF Solutions Inc. | ZHNE | Zhone Technologies Inc. | |
PRCP | Perceptron Inc. | ZRAN | Zoran Corp | |
FORM | FormFactor Inc. | CRYP | CryptoLogic Limited | |
SOURCE MDB Capital Group, LLC
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