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Ryan Stewart R. Scott Blamey Jack Vu Ben Schlesinger Stuart Truax
Definition
Volatile Organic Compounds
Health Effects
Health Effects of VOCs
•Dizziness
•Headaches
•Allergic Reaction
•Nausea
•Vomiting
•Visual Disorders
•Memory Loss
•Irregular Heartbeat
•Liver Damage
•Kidney Damage
•Anemia
•Nervous System Damage
•Leukemia
•Death
Contamination
EXPLANATION
Total concentration, in micrograms
per liter
No detection or less than 0.02
0.02 to less than 0.2
0.2 to less than 1
1 to less than 10
10 or greater
Well Types
Concentrations greater than MCLs
Domestic
Wells
Concentrations below MCLs
Public
Wells
0
5
10
15
20
25
Detection Frequency (percent)
MCL = Maximum Contamination Level
30
Sampling & Testing
How are VOC’s currently tested?
Core Technology
CMOS-Based Sensor System
Competitive Advantage
Lab-on-a-Chip
Advantages
• Eliminates the sample
collection process
• Can be left in the
water.
• Can monitor the water
continuously.
• Huge savings over
current methods.
Core Technology
Intellectual Property Protection
Silicon Sensor
• Patent Protection
(Filing expected fall 2011)
Read-Out Circuitry
• Trade secret protection
Sensor Enclosure
• Patent Protection
(Filing expected fall 2011)
Management
CEO
Ryan Stewart
Research
Assistant
Research
Assistant
CFO
CBDO
Marketing
Assistant
Year 2
CRO
Stuart Truax
COO
R. Scott
Blamey
CCO
Ben
Schlesinger
CLO
Jack Vu
Market
156,000
U.S. Public Water Systems (PWSs)
54,000
Community Water Systems
93%
of Population
Value Chain
PCB and
Packaging
Assembly
Private Wells
3rd Party
Monitoring &
Management
Consumers
Community Water
Systems
Semiconductor
Fabrication
Adoption
Decision Maker Profile
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Flexibility in decision making
Low risk tolerance
Understaffed
Mildly budget conscience
Adoption Drivers
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EPA mandated MCL’s
State testing requirements
Existing relationship
Customer service
Reliability
Competition
Competitive Leader
Largest Competitor
Hach Company
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
1,100 Employees
$144 Million Revenue
20,000 Employees
$5.4 Billion Corporate Revenue
Closest Competitor
Analytic Systems International KESCO
Product Features
• Continuous VOC
monitoring
• 34” x 24” x 10”
• 200 lbs.
Price Advantage
Production Cost per Unit
Production Materials
Silicon CMOS (i.e. die)
Die-level Packaging
PCB
System Casing
Other Electronics
Labor
Fab and Assembly
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
TOTAL
$ 32.65
0.60
10.00
10.00
1.00
1.00
0.05
10.00
PWS Savings, 3rd Party Profit
Economic Value Created (10 Years)
$70,000
Cumulative costs for
GCMS
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
Cumulative costs for
EthoSense
$20,000
Cost of Goods/Services
$10,000
Profit
$-
GCMS
Ethosense
Value Created
Forecasts
Projected Revenue
$30,000,000
$25,000,000
Net Present Value
of 5 Years Cash Flow
$20,000,000
$15,000,000
$7.5 Million
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
Discounted at
30%
$2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Projected Cash Flows
$32,000,000
Net Income
$22,000,000
$12,000,000
Cumulative Net
Income
$2,000,000
$(8,000,000)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Risk
Technical
Risk
Operational
Risk
Political
Risk
ISSUE
Insufficient
product life
Inability to
partner with 3rd
party integrator
Agency
complacency
STRATEGY
Risk Mitigation Strategies
Exploring new
packaging
methods
Product
prototype, pilot
program
Compliance
Officer
Summary
VOC Contaminated Water
Deadly
VOC Water Contamination
On the Rise
Continuous Monitoring Necessary
But Cost Prohibitive
Increased EPA VOC Regulations
Coming Soon
EthoSense VOC Monitors
Real-Time, Added Customer Value
EthoSense VOC Sensor Technology
Novel Patentable Technology
Global Need
Opportunity
Ryan Stewart R. Scott Blamey Jack Vu Ben Schlesinger Stuart Truax