Pleasanton Hosts Tri-Valley #GameChangers Awards

PLEASANTON, CA — A number of Tri-Valley companies were awarded #GameChangers Awards from the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group.

On Wednesday evening, eight Tri-Valley companies met at the Goal Line Studio in Pleasanton to be honored for offering innovative solutions to world problems. The Tri-Valley is home to more than 730 tech companies, and boasts a staggering gross domestic product of $42 billion.

“Extraordinary solutions continuously emerge from our region, then drive impact on a global scale. This is the moment our community comes together to amplify and honor the disruptive, innovative spirit that is part of our Tri-Valley DNA,” Rick Shumway, ITV Board Chair and President and CEO of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, said in a statement.

The winners were:

IGNITION FACILITY (NIF)
FUSION IGNITION TEAM (Livermore):
Breakthrough in fusion energy as a potentially limitless source of clean energy.

AIR PROTEIN (Pleasanton):
Making meat from air by recycling carbon dioxide into protein.

ZEISS INNOVATION CENTER (Dublin)
$180 million complex for medical and manufacturing tech and research.

SPARKZ (Livermore)
First US company to commercialize a zero cobalt lithium-ion battery.

PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES (Pleasanton):
Solution for sleep apnea suffered by 40 million Americans.

LAZAREX CANCER FOUNDATION (Danville):
Addressing systemic racism in healthcare by ensuring access to clinical trials.

REPUTATION (San Ramon):
Pioneer of global 'Reputation Experience Management' sector.

THE WELLNEST COMPANY (Dublin):
Creator of a smart backyard 'pod' medical suite for seniors.