Nerac to Host the next XcellR8 Meeting June 9th

XcellR8 welcomes Mark & Annette Smith, Co-founders of Macroscopic Solutions
By: Nerac
 
TOLLAND, Conn. - June 8, 2016 - PRLog -- Nerac(www.nerac.com) is pleased to announce the next XcellR8 meeting which will be held Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Nerac headquarters in Tolland, CT. The XcellR8 meetings are high energy, interactive gatherings for entrepreneurs to pitch ideas and concepts and to brainstorm creative solutions to challenges. XcellR8 welcomes Mark & Annette Smith, Co-founders of Macroscopic Solutions(www.macroscopicsolutions.com).

Macroscopic Solutions provides products, services and support that are based on the photographic technique of Focus stacking. Macroscopic Solutions is dedicated to improving the significance of focus stacking for the scientific and industrial communities by providing novel and elegant imaging solutions. Macroscopic Solutions provides cost-effective imaging solutions for interdisciplinary scientific researchers that aid in the digital archiving of diverse specimens, enhance research, inspire discovery, and expose young minds to science.

Mark & Annette Smith co-founded Macroscopic Solutions in June, 2013 after winning 1st place in UConn's 2nd annual Innovation Quest competition.  Almost exactly three years later, Mark and Annette will provide a formal update on the company's revenue projections, sales and marketing plans, partnership changes and overall growth and vision for the company.

Mark and Annette have made considerable efforts to bootstrap the high-end imaging business through sales and marketing rather than taking capitol from outside investors.  Today, they maintain full ownership and within a three year time span, have been able to secure a list of highly reputable clients such as UPenn, UConn, Cornell, Harvard, USGS, USDA, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and more.  In addition, the duo has received two of the top 20 best images in science award for 2016 by Wellcome images, secured contract agreements with major textbook publishing companies and artists, donated a complete imaging system to Danbury high school and have invented, patented, released and sold new products and accessories related to the Macropod Pro product line.

Recently, they've set their sights on scaling the company and have been interviewing individuals to fulfill three critical positions for the company; a sales & marketing associate, web curator and an imaging service technician.  They will be discussing why they chose to post these three career opportunities and will be requesting the groups' feedback.  Furthermore, they will be seeking advice on practices related to interviewing, hiring and creating a positive work environment for Macroscopic Solutions employees.  This is the first step the company has taken to grow the business to reach a larger breadth of clients.

Overall, this presentation will provide positive insight into how the entrepreneurial activities fostered by UConn and the State of Connecticut have directly impacted the life of one of its own startups.  Conversely, Macroscopic Solutions will talk about some of the ways it has given back to UConn and the State of CT.

XcellR8, established as a networking cell in northeastern Connecticut, was one of four cells originally created by members of the Connecticut Technology Council executive board, including Nerac CEO, Kevin Bouley. Nerac generously makes space available to support this growing community of entrepreneurs.

"The Tolland/Nerac XcellR8 group continues to accomplish an amazing amount for our participants with just the volunteer talent and the energetic people who attend the sessions," said Bouley. "I'm very excited to welcome Macroscopic Solutions back to XcellR8, and to celebrate another success story that continues to evolve and grow."  Contact XcellR8 (mailto:xcellr8@nerac.com) to learn more today.

About Nerac
Nerac Inc. is a global research and advisory firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies. Nerac provides expert insights that equip clients with the knowledge to develop or refine a technology, explore market growth opportunities, evaluate intellectual property strategies and respond to regulatory changes. Nerac serves approximately 20,000 users worldwide and delivers over 75,000 research projects and custom alerts each year. Nerac has a long, successful consulting history in a wide-range of industries with a strong focus in the areas of pharmaceutical, food and nutraceuticals, medical device, engineering, energy and advanced materials.

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