Entrepreneurs get valuable feedback and candid advice from leaders including retired Gen. David Petraeus and USC President C. L. Max Nikias.

MAKING THE PITCH

Here are the five companies that pitched at Wednesday’s event:

ABTUM

High-performance frequency filters for mobile devices. Abtum offers solutions for handsets, tablets and ultra-books, providing better filters in critical performance metrics and significant annual savings for customers.

ARMORWAY

Intelligent adaptive security solutions. Armorway offers software that analyzes real-time big data to provide decision-makers with meaningful dashboards and goal-directed actions that optimize the use of available assets in an environment, mitigate risks and increase security.

FLUID SYNCHRONY

Micro-pumps for on-demand drug delivery. Fluid Synchrony offers implantable programmable micro-pumps that can deliver a diverse assortment of drugs at the right dose, to the right tissue at the right time, improving the efficacy and safety of drug therapies.

MEDICAL ADHESIVES

Proprietary warm-on/cool-off adhesives for wound closure that can be easily removed from a patient’s skin by applying a cold compress, minimizing trauma to the skin caused by traditional adhesives.

STASIS LABS

Patient health-monitoring systems. Stasis Labs offers devices for hospitals and clinics in emerging markets, giving health providers continues access to patient health parameters and the ability to make rapid decisions to improve patient outcomes.

That’s what happened to five USC engineering startup teams Wednesday night at “The Real Deal @ USC,” where groups presented their business ideas to a room full of venture capitalists and angel investors including retired Gen. David Petraeus. Also on hand: USC President C. L. Max Nikias and USC Provost Michael Quick.

The event was organized by the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and featured Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and Andrea Belz, USC Viterbi Entrepreneur in Residence and director of the National Science Foundation-funded Innovation Node–Los Angeles.

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Hot tech startups get investors’ attention at ‘Real Deal @ USC’ event

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