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ZetrOZ, LLC wins $50,000 Creative Core Biz Plan Prize

Title sponsors Allen Naples (left), regional president, M&T Bank, and Pat MacKrell (second from right), president, New York Business Development Corporation, present George K. Lewis, Jr. (second from left) and Bryant Guffy, co-founders of ZetrOZ, LLC

"Winning this prize means we can scale up manufacturing capabilities quicker and generate revenue faster," said Bryant Guffey, CEO and co-founder of ZetrOZ. "This is a fantastic opportunity to jumpstart our May product launch and expand our Upstate New York facilities."

ZetrOZ, makes the world's smallest ultrasound therapy system. Unlike competitor devices on the market, its system is battery powered and wearable. The devices are used to reduce pain and accelerate healing without drugs or repeat doctor's office visits. Visit www.zetroz.com.

"Each year we receive numerous entries to this competition, this new prize gives us the opportunity to recognize another finalist," said Allen J. Naples, regional president, of title sponsor M&T Bank. "This prize is more than a way to help ZetrOZ advance its product, it also provides the support ZetrOZ may need to attract attention from additional investors."

Additional finalists in the New York's Creative Core© $250K Emerging Business Competition were: Haledyne, LLC, of Syracuse; MicroGen Systems, LLC, of Ithaca; and Orthogonal, LLC, of Ithaca. All three are Clean Tech Center portfolio companies.