Bridging Innovation in Action
Since the inception of Bridging Innovation nearly ten years ago, the program has demonstrated continuous development through our team’s growth, increased sponsor engagement, and expanded reach from coast-to-coast.
Bridging Innovation is a corporate resource—set out to effectively build pathways for our staff, researchers, projects, and sponsors to innovation ecosystems across the United States. We are uniquely positioned to convene government, industry, and academia to collaborate on big societal challenges.
The Power of a Village: Catalyzing Rhode Island’s Startup Ecosystem with riHub
14 August, Rhode Island- Looking to the Future: Impact Through Collaboration Entrepreneurship has gained recognition as a major economic driver and growth strategy, with multiple parties—such as leaders from various sectors, governments, corporates, and...
Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day
BURLINGTON, Mass. (AFNS) -- By Benjamin Newell, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs / Published July 25, 2019 Program Executive Office Digital granted 13 drone technology contracts to innovative companies during a Pitch Day held July 24 at the Northeastern University...
Techstars Announces $42 Million Investment
BOULDER, Colo. – July 30, 2019 – Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, today announced a $42M investment led by SVB Financial Group, the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank, with additional participation from existing investors...
AFWERX Fusion, MDO Challenge drive collaboration between industry, military, academia
5 August, Las Vegas- The collisions that are common in the private sector are few and far between for Airmen and other military members who are increasingly looking for ways to advance their branch’s capabilities. To better foster a culture of collaboration and...
PEOs to churn out acquisition Banshees through training
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Program executive offices at Hanscom established intensive, in-person training for acquisition professionals with entrepreneurs at off-base locations by working with private sector partners. Banshee is a two-week course July 16-26 in...
Announcing the 2019 Class of Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator
15 July- Techstars is excited to announce the 10 companies joining the inaugural class of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in Los Angeles. Over the next three months these companies will rapidly accelerate their businesses by working closely with Techstars,...
Announcing the 10 Companies Selected for the 2019 STANLEY+Techstars Accelerator!
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since we first introduced our Techstars program in partnership with Stanley Black & Decker here in Hartford, CT. In that time, many companies from our first class, which focused solely on additive manufacturing, have...
MassChallenge Report- A Decade of Impact
MassChallenge has released a report to celebrate their progress over the past 10 years and importance on removing barriers to entrepreneurship moving forward. A note from the CEO: Over the past decade, MassChallenge has played a vital role in strengthening local and...
AFWERX FUSION EXPERIENCE July 23-24
The AFWERX FUSION XPERIENCE is a two-day showcase and conference hosted by AFWERX in collaboration with the United States Air Force. This annual flagship event brings together industry, individual innovators, academia, investors, as well as, military and government...
Defense Innovation Unit accepting solution briefs for A.I.-Driven Position Tracking & Classification and Orbital Outpost
The Department of Defense seeks a flexible, real-time data analytics solution. The solution must be able to ingest hundreds of GBs of spatial-temporal multi-feature data per day, synthesize and fuse the data, accurately classify time-series and spatial entities, and...
Ask Me Anything Session- Catalyst Campus Space-Based ISR program- July 2
Catalyst Accelerator is seeking commercial solutions to address Air Force (AF) and DoD applications in space-based ISR. ISR activities entail full-spectrum (ELF thru RF, MMW, THz, IR, EO, UV, and ionizing radiation) active and passive sensing, detection,...
Catalyst Space Accelerator ISR Cohort Accepting Applications
In August 1960 the Discoverer 14 delivered the first space-based reconnaissance imagery on photographic film. Since that day intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites employed by the US government have greatly evolved and provide a myriad of...
Air Force UAS Pitch Day July 24
Pitch Day objectives To explore, develop, and deliver technologies for air, space, and cyberspace forces, the Air Force seeks to partner with innovative small businesses and startups. The goal: To solve national security challenges, which today include...
Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator / Mentor & Company Mixer July 17
Join the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator in El Segundo for a special mentor mixer as we kick off our 2019 program and welcome each of the companies selected to participate. You will have an opportunity to meet each of the founders of the participating companies...
MassChallenge to move Global Headquarters to 10 Fan Pier Boulevard
June 4, 2019, SPRINGFIELD, Mass. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) was joined by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and The Fallon Company as it broke ground today on the company’s...