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.

MassChallenge celebrates its 10th anniversary

7 June- MassChallenge is now one of the largest accelerators in the Boston area. More than 100 early-stage startups were accepted into this year’s program across sectors like health care and life sciences and social impact. MassChallenge is active well beyond Boston,...

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MassChallenge Boston Startup Showcase July 16

Mark your calendar: the 10th annual MassChallenge Boston Startup Showcase will take place on July 16! I hope you’ll be able to join me and the rest of the innovation community in welcoming our 2019 cohort, which was announced just last week.  2019 MassChallenge Boston...

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Air Force Pitch Days starting July 2019

The Air Force is scaling its Pitch Day events, with 10+ planned for the rest of this year! We will have a UAS/C-UAS Pitch Day and Kessel Run Pitch Day in late July (proposals due July 1 for AF192-005 and AF192-006 topics) and a Space Pitch Day in September with...

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Army xTechSearch 3.0

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)) is announcing the third cohort of the Army Expeditionary Technology Search – xTechSearch – to be featured at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in...

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Catalyst Campus Accelerator Demo Day June 27

The AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate Catalyst Accelerator (AFRL/RV) is a NewSpace-focused defense and national security industry accelerator, headquartered on the Catalyst Campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Catalyst Campus is a collaborative ecosystem where...

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MassChallenge HealthTech Finale 2019 June 25

The 2019 MassChallenge HealthTech Finale brings together our global entrepreneurial community to celebrate the best ideas, technologies and entrepreneurs who are working to solve some of health’s massive challenges. Your #MCHT19Finale Experience Includes: Inspiring...

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MassChallenge Texas Announces 2019 Austin-Based Cohort

Austin, Texas, May 15, 2019 MassChallenge Texas, part of MassChallenge’s global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the 74 early-stage startups invited to participate in the MassChallenge Texas in Austin 2019 accelerator program. The 74...

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FedTech Spring ’19 Startup Studio Demo Day June 6

Join us on Thursday, June 6th for the FedTech Spring '19 Startup Studio Demo Day! The Startup Studio focuses on building early-stage venture teams around cutting edge innovations from our country's premier labs. This cohort features teams built around technologies...

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MassChallenge Boston Announces 2019 Cohort

BOSTON, MAY 15, 2019 - MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the more than 100 early-stage startups that have been accepted into the 2019 MassChallenge Boston program. Rigorously selected by a community of close to 200...

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MassChallenge Rhode Island Announces 2019 Cohort

PROVIDENCE, MAY 15, 2019 – MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the 25 early-stage startups that have been accepted into the 2019 MassChallenge Rhode Island program. Representing the most-promising solutions across...

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2019 MIT Startup Ecosystem Conference May 30

The annual MIT Startup Ecosystem Conference features 25 of the most promising startups from across MIT. These startups are all part of STEX25, an accelerator run by MIT Startup Exchange, an integrated program of MIT Corporate Relations. The conference is the MIT...

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Defense Autonomy Newsletter

The DoD Autonomy Community of Interest recently released their first Defense Autonomy Newsletter. The Autonomy CoI closely examines the DoD’s S&T investments in the enabling of autonomous systems, to include the strategic assessment of the challenges, gaps, and...

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