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.
Evaluating Assurance of Autonomous Vehicles
Robots are increasingly playing an important role in applications ranging from manufacturing and construction to surgical robotics. Due to the critical nature of many applications, it is important for the industry to accelerate developing solutions and good practices that address cybersecurity for robotics.
Help Bring Clean Water to Communities in Need
Did you know that 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water? Or that globally, 1 in 4 healthcare facilities lack basic water services? You can help bring clean water to these underserved communities.
Spotlight on Andy Chapman: Leveraging Bridging Innovation
When Andy Chapman joined MITRE four years ago as a retired Marine, he started working on unmanned systems, a completely new area to him. When he talked about his 3D printing hobby during his interview, he had no idea it would turn into a specialty in advanced manufacturing.
Dayton Partnership Advances Research, Develops New Talent
A university, a research institute, an Air Force base, and MITRE—all working together to innovate on next generation technologies for global competitiveness.
Mentoring in the Innovation Ecosystem: Michael Balazs
When Michael Balazs, chief futurist at MITRE, became the Charlottesville site leader, he wanted to grow the interactions with the local community to ensure MITRE delivers the best solutions for our government sponsors. He specifically focused on growing the autonomy work program and always looking for the latest technology to give us an edge.
Accelerating the Readiness of Augmented and Virtual Reality for Mass Deployment
Emerging technologies that are unlike anything that came before, are often dismissed as a toy – a temporary novelty with high entertainment value for consumers, but with little practical business use. Very few examples fit that description better than Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). Through our work with our government sponsors, there are ample opportunities to apply AR/VR technology towards solving complex problems, and MITRE’s Bridging Innovation plays a key role expediting them.
Cybersecurity for Robotics 2020 Conference – 17-18 December
CyberSecurity for Robotics (CSfR) aims bringing together stakeholders from multiple areas jointly trying to raise the level of CyberSecurity in robots and robotics.
Rethinking Topology Optimization through Iterative Design Cycles with Pareto
Designing and manufacturing parts with a straightforward goal, for instance, to be lightweight and provide the greatest strength with available materials at a reasonable cost can be a fairly uncomplicated endeavor. Add a goal of improved heat transfer in a multiple load scenario and the complexity of the manufacturing challenge grows enormously, with the ability to design and evaluate parts becoming time- and cost-prohibitive.
AFWERX announces virtual Accelerate Event – 7-11 December
AFWERX will hold its inaugural Accelerate event, being held virtually, Dec. 7-11. The event will highlight how AFWERX is institutionalizing air and space innovation across the Department of the Air Force.
Hacking Healthcare Transformation with Digital Technology + Open Innovation – 14 December
Healthcare’s tectonic shifts are forcing fundamental business model change to every one of it’s players, both in the United States and globally. Medical and health technology — for decades derided as the driver of increased health costs — are now the key enabler of new products, re-imagined services and new business models to extend the reach and impact of healthcare.
Catalyst Accelerator Cyber Demo Day – 19 November
Join Catalyst Accelerator on November 19 from 12-3pm Eastern Time for their final event where eight Cyber companies pitch their technology to a virtual room full of customers, decision makers, and stake holders.
Celebrating Innovation and Risk-Taking at the MassChallenge 2020 Virtual Awards
The MassChallenge Virtual U.S Awards was a community-wide celebration of the innovation and creativity of the more than 200 startups that participated in MassChallenge’s first virtual early-stage programs in the U.S.
Robotics in Construction – November 12th, 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
MassRobotics is pleased to be hosting a Robotics In Construction semi-virtual event on November 12th from 2 -4:40pm ET. The construction industry is one of the least automated industries that feature manual-intensive labor as a primary source of productivity. It is...
Startup Innovation In The Defense Industry – 9 November
Innovation in the military space can be quite difficult to navigate for startups as the process may be confusing to understand. For founders who are striving to tap into the safety and security market, join MassChallenge Texas via Zoom on November 9, 2020 to hear from...
Texas Cybersecurity K-12 Panel – Shaping the Future Cybersecurity Workforce
Nearly a half million cybersecurity workers will be needed to fill shortages in the U.S. according to the Cyber Security Workforce Study produced in late 2019 by ISC2 the global nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals. For Texans, the bigger the...