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The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) has selected four new healthcare R&D hubs to join the Digital Health Sandbox Network and awarded grants to support two digital health companies in accessing the network. The Sandbox Program connects digital...

Reforms in DoD acquisition practice combined with novel ways of approaching innovation created the backdrop for the webinar “Bringing Innovation to Government Agencies.”  A MITRE panel highlighted key acquisition changes and resources as part of TechMGM’s Series on...

MassChallenge Texas in Austin Announces 2020 Cohort - 2 June 2020 58 early-stage, high-impact companies gain access to global network of experts and resources. Two dates set for the public to connect with new cohort online. MassChallenge, a global network of...

The Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator and Techstars Allied Space Accelerator announced the names June 8 of companies selected to participate in their 2020 classes. The Techstars Allied Space Accelerator, established late last year with the support of the U.S. Air...

MassChallenge Boston Announces 2020 Cohort - 2 June, 2020 100 early-stage, high-impact companies gain access to global network of experts and resources. Two dates set for the public to connect with new cohort online. MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity...

MassChallenge Rhode Island Announces 2020 Cohort - 2 June, 2020 30 early-stage, high-impact startups to access global network of support and resources. Two dates set for the public to connect with the new cohort online. MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity...

Cleo Robotics is pleased to announce the Dronut has been named as a finalist in the category of Hardware-Platform for the 2020 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards, through the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). The awards recognize the accomplishments...

The MITRE Bridging Innovation team recently formed an Ecosystem Partnership with FORGE, a Boston-based nonprofit spun out of Greentown Labs in 2015. Their mission is to help startups who have physical products navigate from prototype to commercialization. These...

One way that MITRE Bridging Innovation pursues its mission is through its partnership with the MITRE's independent research and development program.  Both entities strive for similar outcomes - putting new technologies into the hands of government agencies and their...

THE CHALLENGE Compact and autonomous underwater sensing platforms rely on acoustic transducers for transmitting and receiving signals in marine environments. These systems may be constrained to battery power and thus critically limited by less efficient or sensitive...

    The first 10 startups to participate in The U.S. Air Force Lab with MassChallenge, a two-year pilot project designed to increase non-traditional participation in Small Business Innovative Research program opportunities, were selected April 24. Airgility, Inc.;...

Note: The guidelines in this paper are targeted to the Maker Community. We will shortly publish a companion piece that is directed at the users of 3D printed equipment to help them determine how to make the best use of the equipment and assess its effectiveness. We...

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the nature of the way we work, but not our ability to deliver value to our sponsors. Originally slated to be an in-person half day workshop, the Innovation Toolkit (ITK), Bridging Innovation, and MITRE’s Air Force Cyber Operations...

MITRE’s Acquisition in the Digital Age (AiDA) team curated a COVID-19 page on our AiDA website focused on Acquisition and Contracting for government COVID-19 response. Content includes contracting strategies and flexibilities leveraging both existing authorities, and...

According to the CDC, COVID-19 is believed to be spread mainly from person-to-person, “through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes." In order to safely treat patients, healthcare personnel must don appropriate Personal Protective...

COVID-19 targets the lungs causing respiratory illness with, in severe cases, complications like pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Severe cases will require a ventilator to be able to deliver enough oxygen into the lungs to the rest of the body. ...

"As someone who spends quite a bit of time both in a lab and on a boat off Narragansett Bay researching undersea technologies, I’m delighted that MITRE is teaming up with MassChallenge to launch their “Bluetech Track.” This is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs...

The MITRE Air Force Cyber Operations Portfolio, in collaboration with Bridging Innovation, is working with MassChallenge Texas to help shape and scope their next accelerator program in San Antonio. In late January, MassChallenge Texas, which manages established...

As more health and health care goes digital, patients are navigating how to access and use their data in unprecedented ways. While the technology is moving quickly to meet patient needs, the legal aspects associated with individual data ownership are still developing....

It was standing room only as media, dignitaries, tech luminaries, and AI-enabled droids gathered for the official opening of MassRobotics' new 25,000 square-foot laboratory, demonstration, and event space in Boston’s Seaport Innovation District. Boston Mayor Marty...