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Drones autonomously launched and recovered from a moving vehicle.  Underwater autonomous platforms and sensors.  Moving target robots for live fire training.  Mixed Reality for improving accuracy of aircraft engine maintenance.  Drones that look like a donut and can...

A completely virtual startup accelerator. This would not have been imaginable until March 2020 when COVID-19 began spreading rapidly and new phrases such as “social distancing” and “fashionable face mask” were introduced. The whole world had to pivot, including...

“Buckle up and get ready to blast off with some eye-opening solutions that promise to be game changers for space, that really reach for the stars and beyond.” With that introduction from lead mentor Lt Col J.J. Snow, chief technologist of AFWERX, the Techstars...

Is the thought of doing business with the Department of Defense enticing? Does it also make your head spin?! It’s true there are a lot of nuances that can be confusing, and in some cases conflicting, but it is possible to understand how to find and pursue...

We believe solving massive challenges in healthcare is possible when the world’s best startups and industry leaders work together. MassChallenge HealthTech (MCHT) accelerates healthcare innovation by matching top digital health startups with industry-leading strategic...

Creating a common voice for the Massachusetts drone community In support of MassRobotics, the Bridging Innovation team was the founding sponsor of their Drone Working Group (DROWG).  The DROWG vision is to be a common voice for the Massachusetts drone community. Its...

Bridging Innovation frequently partners with MITRE’s Innovation Toolkit (ITK) team – also known as “Team Toolkit” – to train our employees, government sponsors, and startups learn how to be innovative and jumpstart the innovation process. Using the user-centered...

The Rapid Reaction Technology Offices is looking for DoD organizations who would like to bring in innovative technologies and would benefit from assistance reaching out to the start-up ecosystem and other non-traditional companies.   The RRTO helps identify and...

With recent changes in law and regulation, consumer products that collect health data – and how they handle that data – are in the spotlight. For example, with the 21st Century Cures Act signed into law in December 2016 and the subsequent promulgation of two rules...

    As a part of the MITRE Bridging Innovation mission to build pathways to discover, accelerate, and deliver innovation from non-traditional sources, MITRE co-sponsored the recent Federal Supernova conference hosted by Capital Factory.  The virtual conference focused...