University of Rhode Island Research Foundation Awarded a $2.4M Grant to Launch “RISE-UP” Initiative, Catalyzing Blue Economy Dual-Use Entrepreneurship & Innovation The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF) has been awarded a $2.4 million grant by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop and advance blue economy, marine and energy technologies and opportunities that strengthen the Rhode Island’s economy...
MAY 25, 2023What an exciting month May has been! 401 Tech Bridge hosted colleagues from the University of Hawai'i and University of Alaska-Fairbanks to kick-off our RISE-UP program, welcomed a couple of new team members and our new Providence and Middletown Lab Spaces have welcomed their first of many guests. It has been a fun-filled, motivating month with much, much more to come! We...
Happy March from 401 Tech Bridge! We’re excited to be giving Blue Tech a new home in Providence this year with the opening of our new working lab. We are also excited to be working on an additional space that we will be announcing shortly. We have several exciting partnerships and showcase events coming up over the next few weeks....
Pre-Released: 4/19/23 - Opens: May 17, 2023 - Closes: June 14, 2023 (12:00pm est) The DoD issued its pre-release of their 23.2 SBIR and 23.B STTR BAAs on April 19, 2023, which opens to receive proposals on May 17, 2023, and closes June 14, 2023 at 12:00pm ET. These BAAs are inclusive of 38 standard Navy SBIR topics, 3 Direct to Phase II topics,...
In April 2023, we hosted over 100 local researchers, inventors, and representatives from NUWC, local companies, and universities for a technology showcase highlighting some of the latest developments in Blue Technology. It was an excellent opportunity to connect & learn more about some of the exciting projects underway at NUWC Newport. See below for links to the various inventions &...
401 Tech Bridge has a tech scouting opportunity available for Interoperable Monitoring with specific criteria and requirements. The evaluation of technical quality and tasking is listed. Please reach out to Linda Larsen llarsen@401techbridge.org if you have any questions. TECH SCOUTING: Interoperable Monitoring Evaluation of Technical Quality: The evaluation criteria for this CTI is based on the proof-of-concept meeting the requirements specified in...
It's hard to believe we are already in late February. 2022 ended in a whirlwind and 2023 has wasted no time getting underway.At 401 Tech Bridge, we’re excited to continue our work from 2022 and already have several exciting updates & initiatives underway. For starters, we’re hiring. Know anyone who wants to play a critical role in shaping the future of...
At 401 Tech Bridge, we are focused on bringing technology advancements to market as we support businesses in our region. We are proud of our accomplishments in 2022 and we look forward to expanding on our progress in 2023. Download the summary ...
Congratulations to our sister organization, Polaris MEP, for leading the RI MADE initiative! This brings a five-year $5 million grant to Rhode Island's defense manufacturing and will greatly impact over two dozen small and medium-sized companies in our state. Read more about the initiative here...
Providence Business News recently celebrated our very own Christian Cowan as one of Rhode Island's 10 Most Influential People for his work as Executive Director of #URIRF. Congratulations, Christian - well deserved! ...
