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! ...
Read about all the exciting things happening in the Blue Economy and at The Blue Innovation Symposium this week via Providence Business News. We're proud to be a part of this broader community of innovation and entrepreneurship in RI and beyond. Read the article here...
In December 2022, our Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Newport, was renewed for two years. We are proud of our partnership and the work that we have accomplished together. We look forward to solving the problems of our warfighters through our continued efforts with industry in workforce development and advancing technology....
26 startups with technical solutions relevant to the maritime industry have been selected to participate. Providence, RI, October 18, 2022 – 401 Tech Bridge, in cooperation with MassChallenge, announced the 2022 Blue Tech Sprint Cohort. This initiative combines MassChallenge’s highly specialized accelerator program with 401 Tech Bridge’s network and expertise to support new and growing businesses in the blue technology sector. Learn...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqwiosyBKXc NEWPORT, R.I. – Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Northeast Tech Bridge hosted its first Demo Day in an effort to introduce new undersea technology from local start-up companies to a Navy audience. The event, which featured seven companies, technology demonstrations and information sessions, was held Sept. 1 at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility. Division Newport’s Technical Director Ron Vien welcomed...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 LOCAL COMPANIES ON TRACK FOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION & GROWTH THROUGH COMMERCIALIZATION ACCELERATION PORTSMOUTH, RI – May 2, 2022 – Eleven companies, ranging from start-ups to established manufacturing leaders, have been chosen to participate in the Scale Up! commercialization program. Scale Up! is a business building initiative powered by Rhode Island nonprofits 401 Tech Bridge and Polaris MEP, supported by the U.S. Economic...
A new program offered by 401 Tech Bridge and Polaris MEP will aim to help businesses take their ideas from the prototype phase to scaled production through gaining a better understanding of these principals. Read PBN's article on 401 Tech Bridge's and Polaris MEP's Scale Up! RI...
With help from companies ranging from global corporations to local startups, Rhode Island has had its share of victories in the biotech sector in recent years. And the indications are the momentum will continue. Read PBN's article on how the 401 Tech Bridge initiative, which is bringing together a wide variety of players, including URI, to develop advanced textiles, composites and...
PBN covers MassChallenge's and 401 Tech Bridge's Blue Tech Accelerator Cohort. A group of sixteen startups and fellows covering more than 10 areas of the blue economy embarked on the eight-week Blue Tech Accelerator and Fellowship Program this week. Learn more about the cohort and read the full PBN article by clicking here....
