2019 MIT Startup Exchange Workshop: Sustainable Materials Innovation
December 3, 2019
MIT Startup Exchange presents its December Startup Workshop, centered around sustainable materials innovation. MIT Startup Exchange works to help create partnerships between over 1,800 MIT-connected startups and industry, represented by MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) members. Today, there is a large and growing societal interest for greater sustainability in the material systems that provide for a modern life style. The call is across all industry sectors, and includes the entire value chain including raw materials, material processing, material uses, and end-of-cycle treatment/reuse. This represents a challenge and an opportunity for companies, and many MIT startups are developing and providing innovative technology and business model solutions. This workshop will present perspectives from industry leaders, academics, and corporate investors, while showcasing several MIT-connected startups in this field.
Japanese multinational technology company in office equipment, optical systems for industrial use, and diagnostic imaging systems seeks startups for new innovative technologies, devices and systems.
Join MIT Sloan Lecturer Miro Kazakoff on Wednesday, November 20 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm for a free workshop on developing your sales tactics, from generating urgency to asking questions to reaching the close.
Elbit is looking to provide goodwill help in the near term to MIT Startups on COVID-19 related efforts including medical devices design, prototyping, manufacturing, and engineering support. 20% of Elbit's business is in medical equipment, and can also help advice startups on readying their offering for FDA approval. MIT Startups are invited to apply for Zoom Meeting with Elbit’s Director of Research and Development,
Leading petrochemical company seeks technologies to enable weight reduction of thermoplastics in packaging and the automotive industry.
Update - Looking for a few more startups to participate in the exhibit portion of the conference and interact with ILP Corporate Members in attendance.
[Looking for 8 Startups to Speak on Sept 22 at 2021 MIT Innovations in Management Conference (followed by Startup Lunch Exhibit)].
Taiwan based Corporate ILP member seeks digital startups:
- Blockchain startup with potential applications in game industry, e-commerce and news websites etc.
- Online meeting software (other than Zoom, Microsoft team) to collaborate with and market to Taiwan and Japanese markets (with their corporate partners).
Gerdau is looking for startups able to perform visual inspection on welding work, using computational image and ML/AI. Companies would be invited to present to a group of ten of Gerdau's biggest fabricator clients in the US on Oct. 8th. These presentations would be part of Gerdau's Customer Advisory Board that has a focus on digital transformation and solutions.
P&G is looking to understand the broad external ecosystem in the Future of Home space to assess potential new business opportunities and partnerships to accelerate innovation that is sustainable, smart, and delightful to consumers. We are looking for existing labs that are experimenting around the future of home or technology providers that have access to or could help us create a lab environment.