2019 IoT - Startup Lightning Talks
MIT Startup Exchange is convening the workshop to showcase the best of MIT Startups in Computer Vision & Robotics.
IWC is looking to MIT for new materials for watch casings, movements and leather straps. IWC’s focus is on further improving the mechanical watch. IWC is known for using new materials in watch making.
There’s been growing interest from industry for materials innovation from MIT and MIT-connected startups. Corporates are asking for materials of increased performance, reduced cost/weight, or reduced carbon footprint. This MIT Startup Webinar on Materials will feature Chris Schuh, former head of MIT’s Materials Science and Engineering Department, giving a quick overview of materials innovation at MIT and current challenges in materials research, followed by lightning talks by MIT startups in advanced materials & formulation and sustainable materials and packaging. Then we’ll have a Q&A and discussion with the MIT startups on how they can work with corporates to solve some of their materials challenges.
FM Global looking to develop custom briefing on Robotics to manage risks in industrial settings.
On top of “business-as-usual”, company leaders must face very complex and uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, particularly for global companies. Some of the macroeconomic uncertainties these leaders have to overcome are inflation, rising interest rates, and fear of recession. Businesses also have to deal with the diversification of its supply chains and potential relocation of manufacturing plants, energy supply restrictions and cybersecurity risks, while reaching its business, equity and sustainability goals. Join us to hear from MIT faculty and MIT Startup Exchange entrepreneurs to learn about their views on how to deal with some of these pressing issues, lead creatively and innovate in times of uncertainty.
Rio Tinto seeks opportunities to implement emerging technologies to support efforts to decarbonise their rail network.
FM Global is a mutually-owned, commercial, property-risk insurer based out of Johnston, Rhode Island, United States. We are a non-traditional insurer, focused on engineering analysis to determine premium and risk. FM Global believes that majority of losses are preventable. Historically, FM Global has focused on sprinklers and other conventional loss prevention technologies.
The MIT Startup Exchange is looking for 3-4 MIT startups to present and exhibit at the MIT ILP one-day Taiwan symposium (Taipei, Taiwan; Wednesday July 17, 2019). Each selected startup will present a short lightning talk on a technology-based product they are bringing to market, including at least one compelling use case. All presenting startups are expected to exhibit as well.