Xinterra pioneered the combined use of high throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence applied to materials, seeking efficient approaches to overcome slowness, high costs and overall limitation to innovation imposed by traditional materials R&D processes. Buonassisi will discuss Xinterra's combined use of high throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence applied to materals.
David Scott Cofounder & Head of Research
Winston Yan Cofounder & Head of Operations
Arbor Biotechnologies
Early-stage backers of Rivian, JIMCO seeks MIT spin-off startups that are initiating or improving commercialization efforts across multiple industries - eg. energy, water, mobility.
Anglo American, a British mining company, is looking for startups in bio technology, rapid access, improved recovery, dry processing, mining legacy, sensor fusion, and EPC disruption.
The overall theme is operations.
Ingersoll Rand is seeking early stage technology to commercialize, with the aim of yielding more data connectivity and performance for productivity, efficiency, and sustainability improvements.
IMA SpA makes machines for packaging coffee, tea, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals. The company sales are about USD 700M. They have operations around the world. Customers include Unilever, Novartis, Bigelow. They seek robotics startups for repetitive tasks.