MIT Startup Exchange is seeking 8-10 startups to present at its Virtual Workshop on Digital Health on Friday March 26, 11am.
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.
Rich Bavasso CEO and Co-Founder, nQ Medical Nader Yaghoubi President and CEO, PathMaker Neurosystems Bobby Brooke Herrera Co-founder & Interim CEO, E25Bio Thanos Kosmidis Co-Founder & CEO, CareAcross Drew Arenth macro-eyes Zen Chu Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan Jon Bloom Co-Founder and CEO, Podimetricsl Nigel Surridge Research Fellow, Roche Diabetes Care Inc. Antonio Melo Vice President, Digital Experience Center, , Humana Digital Health Analytics Anne Kim Cofounder & CEO, Secure AI Labs (SAIL) Brandon Busuito Founder & CEO, CoVerified Sam Shames Embr Labs
A Complete Cybersecurity Solution for Smart Cities Andrew Surwilo CEO & Co-Founder, Cytex
Cytex is a leading innovator in AI-driven full spectrum cybersecurity platform designed to protect organizations' data and assets. The patented Cytex Unified Resilience Platform provides network security, cloud security, application security, and compliance management, in a single solution. Notably, the Cytex Audify Compliance Verification Platform enables real-time, continuous compliance monitoring across various regulatory frameworks eliminating the reliance on traditional unreliable point-in-time assessments. Additionally, Cytex demonstrates a strong commitment to cybersecurity education by providing free phishing simulation software to businesses, non-profits, and municipalities, aiming to enhance organizational resilience against cyber threats.
IOT Intelligence for Indoor People Movement and Wellbeing Honghao Deng CEO & Co-Founder , Butlr
Butlr is a pioneering technology company that leverages wireless, AI-powered thermal sensing to anonymously track human movement and occupancy in real time. Its platform provides businesses with valuable insights into space utilization, workplace optimization, energy efficiency, and preventive care without compromising privacy. Originally spun out of MIT, Butlr’s sensor technology is used across industries, including commercial real estate, retail, and senior care, to enhance operations, reduce costs, and improve user experiences. By enabling data-driven decision-making with seamless integration and scalable solutions, Butlr empowers organizations to create smarter, more efficient environments while prioritizing privacy and sustainability.
What are the key tech and business trends in the world of agriculture? How is high tech impacting the production of food? Join MIT Startup Exchange for the first AgTech Workshop to explore how big companies should react, how startups and MNCs are collaborating to create more efficient and more sustainable foods, and what technologies are on the horizon.
CSAIL Alliances hosts a VC Breakfast twice each semester, connecting venture capitalists with the MIT startup community. This month’s guest is Commonwealth Alternatives. The fund invests in early-stage, revenue-generating companies, primarily from MIT, with a mission to address significant societal challenges through innovative products and services.
Adaviv provides a cultivation productivity tool to growers of high-value crops and enables them to de-risk while improving, top and bottom lines via increased yield and quality, while also gaining labor and resource savings. The crop care software operates in greenhouses and indoor farms, providing early alerts of pests, diseases and stress and tracks plant growth for continual cultivation improvement over every crop cycle.