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.
Gerdau, a large iron & steel company with many assets, is looking for startups in energy, storage, battery, graphene. Their team is visiting the week of Feb. 11th.
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.
MIT Startup Exchange presents its September Startup Workshop, centered around sustainable materials innovation. 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.
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Murata is seeking early-stage and growth companies driven to build the future of electronics in concert with a global industry leader. Successful applicants will meet directly with key Murata decision-makers to explore various pathways to shared success.
Gerdau, a large iron & steel company, is looking for startups in Computer Vision and AI for Industry 4.0. They need to monitor with computer vision and AI/ML in the following use cases...
Turning CO2 into Carbon-Neutral Industrial Chemicals Evan Haas, Co-Founder & CEO, Helix Carbon Helix Carbon: https://helixcarbon.co/
Helix Carbon is decarbonizing heavy industry by transforming emitted CO2 into carbon-neutral fuels & chemicals including CO, ethylene, and syngas. Born from MIT innovations, these electrochemical systems use inexpensive catalysts with high stability to convert flue gas directly into these cost-competitive carbon feedstocks. Helix builds drop-in electrolyzers that integrate with existing direct reduced iron & petrochemical facilities to upcycle CO2 emissions into chemical feedstocks, enabling green steel, polycarbonate, polyurethane, and more.