The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge is MIT’s longest running social entrepreneurship program housed in the PKG Public Service Center. For more information and to apply, please read here.
The Blueprint Program supports the journey from scientist to founder, guiding researchers as they transform breakthrough discoveries into real-world solutions. Applications for the fall cohort, sponsored by Mercury, are now open. Over eight weeks, participants gain a comprehensive view of the entrepreneurial path. Expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, peer learning, and mentorship from investors and seasoned company builders help researchers develop the skills and confidence to launch Tough Tech ventures.
W.L. Gore & Associates has recently launched a Sustainability Initiative to explore business opportunities that will create a more sustainable future. They are interested in meeting and exploring ideas to work together with startups that have created innovative material technologies that fit the theme of a sustainable future across a broad range of application areas. In particular, they are seeking new material advancements in cleantech (such as membranes), catalysis, separations and biofabrication.
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Nexa Resources is a global mining company and one of the invested companies of Votorantim (one of the largest industrial conglomerates in Latin America). They are interested in clean environmental technologies for mining industry, including tailings, water and air purification.