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FLC Northeast Conference September 10, 2014 NECEC Institute Cleantech Open NE & Fraunhofer CSE

FLC Northeast Conference September 10, 2014 NECEC Institute Cleantech Open NE & Fraunhofer CSE. Cleantech Navigate NE A Powerful and Connected Year-Round Regional Resource Network of Entrepreneurs & Supporters. Custom. Connected. Collaborative. Cleantech Open Northeast Accelerator.

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FLC Northeast Conference September 10, 2014 NECEC Institute Cleantech Open NE & Fraunhofer CSE

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  1. FLC Northeast Conference September 10, 2014 NECEC Institute Cleantech Open NE & Fraunhofer CSE

  2. Cleantech Navigate NEA Powerful and Connected Year-Round Regional Resource Network of Entrepreneurs & Supporters Custom. Connected. Collaborative.

  3. Cleantech Open Northeast Accelerator • 5 month program - events include: • Academy (entrepreneurship boot-camp) • Clinics (workshops & 1:1 coaching sessions) • Pitchfeedback sessions • Competition with $100,000 in prizes awarded • Investor / Corporate Networking

  4. Navigate: What do we do? CommercializationToolkit Quarterly Check-Ins, Year-Round Mentor and Resource Access Investor/Corporate Connect, Showcases, Navigate Summits CTO NE 

  5. Contract R&D for industry

  6. developed, demonstrated, or tested

  7. Fraunhofer TechBridge: Supporting Early-stage Tech StartupsProblem: Solution: We scope and execute projects to develop or de-risk early-stage technologies using Fraunhofer expertise (e.g., prototyping, testing, modeling, demonstration, road-mapping). Early-stage tech startups lack resources & expertise for prototyping, testing, piloting, etc. … But investors & industry partners need technical validation to invest or partner.

  8. Fraunhofer TechBridge: How it Works 1 • Funding: We raise funds from external sources to perform work on behalf of startups. We take no equity or cash from the startups. • Selection & Evaluation: We request proposals from the startup community. Technologies are evaluated by the TechBridge team and Fraunhofer domain experts. • Technical Project Work: The TechBridge team works with technical group leads to develop targeted projects to develop or de-risk selected technologies. Reports are provided at project completion. • Intellectual Property (IP): Startups’ IP is fully protected. Startup has option to license any IP developed during a Fraunhofer project

  9. TechBridge accelerates early-stage technologies using applied R&D resources & expertise Distributed Electrical Energy Systems Building Energy Efficiency Photovoltaic Technologies Lab partners Fraunhofer CSE (Boston) TechBridge: Supporting early-stage tech companies through applied R&D

  10. Questions for Discussion Has your lab leveraged its unique capabilities to engage with emerging companies, if so, how? Has your lab engaged in technology development partnerships or technology validation with other third parties? If so, how could you see your lab translating this process to work with emerging companies? What would be your concerns about participating in a model like TechBridge to leverage your lab’s capabilities for technology validation and demonstration?

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