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EVENTS: Funding, Matchmaking & Tech Transfer

(Aeronautical Agencies, DOD, PRIMES & more)

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Encountering Innovation

Date: Summer 2023

Tech Transfer and Matchmaking Collaboration with Federal Agency Tech Scouts and Prime Contractors.

Encountering Innovation has quickly become one of the top US Pitch Events for Innovators/Inventors to present and showcase their technology to US Government Tech Scouts for special funding.  Tech Scouts from the Department of Defense, Service Labs, Academia, and most US government agencies prioritize attending this week-long event to listen to pitches, examine poster board displays, discuss government needs, and chat with innovators from 8+ states during lunches and evening networking events. 

DoD Tech Scouts and Prime Contractors are looking for innovation and manufacturing capability solutions through intentional matched private pitch sessions.

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Applications Closed.

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NASA iTECH: 2021 Cycle II Forum

Date: TBD

NASA’s unique government initiative, NASA iTech, has issued a call for inventive technologies with both a commercial market path and application to NASA missions.

For the 2021 Cycle II Forum. Learn more about the event and those participating.

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Applications Closed.

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Midwest Air Force Collider

Date: TBD

Tech Transfer Collaboration with Midwest Regional Air Force Bases

 Selected companies will be invited to pitch their technology to Air Force representatives.

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Applications Closed.

To apply to pitch, visit Wichita.edu/AFCollider

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Tech Collision      

Date: TBD

Tech Transfer Collaboration with the Space Force

Accepted Pitch Innovators go here for training

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Applications Closed.

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