Without approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), you can’t market your medical product in the U.S. Getting FDA approval is a challenging obstacle on the path to market for a medical startup, but it’s well worth the effort. FORGE invited Iris Sherman, biosecurity and population research group lead at MITRE, to share her…
Rocket Roundtable (2/12/21) On February 12th, FORGE hosted a public, virtual Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions. Robotics startups pitched their physical product challenges and received live advice from the supply chain expert panelists. Three startups were featured: Land Maverick, which is building autonomous robots to test the soil conditions of golf courses; Gencores, which…
In our latest Rocket Pitch on December 3rd, three FORGE network startups presented: ARC Industries, a company building a small scale vertical axis wind turbine, Kuva Systems, a company making an industrial camera system that can visualize natural gas leaks, and Quempin, a company working to innovate an efficient and low emission gas burner. These…
FORGE hosted our second annual Manufacturing and Innovation Showcase virtually on October 22, where we heard finalist pitches from Floe, LLC, OmniVis, Flux Marine Ltd., and AeroShield Materials. Massachusetts House Majority Leader Wagner Joseph Wagner gave opening remarks detailing FORGE’s role in state economic recovery and we heard updates from last year’s event winners, RISE…
Rocket Roundtable (10/2/20) On October 2nd, FORGE hosted a public, virtual Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions. Startups pitched their product and received live advice from the supply chain expert panelists. Two startups presented: Infinite Cooling, which has a patent-pending technology that recovers water from the evaporative losses of cooling towers, and Obaggo Recycling LLC…
This introductory event gave an insight into how FORGE helps startups navigate the journey from physical prototype to commercialization and impact at scale by hearing directly from three companies FORGE has supported – Freight Farms, Coldharbour Tiles, and Infinite Cooling. Dan Marino, Director of Manufacturing at Freight Farms, introduced their hydroponic farms that are built-in…
On August 28th, FORGE hosted their monthly Rocket Roundtable for Supply Chain Solutions. The goal of this event is to give startups a platform to present their products and any manufacturing challenges to a panel of supply chain experts. The startups receive immediate feedback on design, strategy, and direction from the panel, to bring them…
FORGE hosted Controlling the Uncontrollable: Supply Chain Trends for Startups with MassMEP, a non-profit that provides consulting services to small and medium-sized manufacturers, on how to position companies for the next major pandemic. A great discussion was led by Tom Andrellos of MassMEP on how to help startups survive through the pandemic and grow their…
FORGE hosted an event with Lando & Anastasi, LLP (L&A), a boutique-size, full-service IP law firm, on the importance of strong cybersecurity and IP protection practices for startups, especially with the recent shift to remote work. Establishing a culture of cybersecurity behavior can make a huge difference for an early-stage company protecting its ideas, product,…
In partnership with Greentown Labs, FORGE held a virtual roundtable discussion to provide information and foster discussion between startups about resilient supply chains. The event kicked off with an overview of supply chain disruption trends that FORGE has observed amidst COVID-19, followed by discussion about the experience of the startups in attendance, as well as…
