RALEIGH, N.C. — August 1, 2022 — On Monday, June 27, 2022, at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, Emil Runge, program director, First Flight Venture Center, Fiona Baxter, associate executive director, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) and Michael Mullins, director, NC State University IES North Carolina Defense Industry Diversification Initiative (NCDIDI), welcomed the pilot cohort of entrepreneurs to graduate from the Propeller Pre-Accelerator Program and the program consortium actively engaged in the North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (NC DMCSP).
Propeller is a six-week entrepreneurial design thinking program that helps founders and entrepreneurs determine whether there is sufficient value to pursue a product or service idea. The program helps entrepreneurs identify potential markets, develop a path to market strategy, and learn how to communicate the value of the idea to early stakeholders and adopters. Propeller serves as a first-step program for early-stage science and technology innovators by helping them bridge the gap between a brilliant idea and the business value it represents.
2021年，国防部（国防部）地方国防社区合作办公室（OLDCC）授予了北卡罗来纳州立大学IES IES IES IES IES IES授予了国防制造社区支持计划（DMCSP）的赠款。DMCSP旨在支持长期的社区投资，以加强国家安全创新并扩大国防制造业工业生态系统的能力。该计划的创建是为了认识社区，这些社区通过将关键的本地利益相关者汇总在一起，并使用长期计划，以将有针对性的公共和私人投资整合到社区的整个国防工业生态系统中，从而展示了吸引和扩大国防制造业的最佳实践。
NC DMCSP赠款的目的是支持高级纺织品和可穿戴设备的创新，以实现战士的生存，性能和致命性。DMCSP团队建立了一个全州工业生产生态系统，涉及与全州的20个实体合作，这些实体专注于五个关键领域的创新：制造和现代化，构想和产品发展企业家和商业化，劳动力发展和国防制造倡导者和国防制造倡导和外展。
NC DMCSP partners include:
- 美国先进的功能性面料(AFFOA);
- Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM);
- BLDG-25;
- 集成传感器和技术的高级自动系统中心（Assid）；
- Defense Alliance of North Carolina (DANC);
- Emerging Technology Institute (ETI);
- First Flight Venture Center (FFVC) and Hangar6;
- Fort Bragg Research Institute;
- Manufacturing & Textile Innovation Network (MTIN);
- Manufacturing x Digital (MxD);
- NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES);
- NC State Wilson College of Textiles;
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T);
- North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance (NC-COMP);
- North Carolina Defense Industry Diversification Initiative (NCDIDI);
- North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office (DEFTECH);
- North Carolina Department of Commerce;
- 北卡罗来纳州制造扩展伙伴关系（NCMEP）；
- 北卡罗来纳州军事商业中心（NCMBC）；和
- RTI国际（RTI）。
6月27日的活动提供了两个DMCSP创新小组的见解。北卡罗来纳州立大学研究开发与评估助理总监多米尼克·斯蒂芬森（Dominick Stephenson）解释了制造创新集团的流程和史蒂夫·麦克马纳斯（Steve McManus），RTI International Innovation Advisor和First Flight Venture Center的项目总监Emil Runge提供了产品概述。创新集团。美国制造业研究所的代表来自美国高级功能织物（AFFOA）和制造X Digital（MXD）在DMCSP计划中解释了它们的角色。该活动还为目前在DMCSP生态系统中的六家公司提供了机会，展示其高级纺织品和可穿戴设备项目。在产品展示柜之后，在第一飞行风险投资中心举行了一个小型招待会。
The six companies that participated in the 2022 NC DMCSP showcase included:
- Dermisense Health — diagnostic patch detects biomarkers in interstitial fluids;
- Onda Vision Technologies Inc. — wearable, real-time hydration sensor;
- Aarogy Innovative Textiles LLC — far-IR reflecting therapeutic clothing;
- Prohuman Tech — compression and contrast temperature pain management device;
- AVEX运动 - 智能机器人治疗装置；和
- Stitch Partners — charged textile filter.
The Southwest Piedmont region of North Carolina produces 45 percent of the goods for the U.S. textile industry. Therefore, NC DMCSP is currently focused on identifying manufacturers and entrepreneurs located in six counties in North Carolina (Iredell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Rowan and Montgomery) that are interested in participating in the 2023 program.
The Southwest Piedmont Region in North Carolina, N.C., DMCSP is seeking:
- North Carolina researchers with relevant technology interested in exploring commercialization;
- North Carolina entrepreneurs seeking opportunity with relevant background;
- 建立了具有研发能力的北卡罗来纳州制造商，寻找可穿戴技术的新高级纺织品来开发新产品；和
- North Carolina manufacturers or entrepreneurs planning to enter the defense supply chain in advanced textiles or wearables, or bringing similar product manufacturing back to the United States from overseas.
接触Michael Mullins, Director of Defense Industry Initiatives, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) at mrmulli2@ncsu.edu.
Posted August 2, 2022
Source: NC State University, Industry Expansion Solutions
