Press Coverage
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Innovators in Argonne's entrepreneurship program amass millions in investments to aid their energy startups
BY JOAN KOKA AUGUST 29, 2019 The Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) program has an impact in moving energy tech to market. As its first cohort of innovators graduates, CRI startups have raised more than $12.5 million in funding. ClearFlame Engines Chief Executive … Read More
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Argonne-led center receives award for pivotal discovery in battery technology
BY: JOSEPH E. HARMON JULY 31, 2019 Center for Electrochemical Energy Science at Argonne National Laboratory wins ‘Ten at Ten’ award from Department of Energy Ten at Ten Award winners with CEES Director Paul Fenter. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) This year marks the tenth anniversary … Read More
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Emergy Foods, Kenkco Raise Funds to Focus on Plant-Based Sustainability
Plant-based protein startup Emergy Foods closed a $4.8 million venture capital funding round last week, which will allow the company to increase the production capacity of a (yet-to-be-announced) sustainably sourced proprietary ingredient used to create meat alternatives. Read More
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Emergy Foods opens new Boulder HQ, announces $4.8M in funding
Emergy Foods, an food company focused on nutritious, clean, sustainable, plant-based protein, on Tuesday announced it recently closed of $4.8 million in venture capital financing and has opened a new headquarters in Boulder. Read More
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ClearFlame Engines wins $10,000 in M-WERC Demo Day presentation
Punctuating another innovative and productive WERCBench Labs Accelerator program season, M-WERC hosted a successful Demo Day March 5 at our Energy Innovation Center in Milwaukee. Each participating startup presented to the audience and competed for cash prizes highlighted by ClearFlame Engines, which took first place and won $10,000. Read More
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TEDxMacatawa brings ideas, innovation to Holland
Tom Guarr, director of research and development at the MSU Bioeconomy Institute and co-founder of Jolt Energy Storage, outlined a future without grids — powered by solar energy and organic batteries. “We can disconnect the grid entirely,” Guarr said. “That gives us a way to finally bring 100 percent reliable solar-derived power on a 24/7 basis to those 1 billion people that didn’t have it 15 minutes ago.” Read More
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Argonne, mHUB sign agreement to advance high-tech manufacturing in Chicago
A powerful new partnership will boost the Chicago-area innovation ecosystem while providing a new model for manufacturing for high-tech start-ups. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mHUB, a Chicago-based innovation center dedicated to … Read More
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Northwestern Researcher Awarded Department of Energy Tech-To-Market Fellowship at Argonne
Jung Woo “Ted” Seo accelerates lithium-ion battery performance for extreme conditions. Read More
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3 Startups That Are Defying The Odds And Bringing Breakthrough Discoveries To Market
Chain Reaction Innovations participant Atlas Energy is working to bring nuclear batteries to industry. Read More
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Meet 3 energy innovators getting a lift from Argonne National Laboratory
The national laboratory last month announced its second class of participants for a Midwest energy entrepreneurship program. Read More
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5 clean energy startups chosen for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations
Cutting-edge startups embed at Argonne to develop innovative technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen emerging U.S. energy technologies. Aerial view of Argonne. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) Seven new innovators will join Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) … Read More
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UChicago Spinout Super.tech Acquired by Quantum Ecosystem Leader ColdQuanta
Originally published May 10, 2022, by UChicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation A University of Chicago quantum software spinout and Duality Cohort 1 participant, Super.tech has been acquired by the global quantum ecosystem leader, ColdQuanta. Super.tech is embedded in Argonne National Laboratory’s Chain Reaction Innovations program and … Read More
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Finalists Chosen for CRI's Cohort 6
Eighteen individuals comprising 15 startups advanced to the Finals pitch competition to join Chain Reaction Innovations’ Cohort 6. A broad range of energy innovations are represented in this year’s applicants, including energy storage, circular economy, quantum information systems, manufacturing, materials and renewable energy. CRI focused … Read More
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Semi-finalists Chosen for Cohort 6
Thirty-two individuals comprising 28 startups were chosen to advance to the semi-finals and compete to join Chain Reaction Innovations’ Cohort 6. A broad range of energy innovations are represented in this year’s applicants, including energy storage and generation, water, decarbonization, circular economy, quantum, manufacturing, and … Read More
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Chain Reaction Innovations Team Recognized by UChicago Board of Governors
Chain Reaction Innovations’ (CRI) leadership team was recently recognized by the UChicago Argonne Board of Governors with a Distinguished Performance Award. The Award is given annually to honor lab achievements and celebrate their impact, thereby strengthening the core values of Argonne National Laboratory. The Distinguished … Read More
