July 12, 2016, Press Coverage

Chain Reaction Innovations Opens the Call for its First Startup Cohort

Chain Reaction Innovations opens the call for its first startup cohort. Read More

June 27, 2016, Press Coverage

Put the Power of a National Lab Behind Your Startup

Chain Reaction Innovation Director Andreas Roelofs answers questions about how to accelerate getting your idea for new technology involving energy or advanced manufacturing to the marketplace with the help of Argonne National Laboratory. Read More

June 21, 2016, Press Coverage

Argonne National Laboratory Celebrates 70 Years of Cutting-Edge Research

Chain Reaction Innovations Director Andreas Roelofs highlights the unique tools available for use at Argonne National Laboratory by the lab's 1,600 scientists and engineers as well as the innovators that collaborate with them. Read More

June 6, 2016, Press Coverage

Meet the Clean Energy Player Removing Barriers to Entry for Entrepreneurs

The term "barrier to entry" describes "the existence of high start-up costs or other obstacles that prevent new competitors from easily entering an industry or area of business." When one barrier to entry is eliminated, start-ups rejoice. But what if multiple barriers evaporate, all in one fell swoop? Read More

June 3, 2016, Press Coverage

New Commitments to Accelerate Investment in the Clean-Energy Transformation

Getting clean-energy innovations to market can require access to costly scientific equipment, along with patient, long-term capital to meet rigorous technical and market milestones. Both government and philanthropy can play a catalytic role for entrepreneurs at the earliest stages. For example, just last week, the DOE launched Chain Reaction Innovations, a new incubator for clean-energy entrepreneurs embedded within Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. Read More

June 2, 2016, Press Coverage

New Commitments to Accelerate Investment in the Clean-Energy Transformation

Getting clean-energy innovations to market can require access to costly scientific equipment, along with patient, long-term capital to meet rigorous technical and market milestones. Both government and philanthropy can play a catalytic role for entrepreneurs at the earliest stages. Read More

June 1, 2016, Press Coverage

Chain Reaction Innovations is DOE's Newest Investment in the Clean Energy Innovation Ecosystem

Investing in our best and brightest entrepreneurs is crucial to the transition to a global clean energy economy. Argonne is a tremendous resource for would-be entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams in accelerating the creation of transformative products focused on energy, manufacturing, and sustainability. Read More

May 31, 2016, Press Coverage

The Opening Bell 05-31-16: Tech Tuesday!

New Argonne National Laboratory program provides funding and R&D support to innovators from across the country to launch new energy and science-based technologies. Read More

May 31, 2016, Press Coverage

Argonne Opens First Ever Tech Incubator

Start-up incubators are everywhere, but none can compare to ‘Chain Reaction Innovations’ when it comes to great R-and-D assistance. For the first time ever, Argonne National Lab has set up a program to help tech start-ups in connection with the Office of Energy Efficiency and… Read More

May 27, 2016, Press Coverage

New Argonne National Lab Program to Provide Entrepreneurs with Unparalleled Opportunity to Launch Clean Energy and Science-Based Ventures

To meet this challenge, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Argonne National Laboratory announced today a new innovation accelerator program for science and energy entrepreneurs called Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI). Read More