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ERDCWERX events and tech challenges discover new commercial opportunities to solve challenging warfighter problems. We leverage the WERX ecosystem to collaborate and innovate for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Individuals, startups, small businesses, large enterprises, academics, and research labs are invited to submit solutions to specific tech challenges launched by ERDCWERX in collaboration with the ERDC.

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CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT • Ecosystem and market research are utilized to attract submissions to solve a specific problem identified by government stakeholders

RAPID PROTOTYPING • Designed to rapidly identify, prototype, and drive effective outcomes to complex problems utilizing low cost, innovative technologies or techniques

COLLIDER • Multi-phased competitive opportunity to present new, novel, or provocative solutions to government stakeholders in a 1-on-1 environment that can lead to near-term awards

DISRUPTER • Multi-day event focused on bringing together the most disruptive and game-changing technologies/capabilities for government stakeholder review

MARKET ASSESSMENT • Evaluation of patented technologies which results in a published assessment of market potential as well as commercialization strategies and opportune next steps

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