The Innovation 2 Market Patent Showcase will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, for businesses and investors to learn about featured technologies developed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). ERDC seeks to identify business entities with manufacturing or distribution capabilities that can benefit from commercialization of ERDC patented technologies. There is no cost to attend.
Why You Should Participate
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with ERDC inventors and learn about ERDC’s streamlined licensing process which makes it easier to evaluate and pursue market potential of ERDC innovations. Many of ERDC’s patented technologies have been prototyped, proven, and have dual-use applicability. Participants will be introduced to ERDC patents including:
- Bedload Transport Measurement Method, provides real-time monitoring of bedload materials for river management
- DNA-Based Testing for Environmental Contamination, rapid, in situ detection and analysis of cyclonite (RDX) and Nitrotriazolone (NTO) contaminants
- Electro-Active Enamel-Coated Dowel Bar, durable enamel coating strengthens the bond between concrete and steel
- Munitions Compound Detection and Removal System, simple, in situ system identifies and filters harmful munitions contaminants
- Portable Gamma Radiation Detector, electronic collimation provides directional radiation sensing without heavy shielding
- Sand Boil Filter, lightweight filter kit simplifies sand boil treatment to speed remediation
Attendees will also learn how they can submit innovative solutions for funding consideration by ERDC.
Location
ERDCWERX, 1622 Washington Street (Suite 300), Vicksburg, Mississippi
Tentative Agenda
| Monday, April 1 (All times in CT) | |
| 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | No-Host Social and Dinner (Key City Brewing Co.) |
| Tuesday, April 2 (All times in CT) | |
| 8:30 am | Check In |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview (Dr. David Horner, ERDC Information Technology Laboratory) |
| 9:20 am | Signing Ceremony |
| 9:40 am | Partnering with ERDC (Dr. David Horner, ERDC Information Technology Laboratory) |
| 10:10 am | Break |
| 10:20 am | What Success Looks Like/How it WERX (Panel Discussion) |
| 10:50 am | Tap into Commercialization “Superpowers”: Providing Assistance to T2 Applicants |
| 11:10 am | Expanding the ERDC Portfolio (Dr. Robert Moser, ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch (Boxed Lunch from Billy’s Italian Restaurant at ERDCWERX or Dining at a Downtown Restaurant) |
| 1:30 pm | Partner, Research, or License with ERDC: Ways to Engage/Types of Agreements |
| 2:00 pm | Presentation Wrap-Up, Breakouts with Featured Technologies |
| 3:15 pm | Patent Showcase: Featured Technology Poster Sessions and Exhibits |
| 5:00 pm | No-Host Social (The Inn at Cedar Grove) |
| 6:00 pm | No-Host Dinner (Cocktails 101) |
| Wednesday, April 3 (All times in CT) | |
| 8:00 am – 10:30 am | Steps for Licensing Success: Positioning Your Company for Qualification (at ERDCWERX) |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Guided Tour of ERDC (Limited to 30 Participants; Meet at ERDC Visitor Center at 10:15 am) |
Travel Accommodations
Airport
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Dining and Lodging
View area hotels and restaurants
I2M Patent Webinars
The I2M Event Series includes a series of webinars featuring ERDC technologies.
| January 23, 2024 | Water Technologies | View details and register |
| February 27, 2024 | Material & Sensor Technologies | View details and register |
| June 18, 2024 | Protective Structures & Systems | View details and register |
| September 17, 2024 | TBA | View details and register |
| November 12, 2024 | TBA | View details and register |
How to Participate
Click here to register to attend.
Questions: For event-related questions, contact [email protected].