APEX at LCID/WDI 2024: Connecting Innovation and Industry

APEX is thrilled to announce our participation in this year’s Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) and Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) event, taking place from July 29 to August 2, 2024, at the Dayton Convention Center. Join us at booth 408 to learn...

Posted on Jun 25, 2024

APEX Engages at the 2024 AFRL Regional Network – Midwest Annual Meeting

APEX recently had the privilege of attending the 2024 AFRL Regional Network – Midwest Annual Meeting, held at Purdue University . This event provided a unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders, academic researchers, and government...

Posted on May 22, 2024

Reflecting on the Air and Space Force Tech Connect Workshop: Shaping the Future of Innovation

We're thrilled to look back on the insightful discussions and collaborative spirit that characterized the Air and Space Force Tech Connect Workshop, held on April 30 and May 1, 2024, at The Arcade in Dayton, OH. With over 45 attendees, including...

Posted on May 22, 2024

Introducing the STTReamline™ Program: Streamlining the Path to Department of the Air Force (DAF) Funding

Are you a university or research institution eager to partner with companies on Department of the Air Force (DAF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Open Topic proposals? Look no further than the STTReamline™ program, brought to you by the...

Posted on Apr 9, 2024

Unlocking Opportunities: APEX's Experience at AUTM 2024 Annual Meeting

In February 2024, Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX) marked its presence at the prestigious AUTM Annual Meeting held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. The event, a rendezvous for technology transfer professionals worldwide...

Posted on Mar 11, 2024

Follow these key steps to win US Air Force SBIR STTR Awards 

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the post are those of the author and not APEX and/or the U.S. Government. In 2021, the federal government awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts...

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

University-Industry partnerships: how to work together to win non-dilutive Air Force funding

The Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment, also known as APEX, is a Department of the Air Force (DAF) partnership intermediary. APEX is dedicated to connecting universities, businesses, and the government to collaboratively innovate the next...

Posted on Jun 29, 2022

Four reasons why you should use the US Air Force SBIR STTR program as a vehicle to finance your technology company/idea

By APEX Process Navigation Team Technology startups are hard. The term “valley of death” has been used to describe the difficulty of attracting funding needed for you to obtain customers, attract more funding, and get to a cash-flow positive position...

Posted on Dec 6, 2021

Digital Enterprise Transformation: addressing near-peer threats through innovation

The material was assigned a clearance of CLEARED on 23 Nov 2021. The United States is engaged in a strategic competition. Not since the end of the Cold War has our country been challenged politically, economically, and militarily as it is today. As a...

Posted on Dec 2, 2021

Proposers: Use these methods to overcome the top 5 challenges when applying to Department of the Air Force SBIR/STTR Open Topics

By APEX SBIR/STTR Process Navigation Team Over the past few years, the Department of the Air Force (DAF), which includes the U.S. Air Force and the newly created U.S. Space Force, has changed the game in its Small Business Innovation Research and...

Posted on Nov 3, 2021