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