
Dr. Amara Osei
Director, Nordholm Institute for Applied Materials Research

Discover verified research institutes, innovation centers, and industrial clusters advancing SDG 9 — the R&D investment and infrastructure the world needs to build resilient industry.
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The AI companies our community is championing right now.
Precision manufacturing, clustered for scale
Where materials science meets industry
Turning lab breakthroughs into licensed technology
Modernizing a legacy textile region
Applied research for a bio-based Andean economy
Automation suppliers, working as one region
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eventAccelerate
Accelerators, fellowships, and mentorship for AI founders.
programA 12-week program helping emerging industrial clusters go from an informal network to a fully governed cluster — weekly workshops, a hands-on mentor, and a showcase day in front of funders and government partners.
programWeekly 1:1 sessions with practitioners who have built and scaled industrial clusters and research institutes. Bring a specific challenge — governance, funding, workforce — and leave with concrete next steps.
programA 10-week fellowship pairing researchers with industrial design partners and real pilot budgets — structured milestones, procurement support, and a path to a paid deployment.
programFour focused weeks to a repeatable engagement strategy for industrial clusters — sharpen positioning, set partnership terms, and build a qualified pipeline of funders with weekly operator reviews.
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InterviewAmara explains why shared testing and certification infrastructure moved from nice-to-have to table stakes for competitive clusters.
Dr. Amara Osei · Director, Nordholm Institute for Applied Materials Research
InterviewWhy verification and community ranking beat pay-to-win in a cluster and research directory.
Sofia Marchetti · Program Director, Cascadia Innovation & Tech-Transfer Alliance
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Head of Cluster Operations, Meridian Advanced Manufacturing Cluster
Speaker and author on practical cluster diagnostics.

Program Director, Cascadia Innovation & Tech-Transfer Alliance
Previously led two university tech-transfer programs.

Co-founder & Director, Iberian Robotics & Automation Cluster
Writes on cost-efficient shared testing facilities at scale.

Managing Director, Lattice Infrastructure Fund
Former operator; two exits in industrial data infrastructure.

Director, Foundry Research Fund
Writes on funder engagement for research-led organizations.

Founder, Northstar Cluster Fund
Hands-on from cluster mapping through full governance.

Principal Engineer, Vertex Testing & Certification Labs
Speaks on production-ready cluster infrastructure.

VP Research, Sentinel Materials Institute
Workshop lead on peer review and research-standards design.

Founder, Continuum Tech-Transfer Partners
Talks on licensing, spinouts, and cluster reliability.