Dr. Matthew Silver, CEO of Cambrian Innovation, spoke yesterday at the annual National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Silver participated in the “Strategic Partnerships and TECP Discussion”, focusing on the importance of corporate partnerships for small businesses. He was joined by Ayman Fawaz, Director of Venture Technology for Seimens, Bibhash Mukhopadhyay, Business Development Group at Johnson & Johnson, and Sam Weaver, CEO of Cool Energy.
The annual NSF 2013 SBIR/STTR Phase II Grantees Conference is an opportunity for small businesses that have received Phase II awards and supplements to share their technical and commercial achievements with the NSF Program Directors, potential investors and strategic partners.
Spun out of MIT in 2006, Cambrian Innovation is commercializing a portfolio of environmental solutions based on newly discovered electrically active microbes. By harnessing the power of bio-electricity and advances in electrochemistry, Cambrian Innovation’s products help industrial, agricultural, and government customers save money while recovering clean water and clean energy from wastewater streams. Our bio-electrogenic sensor platform enables low-cost, real-time monitoring of critical natural resources.
For more information on Cambrian Innovation, please visit our website at www.cambrianinnovation.com.