“BLUE & AltaSea will be USA's BlueTech bookends.” B. Zonis, CleantechOpen
First Oceanfront BlueTech & Blue Economy Incubator on the US Eastern Seaboard
BLUE Institute Labs was created to:
- address gaps in "Blue" entrepreneurship;
- expand the blue ecosystem;
- increase women and minorities participation in BlueTech and the Blue Economy
- and our main differentiator, to provide affordable and easily accessible access to in ocean testing, training, teaming, labs and services for startups, and "landlocked" academia, industry, and government agencies as well.
The "BLUE Innovation Center" (or just "BLUE") will be the first direct ocean access BlueTech, water security & climate resiliency hub on the US Eastern Seaboard and is currently in development to co-locate the two entities that it is comprised of - the BLUE Institute Labs, PBC and its sister non-profit 501c3 the BLUE Institute. The "BLUE" is designed to serve the blue cluster of academia, government and industry alongside start-ups & students and will offer shared collaborative on-sight services, co-working & office space, teaming opportunities, labs, Workforce development, and reliable ocean access for testing, training, teaming, and teaching in a BlueTech and the wider blue economy regional ecosystem.
During the facility development the Blue Institute Labs will continue to assist the successful growth of Startups in BlueTech, Water Security, and the wider Blue Economy through the finest technical support, business growth, and investment opportunities. Our core entrepreneurial element - the BLUE Incubator - is a twelve-month virtual cohort of climate tech startups from "Blue England," and also many from around the globe looking to land in Rhode Island or Massachusetts and establish their companies and their manufacturing needs here in "Blue England." During Winter 2021 we engaged with 11 startups and 22 mentors in our BLUE programming on “Advanced Special Topics“ the "BLUE Excelerator."
We encourage you to stay in touch to learn about the forthcoming "BLUE Escalator,"* an advanced low residency program in development for "post-prototype" startups. As always stay safe, stay tuned, and we looking forward to seeing you at BLUE.
BLUE Institute & BLUE Institute Labs are mission driven for collaborative innovative solutions for clean water, climate resiliency, and healthy & secure oceans.
Public Benefit Corporation
The Blue Institute Labs is incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation. The creation of our "solutions driven and collaborative innovation" ecosystem facilitates the best steps forward to ensure successful entrepreneurs, thriving businesses, and an environmentally and economically sound planet. We are also committed to supporting education by partnering with graduate business classes at Northeastern, and each semester working with undergraduates at the Business School at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth to expose them to the wide array of opportunities in the varied burgeoning Blue sectors. Community actions like these, and Social Impact Investing are key to sustainable growth for both the "young" companies, and those in round A or B of investment. If you are an accredited investor or building a "blue" focused fund we would like to hear from you. info@blueinstitutelabs.com
We invite you to join us on our Blue journey. As a Public Benefit Corporation we have dedicated 10% of profits for scholarships and fellowships at the BLUE Institute - our sister non-profit 501c3 developing global hub for excellence in water education, research and community engagement, and home to the "BLUE Semester.” All donations to the Blue Institute would be greatly appreciated.
Location, Location, Location
We have an awesome landing space in Newport, Rhode Island at Innovate Newport to complement our locations in Massachusetts, and to support our facility development efforts for Phase 1 of the BLUE Innovation Center. The Newport area is a dynamic undersea BlueTech and Blue Economy ecosystem of industry, academia, the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), non-profits such as Save the Bay, IYRS, Sailors for the Sea, the Advanced Materials & Technology Center, SENEDIA, and the NavalX Northeast Tech Bridge.
Since the pandemic started we are running two virtual programs: an advanced topics accelerator called BLUE Excelerator focused on excellence in pilots & prototyping, and the BLUE Incubator, a year round unique offering.
We also mentor with the region's premier Business Accelorators - CleanTech Open and MassChallenge; are identified by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) as one of their "cleantech friendly" incubators; and collaborate with the region's ClimateTech, GreenTech, and BlueTech ecosystem builders such as NECEC, District Hall/Venture Cafe Providence, INBIA, ACTION Network, MTS, MOTN, and the Blue Innovation Symposium. We continue to attract the most innovative startup companies and the brightest minds from the "Triple Helix" of academia, industry, and government.