You are invited to meet the Startups!
- In 2020 the BLUE Excelerator Program (BX) is designed by Blue Institute Labs
- in 2021 the first cohort (BX1) with 11 startups and 25 Mentors
- in 2022 the second cohort (BX2) is with our sister non-profit Blue Institute.
Demo Day has passed however it’s easy to meet these amazing BlueTech, ClimateTech, and Blue Economy Startups, network with the awesome mentors, and learn about the Startups' impactful climate solutions! Go to the link below and you will be sent the link to Demo Day. Thank you for your interest in early climate entrepreneurship. #togetherwearestronger
"Women in bluetech series" at the bimonthly blue incubator meetups
Virtual BLUE Ecosystem Event December 14th - All Are Welcome
August Virtual Event
Guest Speaker Steffen Knodt, Ph.D. Director, Sustainable Subsea Solutions Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock
Guest Speaker Steffen Knodt, Ph.D. Director, Sustainable Subsea Solutions Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock
Guest Speaker Steffen Knodt, Ph.D. Director, Sustainable Subsea Solutions Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock
"Impact Entrepreneurship for the Blue Economy - Transatlantic Opportunities"
Dr. Steffen Knodt is the Head of the Sustainable Subsea Solutions center at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD, Rostock where he oversees the transfer to market of underwater technologies into the Blue Economy. In Rostock, Fraunhofer together with industry, university and other research institutes are building an ocean technology campus with a strong focus on sustainable ocean economy. Steffen worked over his career in various senior management roles in applied research and industry, recently as Director Digital Ventures with a focus on impact entrepreneurship. Steffen as well serves in various boards and as a mentor for startups. Currently, he serves on the German Committee for the UN Ocean Decade of Science for Sustainable Development - as also serves as a member of the Board in the German Association for Marine Technology GMT.
Guest Speaker Steffen Knodt, Ph.D. Director, Sustainable Subsea Solutions Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock
Guest Speaker Steffen Knodt, Ph.D. Director, Sustainable Subsea Solutions Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock
Join us Virtually Tuesday August 24th
from noon - 2pm EST for a very special BLUE Incubator Event
- welcome guest speaker Steffan Knodt
- hear the BLUE Incubator Cohort's pitches
- participate in an interactive Meet & Greet
- highlight your company or organization during the event through BLUE Sponsorship.
- all this is taking place on remo - our awesome virtual platform partner.
July virtual event
July Virtual Networking
Offshore aquaculture pioneer shares her challenging entrepreneurial journey.
Why do Scientists and VCs have the same success rate with picking startups?
Join us on Tuesday July 27th from noon - 2pm EST
- welcome guest speakers Stacy Swider and Donna Lanetta
- listen to the BLUE Incubator Cohort's pitches
- participate in an interactive Meet & Greet
All this is taking place on remo - our awesome virtual platform partner.
Highlight your company or organization during the event through BLUE Sponsorship
Register here:
BLUE Incubator Virtual Summer Social #1
Why do Scientists and VCs have the same success rate with picking startups?
Offshore aquaculture pioneer shares her challenging entrepreneurial journey.
Why do Scientists and VCs have the same success rate with picking startups?
Stacy Swider
VP Investments
MassVentures
Stacy is VP Investments at Mass Ventures. Previously, she was the Director of the UMass Lowell Research Institute’s SBIR Center, where she coached over 100 small high-tech companies through the SBIR process. Before that, she spent 25 years in industry developing and commercializing inorganic materials for nuclear detection, light emitting diodes, non-linear optics, long-wear coatings, and semiconductor equipment. She was a co-founder of a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) emulation startup. Her business experience includes outsourcing, production, marketing, and technical sales. Stacy received her degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT.
Offshore aquaculture pioneer shares her challenging entrepreneurial journey.
Offshore aquaculture pioneer shares her challenging entrepreneurial journey.
Offshore aquaculture pioneer shares her challenging entrepreneurial journey.
Donna Lanzetta
CEO and Founder
Manna Fish Farms
Donna Lanzetta is an attorney and entrepreneur with a passion for sustainable seafood production. Motivated by a concern for our world’s growing population, our fixed/declining wild fish stocks, and the urgent need to feed our burgeoning numbers, Manna Fish Farms is currently pursuing offshore permits to operate open ocean fish farms in Federal waters. In NY, Manna’s preferred site is 8.6 miles off the coast of Eastern Long Island, and in FL, benthic surveys are completed identifying a preferred site 23 miles off the coast of Pensacola Beach, Florida.
The Manna Fish Farms team and collaborators include experienced farmers, marine biologists, top scientists, ocean and electrical engineers, along with numerous educational institutions and universities. Manna is supported by sustainable aquaculture supporting state, federal, and municipal political representatives. Manna Fish Farms, Inc. is the proud recipient of capital match grants from NYS Governor Cuomo’s LI Regional Economic Development Council as part of the New York Empire State Development Program.
Ms. Lanzetta received her J.D. from Pace University School of Law, and her undergraduate degree in Business Marketing/Management from LIU-Southampton College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. It is the plan of Donna Lanzetta and her company Manna Fish Farms, Inc. to operate transparently as they explore new models for ocean farming, and as they build their land-based operations and integrate submersibility, automation, new feed compositions, renewable energy and more into the Manna Fish Farms offshore farms.
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