Partners
Partners play a hands-on role in our prizes—co-designing competitions, supporting operations, and helping scale solutions with their expertise, resources, and global reach.
Matū believes in the potential for science-led start-ups to produce financial returns alongside an outsized positive impact on the world. Our Honohono advisory arm brings our expertise in deep tech investment to support companies at the beginning of their journey.
In the heart of Lower Downtown Denver (LoDo), adjacent to Coors Field, McGregor Square ushers in a new chapter of urban living, entertainment, food, and business travel in Colorado’s historic city. Spanning an entire block, it includes The Rally Hotel, McGregor Square Residences, McGregor Square Offices, various restaurants, retail outlets, and expansive food-hall, all circling a 17,000 square foot plaza complete with a stadium-sized LED screen.
The central outdoor plaza serves as a pre and post-game gathering place for Rockies fans, as well as a year-round destination for concerts, festivals, and movie nights. Retail and restaurants, multi-family residences, a hotel, and office space combine to create a rich sense of place and an inspiring vacation destination.
MEMS Industry Group (MIG) is the trade association advancing MEMS across global markets. MIG enables the exchange of non-proprietary information among members, provides access to reliable industry data that furthers the development of MEMS technology, and promotes the greater commercial development and use of MEMS and MEMS-enabled devices.
Visit www.memsindustrygroup.org/members for a complete list of members.
Methuselah Foundation is a biomedical charity established to incentivize scientific progress towards extending the healthy human lifespan. Methuselah Foundation incubates and sponsors mission-critical ventures, scientific research, and competition prizes to accelerate breakthroughs in healthy human life extension.
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses together with its offices and subsidiaries in approximately 90 countries and regions worldwide, as well as a global network of around 1,700 group companies. MC has 10 Business Groups that operate across virtually every industry: Natural Gas, Industrial Materials, Petroleum & Chemicals Solution, Mineral Resources, Industrial Infrastructure, Automotive & Mobility, Food Industry, Consumer Industry, Power Solution and Urban Development. Through these 10 Business Groups, MC's current activities have expanded far beyond its traditional trading operations to include project development, production and manufacturing operations, working in collaboration with our trusted partners around the globe. Decarbonization is a common interest within the company and therefore Carbon Removal such as Carbon Capture & Utilization has been a joint effort together with multiple groups within the company. With an unwavering commitment to conducting business with integrity and fairness, MC remains fully dedicated to growing its businesses while contributing to a prosperous society.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit research institution where scientists and engineers work together to develop new instruments and methods for studying the ocean. MBARI scientists and engineers conduct multidisciplinary research in a variety of fields, including marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography, and marine technology. Located in Moss Landing, California, MBARI is supported primarily by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
A leader in ocean conservation and education, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is considered by many to be the best in the world. More than 35,000 creatures representing over 550 species fill 34 major galleries. With nearly 200 exhibits in all, the Aquarium is a window to the wonders of the ocean. Behind that reputation is a fantastic staff with remarkably diverse skills, all dedicated to earning and keeping that honor.
The National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) is a consortium established to address the challenges of securing an affordable, energy-efficient, and resilient water supply for the US economy. It focuses on decentralized, fit-for-purpose desalination and treatment of nontraditional source waters for public water supplies. Founded in 2019, NAWI is supported by a $100M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and is headquartered at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The consortium includes 100 members from industry, academia, and government, and operates in collaboration with several national laboratories and industry partners. NAWI's mission emphasizes the development of innovative, cost-effective, and energy-efficient technologies for clean water production from nontraditional sources like seawater, brackish groundwater, and industrial or municipal wastewater.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) understands and predicts changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources. NOAA provides environmental intelligence to advance our ability to understand and anticipate changes in the Earth’s environment, improve society’s ability to make scientifically informed decisions, deliver services vital to the economy and public safety, and conserve and manage ocean and coastal ecosystems and resources. NOAA touches the lives of every single American, working 24/7 to keep families safe, property protected, communities thriving, and businesses strong.
The National Parks Board (NParks) is responsible for enhancing and managing the urban ecosystems of our City in Nature. We are the lead agency for greenery, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife and animal health, welfare and management. We are also working closely with the community to enhance the quality of our living environment.
NParks manages some 400 parks, 3,347 hectares of nature reserves, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pulau Ubin and the Sisters' Islands Marine Park. Adding to this is the extensive network of Nature Ways, and the over 300 km Park Connector Network that links major parks, nature areas and residential estates island-wide. Every year, we run over 3,500 educational and outreach programmes across our various green spaces.
NParks has developed an urban biodiversity conservation model, which aims to conserve representative ecosystems in land-scarce Singapore. NParks also monitors and coordinates measures to enhance the presence of biodiversity in our urban landscape.
NParks is working closely with partners in the landscape, horticulture, veterinary and animal sectors to increase productivity, and provide training for all levels of the workforce. Enhancing competencies of the industry will support Singapore’s vision of being a City in Nature.
For more information, visit <u>www.nparks.gov.sg</u> and <u>www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz</u>
Spanning three acute hospitals, two community hospitals, three national centers, seven polyclinics, three family medicine clinics, and three health science institutions, the National University Health System (NUHS) in Singapore stands as a leading academic health system. It's driven by research and education, offering a unique and comprehensive ecosystem. NUHS is inspired by the patients and population it serves, leveraging its strong network of talents and resources across institutions to provide patient-centered care focused on improving health and driving transformation across primary, tertiary, and complex care levels. In collaboration with community partners, NUHS is committed to delivering "Incredible Care and Health, Together."
The Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions (CNCS) at the National University of Singapore is a focal point for world-class research, thought leadership and education on nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Centre brings together an interdisciplinary group of researchers to produce credible, salient, and legitimate science that informs nature-based climate strategies and actions and build capacity and empower leadership in the public, private and people sectors to respond to climate challenges and opportunities.
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 1.4 million members and online activists. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked to protect the world's natural resources, public health, and the environment. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Livingston, Montana, and Beijing. Follow us on Twitter @NRDC.