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management. They can also participate in events, such as founder
talks, CEO forums, investor panel discussions, demo days, as
well as have access to extensive networking opportunities.
GROWING HIGH-TECH COMPANIES
The MicaPlex, is a collaboration among business, tenant,
resident, and nexus partners designed to create an integrated
network aimed at helping startups flourish. Those using the
incubator have access to participating companies, university
faculty, students, and resident partners. The MicaPlex is currently
looking for five additional Nexus Partners, and they have two
tenant spaces left.
Interested companies apply to become a partner of the
incubator. The applications are reviewed by faculty. They try to
leverage the expertise and talent of the faculty, matching at least
three technical and three business faculty members that can not
only evaluate and provide an opinion on the opportunity, but can
also become collaborators.
Some of the business currently under development, or soon to
be joining the MicaPlex, include a patent-pending development
to make drones safer; creating new grapheme and carbon
MicaPlex event space
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