Cutting-edge startups embed at Argonne to develop innovative technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen emerging U.S. energy technologies.
Seven new innovators will join Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), the Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory, as part of the elite program’s sixth cohort.
The seven, who comprise five clean energy startups, will join the two-year program starting this June. Each innovator will collaborate with a host scientist at Argonne while embedded full time. Innovators plan to develop clean energy startups that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase U.S. competitiveness in emerging energy technologies. These resulting technologies support the country’s equitable clean energy economy and may help the U.S. reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
“We are excited to support these innovators and help them leverage Argonne’s deep expertise and world-class facilities to accelerate the development of their climate-fighting technologies. Addressing climate change will require speed and scale across all sectors, and these startups are poised to make an impact when they graduate from CRI.” — Dick Co, Chain Reaction Innovations’ director
Chain Reaction Innovations’ impact is far-reaching as it celebrates its sixth year of embedding entrepreneurs at Argonne. CRI’s first cohort graduated in June 2019, amassing millions in investment. The combined total raised by CRI startups through April 2022 is over $183 million and the program helped create 358 jobs to date.
“Now more than ever, science-based clean energy technologies are poised to create market impact,” noted Argonne Director Paul Kearns. “I am pleased to welcome this diverse sixth cohort to the lab as they partner with Argonne scientists to solve the nation’s most complex energy challenges.”
The seven new innovators in CRI’s Cohort 6 are:
“We are excited to support these innovators and help them leverage Argonne’s deep expertise and world-class facilities to accelerate the development of their climate-fighting technologies,” said Dick Co, CRI’s director. “Addressing climate change will require speed and scale across all sectors, and these startups are poised to make an impact when they graduate from CRI.”
Innovators were selected following an extensive national solicitation process and two-part pitch competition, with reviews from industry experts, investors, scientists and engineers. A total of 199 applications were received, with the top rated 18 individuals participating in CRI’s Virtual Finals Pitch Competition in February.
The CRI program is supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office; the Department of Energy, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program; and by Argonne National Laboratory.
Applications for CRI’s seventh cohort will open on Sept.15.
For more information about Cohort 6 and their technologies, visit CRI Cohort 6.
About Chain Reaction Innovations
Chain Reaction Innovations provides a two-year fellowship for entrepreneurs focusing on clean energy and science technologies. Selected annually through an application call, the program enables innovators to work on their technology…
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