Challenges

Blog categorized as Challenges

Done right, challenges work. There’s an established record of success with the concept and they absolutely can go on to become funded programs. But only if they’re held in the first place! As noted in “Why Work with Undergraduate Researchers?” (published by the National Center for Biotechnology Info...

18.12.19 09:47 PM - Comment(s)
WBI-AFRL-DSTL Event Connects Competitors, Solutions and Acquisition Channels Through Innovative Challenge Process

The Air Force is looking for innovative ways of doing business, and there’s no lack of options. Event-based collaborations are being utilized to speed up everything from the SBIR process to rapid prototyping. Two very popular choices, familiar to industry and the DoD, include Open Innovation Challen...

07.09.19 02:25 AM - Comment(s)

WBI completed a follow-on Tech SPRINT, 18-22 March 2019, to help Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) accelerate the diverse concepts received from the early 2019 VQ-Prize Challenge (read about the initial challenge). This SPRINT invited the top solution providers to present their concepts to end-users a...

27.06.19 02:25 AM - Comment(s)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wright Brothers Institute Announces New Executive Director

Dayton, May 7, 2019: Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) will welcome Dr. David E. Walker as the new Executive Director, beginning June 10, 2019.



Dr. Walker has a long history with the Department of Defense. Dr. Walker curren...

08.05.19 12:38 AM - Comment(s)

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT HERE.

This event is a joint US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) -UK Defense Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) pilot project, managed by Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) that facilitates collaboration between non-traditional participants to find innovative approache...

20.03.19 03:39 AM - Comment(s)

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