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The Sprowtt Launch Pad Challenge takes federal lab-to-market efforts to the next level. By fostering entrpenuerail teams to compete against each other in a bi-annual competition that rewards those with the best business skills and capabilities to run a multi-million dollar company. Twice each year, teams will have the opportunity to test their business acumen against competitors. You will be aligned with a team, or perhaps you have what it takes to lead the mission and act as Team Leader. Through the Launch Pad, you will gain global exposure, connect more quickly to opportunities, and maximize your innovation potentialthrough discovering new technology solutions. In addition, you will collaborate on a global scale to support the growth of startups. Whichever project you choose to participate in, the Launch Pad will support you with our collaborative tools. Our successful and ready-to-go parent company, Sprowtt Inc., helps you to accelerate local and global growth by securing the necessary capital for your project.

Smart Coating for Corrosion Detection and Protection

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aluminum-silicon hypereutectic alloy

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Particle Contamination Mitigation Methods

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Welcome to the pad! It's an exciting time to build a team, network with like-minded entrepreneurs , meet potential customers and investors, and develop partnerships. Or even expand your startup into new countries. We are entrepreneurs ourselves and know what it takes to build a company. We know how important correct capital formation is, and Sprowtt Inc. and its resources are standing ready to assist you and your startup team. The launch pad has industry experts ready to support your startup. We know how much a single connection or piece of advice can mean for the future of your company. Join the challenge and test your leadership skills, accelerate to the top of the competition, and observe how quickly you move into the sweet round.

Sprowtt Launch Pad Challenge
First Round

Mar 21-22

Second Round

Mar 23-24

Sweet 16

Mar 28-29

Elite 8

Mar 30-31

Championship

Apr 8

Elite 8

Mar 30-31

Sweet 16

Mar 28-29

Second Round

Mar 23-24

First Round

Mar 21-22

Smart Coating for Corrosion Detection and Protection
Sprowt team
Aluminum-silicon hypereutectic alloy
Your School Here ALUMINUM-SILICON HYPEREUTECTIC ALLOY
Smart Coating for Corrosion Detection and Protection
Sprowt team

Colleges and Universities Technology Transfer

Sprowtt Launch Pad supports the colleges and universities’ Technology Transfer Programs, ensuring that innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing their benefit to the nation. Whether you’re looking to start a new company, enhance an existing product, or create a new product line, you can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting these technologies to work for you.

The Sprowtt Launch Pad simplifies the Technology Transfer Portal, hosting information on all the technologies developed by colleges and universities available to your startup or existing business. These patent portfolios contain over a hundred different technologies. Sprowtt Launch Pad selects the most recent and emerging technologies from colleges and universities available for licensing. The Sprowtt Launch Pad has organized these technologies into categories and made them searchable so you can easily identify technologies suited for building your team and launching your business into the Sprowtt Challenge.

NASA Challenge

NASA's Technology Transfer Program is focused on ensuring “NASA’s innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, thereby maximizing their benefit to the nation. Whether you're looking to start a new company, enhance an existing product, or create a new product line, you can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting NASA technology to work for you”.

And this is certainly true…so much so that the Sprowtt team selected the NASA patent portfolio as the federal government portfolio focus area for our first CETTC. The Tech Transfer Gateway will be configured to allow competitors to quickly search NASA’s extensive patent portfolio with a whopping 1200 high-tech patented inventions. Our search tool will organize the large number of patented government inventions into categories and make them searchable so that you can easily identify technologies suited to your team’s interests and background. The Gateway will also highlight the most recent and emerging technologies patented by NASA with strong commercial potential; all so you can launch your business into the Sprowtt Challenge!

While NASA drives to return to the Moon by 2024, Sprowtt will drive NASA patented technologies into the marketplace…

DOD Challenge

Sprowtt Launch Pad supports the DOD Technology Transfer Program ensures that innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the Nation. Whether you're looking to start a new company, enhance an existing product, or create a new product line, you can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting DOD technology to work for you.

The Sprowtt launch pad simplifies the DOD Technology Transfer Portal hosts information on all the DOD-developed technologies available to your Startup or existing business. DOD patent portfolio contains over a hundred different technologies. Sprowtt Launch pad selects the most recent and emerging technologies from DOD available for licensing. Sprowtt Launch pad has organized into categories and made searchable so you can easily identify technologies suited for building your Team and launching your business into the Sprowtt Challenge.

NIH Challenge

Sprowtt Launch Pad supports the NIH Technology Transfer Program ensures that innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the Nation. Whether you're looking to start a new company, enhance an existing product, or create a new product line, you can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting NIH technology to work for you.

The Sprowtt launch pad simplifies the NIH Technology Transfer Portal hosts information on all the NIH-developed technologies available to your Startup or existing business. NIH patent portfolio contains over a hundred different technologies. Sprowtt Launch pad selects the most recent and emerging technologies from NIH available for licensing. Sprowtt Launch pad has organized into categories and made searchable so you can easily identify technologies suited for building your Team and launching your business into the Sprowtt Challenge.

EPA Challenge

Sprowtt Launch Pad supports the EPA Technology Transfer Program ensures that innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the Nation. Whether you're looking to start a new company, enhance an existing product, or create a new product line, you can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting EPA technology to work for you.

The Sprowtt launch pad simplifies the EPA Technology Transfer Portal hosts information on all the EPA-developed technologies available to your Startup or existing business. EPA patent portfolio contains over a hundred different technologies. Sprowtt Launch pad selects the most recent and emerging technologies from EPA available for licensing. Sprowtt Launch pad has organized into categories and made searchable so you can easily identify technologies suited for building your Team and launching your business into the Sprowtt Challenge.