July 14-15, 2026 @ NextFlex
Join a microelectronics industry-focused session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative and learn how no-fee Commercial Evaluation Licenses can help companies assess, validate, and commercialize select technologies from defense laboratories.
Looking ahead to next month, we will be releasing an updated Hybrid Electronics Ecosystem Assessment. NextFlex members will have access to the entire report, and non-members will be able to view an abridged version on the NextFlex website.
NextFlex, in collaboration with NIST, held a discussion on dispelling the myths of Advanced Manufacturing. Some common manufacturing myths are: manufacturing is dirty and dangerous; manufacturing is unskilled; manufacturing means long hours and being…
Devin is the technical director and co-founder at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds at the University of Washington and I am also a faculty member in Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. His testbeds lab focuses on energy…
I am very excited to be writing to you as the new NextFlex Executive Director. My predecessor Dr. Malcolm Thompson established a solid foundation for growth and an environment for fostering collaborative innovation when he held the position.
OSD ManTech hosted all nine of the DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes at the Pentagon on June 4th to enable a group of senior leaders to learn more about emerging technologies for defense applications.
NextFlex’s Deputy Director of Education and Workforce Development, Courtney Power, represented NextFlex and The Boeing Company at Explora’s Donor Societies Reception. Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum, located in Albuquerque…
We recently spoke to Sostenes Perez from NextFlex’s first Expanded Ecosystem Associate Member, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S).
Having just concluded the academic year, the NextFlex team took a moment to reflect on the amazing progress the FlexFactor program has made since its inception in 2016, and celebrated the impact that the program is having around the country by updating…
As most of you know, NextFlex and its member partners submitted a concept paper to the NAPMP Materials & Substrates NOFO in May. Out of more than 100 concept papers, NextFlex was one of eight teams that were selected to submit a full proposal, which…
I am the President of Biosensor Solutions, a small but robust team focusing on assisting researchers, growers and food processors as they monitor and improve the microbiology of soil and food for sustainability, increased harvests and food security and…
As you may know, NextFlex submitted a 10-page concept paper in May along with over 100 other teams. We were delighted to be selected to move on to the next phase and the gathering of information now is moving forward in earnest.
Eaton is a global leader in intelligent power management solutions, dedicated to improving quality of life and protecting the environment for people around the world. Our company is guided by a strong commitment to ethical business practices, sustainability…
Our organization, based in San Jose, is a developer of a lab automation & data analytics platform that is dedicated to flexible & printed electronics. I myself tend to focus on outward activities; listening to customers and guiding our development…
As a DoD sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute, NextFlex is proud to mature technologies that will enable the warfighter. While we are certainly grateful for the service provided to us by those who wear the uniform, NextFlex is also proud to shine…
Q: Dr. Quevedo-Lopez, what is your role at UT Dallas? A: I am the Department Head for Materials Science & Engineering and Director of the Center for Harsh Environments, Semiconductors, and Systems.
Last week we were pleased to host this semester’s FlexFactor at the NextFlex offices. Four teams of high school students competed by pitching their inventive products to a panel of esteemed judges composed of Robert de Neve, General Partner &…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am very excited to be able to announce that we will be launching Project Call 9.0 this June. Like the preceding project calls, PC 9.0 is intended to advance the state of the art in manufacturing for Hybrid Electronics and…
Q: Nick, can you tell us about your role at TTM and the focus of your organization? A: I am the Director of Field Application Engineering for the Aerospace and Defense business unit of TTM. TTM is a leading global RF and specialty components, advanced…
In April, NextFlex launched its Education & Workforce Development Working Group with its kickoff meeting. Over 40 committed members and stakeholders met to share their insights into education and workforce development initiatives. The working group…
“Nose presses is not an official metric of workforce recruiting success for the Penn State Digital Foundry on 5th Avenue in New Kensington, PA, but it is hugely symbolic in the quest to expand the manufacturing talent pipeline in underserved communities…
Binghamton University hosted the NextFlex hybrid electronics community on April 18 for a day of expert presentations, breakout sessions on technology and manufacturing topics, and networking. Seventy-five attendees from industry, academia, and government…
