Lorain County Community College Hosts Inspiring College Visit for FlexFactor® Students

On February 10, 2025, Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in Elyria, Ohio, hosted an enriching college visit for three iterations of FlexFactor students from Elyria City Schools’ “STEAM 2.0” class.

4 High-Paying, In-Demand Government Jobs To Consider in 2025

Multi-disciplinary technician-level occupations remain at a huge deficit nationally for advanced manufacturing, particularly process technicians, robotics technicians, electronics technicians and others that can bridge manufacturing processes to help…

NextFlex News – PC 10.0 Announced

I are very pleased to announce that today we released Project Call 10.0. Building from the success of past project calls, PC 10.0 uses broadly defined topics to enable a diverse proposer base, with special emphasis on areas in which hybrid electronics…

Stan Farnsworth to Join NextFlex Team

We are delighted to announce that Stan Farnsworth will join NextFlex as Director of Business Development, effective March 17, 2025.

NextFlex News – February 2025

With Innovation Days just over a month away, I would like to highlight some features of the event, including sessions and speakers.

NextFlex News – January 2025

I have great news about this year’s Innovation Days. As you may know, NextFlex is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025! We’ll kick off the celebration at Innovation Days, and so for the first time in several years, the first day of Innovation…

An Interview with HICAM

Together, HICAM is building partnerships to bring together emerging technology, business and product ideas, and industry support.

NextFlex News – December 2024

As I look to the coming year, I am very excited about the opportunities ahead for hybrid electronics. Every day brings new potential challenges for which NextFlex is well positioned to address, both in technology advancement and growing the US manufacturing…

NextFlex News – November 2024

Yesterday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) are entering into negotiations to establish and operate a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute called SMART USA (Semiconductor Manufacturing…

NextFlex News – October 2024

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.

An Interview with Dr. Devin MacKenzie, University of Washington

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…

NextFlex News – September 2024

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.

Dr. Daniel Gamota Takes Over as NextFlex’s Executive Director

NextFlex Announces Appointment of Dr. Daniel Gamota as Incoming Executive Director to Lead Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute

NextFlex Participates in Annual Pentagon Day

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.

Expanded Ecosystem Associate Member Spotlight: IS4S

We recently spoke to Sostenes Perez from NextFlex’s first Expanded Ecosystem Associate Member, Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S).

NextFlex News – July 2024

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…

Interview with Carl Kalin, President of Biosensor Solutions

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…

NextFlex News – June 2024

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.

NextFlex Launches $5.3 Million Funding Opportunity to Strengthen U.S. Electronics Manufacturing and Promote Commercialization of Hybrid Electronics