Elateq, Inc. receives Design for Excellence assistance through the MERT 2.0
The Massachusetts Manufacturing Emergency Response Team(MERT) efforts support the manufacturing ecosystem in Massachusetts. This program isfunded by the CARES Act and administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s EconomicDevelopment Administration (EDA). This DFX service helped us here at Elateq, Inc. to maximize our manufacturing readiness priorto production. I want to thank UMass Lowell, MassRobotics and MassMEP for their specific support andappreciate the efforts of the entire MERT team.
Elateq in WCVB CityLine
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, co-founder and CEO Roderick Anderson was interviewed by WCVB CityLine about Elateq and our experiences from participation in MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge’s first BIPOC cohort. VIEW THE INTERVIEW
Elateq at Virtual Watershed Summit
On Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021, Elateq co-founder and CSO Dr. Ljiljana Rajic presented Elateq technology at the Virtual Watershed Summit, organized by the Friends of Lake Warner and the Mill River. The inspiring Watershed Summit hosted sixteen speakers in four days in addition to an On Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021, Elateq co-founder and CSO Dr. Ljiljana Rajic presented Elateq technology at the Virtual Watershed Summit, organized by the Friends of Lake Warner and the Mill River. The inspiring Watershed Summit hosted sixteen speakers in four days in addition to an innovation contest. Dr. Rajic gave an overview of the novel Elateq technology applications directly impacting the protection of water bodies from pollutants, from metals to nutrients.
Elateq Awarded InnovateMass Grant
Elateq, Inc., an advanced water treatment company, has been awarded a $67,250 grant by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) through their InnovateMass program. InnovateMass is created to provide strategic support to companies deploying clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization. For Elateq, this support will be utilized for the installation of solar-powered water treatment full-scale installation. This is a testament to our commitment to providing sustainable water treatment solutions in a highly energy-efficient manner. “As we’re finalizing the preparations to start the system installation, we’re thankful for the support from MassCEC which brings Elateq our first commercial installation!” – Dr. Ljiljana Rajic, Elateq’s Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder. About MassCEC The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is a state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts. MassCEC works to increase the adoption of clean energy while driving down costs and delivering financial, environmental, and economic development benefits to energy users and utility customers across the state.
Elateq Inc. Awarded a Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
We’re excited to announce that Elateq, Inc. recently won $236,645 from the National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I program to develop novel technology for the degradation of per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS), widely known as “forever chemicals”, in water. Through this grant, we are also collaborating with Dr. Rainer Lohmann, director at the URI Superfund Research Center “STEEP“, as we are eager to collectively work on a sustainable solution for this complex issue. NSF SBIR Phase I award will allow Elateq to offer cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions for removing this class of toxic chemicals from water as they affect almost all water sources in the country. “NSF is proud to support the technology of the future by thinking beyond incremental developments and funding the most creative, impactful ideas across all markets and areas of science and engineering,” said Andrea Belz, Division Director of the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships at NSF. “With the support of our research funds, any deep technology startup or small business can guide basic science into meaningful solutions that address tremendous needs.” About the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Programs: America’s Seed Fund (https://seedfund.nsf.gov/) powered by NSF awards $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across almost all areas of science and technology can receive up to $2 million to support research and development (R&D), helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Once a small business is awarded a Phase I SBIR/STTR grant (up to $275,000), it becomes eligible to apply for a Phase II (up to $1,000,000). Small businesses with Phase II funding are eligible to receive up to $500,000 in additional matching funds with qualifying third-party investments or sales. The NSF is an independent federal agency with a budget of about $8.5 billion that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering.
Elateq: Awardee of the FORGE Product Development Grant
The FORGE Product Development Grant will allow Elateq to upgrade and develop part of its current water treatment system. We will use this funding to transform our new and improved device prototype into a user-friendly product. Scaling and commercializing our water treatment system will help make clean water more widely sustainable and accessible.