PNWMAC Annual Report 2022 flipbook version 02 - Flipbook - Page 4
DOD and Military
Branches
Defines the issue
PNW MAC finds tech
providers
Industry DOD and
PNW MAC
PNW MAC helps industry
navigate the landscape of
working with the DOD
Industry
Identifies a new technology,
application, or feature they
would not have designed
into a commercial product
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Pacific Northwest Mission Acceleration Center™ (PNW MAC™) is to accelerate
innovation by making it easier for industry and the military to work together.
Benefits to the DOD
and military
Benefits to innovators and
technology companies
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Discover how product offerings might have
defense applications.
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Learn about the DOD ecosystem, problem
sets, missions, and how to engage DOD
decision makers.
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Turn innovative R&D into products and
services with global impact.
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Enable collaboration with leading
commercial and academic resources to
vet, assess, and identify the most viable
potential innovative solutions.
Connect with innovators early in the
development cycle to integrate defense
applications from the start, and eliminate
the lag time of retrofitting after the fact.
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Raise awareness within the entrepreneurial
community of nation-state threats
and tactics to protect against cultural
manipulation and IP theft.
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Get assistance in navigating DOD Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) programs.
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Utilize accessible and centrally located
collaboration spaces for shared dialogue,
learning, and demonstrations among the
Defense Innovation members.
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Select innovators are invited to meet at the
MAC with the NW Tech Bridge and National
Security Innovation Network (NSIN) to
identify and capitalize on opportunities to
supply defense and security customers.
