NextFlex Leads Recipients of $5M in Naval Research Funding for Workforce Education Program Expansion
Amount Raised
$5 Million
Round Type
Funding Round
San JoseManufacturingInformation TechnologySoftwareDescription
NextFlex®, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, announced today the expansion of its manufacturing workforce education activities with $5 million in funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Through the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP), the $5 million will support the development of eight new education programs modeled on NextFlex’s award-winning, FHE-focused FlexFactor® program. Each new program will focus on a different technology area, such as advanced robotics, biopharmaceuticals and tissue biofabrication. Most programs will target K-12 students, with one program focused on 4-year university students.
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Next Flex raised $5 Million in a Funding Round round, dated May 19, 2020. Next Flex is based in San Jose, California, United States.
- How much did Next Flex raise?
- Next Flex raised $5 Million in a Funding Round round on May 19, 2020.
- What does Next Flex do?
- NextFlex is a DoD sponsored Manufacturing Innovation Institute funded by Air Force Research Laboratory Cooperative Agreement numbers FA8650-15-2-5402 and FA8650-20-2-5506.
- Where is Next Flex based and how big is it?
- Next Flex is based in San Jose, California, United States.
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