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Photo from NextFlex from a conference session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative.
NextFlex
Flexible Hybrid Electronics
NextFlex News – July 2026

Dear NextFlex colleagues and supporters:

Yesterday, we were very honored to host 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.

Government representatives...

Next Flex Innovation Day 2026
NextFlex
Electronics
NextFlex News – June 2026

Dear NextFlex Colleagues and Friends,

I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who joined us for Innovation Day 2026 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. This year’s event was one of our most successful to date, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, government, and the defense industrial base to showcase innovation...

Next Flex Fellows
NextFlex
Electronics
NextFlex Honors Four New Fellows for Leadership, Innovation, and Service

NextFlex proudly announced the induction of four distinguished leaders into the NextFlex Fellows program during its annual recognition ceremony held at the 2026 Innovation Day event.

The NextFlex Fellows program recognizes individuals whose leadership, technical contributions, workforce development efforts, and commitment to ecosystem building...

Events

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IMTS 2026

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External News

AdvancedManufacturing.org
Manufacturing
An In-Depth Look at Manufacturing USA
Institute model puts U.S. sector's competitiveness on the map

Manufacturing USA was created in 2014 to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing by connecting people, ideas and technology. Manufacturing USA institutes convene business competitors, academic institutions and other stakeholders to test applications of new technology...

Innovation, Manufacturing
The Role Of Innovation Hubs

An innovation hub, when referring to a city, region, or other geographic area, is widely understood as a concentrated ecosystem where people, institutions, and resources intersect to generate and accelerate new ideas, technologies, and enterprises. Unlike a single building or campus, a geographic innovation hub encompasses an entire environment...

Our Network @ Work

NextFlex Established 2015
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Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
NextFlex Pioneers the Next Generation of Electronics
Driving Change and Delivering Impact at Scale

NextFlex is helping lead the future of electronics innovation as the nation’s hub for hybrid electronics and manufacturing readiness. As a public–private partnership and manufacturing innovation institute, NextFlex bridges the divide between the lab and the production line for hybrid electronics...