https://activate.org/news en Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:30:25 GMT 2026-08-26T22:30:25Z en https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-august-2026 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-august-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%20Cover.svg" alt="Activate Updates: August 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-august-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%20Cover.svg" alt="Activate Updates: August 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Factivate-updates-august-2026&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Newsletters Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:25:41 GMT https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-august-2026 2026-08-26T22:25:41Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/reforge-robotics-is-making-industrial-robots-faster-and-more-precise-with-software <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/reforge-robotics-is-making-industrial-robots-faster-and-more-precise-with-software" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/HTTM%20Reforge%20Blog%20(1).svg" alt="Hard Tech to Market: Reforge Robotics Is Making Industrial Robots Faster and More Precise—with Software" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Stories of Activate Fellows and alumni turning scientific breakthroughs into hard-tech impact.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/reforge-robotics-is-making-industrial-robots-faster-and-more-precise-with-software" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/HTTM%20Reforge%20Blog%20(1).svg" alt="Hard Tech to Market: Reforge Robotics Is Making Industrial Robots Faster and More Precise—with Software" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Stories of Activate Fellows and alumni turning scientific breakthroughs into hard-tech impact.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fhard-tech-to-market%2Freforge-robotics-is-making-industrial-robots-faster-and-more-precise-with-software&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Fellow Highlights Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:36:36 GMT https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/reforge-robotics-is-making-industrial-robots-faster-and-more-precise-with-software 2026-08-26T20:36:36Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/lightfinder-is-bringing-the-lab-to-the-field-at-the-speed-of-light <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/lightfinder-is-bringing-the-lab-to-the-field-at-the-speed-of-light" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/HTTM%20Lightfinder%20Blog.svg" alt="Hard Tech To Market: Lightfinder Is Bringing the Lab to the Field at the Speed of Light" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Stories of Activate Fellows and alumni turning scientific breakthroughs into hard-tech impact.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/lightfinder-is-bringing-the-lab-to-the-field-at-the-speed-of-light" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/HTTM%20Lightfinder%20Blog.svg" alt="Hard Tech To Market: Lightfinder Is Bringing the Lab to the Field at the Speed of Light" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Stories of Activate Fellows and alumni turning scientific breakthroughs into hard-tech impact.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fhard-tech-to-market%2Flightfinder-is-bringing-the-lab-to-the-field-at-the-speed-of-light&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Fellow Highlights Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:40:13 GMT https://activate.org/news/hard-tech-to-market/lightfinder-is-bringing-the-lab-to-the-field-at-the-speed-of-light 2026-08-24T21:40:13Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/activate-fellow-news-july-2026 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-fellow-news-july-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%202026.svg" alt="Activate Fellow News: July 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>Groundbreaking science doesn't reach the world on its own. It takes a leader willing to bridge science and business, and a community to support that leap. </span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-fellow-news-july-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%202026.svg" alt="Activate Fellow News: July 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>Groundbreaking science doesn't reach the world on its own. It takes a leader willing to bridge science and business, and a community to support that leap. </span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Factivate-fellow-news-july-2026&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Newsletters Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:44:44 GMT https://activate.org/news/activate-fellow-news-july-2026 2026-08-03T19:44:44Z Leanna Yu https://activate.org/news/activate-welcomes-50-new-fellows-to-cohort-2026 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-welcomes-50-new-fellows-to-cohort-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Meet%20Cohort%202026%20Blog%20(1).png" alt="Activate Welcomes 50 New Fellows to Cohort 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #666666;">Meet the 41 Hard-Tech Companies Across 5 Activate Communities</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-welcomes-50-new-fellows-to-cohort-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Meet%20Cohort%202026%20Blog%20(1).png" alt="Activate Welcomes 50 New Fellows to Cohort 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span style="color: #666666;">Meet the 41 Hard-Tech Companies Across 5 Activate Communities</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Factivate-welcomes-50-new-fellows-to-cohort-2026&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Activate Updates Fellow Highlights Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:09:28 GMT https://activate.org/news/activate-welcomes-50-new-fellows-to-cohort-2026 2026-07-14T14:09:28Z Ella Schwotzer https://activate.org/news/meet-the-managing-directors <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/meet-the-managing-directors" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Meet%20the%20MDs%20Blog.png" alt="Meet the Managing Directors" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Five seasoned hard-tech leaders serve as fellows' closest advisors throughout the two-year fellowship.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/meet-the-managing-directors" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Meet%20the%20MDs%20Blog.png" alt="Meet the Managing Directors" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Five seasoned hard-tech leaders serve as fellows' closest advisors throughout the two-year fellowship.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fmeet-the-managing-directors&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Activate Updates Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:47:39 GMT https://activate.org/news/meet-the-managing-directors 2026-07-13T23:47:39Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-june-2026 <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-june-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%20(1).png" alt="Activate Updates: June 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-june-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Activate%20News%20(1).png" alt="Activate Updates: June 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="row sqs-row"> <div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Factivate-updates-june-2026&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Newsletters Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:43:09 GMT https://activate.org/news/activate-updates-june-2026 2026-06-25T00:43:09Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-praios-nature-inspired-protocells-offer-a-new-vision-for-biomanufacturing <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-praios-nature-inspired-protocells-offer-a-new-vision-for-biomanufacturing" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Praio%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments that Matter: Praio’s Nature-Inspired Protocells Offer a New Vision for Biomanufacturing" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-praios-nature-inspired-protocells-offer-a-new-vision-for-biomanufacturing" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Praio%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments that Matter: Praio’s Nature-Inspired Protocells Offer a New Vision for Biomanufacturing" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fmoments-that-matter-praios-nature-inspired-protocells-offer-a-new-vision-for-biomanufacturing&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Fellow Highlights Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:03:16 GMT https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-praios-nature-inspired-protocells-offer-a-new-vision-for-biomanufacturing 2026-06-25T00:03:16Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-root-applied-sciences-helps-more-and-more-farmers-see-invisible-threats <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-root-applied-sciences-helps-more-and-more-farmers-see-invisible-threats" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Root%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments That Matter: Root Applied Sciences Helps More and More Farmers ‘See’ Invisible Threats" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-root-applied-sciences-helps-more-and-more-farmers-see-invisible-threats" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Root%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments That Matter: Root Applied Sciences Helps More and More Farmers ‘See’ Invisible Threats" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fmoments-that-matter-root-applied-sciences-helps-more-and-more-farmers-see-invisible-threats&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Fellow Highlights Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:36:54 GMT https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-root-applied-sciences-helps-more-and-more-farmers-see-invisible-threats 2026-06-24T20:36:54Z Jenna Jablonski https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-cellas-big-swing-is-paying-off <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-cellas-big-swing-is-paying-off" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Cella%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments that Matter: Cella’s ‘Big Swing’ Is Paying Off" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-cellas-big-swing-is-paying-off" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://activate.org/hubfs/Moments%20that%20Matter%20Cella%20Blog.svg" alt="Moments that Matter: Cella’s ‘Big Swing’ Is Paying Off" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><em><span>Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.</span></em></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=22332098&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Factivate.org%2Fnews%2Fmoments-that-matter-cellas-big-swing-is-paying-off&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Factivate.org%252Fnews&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Fellow Highlights Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:39:07 GMT https://activate.org/news/moments-that-matter-cellas-big-swing-is-paying-off 2026-06-04T19:39:07Z Jenna Jablonski