New alliance connects federal innovation with regional STEM training to speed up know-how switch, workforce readiness, and enterprise creation.
PITTSBURGH and FREDERICK, Md., April 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — STEMup Science and Technology Institute (previously Foundation) and ScienceWerx, Inc. right now introduced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a nationwide strategic partnership to advance multi-generational STEM workforce improvement, know-how switch, and enterprise creation.
The collaboration hyperlinks ScienceWerx’s federal innovation and commercialization infrastructure with STEMup’s Coop™ Model for training, apprenticeship, and enterprise improvement, making a federal-to-regional innovation pipeline that connects U.S. authorities and protection laboratories with tutorial and {industry} companions to speed up real-world purposes of rising applied sciences by means of enterprise improvement and creation.
Bridging Federal Innovation and Regional Workforce Impact
Together, the organizations will contribute their capabilities to translate federally funded analysis into business influence. ScienceWerx, primarily based in Frederick, Maryland, acts as a nationwide innovation middleman facilitating know-how switch and enterprise formation from U.S. authorities and army analysis. STEMup Science and Technology Institute, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a nonprofit training and workforce institute that has pioneered the “Theory-to-Action™” framework and Pittsburgh Innovators Apprenticeship Program™ (PIAP™) for STEM profession readiness and entrepreneurial progress.
This strategic alignment helps the U.S. Department of Defense STEM Education and Workforce Development Strategy by offering clear pathways for army personnel, veterans, federal staff, and rising professionals to transition into business innovation roles in biotechnology, AI, and superior manufacturing.
Leadership Perspectives
“This partnership strengthens not only our technical base but our national capacity to translate
government innovation into public benefit,” stated Dr. Neil Campbell, Executive Chairman of STEMup. “Together, we’re connecting workforce development and venture creation directly to real technologies emerging from defense and research labs.”
“ScienceWerx exists to make federal innovation accessible and impactful,” added Patrick Haley, CEO of ScienceWerx. “By partnering with STEMup, we are building a seamless system that links research, talent, and commercialization into one cohesive national framework.”
About STEMup Science and Technology Institute™
Based in Pittsburgh, PA, STEMup is a nonprofit centered on advancing STEM industry-specific training, workforce readiness, and enterprise creation. Its Coop™ Model, Pittsburgh Innovators Apprenticeship Program™ (PIAP™), and Theory-to-Action™ framework hyperlink training with entrepreneurship to produce actual employment and enterprise outcomes for college kids, veterans, and professionals in search of to enter or develop into the STEM industries. Learn extra at www.stemuppgh.org.
About ScienceWerx, Inc.
ScienceWerx, headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, is a nonprofit innovation middleman that
connects U.S. authorities analysis with {industry} by means of know-how switch, licensing, and enterprise creation. Its mission is to unlock public innovation for broad societal profit by means of commercialization and utilized science partnerships. Visit www.sciencewerx.org.
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Contact:
Dr. Neil Campbell, Executive Chairman | STEMup Science and Technology Institute
Email: [email protected] Phone: 301-792-4345
Patrick Haley, Chief Executive Officer | ScienceWerx, Inc.
Email: [email protected]
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