PEDAL TO THE MEDAL


RESEARCH ROUND-UP


From top left, the xTech 5 Accelerator virtual kickoff, the xTech Energy Accelerator final showcase, xTech 5 Accelerator program team, xTech 4 Accelerator Defense Prime Exposure Event, xTech 5 Accelerator Immersion Event with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas R. Bush, xTech 3 Accelerator Defense Prime Exposure Event, xTech 3 Accelerator Investor Showcase, and the xTransition Accelerator Program kickoff. (Image courtesy of DEVCOM)


prime contractors in the context of the U.S. markets. All of these parties and efforts bolster the probability of transition success to the Army at scale.


Tese specialized programs benefit not only the businesses directly, but also the Army stakeholders looking to transition technology to the Soldier. A small business that is not yet a seasoned military partner is more likely to field its innovative technologies to Soldiers if it has the information and guidance provided by an accelerator. Te Army Applied SBIR and xTech accelerators produce insight reports, quantitative and qualitative data, and recommendations for how the Army can continually evolve its programs to be better positioned to transition technol- ogies rapidly from external partners.


THE BEGINNING Te xTech program manages the Army’s prize competitions to award and accelerate innovative technology solutions to help solve critical mission challenges, and was the first Army program to adopt the accelerator construct. Te program leverages judges from across the Army and DOD to assist in assessing and select- ing innovative technologies from the commercial sector to support current Army needs.


XTech was the first Army program to launch a pilot acceler- ator program to assist in breaking down barriers to entry for bringing small business solutions into the Army. XTech began as the Army's Expeditionary Technology Search Competition, which provided seed money as prizes to competitors in succes- sive rounds. Te first two iterations of the annual open-topic


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