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Across R&D centers, industry, and workforce
Upstate Metros
Driven by advanced materials R&D center partners**
Upstate NY will be a renown materials innovation ecosystem
leading the global shift to manufacturing sustainability.
Upstate Makes will solve significant environmental challenges and strengthen circular economy dynamics while generating competitive new products, processes,
and companies.
Co-sponsor and cultivate ground breaking research that develop and improve more sustainable material inputs and reduce manufacturing waste streams and toxin impacts
Build and strengthen a support infrastructure and resource network to help companies overcome sustainability challenges and capture related market advantages.
Enhance regional innovation capacity, leveraging historically excluded talent and ideas and accelerate adoption and commercialization of sustainability-enhancing materials
Mitigate a shortage of manufacturing operators and technicians and strengthen pipeline of materials scientists & engineers and K-12 students
