Accelerating Wearable Technology for First Responders

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The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced the kickoff of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology for First Responders, a pilot program using business accelerators to speed the delivery of the latest innovative wearable technologies to responders.  

The program brings together entrepreneurs, industry partners, technologists, investors, and public sector influencers working in concert to actively advance breakthrough solutions.

EMERGE is part of a larger US dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) S&T initiative to engage entrepreneurs in finding innovative ideas that address the unique needs of the Homeland Security community.

CIT, a non profit corporation, partnered to launch the program with the DHS S&T, the U.S. Dept. of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and TechNexus – a venture collaborative that sits at the intersection of large, incumbent corporations and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. TechNexus reaches innovators from across the global ecosystem, and builds ventures around demand-driven innovation.

The aim is to find the next round of innovative companies, to catalyze and commercially develop emerging technologies for enhanced productivity and safety for First Responders, with broad application in the public safety, utilities, construction and mining industries.

This year’s program, a continuation of the successful EMERGE 2015 pilot program, invites new companies developing the next generation of wearable technologies to apply.