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Photo from NextFlex from a conference session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative.
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Flexible Hybrid Electronics
NextFlex News – July 2026

Dear NextFlex colleagues and supporters:

Yesterday, we were very honored to host a microelectronics industry-focused session on the Defense Patent Holiday initiative and learn how no-fee Commercial Evaluation Licenses can help companies assess, validate, and commercialize select technologies from defense laboratories.

Government representatives...

Next Flex Innovation Day 2026
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Electronics
NextFlex News – June 2026

Dear NextFlex Colleagues and Friends,

I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who joined us for Innovation Day 2026 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. This year’s event was one of our most successful to date, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, government, and the defense industrial base to showcase innovation...

Next Flex Fellows
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Electronics
NextFlex Honors Four New Fellows for Leadership, Innovation, and Service

NextFlex proudly announced the induction of four distinguished leaders into the NextFlex Fellows program during its annual recognition ceremony held at the 2026 Innovation Day event.

The NextFlex Fellows program recognizes individuals whose leadership, technical contributions, workforce development efforts, and commitment to ecosystem building...

External News

Industry Week
Manufacturing
America Needs More Manufacturing Capability, Not More Factories

In manufacturing, capacity is easy to picture. We think about square footage, machines, workers, shifts and production lines. I understand why. Those are real levers, and manufacturers need them.

But the more I look at advanced manufacturing, especially defense manufacturing, the more I come back to a simple point: A factory can improve and still...

Manufacturing
The Manufacturing Challenge Behind America’s Aerospace Dreams

When we talk about aerospace in America, we talk about our great past achievements. We talk about the opportunities that lie ahead. We talk about how innovative our industrial base is. What we don’t talk about are the challenges and needs for transforming that innovation into actual production. In the fields of aviation, space, and national...

Our Network @ Work

NextFlex Established 2015
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Flexible Hybrid Electronics, Institute Spotlight, Workforce
NextFlex Pioneers the Next Generation of Electronics
Driving Change and Delivering Impact at Scale

NextFlex is helping lead the future of electronics innovation as the nation’s hub for hybrid electronics and manufacturing readiness. As a public–private partnership and manufacturing innovation institute, NextFlex bridges the divide between the lab and the production line for hybrid electronics...