Commercialization Process

Cradle -to- Deployment

Accelerating Solutions to Market

Cradle-to-deployment research and development cycle unique to the Norfolk Institute. Peerless, accelerated innovation & commercialization methodology to speed solutions to the market.

Cradle-to-Deployment Methodology

Targeted Funding

Major funding from endowments, foundations, and societies to solve specific problems

Topical Expertise

Multi-disciplinary research and development through open collaboration, topical experts, and implementation partners

Accelerated Commercialization

Solution and application industry providers integrate the knowledge and intellectual property into market solutions for specific problems.

Deployed Solution

Ends users and beneficiaries integrate market solutions into their operations supported by Mission Pillars.

Cradle-to-Deployment Value Streams

Mission Pillar	Endowed Benefactors	Researchers & Academic	Solution Providers	End User Beneficiaries
Agriculture	Food security, land rights orgs	Food security, Nutrition, Forestry, Husbandry	AgTech companies, Alt-meat companies	Farms, fisheries, real estate developers, land owners, insurance, consumer food
Biospherics	Environmental orgs	Environmental Degradation and Climate Change, Energy, Ecology	Green/renewable tech, carbon trading, aerospace	Energy companies, heavy industry, real estate developers, insurance, forestry, land management, government, military
Health	“Find-the-cure” orgs	Disease and Aging, Immunology, Oncology	Pharmaceuticals, biomedical	Insurance, Medical industry, consumer health, government, military
Means	Innovation, Employment, and Academic orgs	Economics, Policy, Poverty, STEM Literacy	Ed tech, policy advocates, accelerators	Education providers, financial institutions and exchanges, governments, startups
Habitation	Land rights, human rights, urbanization, relief orgs	Economic Migration, Disaster Displacement, and Community Blight	Habitation, manufacturers, dwell tech companies	Construction, real estate developers, communities, government, military