CONNECTING INNOVATORS, INVESTORS AND INDUSTRY

Accelerating the pace of discovery | Developing a bridge to commercialization

Since 2008, Think Beyond Plastic Foundation has lead a global multidisciplinary effort to harness the forces of innovation and entrepreneurship to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for waste, water, agriculture, energy and climate change.

Think Beyond Plastic™ is a flagship program specifically targeting the global plastic pollution crisis, with focus on ocean, agriculture, textile, construction and transportation. Think Beyond Plastic™ is developing a pipeline of innovation in bio-benign materials, sustainable chemistry and innovative product delivery systems.

The Think Beyond™ Innovation Center runs periodic innovation challenges, an annual accelerator class and an annual investor forum. Its innovation eco-system connects industry, investors and innovators.

The Innovation Center collaborates with a network of Regional User facilities for design, testing, characterization and prototyping through partners on locations in the US and Europe.

The Innovation Center is supported by Think Beyond Plastic Foundation, a non-profit public charity US reg 82-3886116, exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.