Akita Innovations would like to welcome the Summer 2024 additions to our company. Dr. Zhengguo Zhu (PhD University of Illinois, Urbana) did post-doctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with Professor Timothy Swager and then worked at Konarka Technologies and QD Vision in Massachusetts and more recently at Polyera Corporation in Illinois, PolyJoule… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations was awarded a SBIR Phase I contract by the naval Sea Systems Command for the “Additive Manufacture of Texturized Piezoelectric Ceramics.” In this project Akita teams with an industry partner to develop a low-cost, flexible additive manufacturing technique to produce textured piezoelectric ceramics for undersea sensor applications.
Akita Innovations has been awarded a contract from DTRA to perform work for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on Waterless Solutions for Decontamination to scale, document, and demonstrate a new capability for decontamination of equipment via pilot production of decontamination fluid.
Akita chemists co-author new ACS journal article are among the authors of a recent publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces on MOF composites for chemical agent neutralization: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.3c19446 Hierarchically Structured Metal–Organic Framework Polymer Composites for Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation Sachini D. Perera, Rebecca M. Johnson, Robert Pawle, John Elliott, Tien M. Tran, Jasmine Gonzalez,… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations was awarded an STTR contract by Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) for the “Additive Manufacture of MOF Elastomers.” Akita leads a team including university and industry partners. The project develops a compressible filter cartridge for air purifying respirators using additive manufacture.
Akita Innovations was awarded a SBIR Phase II contract by Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) for the development of “Personally-Fitted Half-Mask Respirators.” Akita leads a team including three subcontractors. Our technical solution uses imaging technology to generate half-mask respirator design files that are fitted to an individual and additive manufacture to fabricate… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations is producing a variety of acetone-soluble polyimides. Traditional polyimides are not soluble in non-toxic, non-VOC organic solvents, and are typically prepared as the polyamic acid precursors requiring a high-temperature thermal step to produce the polyimides. The Akita polyimides allow users to work directly with polyimides without thermal processing and using common solvents, facilitating… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations has been awarded a Direct to Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Air Force (AFRL) for development of Large Sol-gel Monoliths for Optical Power Limiting.
Akita Innovations is producing polymer-encapsulated iodate microparticles for use as oxidants in biocidal thermites. These iodine-generating oxidants are superior to conventional oxidants since they are non-hygroscopic, showing improved shelf stability, flow, and mixing, as well as excellent combustion performance. We can control the particle size to optimize combustion rates. We can economically scale the manufacture… Continue Reading →
Akita chemists co-author paper in Photochemistry and Photobiology journal are among the authors of a paper in Photochemistry and Photobiology on photoacoustic dye conjugates for cancer imaging and treatment: Saad, M. A., Xavierselvan, M., Sharif, H. A., Selfridge, S., Pawle, R., Varvares, M., Mallidi, S., & Hasan, T. (2022). Dual Function Antibody Conjugates for Multimodal… Continue Reading →
Akita received a two year Sequential Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Army to increase the technical readiness level (TRL) of its antifog coating for ballistic protective eyewear. This coating is designed to provide superior antifog performance and increased lifetime while reducing manufacturing costs by using a process-friendly UV curing method. The coatings will… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations received a SBIR Phase II award from the Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) program to develop materials technologies for the scan-to-manufacture of respirator face pieces. For the award, Akita will partner with Adaptive3D Technologies. Adaptive3D is based in Plano TX and offers additive manufacturing polymer resins and specialty polymers to… Continue Reading →
Lawrence F. Hancock, CEO of Akita Innovations, received the 2020 R.E. Tressler Award from the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Pennsylvania State University on February 27, 2020. The Tressler award honors the work and contributions of Richard E. Tressler, who was an international leader in the development of high temperature materials and served as… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations has been awarded an Express Grant from the Commonwealth Corporation to advance Akita’s marketing capabilities. This grant, which is funded by the State of Massachusetts and is cost-matched by Akita, concentrates on digital marketing. It is funded by The Workforce Training Fund, a program of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations has been awarded a contract from the Army to develop an improved chemical agent resistant coating (CARC). CARC is a paint used on vehicles and equipment to resist chemical contamination and facilitate cleaning. The U.S. Army uses over a million gallons of coating a year for its combat vehicles. One of the key… Continue Reading →
Akita has received a Phase I SBIR contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a surface analysis method for plasma activation of aerospace composites being prepared for adhesive bonding. The objective is to facilitate the use of adhesive bonding in aerospace manufacturing as an alternative to the use of fasteners. This project complements Akita’s… Continue Reading →
Akita has been awarded a contract from Massachusetts General Hospital for work on a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded project to develop dual function theranostic constructs for photoacoustic guided surgery and photodynamic therapy. This project, which also involves researchers from Tufts University, is an academic-industry partnership designed to address the problem of oral cancer by… Continue Reading →
On December 6, 2017 Akita Innovations presented at the DTRA TechWatch event in Ft. Belvoir, VA on Novel Materials for Protection.
Akita Innovations has been awarded a Phase II SBIR award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for Encapsulated Oxidizer Microparticles. In this project, Akita is working to develop and scale up a method for production of a stabilized biocidal oxidizer material. The oxidizer is encapsulated within a coating designed to prevent moisture uptake while… Continue Reading →
North Billerica — Akita Innovations has won a State-funded grant for product commercialization, which will allow it to get its cutting-edge antifog coating technology to the commercial market. The $100,000 award is from the MassVentures START program, which has awarded more than $15 million to 70 Massachusetts firms that have received funding from the federal… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations has been awarded an OEA Defense Grant, administered by the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, to help Akita expand its markets and commercialize products.
Akita Innovations has been accepted as a member of the National Armaments Consortium (NAC), a group of over 340 companies and universities working together with the Department of Defense to enhance our Warfighter’s lethality, survivability and combat effectiveness. Working with the DoD Ordinance Technology Consortium (DOTC), NAC facilitates industrial and academic research, as well as… Continue Reading →
Akita Innovations is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) under their Milestone Achievement Program (MAP). The MLSC is a quasi-public agency charged with implementing the state’s 10-year, $1-billion Life Sciences Initiative, and the goal of the Milestone Achievement Program is to empower early-stage life… Continue Reading →