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Marshall University
When most people think of national security, West Virginia usually isn't the first place that comes to mind. That's exactly what makes Marshall University's story impressive: from a brand-new flight school to a cybersecurity institute built to meet the threats of tomorrow, this is a region quietly staking its claim in America's defense future.
FC Renew
Hydrogen fuel cells have long been touted as a cornerstone of clean energy, but their cost and lifespan have held them back. FC Renew has a fix, and in this Vertx Film, Vertx Partners is helping bring it to the people who need it most.
Whisper Aero
After careers at NASA and Uber Elevate, Mark Moore and Ian Villa saw a gap nobody had filled: a propulsion system quiet enough, scalable enough, and efficient enough to unlock aviation at scale. Watch to learn how their partnership with Vertx is helping them uncover new opportunities.
CONSOL Innovations
Carbon foam sounds like a niche industrial product, but it's used in Navy destroyer firewalls, stealth systems, and aerospace insulation. Some of it comes from CONSOL Innovations, a small company in a state that sits atop one of the world's largest coal deposits.
Acoustic Research Systems
Before any spacecraft leaves the ground, its payload has to survive the brutal acoustic environment of a rocket launch. Acoustic Research Systems (ARS) built a first-of-its-kind system to simulate exactly that, and NASA noticed.