
2025
President’s Innovation Challenge

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C16
Making environmentally-conscious palm oil using synthetic biology.
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Lightmatter
Developing photonic computing products that simultaneously reduce the power consumption and increase the performance of silicon running the most advanced AI and HPC workloads.
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Metalmark Innovations, Inc.
Building a self-renewing air cleaner that performs better and delivers with 10x the filter life of a typical HEPA system.
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Upsolve
Creating free tools to help people dispute debt, negotiate debt, or file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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UrSure
UrSure was acquired by OraSure Technologies. The company developed urine and blood tests that measure and improve adherence to medications.