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At the final session of Innovate Newport’s Blue Tech Talks on June 30, a clear message surfaced: the state, particularly around Narragansett Bay, has all the ingredients to become a global hub for ocean tech. Not someday—now.

After a round of virtual qualification demonstrations, a group of companies has been selected to move forward to the live, in-water demonstrations happening August 27 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island’s manufacturing sector is facing a pivotal moment—one that will shape the future of the industry for decades to come. A recent Providence Business News article highlights a pressing reality: nearly 80% of the state’s manufacturers are approaching ownership transition without a clear succession plan in place.

Polaris Tech Bridge was proud to sponsor and support the Blue Innovation Symposium, hosted by Blue Venture Forum, at the Wyndham Newport Hotel.

Polaris Tech Bridge was proud to sponsor and support the Blue Innovation Symposium, hosted by Blue Venture Forum, at the Wyndham Newport Hotel.

Polaris Tech Bridge was proud to sponsor this year’s Providence Business News’ Summit for Emerging Industries on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

NIST is partnering with NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce and biotech company Rhodium Scientific to establish measurement standards that will underpin a resilient, scalable space economy.

The partnership between BLUEiQ and NOAA, which is under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, or CRADA, is already bearing fruit, as a recent deep-ocean deployment in Georges Bank off the U.S. East Coast allowed BLUEiQ to validate the technology in a deep-ocean environment.

Polaris Tech Bridge was proud to sponsor and support the Blue Innovation Symposium, hosted by Blue Venture Forum, at the Wyndham Newport Hotel.

This report describes Rhode Island’s role, potential, opportunities, and vision for Maritime Innovation within the Southern New England Defense and Dual Use Ecosystem.

Polaris is a nonprofit dedicated to driving business growth, innovation, and job creation in Rhode Island. It is a new organization created to unify its services under a single, accessible name that signifies its role as a trusted advisor and community partner.

Polaris is a nonprofit dedicated to driving business growth, innovation, and job creation in Rhode Island. It is a new organization created to unify its services under a single, accessible name that signifies its role as a trusted advisor and community partner.

This annual report only highlights a fraction of our 2024 outcomes and focuses on Technology Briefings and Demonstrations, including the inaugural BlueTIDE event, and Technology Scouting. Download Now >

“We pride ourselves on giving companies that opportunity to put things in the water, to put things in the environment, where they need to execute,” said director Erik Brine By Omar Mohammed Globe Staff, Updated October 21, 2024, 6:00 a.m. PROVIDENCE — Colonel Erik Brine has flown planes for the US Air Force. He has worked […]

BlueTIDE 2024, the Blue Technology In-water Demonstration Event hosted by 401 Tech Bridge in conjunction with Northeast Tech Bridge and NavalX, set new benchmarks for the undersea technology industry, bringing together Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) alongside groundbreaking Sensors, Digital Twin Modeling & Sim, and Undersea Comms technologies. […]

Maritime Technology Innovators from Around the World Gather for 401 Tech Bridge “BlueTIDE 2024” Demonstration Event