0 +
Partners in the U.S. and China
0 +
B2B Matchmaking Meetings were organized between U.S. companies and Chinese partners/investors
0 +
Collaboration intentions were achieved

IN NUMBERS

2017 - 2019

0
U.S. companies applied for InnoSTARS
0
Companies got selected to attend the roadshows and matchmaking meetings in China
$ 0 M
were spent to sponsor InnoSTARS preliminary winners to explore Chinese market and get  trained in conducting international business

. FOOTPRINTS

A grand total of 27 cities were visited by the InnoSTARS program this past year, including 9 cities in the US and 18 in China. Companies based in the Southern US made up more than half of the InnoSTARS companies, while the West and Northeast sent the second and third most companies, respectively. Companies that call the Midwest home made up less than ten percent of this year’s participants.

"How would you rate the online appllication?"
4.33/5
"How would you rate your experience participating InnoSTARS preliminaries?"
4/5

. EXPERIENCE

Companies feel more comfortable expanding businesses in China after participating InnoSTARS

“To what extent did any of the following elements add value to your company? (out of 5)”​

95%

companies Feel more comfortable expanding businesses in China after participating InnoSTARS​

“To what extent did any of the following elements add value to your company? (out of 5)”​

Pitching
Panels/ Forums
Martchmaking Meetings
Networking
Visiting local companies
Free time for self-arrangement
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Case Study

VAIREX air systems – Cathode Air Supply for Fuel Cells​

October 11, 2019

Ski Milburn is founder and CEO of VAIREX air systems. VAIREX air systems, based in Boulder, Colorado USA, is a leading manufacturer of proprietary fuel cell compressor systems. VAIREX …

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Sorteria Batteries – A unique architecture to enable Li battery safety​

September 28, 2019

Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG) is a growth company that is promoting broad adoption of a technology that will eliminate lithium ion battery fires, reduce weight of lithium ion …

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PharmaJet – A commercial stage needle-free jet injection technology

April 23, 2019

Heather Potters is Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Business Development Officer of PharmaJet, a needle-free jet injection technology focused on immunizations. Having spent more than a decade to develop …

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