Montana's Headwaters Tech Hub

Tester’s Bill to Bring Semiconductor Manufacturing Back to the U.S. Passes Senate with Unanimous Support

Senator’s bipartisan bill strengthens domestic semiconductor manufacturing, keeps the American economy competitive

Montana State receives $26.7 million grant for facility to test and promote quantum technology

The 20-month grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, will support MSU’s Applied Quantum CORE facility, to be located at the MSU Innovation Campus within the INDUSTRY Bozeman building, which is currently under construction. The grant funding will purchase equipment to test prototype quantum components in the extremely cold environments in which they operate.

Tester Backs Bill to Create Montana Jobs, Support Innovation for Montana Small Businesses

“This bipartisan bill restores incentives and credits for R&D that help small businesses grow their operations, and encourages investments in cutting-edge innovation. It’s a win-win for keeping America competitive with our foreign adversaries and supporting Montana’s small businesses that boost our Montana economy.”

EDA Headwaters Tech Hub is now open and we need your input

This is an amazing opportunity! Please read the latest updates from Joseph Thiel, complete with instructions, hyperlinks, and additional documents at the bottom.

The Incredible Women Making Strides in Science

In this series, we’ll highlight a few of the women changing the fields of astronomy, medicine, physics, psychology, healthcare, and science communication.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte looking to expand photonics cooperation with Taiwan

Montana has one of the highest concentrations per capita of optics, photonics and quantum computing companies in the U.S., Gianforte said at the meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei.

Missoula, Bozeman to spearhead new Montana ‘Tech Hub’

Montana Senator Jon Tester led a panel discussion in Missoula earlier this year where participants began planning their approach to compete for one of the 30 new Tech Hubs. The effort panned out and Montana was selected from a field of 200 applicants.

Montana receives federal tech hub designation, money to advance photonics industry

Designation of the Montana Headwaters Regional Technology and Innovation Hub will focus on supporting workforce development and jobs in the photonics, optics and autonomous systems industries. The technologies are important for natural resource management, agriculture, disaster prevention applications and defense.

Montana State part of new regional tech hub focused on critical technologies for U.S. national security

The program is designed to drive regional growth by strengthening the region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize and deploy critical technologies, according to the program’s website.

Prospera Joins Montana Headwaters Consortium with Regional Tech Hub Designation

Prospera has been instrumental in building up the photonics business cluster since 2013 and is proud to be a founding member of the Montana Headwaters Consortium.

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.