Featured Companies from CDL 2025/26 Program Year

Adaptronics (Italy) — CDL-Milan Manufacturing — Adaptronics makes AI-driven robotic grippers using proprietary electroadhesion technology that replaces traditional pneumatic grippers with a more precise, energy-efficient, and damage-free solution.

Rhonexum (Switzerland) — CDL Next Gen Computing — Rhonexum develops simulation software for designing electronic circuits at cryogenic temperatures, reducing development time and design risk for quantum and cryo-electronics applications by up to 90%.

Capwell Services (Texas, United States) — CDL-Texas Energy — Capwell captures methane from low-flow oil and gas vents at half the cost of traditional solutions, helping operators reduce emissions while recovering previously vented product as revenue.

Reditus Space (Georgia, United States) — CDL Space — Reditus Space offers a reusable capsule system that transports payloads — including biotech and in-space manufacturing cargo — to orbit and returns them safely to Earth for recovery and reuse.

IS-Wireless (Poland) — CDL-Estonia Digital Society — IS-Wireless builds ultra-resilient, secure, and affordable 5G/6G networks using its proprietary LiquidRAN™ technology, designed to maintain connectivity during both peacetime operations and crisis conditions.

Ensemble IP (Washington DC, United States) — CDL-San Sebastian AI — Ensemble IP’s AI platform, Quartet, transforms patent search and analysis — reducing workflows from hours to minutes and making IP accessible to non-experts.

NeuroBionics (Massachusetts, United States) — CDL-Toronto Neuro — NeuroBionics has developed hair-thin bioelectronic fibers that can be delivered by catheter through blood vessels to enable deep brain and peripheral nerve stimulation without open surgery.

See2Cure (France) — CDL-Berlin Health — See2Cure combines intraoperative precision diagnostics with targeted therapy to improve surgical outcomes in aggressive cancers.

R2 Labs (Georgia, United States) — CDL-Seattle Manufacturing — R2 Labs makes “The Rack,” a plug-and-play software-defined controller that retrofits legacy industrial equipment with modern Edge AI capabilities — no costly rip-and-replace required.

Metropolitan Technologies (Ottawa, Canada) — CDL Defence — Metropolitan provides dual-use connectivity and cybersecurity for operational technology, combining a software platform and gateway with quantum-safe, zero-trust, data-centric security and network management.

QUDORA Technologies (Germany) — CDL Quantum — QUDORA is building full-stack trapped-ion quantum computers using its proprietary Near Field Quantum Control (NFQC) technology to overcome the scaling and error-rate limitations of current laser-based quantum systems.

Bionica (Australia) — CDL-Melbourne Prime — Bionica’s agtech platform uses bio-inspired “molecular glue” to anchor existing pesticides to crops, achieving near-total disease protection with up to 8,000x less chemical volume.

Headfirst Inc. (Ontario, Canada) — CDL-Vancouver Biomedical Engineering — HeadFirst is developing a rapid, saliva-based concussion screening tool that delivers objective, biomarker-driven diagnostic results at the point of care.

Calogy Solutions (Quebec, Canada) — CDL-Montreal Supply Chain — Calogy delivers compact, air-cooled battery systems with patented thermal management technology to enable high-power electrification in hard-to-decarbonize industrial applications.

QTAS (Germany) — CDL Cancer — QTAS uses a hardware-based quantum sensing platform to identify, count, and sort rare cells directly from liquid biopsy samples, with an initial focus on treatment monitoring in oncology.

FAST Metals (New York, United States) — CDL Minerals — FAST Metals extracts valuable metals from mine tailings, turning industrial waste into revenue while reducing its environmental toxicity and footprint.

Sharpen (California, United States) — CDL-Wisconsin Health & Wellness — Sharpen DTX is a digital therapeutic platform that integrates with EHR systems to deliver personalized, evidence-based mental health interventions to children and adolescents.

Illuminex AI (Tennessee, United States) — CDL-Rockies Prime — Illuminex AI’s InspectEx platform combines perception sensors with AI to automate critical infrastructure inspections and surface safety risks that manual inspections miss.

XO Technology Inc. (Halifax, Canada) — CDL-Atlantic Prime — XO Technology has developed an AI-powered health assessment ring that continuously monitors seniors’ biometric and motion data to track functional performance and detect early changes in health.