Inventorship with Gavin, from Ecovative, the Mushroom® Materials company

Lace up your winter boots, and gear up for a good one with Gavin from Ecovative Design!

Gavin McIntyre co-founded Ecovative to solve environmental challenges through biology. Gavin oversaw research and development during the company’s early product launches, and is a listed inventor on over two dozen of the company's issued and pending patents. He now serves as the company's Director of Business Development where he focuses on growing a network of international mycelium-material partnerships from small enterprises to large multinationals and government agencies. Gavin is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where his dual degree in mechanical engineering and social design led to his passion for building home-spun bioreactors in which he has cultivated organisms from oysters to orchids. He serves on the Board of Directors at Ecovative and the non-profit Clean and Healthy New York, as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Strategic Advisory Counsel.

Free dessert and prizes!

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Looking For Inventors:
Are you an inventor, patent attorney, product developer, or someone in the field of invention? Would you like to present? Do you know anyone who would like to present? We are looking for future presenters.

Mission: Our mission at CDIEM is to help inventors and entrepreneurs navigate the business world.

About the Venue:
Tech Valley Center of Gravity is a makerspace, prototyping center, manufacturing incubator, STEAM-education center and creative community located in the heart of downtown Troy, New York. A member-supported 501(c)(3) community resource organization, the Center of Gravity serves members from Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady counties and beyond with space, tools, technology and expertise to explore and exercise their creativity, turn ideas into objects of art and/or utility, and launch new ventures based on their own ingenuity. Within the walls of this 15,000 sf facility -- spread over two floors of an award-winning historically renovated former department store -- you will find:

3D Printers
Fiber Arts Area
Electronics and Microprocessors
Metal Shop
Co-Working Space/Amenities
Innovation Studio Space
Meeting and Class Rooms
THINQubator (STEAM Education)
Laser Cutter
Woodshop
Glass and Enamel Shop
Model Shop
Welding Shop
Prototyping Center

Hope to see you there!