Over the last 30 months, my i-GATE efforts have created a proactive, two-way link between national laboratories and entrepreneurs, industry, innovation networks, venture capital firms, universities, business support services, and economic development resources in order to accelerate the commercialization of innovative energy technologies and grow a cohesive innovation ecosystem.

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Mr. JOHN LEIBOVITZ (Executive Vice President of Business Development, Frontline Wireless): And this means that there'll be just a huge amount of innovation and new services created.

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Business development manager Helen Taylor from Boots Centre for Innovation was at the event hoping to spot something to develop and sell in the high street store.

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The Presidents welcomed the launch of the U.S.-Chile Energy Business Council, a new energy partnership focused on clean energy infrastructure to advance clean energy development, identify business and investment opportunities in both countries, and pursue collaboration on energy infrastructure resiliency, technology innovation, and incorporation of energy efficiency and renewables in industry, transportation, building and public sectors.

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