From Garage to a NewLab

Newlab represents a modern reimagining of the great industrial research laboratories, but with a key twist: rather than housing researchers under a single corporate umbrella like Edison’s Menlo Park or Bell Labs, it creates an ecosystem where multiple startups can tackle complex physical and technological challenges. Like its predecessors, it focuses on tangible technology development, hosting everything from autonomous vehicle testing to rocket engine trials, but it democratizes access to these resources across hundreds of companies rather than centralizing them within one organization. This approach maintains the emphasis on physical innovation that characterized the golden age of industrial labs while distributing the risk and rewards across a broader network of entrepreneurs.

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