Impacts

Read the latest from NLR's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) celebrating milestones, partner success stories, flagship events, and more.

765+
supported startups and entrepreneurs
71%
program alumni graduated to the next round of funding
300+
lab-embedded projects facilitated

Center Annual Reports

View annual IEC highlights, including events, program cohorts, and noteworthy media mentions.

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Fiscal Year 2026 IEC Annual Report: New Partnership With ExxonMobil Drives Advanced Materials Innovation

Fiscal Year 2025 IEC Annual Report: Connecting Market Leaders With NLR

Fiscal Year 2024 IEC Annual Report: Industry Growth and Adoption

Program Annual Reports

See a wrap-up of yearly activities within IEC's programs.

2025 Energy I-Corps Annual Report cover

Energy I-Corps Annual Report 2025: A Decade of Impact
Energy I-Corps (2026)

Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) 2025 Annual Report Cover

Built for Scale: IN2 Annual Report 2025: Built for Scale
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (2026)

Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NLR (GCxN) 2025 Year in Review report cover

GCxN Year in Review 2025: A Year for Doing
Shell GameChanger Powered by NLR (2026)

Brochures

Download these program overview documents.

Accelerate Program Overview, Accelerate Brochure (2026)

GCxN Program Overview, GCxN Brochure (2026)

IN2 Scalable Tech Track Overview, IN2 Brochure (2026)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center 2025 Startup Spotlight, NLR Brochure (2025)

Fact Sheet

Access overviews of IEC initiatives.

Worldwide Innovation Network, NLR Fact Sheet (2026)

White Paper

Access deeper analysis of IEC program outcomes.

State of Innovation 2024: Paving the Way for Advanced Cement and Concrete, NLR (2024)

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Last Updated Oct. 29, 2026