What We're Up To In April

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) has launched its 2025 InnoSearch, a national competition inviting startups, researchers, and industry leaders to propose problems and solutions for Kentucky’s $38B metals industry, with finalists pitching at the Kentucky Industry Conference in October for prizes, partnerships, and pilot opportunities.

As highlighted in our December newsletter, MI2 had the pleasure last semester of working with a set of University of Louisville students in the university's "Building Powerful Brands" course to take on the challenge of

MI2 is excited to welcome UnDesked as a new General Member, adding an innovative technology partner to support frontline workforce productivity and operational excellence within Kentucky’s metals and advanced manufacturing ecosystem.