ABOUT
Cradle to Commerce
Accelerating Equitable Climate Tech Entrepreneurship
Accelerating Equitable Climate Tech Entrepreneurship
Cradle to Commerce is built by partnerships between four national laboratories and three private incubators.
Our team consists of experts across industries and domains who are passionate about commercializing climate technologies to rapidly and equitably meet our global climate and net zero carbon goals.
Cradle to Commerce Management Office (CMO)
A unique climate tech infrastructure commons, the Cradle to Commerce public-private program integrates carbon and business. C2C:
Curates the most compelling climate technologies from four National Labs (Berkeley, Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Idaho).
Connects inventors and entrepreneurs with these curated climate technologies and critical resources, such as state-of-the-art test beds, prototyping facilities, and scientific resources for technology advancement.
Provides entrepreneurship training and access to early commercialization partners, mentors, and investors.
A unique climate tech infrastructure commons, the Cradle to Commerce public-private program integrates carbon and business. C2C:
Curates the most compelling climate technologies from four National Labs (Berkeley, Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Idaho).
Connects inventors and entrepreneurs with these curated climate technologies and critical resources, such as state-of-the-art test beds, prototyping facilities, and scientific resources for technology advancement.
Provides entrepreneurship training and access to early commercialization partners, mentors, and investors.
Domain Leads
Domain Chairs
Nuclear
Lori Brasse
Nuclear Business Development Executive, Idaho National Lab
Buildings
Melisaa Lapsa
Building Technologies Program Manager, Oak Ridge National. Lab
Smart Grid
Mark Petri
Grid Security and Resilience Lead, Argonne National Lab
Renewables
Galen Barbose
Electricity Markets and Policy Department Research Scientist, Berkeley Lab
Renewables
Nicholas DeForest
Principal Scientific Engineer Associate, Berkeley Lab
Technology Transfer and Business Leads
Shanshan Li
Principal Technology Commercialization Associate, Berkeley Lab
Andreana C. Leskovjan
Commercialization Manger, Oak Ridge National Lab
Yeonjin Bae
R&D Associate Staff, Oak Ridge National Lab
Ryan Bills
Senior Commercialization Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
John Harvey
Commercialization Programs Manager, Argonne National Laboratory
Denise Bertsch
Commercialization Manger, Idaho National Lab