The Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center, home to the Claude Laval Water and Energy Technology Incubator and the testing facilities of the International Center for Water Technology (ICWT), is providing an entryway forentrepreneurs, innovators and established and start-up businesses to accelerate commercialization, product andbusiness launch and/or the development of practical application of new technologies.
A key element is The WET Center, which helps to create the “ecosystem” which is vital to success. Key elements of this ecosystem include:
- Innovation (Universities, Private Sector)
- Academia (CSU Fresno, UC Merced, Community Colleges)
- Business Incubation (CVBI core programming and current CVBI/WET Entrepreneurs)
- R&D Testing (International Center for Water Technology; UC Merced; California State University, Fresno)
- Tech Transfer (The Lyles Center Innovation and Entrepreneurship; UC Merced)
- Cooperative Governments (State, Local and Federal)
- Workforce Development (Workforce Investment Board, SBDC)
- Industry Clusters and Alliances (San Joaquin Valley Partnership, RJI, Active MOUs)
- Affiliations (Regional, National and International)
- Funding (Venture Capital & Banking Partners)