MADIA

A regional technology community at the heart of San Gabriel Valley.

Latest News and Upcoming Events

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Motiv Space Systems and Synopsis on Mars now

Check out what how two firms in the MADIA region contributed to the Mars Perseverance rover project. Click here for the Motiv Mastcam-Z story and here for the Synopsis part.

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Event Replays

To see past virtual events, check out our YouTube Channel!

Recent Meetings

Supplying Innovative Batteries to the EV and Consumer Electronics Markets, with Sienza, Inc. COO Sam Kang
Streamed live on June 8, 2022

Making Waves with Photonics Innovation presented by OEWaves CEO and Strobe Founder, Lute Maleki
Streamed live on May 11, 2022

Defining Blockchain, DeFi, DAOs, Web 3.0 and NFTs with Chief Propellerhead and Techsplainer, Jeanette Depatie
Streamed live on April 20, 2022

Moving from Academic Proof of Concept to Clinical-Stage Company with Duet BioTherapeutics CEO, Dr. Alan Horsager
Streamed live on March 9, 2022

Remote Work, Redesign Processes, Practices and Strategies to Engage a Remote Workforce with author, CEO, and founder of PeopleG2, Chris Dyer
Streamed live on February 16, 2022

Tour of Lab Launch with COO, Dr Marie Rippen
Streamed live on Jan 26, 2022

The Blue Economy - Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Our Oceans with Braid Theory CTO, Jim Cooper
Streamed live on Nov 10, 2021

Research, Education, and Innovation at Oak Crest: How a Small Group of People Makes a Big Difference, Chris Buser, PhD
Streamed live on Oct 13, 2021

Spectral Platforms CEO and Founder, Dr Ravi Verma
Streamed live on September 14, 2021

An Inside Look at Optical Design with Mastcam-Z as an Example, Synopsys' Dr Blake Crowther
Streamed live on June 16, 2021

Marketing 101 for Tech Companies with Jeannette DePatie
Streamed live on Apr 7, 2020

What We Are

Our Mission

To ensure the region's technical, scientific, and industrial workforce is connected and has the tools they need to be successful, MADIA provides educational programs in entrepreneurship, business finance and operations, and technology development and commercialization in settings which encourage networking and collaboration among members.

Who We Are

MADIA Tech Launch Inc. is a career, company, and industry incubator, established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and providing educational services to the region's technical, scientific, and industrial workforce. The region is centered within and surrounding the cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa, and Glendora. Educational programs include, but are not limited to, entrepreneurship, business finance and operations, and technology development and commercialization

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Board of Directors

Bruce Lathrop

Senior Counsel
Business Legal Partners

Jim Schaefer

Partner
Mark Schaefer Associates

Filippo Fanara

Broker/Principal
CIBA Commercial Real Estate

Leonard Gonzalez

Former CIO/Technology Department Chair
Mt. Sierra College

John Tanner

CEO
Tanner Research, Inc.

Christopher Buser

Senior Faculty
Oak Crest Institute of Science

Sam Kurutz

Network Engineer
Synopsys

Todor Trenkov

Business Advisor
GroundUP Business

Jeanette DePatie

Head Techsplainer
Propellerhead

Brenda J. Trainor

President
Frontier Trail, Inc.

Chris Moulding

Former Associate Director, Office of Technology Licensing
City of Hope

Advisory Board

Hannah Dvorak Carbone

Director for Innovation, Patents & Licensing
Caltech OTTCP

Victoria Rocha

Assistant to the City Manager
City of Duarte

Angela Cho

Senior Management Analyst
City of Monrovia

Tim Schwehr

Economic Development Manager
City of Arcadia

Valerie Velasquez

Economic Development and Housing Manager
City of Glendora

Carina Campos

Economic Development Specialist
City of Azusa

Marilyn Simpson

Community Development Director
City of Irwindale

Blaine P. Fetter

Principal
Samuelson and Fetter, LLC

Karen Lujan

Senior Product Manager
Siemens EDA

Kimberly Mathews

Dean, Career Technical & Continuing Ed.
Citrus College

Victoria Dominguez

Dean, Mathematics & Bus. Division
Citrus College

Jarmal Richard

President
ABF

Mark Brugger

Former Client Advisor
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

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