Venture Center is happy to announce a talk on
Discover how cutting-edge ChemTech innovations move from concept to commercial reality. In this session, Dr. Morgan Lehtinen sheds light on RXN HUB’s collaborative approach—where shared labs, pilot infrastructure, and global partnerships, including with India, come together to overcome scale-up challenges and accelerate sustainable, high-impact solutions.
Organized by : CoE for Clean Energy and GH2 at Venture Center ; Chem Engg and Process Development Division, CSIR-NCL
Supported by : Venture Center, Ashwatta Sustainability Ventures, CSIR-NCL, MSInS
When : Tuesday, 7th October, 2025
Time : 2.30 pm Onwards
Mode: Hybrid (In-person at Venture Center and Online via Zoom)
The talk is free for all participants , but registration is mandatory.
Speaker Snapshot :
Morgan Lehtinen, PhD : (Executive Director of RXN HUB)
Morgan Lehtinen, PhD, is an accomplished researcher, entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, educator, and innovation consultant with over a decade of experience mobilizing chemical technologies in university and entrepreneurial ecosystems. A chemist turned entrepreneur, she founded Micellotech to commercialize her PhD research in polymer and materials science—a journey that revealed systemic gaps preventing promising technologies from scaling beyond universities. Today, as Executive Director of RXN HUB, she oversees 20,500 m² of piloting and manufacturing infrastructure, enabling an international coalition of innovators, technology adopters, public entities, and service providers to bring technologies from lab to market. Her work spans the forefront of natural resources, energy & utilities, automotive, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing sectors. Recognized as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 and Corporate Knights’ Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders, Morgan is dedicated to equipping founders with the tools and resources she wished she had—so that “we can make an impact together.”
About Reaction Hub (RXN HUB) :
RXN HUB is a private-public partnership designed to facilitate the commercialization of chemical technologies. Over $100M was invested to create a 20,500 m2 facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where RXN HUB provides physical infrastructure, technical operators, and strategic services to help scale, pilot and manufacturer technologies in the materials, commodities, metals, biomaterials, energy, and advanced manufacturing sectors. RXN HUB is defined by its collaboration with organizations like Deloitte, Dentons, and Utilities Kingston where joint Alliances allow innovators to deploy technologies in real-world environments at industrial scales. The goal is to derisk the later stages of entrepreneurship and support corporate innovators to adopt technologies that make operations more secure, efficient and effective. For more information visit https://www.rxnhub.org/
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DESCRIPTION:Venture Center is happy to announce a talk on From Bench to Pilot & Beyond: Charting the Path for ChemTech Scale-Up through Collaboration by Dr.Morgan Lehtinen Discover how cutting-edge ChemTech innovations move from concept to commercial reality. In this session, Dr. Morgan Lehtinen sheds light on RXN HUB’s collaborative approach—where shared labs, pilot infrastructure, and global partnerships, including with India, come together to overcome scale-up challenges and accel... LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T082149Z LOCATION:Hybrid (In-person at Venture Center and Online via Zoom ) ... SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Join Dr. Morgan Lehtinen, Executive Director of Reaction Hub, for an insightful session on advancing ChemTech innovations from lab to market. The talk will spotlight collaborative approaches that bridge the gap between research, pilot-scale development, and commercial deployment—fueling cleaner, scalable technologies for global impact. TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR