Gore Innovation Center
Where great ideas take shape.
Overview
Located in Santa Clara, California, the newly opened Gore Innovation Center is where Silicon Valley explores with Gore: a space where our thoughts, skills and experiences unite, sparking new ideas and opportunities.
Our 11,000-square-foot space is a hub for ideation and prototyping. Inventive companies can see examples of Gore’s wide-ranging products, hash out ideas in meeting and open work spaces, and build prototypes with us in the lab. And with regular events like forums and make-a-thons, big ideas can get their start here.
What’s the next great innovation? Let’s build it together.
About Gore
Innovation is at the heart of our enterprise. Since 1958, Gore has pushed the envelope of materials expertise with thousands of products that change lives and industries. Whether they protect explorers atop the world’s highest peaks, travel deep into space to enable new discoveries, or work inside the human body to save and improve lives, Gore products solve complex problems and perform as promised, time and time again. And as the company that invented expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) — a remarkably versatile polymer that is chemically inert, lightweight and strong — we remain a worldwide fluoropolymer leader committed to collaborating closely with our partners to solve the toughest technical challenges.
Innovate with Gore
Innovators Wanted
If two heads are better than one, imagine what two innovative companies can do together.
As a global company with partners across dozens of industries, Gore is always looking for nimble, forward-thinking companies to collaborate with — from small startups to big-thinking corporations.
Partnerships begin with a common purpose. How can we improve lives together? At the Innovation Center, we’ll fuse our materials, expertise and best ideas to make things that matter. Want to talk? Please get in touch.
What Gore Can Offer You
Innovative companies have the hunger, momentum and ideas necessary to disrupt their industries. What Gore brings to a partnership is our deep knowledge and foundational materials for driving an idea forward or building a prototype.
When you work with Gore, you’ll have access to our materials science expertise, honed over nearly 60 years of exploring and implementing successful applications. You’ll also have access to our Innovation Center with space to work, create and test your technology with our materials.
With Gore’s guidance, materials and knowledge of industry needs, you’ll have the opportunity to create something new and scale to meet market demand.
The Journey
From ideation to creation, our Innovation Center provides an environment for meaningful partnerships: a place that not only sparks ideas but can bring them to life.
Inspire
Take a tour of Gore — our history, culture, technologies and products — and find the inspiration to fuel your big idea.
Think
Every project needs a plan. Our meeting rooms and co-working spaces let you brainstorm and collaborate in an inspiring environment.
Make
If we decide to build a prototype or minimum viable product, our lab has the necessary equipment, including a press, laser-cutter, oven, 3-D printer and more.
Events
When makers and thinkers gather together, inspiration is all the more likely to strike. Join us at the Innovation Center for events like make-a-thons, educational forums and networking events, all offering you the chance to think big and exchange ideas.
Digital Health Innovation Day 2.0
Digital Health Innovation Day 2.0 brought together the Silicon Valley’s digital health community at the Gore Innovation Center on March 22nd. The gathering of a hundred health care providers, investors and innovators featured a keynote exploring the impact of digital health innovations on patient care, as well as presentations by physicians, researchers and startups The agenda also included Kenzen and Bonbouton, companies that are developing new digital health monitoring products in collaboration with the Gore Innovation center.
LightSpeed Accelerator Pitch & Innovation Showcase
In partnership with LightSpeed Innovations, an accelerator formed to mentor and invest in aerospace tech startups, the Gore Innovation Center hosted the LightSpeed Accelerator Pitch & Innovation Showcase on February 23rd. Ten pre-selected aerospace startups introduced their business in short presentations to the audience of venture capitalists and industry innovators, then moved into one-on-one investor meetings. The event also included a discussion of investment and innovation industry trends.
Challenges
What can you make with Gore’s materials — and a little inspiration?
About twice a year, we’ll post challenges asking you to solve specific problems using your company’s expertise and Gore’s materials. Stay tuned for our first challenge — we can’t wait to see what solutions you come up with.
Contact
Have questions or want to get in touch? We’d love to hear from you.