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SUMMARY:From University Innovators to National Security Game-Changers — F
 ed Supernova 2026
DESCRIPTION:Be the first to hear technology pitches from the nation’s bri
 ghtest student innovators the moment they launch their companies. These ve
 nture-ready companies represent the top finalists from DIU’s prestigious
  10 week innovation fellowship where student teams take their start up fro
 m idea to impact. Company technology areas include: digital twins\, AI ena
 bled biological thread detection\, swarming kinetic payload alternatives\,
  predictive supply chain tools\, mesh networks\, and responsive sustainmen
 t LLM models.\n\nBackground: Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Defense Inn
 ovation Summer Fellowship – Commercialization (DISF-C) program accelerat
 es the nation’s brightest student innovators from university projects to
  investable startups tackling critical defense challenges.\n\nOver 10 week
 s\, student teams learned and applied lean startup principles\, conducted 
 rapid prototyping with defense partner feedback\, and gleaned insights fro
 m 30+ successful founders\, investors and defense leaders to build venture
 -ready companies with national security impact.\n\n\n\nThe top 6 finalists
  from this program that will be pitching are:\n\n•Omnyra: A cutting-edge
  AI platform for detecting synthetic biological threats missed by traditio
 nal screening. It uses protein language models\, structural simulations\, 
 and multi-tier classification to identify engineered sequences\, even nove
 l or AI-generated ones\, that act as pathogens.\n•Hydrastrike: An innova
 tive Mak 48 torpedo alternative that delivers swarming technology capabili
 ty and payloads inside a compact body that can swim out from submarine lau
 nch tubes.\n•ZuLeris: Leverages game engine technology to build digital
  twins of real-world locations and complex systems. This enables realistic
  simulations and visualizations of "invisible" systems like electromagneti
 c warfare\, aiding in enhanced awareness\, tactical training\, and operati
 onal planning.\n•SupplyShield: A graph‑based intelligence platform tha
 t predicts\, maps\, and simulates real-time supply chain risks from mine t
 o magnet.\n•HopLynk: The automated mesh network that enables people and 
 autonomous platforms to operate in any RF or networking environments by cr
 eating an ML-enabled\, adaptive\, and self-healing network that combines a
 ll available transports (wifi\, cellular\, etc.).\n•NeoLens: A voice-to-
 text LLM platform specifically that offers step-by-step instructions and d
 etailed explanations to assist individuals in repairing or maintaining veh
 icles and equipment\, particularly in challenging\, resource-limited envir
 onments.\n\n\nPlease note: Adding this session to your agenda does not gua
 rantee admission. Admission will be granted on a first-come\, first serve 
 basis until room capacity is reached. 
LOCATION:Capital Factory\, 701 Brazos St\, Austin\, TX 78701
URL:https://fsn.capitalfactory.com/events/fsn-2026/sessions/from-university
 -innovators-to-national-security-game-changer
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