From traction to implementation, commercialization and scale.
The MEL Collective connects the systems, intelligence, infrastructure and relationships required to move viable businesses, innovations and regional opportunities forward.
What MEL does
Traction is where the hard part starts.
The MEL Collective takes businesses, innovations and communities that already have traction and provides the implementation, commercialization and scale infrastructure needed to turn that traction into measurable growth.
The pieces needed next, such as validation, manufacturing, procurement, buyers and capital, usually sit in separate organizations. MEL coordinates them so the opportunity keeps moving.
The MEL pathway
Understand, implement, validate, commercialize, scale.
- 01
Understand
Determine what already exists, what has traction, what is missing and what outcome is required.
- 02
Implement
Build the operating plan, connect resources and move the work forward.
- 03
Validate
Use appropriate research, testing, evidence, facilities and real-world environments.
- 04
Commercialize
Connect qualified opportunities to manufacturing, procurement, buyers, capital and markets.
- 05
Scale
Build repeatable capacity and connect the opportunity into larger regional, national or international networks.
Who we work with
Organizations with something worth moving forward.
- Businesses and innovators
- Municipalities and regions
- Indigenous communities and organizations, where invited
- Research and learning institutions
- Governments and economic development organizations
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- Institutional buyers
- Investors and commercialization partners
Distributed infrastructure
The facilities specialize. RiSE connects. MEL coordinates.
MEL uses a mix of institutes, Centres of Excellence, mobile access, validation environments and production capacity. Physical infrastructure is developed where regional and market need is shown.
RiSE™
The operating intelligence connecting the MEL ecosystem.
RiSE helps MEL coordinate projects, information, research, resources, approvals and operations across the network, connecting digital intelligence with real-world implementation.
Have traction and need the next step?
Tell us what you have built and where it is stuck.