Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Manufacturing Office, Building Technologies Office, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee the Innovation Crossroads program is a 2-year fellowship based program designed to help the nation’s top innovators commercialize their research into hard-tech products. By embedding the next generation of top technical talent within Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), participants have unparalleled access to unique scientific resources and capabilities, leading scientific expertise, R&D funding, consultants, and business strategy advisors, the Innovation Crossroads program primes deep-tech founders for success.