ATLANTA, GA (May 18, 2023) – Atomic-6, an advanced composites manufacturing company, has announced their graduation from the 2022/2023 Space Stream of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). There were 36 companies admitted into the program and they are among the 15 ventures that graduated.
“CDL has been instrumental in highlighting some areas of opportunity at Atomic-6 and better positioning us for success. Having the ability to get valuable feedback and tap into the professional experience of 60+ mentors has positively changed the trajectory of our company. We certainly wouldn’t be where we are today without CDL and I will be forever grateful for this program,” said Trevor Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atomic-6.
Creative Destruction Lab mentor and Vice President of Space Exploration - Future Programmes at Airbus Defense & Space, Laura Todd said, “It has been a pleasure to mentor Atomic-6 in the CDL Space Stream and to see their growth journey up to graduation. The energy and vision of the team to develop disruptive methodologies and technology for advanced composites manufacturing is not only useful for aerospace and defense industries but will certainly bring value to the future of Space Exploration. I look forward to seeing their ongoing development as they continue to expand and innovate!”
Smith continued, giving high praise to all the mentors assigned to Atomic-6 during the program for their “patience, leadership, and overwhelming encouragement”, including Earl Diamond – Former Chief Executive Officer at Avianor Inc, Laura Todd – VP Space Exploration – Future Programmes at Airbus Defence & Space, Andrew Nutter – Co-Founder at Gama Space, Jeff Thornburg - Former SpaceX executive, Chief Engineer – ARC Engineering at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Andrew Beswick – Chairman at Torvius, Mark Cunningham – Former Founder, CEO & Chairman at Symmetrics, and Iain Christie – Former CEO & President at Neptec Design Group, Former Executive VP at Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
About the Creative Destruction Lab
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. The CDL is particularly suited to early-stage companies with links to university research labs. Companies that graduated from the Lab's first five cohorts between 2012 and 2017 have generated more than $2.5 billion (CAD) in aggregate equity value. For more information, please visit CreativeDestructionLab.com.
About Atomic-6
At Atomic-6, we leverage a proprietary manufacturing process that optimizes fiber-to-resin ratios, significantly reduces porosity, and expedites production cycle times. This process is not limited to a single type of fiber or resin; it extends across a broad spectrum of available materials. What sets us apart is our capability to custom-engineer not just the material systems but also the tooling and processing methods, tailored specifically to the multifaceted requirements of the space, aeronautics, hypersonics, and armor industries. By doing so, we can meet the unique and often complex demands of our customers, offering a level of customization that goes beyond typical industry standards.
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