Griffiss Institute
592 Hangar Rd. STE 200, Rome, NY, 13441-4506, United States
Overview
The Griffiss Institute (GI) was established in 2002 as an independent 501(c)(3) entity governed by a Board of Directors. The primary role of the GI is to advocate and facilitate the co-operation of private industry, academia and government in developing solutions to critical cyber security problems. Another prime role is to build upon technologies under development at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Information Directorate to further strengthen the security of our nation's cyber infrastructure. By partnering AFRL with private industry and academia the Griffiss Institute is able to facilitate and grow the technology base of the Upstate NY region. We are focused on providing an environment conducive to the growth of technology and ideas by creating a collaborative research environment accessible to AFRL, local business and academia with the expressed goals of fostering research leading to new solutions in information assurance and spinning out new business opportunities. Member of the Business Incubation Association of New York State.
- Total investments
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- Lead investments
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- Investments · 12mo
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- Active investors
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Investment portfolio
- BosonQ Psi
Participated · Seed · Jul 2025
BosonQ Psi’s core product is the Physics-Constrained Quantum-Assisted Machine Learning (PC-QAML) platform, which combines physics-based modeling with quantum-inspired computational techniques to perform AI inference. The platform is designed to run directly on space-qualified processors instead of relying on cloud or GPU-based computing. BQP plans to use its SpaceWERX SBIR award to develop and validate a software application that improves the speed and accuracy of identifying unknown objects and behaviors in space. The company positions its technology to operate on satellites and forward-deployed systems with limited computing power and intermittent communications. BQP has previously worked with the Space Domain Awareness Tap Lab and supports mission objectives for Space Operations Command Mission Delta 2 and Space Systems Command. The article notes this is BQP’s first federal contract.