Corporate Sandbox Studios โ€” Themes โ†’ Rules โ†’ Teams โ†’ System-Level Ventures

Corporate Sandbox Studios

Create aligned themes, codify rules & requirements, assemble the right teams, and bundle cross-institutional IP into system-level, venture-ready platformsโ€”repeatably.

Aligned Themes

Pick a domain, select partner brands, and spin up a governed sandbox with measurable KPIs.

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Circular Retail
Sustainable Aviation
Waste-to-Energy
AI & Climate Infrastructure
Community-Driven Health
Resilient Logistics

Tip: Filters stack with text search. Click a theme to pre-fill the Sandbox Brief.

Theme
Mission, scope, KPI thesis
Rules
Data, safety, compliance
Team
Corp + Faculty + Postdocs + Ops
IP Bundles
Cross-institution + complements
Pilots
Sites, MRV, rollout

๐Ÿ›’ Circular Retail

Smart logistics, closed-loop packaging, and regenerative product ecosystems.

EPRReverse LogisticsSmart Packaging

โœˆ๏ธ Sustainable Aviation

SAF integration, onboard carbon capture, and net-zero airports.

SAFAirport MRVOn-site COโ‚‚

โ™ป๏ธ Waste-to-Energy

Organic waste valorization, digestate upcycling, and carbon-negative utilities.

AD + MRVBiocharThermalVault

๐Ÿค– AI & Climate Infrastructure

AI for ESG, carbon-aware compute, and datacenter decarbonization.

ESG AIHeat ReuseLow-Carbon Power

๐Ÿฉผ Community-Driven Health

Health equity, hyperlocal wellness, and preventative care ecosystems.

Retail ClinicsSDoHData Interop

๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ Resilient Infrastructure & Logistics

Supply-chain decarb, micro-fulfillment, and grid-ready delivery nodes.

Hyperlocal NodesGrid-Aware5-min Delivery

Coming Soon: Expanded Domains

  • ๐ŸŒ Ocean Intelligence
  • ๐Ÿš€ Space Commercialization
  • ๐Ÿงฐ Defense Tech & National Security
  • ๐Ÿฅ Digital Medicine & Bioinformatics
  • ๐ŸŒŽ Online Marketplaces & Platforms
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Gaming & Interactive Worlds
  • ๐Ÿ’Ž Consumer Products & Packaging
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Research Commercialization Engines

How a Sandbox Becomes a Venture

Codify constraints โ†’ orchestrate talent โ†’ assemble bundles โ†’ measure โ†’ scale.

1) Theme + KPI Thesis

Define mission, geos, TRL band, ESG linkage, and business unit stakeholders.

2) Rules & Requirements

Data rights, safety, regulatory, procurement class, brand guardrails, sites.

3) Persona Assembly

Corporate leads + faculty PIs + postdocs + ops + compliance + pilots.

4) IP Bundling

Cross-institution complements, expired-to-active recombinations, gap fills.

5) Pilot & MRV

Controlled deployments with metering, QA/QC, and financial/ESG reporting.

6) Venture Spin-Up

Stage-gated governance, options/rights, and scaled rollout playbooks.

Sandbox Brief Generator

Generate a governed scope, roles, constraints, and KPIsโ€”export to share with corporates, TTOs, and labs.

Requirements Matrix

Codify non-negotiables and nice-to-haves for each corporate and site class.

Requirement Class Owner Evidence/MRV Status Notes
Data residency (US/EU) Compliance Corporate IT DPA on file Pending Align with vendor

Governance & Legal

Drop-in clauses for foreground IP, data rights, publications, exclusivity, and revenue sharing.

Foreground vs. Background IP

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Background IP: Owned by originating party; licensed into sandbox on limited, non-exclusive basis for evaluation.

Foreground IP: Arising from sandbox work; allocated per Contribution Matrix with option tiers: (a) corporate exclusive option, (b) field-limited option, (c) revenue-share non-exclusive.

Publication & Embargo

โ–พ

Embargo of 90โ€“180 days for patent filings; pre-print with corporate review; confidential info redacted; student thesis carve-outs preserved.

Data Access & Use Rights

โ–พ

Tiered access (raw, processed, derivative); retention windows; deletion SLAs; federated access patterns; synthetic data for open research.

Exclusivity & MFN

โ–พ

Field-limited exclusivity with milestones; MFN on comparable sandboxes only; anti-poach & cross-sandbox conflict guardrails.

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