About Our Company

Who We Are
Our Mission
Business Creation and Spin-offs
Our Workplace
Our Core Values
Why Our Values Matter
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Who We Are
Cornerstone Research Group Inc. (CRG) conducts research and development, from molecule to manufacturing, in an array of markets. Providing technology and product development services, we have established a no-nonsense ability to invent breakthrough technology, bridge the proverbial “valley of death,” and deliver a viable product. Our core competencies are systems design, non-metallic advanced materials, and manufacturing process development. Our success stems from the way we couple our technological development with aggressive entrepreneurial business practices. We provide solutions, driving new technologies from early research through final production. We have the proven ability to commercialize products in a number of ways, including spinning off new independent divisions and companies focused on promising technologies mature enough to fulfill a customer’s specific needs.

Our Mission
Our mission is to understand our customer’s challenges and dreams and match them with emerging technologies. Going beyond conventional wisdom and the industry status quo, we foster innovation and move maturing technologies into the marketplace.

Business Creation and Spin-offs
Since its founding, our company has developed an array of unique materials, systems, and manufacturing processes. Many of the results are opportunities waiting to be commercialized through incorporation into future systems or through expansion of their use in new business areas.

A primary purpose of our business is to serve as an incubator of emerging technologies ready to be introduced into the marketplace. Each viable technology stemming from government SBIRs and other research programs has its own potential target market or target system for implementation. Therefore, a specialized business approach is needed to develop and mature each new technology. To address these diverse business needs and opportunities, we create spin-off companies that focus on commercializing promising technologies. These spin-offs leverage millions of dollars in research and development of a product or system to support application in other business areas.

The formation of a new company focuses on maturing a technology for specific customers. While our R&D services business model is to pursue innovative ideas and foster emerging technologies, some of which may not be realized for many years, the spin-off companies customize, refine, standardize, and market technologies that are ripe for implementation. These non-competitive spin-offs are designed to work with our current customers, complementing and supporting their business interests. They also provide involvement possibilities for angel and venture investors and opportunities for employees to pursue new career directions.

So far, CRG has spun off three viable businesses with customer pull and steady revenue:

• CRG Industries LLC, a manufacturing business focused on syntactic laminate materials and their applications, shape memory thermoplastic and an isolation repair system for composites
• Spintech Ventures LLC, a new company commercializing Smart Tooling technology and consumer repair products based on shape memory materials
• qFuzion LLC, a supplier of capital equipment for manufacturing enhanced nanomaterials

See Business Creation for more detailed information on CRG's business creation model.

Our Workplace
CRG is built on teamwork, integrity, and excellence. In cultivating an imaginative team, we have created an environment that is both enjoyable and productive, where each job is meaningful, and where teamwork is the norm. We promote continuous improvement by encouraging initiative, candor, creative conflict, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Our Core Values
We are highly motivated to build trust with all our customers. Part of our success comes from sticking to the following set of core values and a company code of ethics:

Why Our Values Matter
Our corporate culture encourages openness, honesty, cooperation, and hard work. These values, combined with a decentralized management system, empower our employees and create an atmosphere of mentorship rather than hierarchy. To ensure a balanced team, we seek team-oriented individuals with diverse backgrounds, training, and personalities.

For our customers, this means our dedicated team is united to find real-world solutions and provide exceptional customer service. We spend less time duplicating effort or competing internally and more time collaborating as a team to solve problems and discover new approaches. Our positive, energetic atmosphere and diverse experience base mean our customers can expect fresh perspectives, unprecedented cooperation, and real results.