Renewing American Innovation

Providing thoughtful analysis on the U.S. innovation ecosystem and exploring methods for sustaining American technological competitiveness

Renewing American Innovation (RAI) explores the policies and partnerships that will secure the United States’ role as a leading innovator while ensuring that all Americans have a shared stake in the innovation economy.

Producing insightful analysis and convening stakeholders from across the innovation ecosystem, RAI seeks to foster a public appreciation for the networks and institutions to which we owe much of our prosperity today.

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Leveraging SBIR for Quantum Commercialization and Supply Chain Growth

The U.S. government is spending far too little on efforts to commercialize quantum technologies. Its SBIR and STTR programs provide critical early-stage funding to stabilize the domestic supply chain and bridge the “valley of death” for small firms. 

Report by Phillip Singerman and Hideki Tomoshige — March 30, 2026

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Innovation Insights is a video series exploring critical issues facing the United States in the realm of technology and innovation. Drawing from a network of experts and practitioners, Innovation Insights makes complex topics digestible and understandable for a general audience.

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Advancing the Texas Advanced Packaging Ecosystem

Texas is a major semiconductor technology and advanced packaging hub that sits at the intersection of economic and national security. The whole Texas innovation ecosystem is supported by a state policy infrastructure that provides enabling conditions no other state had replicated at such scale.

Event — April 30, 2026

Export Controls: National Security Tool or Industrial Policy Lever?

Semiconductor export controls were originally instituted by the Biden administration in October 2022 to address certain narrow national security concerns arising out of China’s advances in AI. A further expansion of government intervention should be rejected.

Blog Post by Sujai Shivakumar and Thomas Howell — April 7, 2026

NSF's National Security Mission for the Twenty-First Century

Sustaining the National Science Foundation's national security mission into the twenty-first century will require complementing investments in basic research with accelerating innovation and translating discoveries into commercial and security advantages.

Event — April 3, 2026

Leveraging SBIR for Quantum Commercialization and Supply Chain Growth

The U.S. government is spending far too little on efforts to commercialize quantum technologies. Its SBIR and STTR programs provide critical early-stage funding to stabilize the domestic supply chain and bridge the “valley of death” for small firms. 

Report by Phillip Singerman and Hideki Tomoshige — March 30, 2026

Book Talk: The Big Steal with Prof. Jonathan Barnett

In The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property, Prof. Jonathan Barnett tells the story of how intellectual property rights were steadily hollowed out just as the digital economy took off.

Event — March 26, 2026

LeadershIP 2026

Scholars, policymakers, and industry experts discuss cutting-edge policy issues at the intersection of innovation, intellectual property, and national security.

Event — March 25, 2026

Government as a Demand Creator for the Quantum Industry

To secure quantum leadership, the federal government should act as a credible demand creator—not just a funder of research and development and an ecosystem enabler. A federal funding ladder de-risks private investment and carries quantum technologies across the valley of death.

Commentary by Hideki Tomoshige and Phillip Singerman — March 16, 2026

Investing in National Assets for Quantum Commercialization

Decades of public investment, world class research institutions, and the emergence of multiple high-performing regional innovation ecosystems have positioned the United States as a leader in quantum. Yet this position is neither assured nor self-sustaining.

Commentary by Hideki Tomoshige and Phillip Singerman — March 16, 2026