Newlab launched in 2016—our flagship location in the Brooklyn Navy Yard dates back to 1902 and served as the primary machine shop for every major ship launched during World Wars I and II.

Inspired by its rich history, we envisioned a way to return the building to relevance by championing entrepreneurship, innovation, and frontier technologies that transform infrastructure and build a more resilient, sustainable world.

Today, Newlab accelerates the development, scale and adoption of the critical technologies required to decarbonize the global economy and improve societal outcomes.

We bring together entrepreneurs and engineers with industry and government to apply innovation to pressing challenges in energy, mobility and materials.

No other building symbolizes the past, present and future of Detroit more than Michigan Central Station. For decades, the station served as the Ellis Island, where generations of Detroiters first stepped foot into the city for factory jobs.

After World War II, passenger rail declined sharply as individual car ownership and intercity airline traffic grew and service at the station shuttered. The building sat empty for more than two decades, becoming a symbol of Detroit’s bankruptcy crisis.

Today, catalyzed by a $950 million investment by Ford Motor Company, the train station and 30-acres of networked geography surrounding it, is being transformed into an open innovation district to reinvent the future of mobility.

Newlab’s partnership with Michigan Central is an unprecedented platform to build the future of mobility. We are leveraging Michigan Central’s strategic advantages of being the historic heart of mobility and a leader in electrification for next-gen mobility solutions. This combined with Michigan Central’s proximity to key corridors, it’s living lab environment, a reduced regulatory environment and a dedicated transportation innovation zone (30 networked acres) makes Newlab at Michigan Central a magnet for mobility entrepreneurs.