FirstIgnite and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have teamed up to increase corporate engage for their technology portfolio including their work in virtual programmable logic controllers (vPLCs)."The Applied Physics Lab is one of the top research institutions in the world and we're grateful for the opportunity to support translating their research into impactful action. APL conducts complex research, across engineering and analytical problems," says Chase Bonhag, FirstIgnite CEO. “We’re proud to partner with an organization solving critical challenges for our nation.”The APL is the first partnership between FirstIgnite and Johns Hopkins. FirstIgnite supports corporate engagement for research facilities across the globe, interested in increasing their technologies reach and influence.Connecting Industry and Academia

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