STRIDE is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Delaware. We are organized to deliver open innovation, R&D, education, and consulting services. Our membership has extensive industrial experience in chemistry, biology, polymer/material sciences, and related disciplines. Our mission is to help retain Delaware Valley's superb scientific talent and to benefit the public by promoting cutting edge research, supporting and developing new businesses, and facilitating public science education. We are a group of industrial scientists with advanced degrees in biology, engineering, and the physical sciences. On average, STRIDE members have 25+ years of R&D experience at large, innovative, global science companies, where they have contributed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of many technologies and products that are used worldwide today.