--- title: News | Catalyze Partners | Get the Latest Updates Across Our Portfolio (10) description: News | Catalyze Partners | Get the Latest Updates Across Our Portfolio (10) --- [![Logo](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Logo%20(5).svg) ](https://catalyze.partners/) # In The News [ALL NEWS](https://catalyze.partners/news) [Catalyze News](https://catalyze.partners/news/tag/catalyze-news) [Our Companies' News](https://catalyze.partners/news/tag/our-companies-news) [![HX5 nanocomposite: an alternative to aluminum for space applications | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/hx5-space-composite-web-1024x563.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-thermoplastic-nanocomposite-presents-an-alternative-to-aluminum-for-space-applications) [HX5 nanocomposite: an alternative to aluminum for space applications](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-thermoplastic-nanocomposite-presents-an-alternative-to-aluminum-for-space-applications) September 09, 2020 HX5 retains up to 96% of its original mechanical performance when subjected to five million rads of gamma radiation making it ideal for space applications. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-thermoplastic-nanocomposite-presents-an-alternative-to-aluminum-for-space-applications) [![Metro Aerospace, a small Dallas-based defense company, seizes opportunity to grow | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/NetherlandsPic_News-1-1.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-a-small-dallas-based-defense-company-seizes-opportunity-to-grow) [Metro Aerospace, a small Dallas-based defense company, seizes opportunity to grow](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-a-small-dallas-based-defense-company-seizes-opportunity-to-grow) September 09, 2020 Metro Aerospace licenses a product called Microvanes, which are small components on the outside of the fuselage of the aircraft designed to increase fuel efficiency. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-a-small-dallas-based-defense-company-seizes-opportunity-to-grow) [![Metro Aerospace Appoints Tim Watkins as VP of Business Development | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/timwatkins-1.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-appoints-tim-watkins-as-vice-president-of-business-development) [Metro Aerospace Appoints Tim Watkins as VP of Business Development](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-appoints-tim-watkins-as-vice-president-of-business-development) July 21, 2020 Metro Aerospace appoints Tim Watkins to drive the adoption of Metro’s Microvane technology across the global defense and commercial aerospace sectors. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-appoints-tim-watkins-as-vice-president-of-business-development) [![Aero Precision and Metro Aerospace Sign a Distribution Agreement | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/microvanes-1-1.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/aero-precision-and-metro-aerospace-sign-a-distribution-agreement) [Aero Precision and Metro Aerospace Sign a Distribution Agreement](https://catalyze.partners/news/aero-precision-and-metro-aerospace-sign-a-distribution-agreement) July 15, 2020 Aero Precision and Metro Aerospace have entered into an agreement for exclusive license to supply Lockheed Martin’s Microvanes drag-reduction technology. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/aero-precision-and-metro-aerospace-sign-a-distribution-agreement) [![Alpine Advanced Materials Names Roger Raley President | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Raley-1-high-res-cropped-1-1024x683.png) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-roger-raley-president) [Alpine Advanced Materials Names Roger Raley President](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-roger-raley-president) June 08, 2020 Alpine Advanced Materials has named Roger Raley as President. Raley, an international executive with deep roots in the defense and commercial aerospace markets. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-roger-raley-president) [![Catalyze Dallas looks to grow South with Innovative Aerospace Tech | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Impact-resistance-in-aerospace-1024x678-1.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/catalyze-dallas-looks-to-grow-south-with-innovative-aerospace-tech) [Catalyze Dallas looks to grow South with Innovative Aerospace Tech](https://catalyze.partners/news/catalyze-dallas-looks-to-grow-south-with-innovative-aerospace-tech) June 05, 2020 A local business is using tech originally designed for defense uses to help commercial aerospace companies take to the skies more cheaply, efficiently and more sustainably. And it has plans to grow rapidly in the region. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/catalyze-dallas-looks-to-grow-south-with-innovative-aerospace-tech) [![HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight and Can Save the Planet Too | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/payload-fitting-design-200x200.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-replaces-aluminum-at-half-the-weight-and-can-save-the-planet-too) [HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight and Can Save the Planet Too](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-replaces-aluminum-at-half-the-weight-and-can-save-the-planet-too) May 01, 2020 Alpine Advanced Materials turned one of those unused defense concepts, HX5 thermoplastic, into a product with thousands of potential applications. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-replaces-aluminum-at-half-the-weight-and-can-save-the-planet-too) [![Alpine Advanced Materials Names VP of Business Development For Defense And Space | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/willie.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-vice-president-business-development-for-defense-and-space) [Alpine Advanced Materials Names VP of Business Development For Defense And Space](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-vice-president-business-development-for-defense-and-space) March 05, 2020 Alpine Advanced Materials has named COL. Willie D. Coleman as Vice President, Business Development for the Defense and Commercial spaces. [ READ MORE ](https://catalyze.partners/news/alpine-advanced-materials-names-vice-president-business-development-for-defense-and-space) [![Metro Aerospace - Reducing Fuel Dependence is Vital to National Security | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/microvanes-1-1.jpg) ](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-reducing-fuel-dependence-is-vital-to-sustaining-national-security) [Metro Aerospace – Reducing Fuel Dependence is Vital to National Security](https://catalyze.partners/news/metro-aerospace-reducing-fuel-dependence-is-vital-to-sustaining-national-security) February 24, 2020 3D Printed Microvanes bring performance-enhancement and cost-reduction to both military and commercial operators. 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