Emily Day, a University of Delaware assistant professor in the biomedical engineering program, is leading one of the state's most advanced cancer research initiatives.

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This report is sponsored by the Delaware Technology Park.

From the lasting legacy of DuPont, healthcare providers like Christiana Care Health System, academic efforts from the University of Delaware and facilitators like the Delaware Technology Park, the First State has a healthy crop of compelling work being developed across the state. Below, we chronicle 13 of the most innovative projects currently being developed in Delaware. To get this list, we asked an array of leaders about the work that most excited them. Of course, there are likely lots more, so tell us what we’ve missed in the comments or at @technicallyDE.

UD professor Willett Kempton, developer of the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology that turns a fleet of electric cars into, technically, a small power plant. (Photo courtesy of the University of Delaware)