Articles in category: Life Sciences

1. Microbe factory future pitched

   Explore masslive.com Apr 28 2009 Education , Energy , Life Sciences

   SPRINGFIELD - A pilot biofuels plant planned for an Indian Orchard site this year could be expanded with federal and state support to create unique microbes that produce ethanol.

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   Mentions: University of Massachusetts Springfield Amherst

2. UMass Researcher Sees Dollar Signs

   Explore Mass Media Apr 27 2009 Education , Life Sciences

   

   This year UMass President Jack Wilson awarded $175,000 partitioned in seven $25,000 grants to UMass researchers to turn technologies developed at UMass labs into commercial products. These grants were awarded through the Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Properties (CVIP) Technology Development Fund created by Wilson in 2004.

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   Mentions: University of Massachusetts Jack Wilson Amherst

3. Merck licenses UMass gastrointestinal antibody for $60M

   Explore masshightech.com Apr 21 2009 Life Sciences

   

   By Mass High Tech staff A research division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Medarex Inc. have signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Merck & Co. Inc. under which Merck will develop and commercialize an ...

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4. Road to a better downtown

   Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online Apr 11 2009 Life Sciences , Manufacturing

   

   PITTSFIELD — Friday morning, the route around Park Square was a very sunny side of the street. On the Park Square common, city and state officials celebrated the $1.2 million Public Works Economic Development grant for roadway and sidewalk ...

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5. MassDevelopment.com: Press Room: MassDevelopment Names New Brownfields Priority Project Communities: Boston, Chelmsford, New Bedford, Springfield Eligible for $2 Million Each to Remediate, Market Key Sites

   Explore MassDevelopment.com Apr 10 2009 Education , Life Sciences

   MassDevelopment today announced that four municipally-owned properties have been selected for low-cost loans of up to $2 million under the agency's Brownfields Priority Project Program (P-cubed). The sites are located in Boston, Chelmsford, New Bedford and Springfield.

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6. Official outlines lack of progress 'gateway cities'

   Explore SouthCoastToday.com Apr 10 2009 Life Sciences

   Massachusetts still has more than 130 "economic development zones," more than any other state, creating an undifferentiated sprawl of competing zones that dilutes their impact. Schneider also said that the suburban tax abatement agreements used to lure ...

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   Mentions: University of Massachusetts

7. AIC in Springfield offers education incentives in hard times - MassLive.com

   Explore masslive.com Apr 9 2009 Education , Life Sciences

   

   Get Western Massachusetts breaking news, comment on the news, see photos and videos, and join the forum discussions at MassLive.com.

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   Mentions: Domenic J. Sarno Springfield

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