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Articles in category: Life Sciences
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UMass can help city of Springfield - The Republican
We have long advocated for expanded involvement of UMass-Amherst in Springfield. As one of 11 Massachusetts' "gateway cities" identified by economic development officials, Springfield has seen its fortunes decline as old industries died out and new ...Read Full Article -
Springfield ranks high for biotech readiness - The Republican
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Community colleges tackle tech education with federal help
Rapidly evolving technology, low minority and female participation, youth apathy, and the gulf between an associate’s degree and a bachelor’s are straining science, technology, engineering and math education at the community college level. Rather than buckle under, local community colleges are using funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to solve their problems.Read Full Article -
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council gives Springfield high rating for companies looking to set up laboratories or factories
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Pilot Qteros biofuels plant in Springfield may have future creating ethanol microbes - MassLive.com
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Microbe factory future pitched
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.Read Full Article -
UMass Researcher Sees Dollar Signs
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.Read Full Article -
Merck licenses UMass gastrointestinal antibody for $60M
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 ...Read Full ArticleMentions: University of Massachusetts -
Road to a better downtown
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 ...Read Full Article -
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
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.Read Full Article -
Official outlines lack of progress 'gateway cities'
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 ...Read Full ArticleMentions: University of Massachusetts -
AIC in Springfield offers education incentives in hard times - MassLive.com
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