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    1. Fledgling Holyoke computer center gives $600000 in grants

      Explore masshightech.com (Jan 30 2012) Information Technology

      While it still has yet to have its own home built, the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke is already giving out grants, announcing $600,000 seed grants going to seven research teams. The seed grants range from $45,000 to $130,000 each, going to multi-university collaborative teams doing research in areas that high performance computing could have an impact – New England coastal ecology studies to medical imaging, the center said in a release today. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Amherst

    2. MassDev makes new loans available for tech startups

      Explore masshightech.com (Jan 23 2012)

      According to a release from MassDevelopment, the new Emerging Technology Fund Term Working Capital Loan “will finance staffing and other working capital needs for growing emerging technology companies, helping them increase employment and production.” (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   MassDevelopment

    3. Lightower to link MassBroadband 123 to the Net

      Explore masshightech.com (Jan 4 2012) Information Technology

      Lightower to link MassBroadband 123 to the Net Boxborough-based Lightower Fiber Networks LLC has been chosen by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute to supply the MBI's new rural broadband deployment in western Massachusetts with access to its fiber network to give it access to the Internet. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Broadband Institute

    4. Mass. Life Sciences Center opens applications for fall loans

      Explore masshightech.com (Nov 14 2011) Life Sciences

      Mass. Life Sciences Center opens applications for fall loans The fall round of the Accelerator Loan Program from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is taking applications for the loans to early stage life sciences companies that could be worth up to $750,000 each (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Life Sciences Center

    5. Holyoke computing center gets $14.5M from MassDevelopment

      Explore masshightech.com (Oct 26 2011) Information Technology

      So far, the center has brought in $89 million in funding commitments, including $50 million from five Massachusetts universities – Boston University, MIT, Harvard, University of Massachusetts and Northeastern – and a $24.5 million grant from the Patrick-Murray Administration, as well as a $2.5 million grant from both EMC Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassDevelopment   Holyoke

    6. Cisco buying BNI Video for $99M

      Explore masshightech.com (Oct 20 2011) Information Technology

      Cisco Systems Inc. will pay $99 million to acquire BNI Video, a venture-backed video software company in Boxborough, according to a release. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Comcast   Holyoke

    7. Federal funds help kick off New England cleantech consortium - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 30 2011) Energy , Green Region

      A partnership to spur innovation and research in clean technology across New England has pulled down $1.25 million in federal funds to go along with $1.65 million raised through partners such as state agencies. The New England Clean Energy Foundation, led by the New England Clean Energy Council, was awarded $1.25 million under the federal gov... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Clean Energy Center

    8. New England scores seven ARPA-E awards - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 29 2011) Education , Energy , Green Region

      Under the PETRO program • University of Massachusetts, Amherst – $1.48 million, for the development of an improved oilseed crop that uses carbon more efficiently than other crops (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    9. Mass. colleges make updated science buildings a priority

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 29 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      If infrastructure is a visible sign of investing in STEM education, Massachusetts universities appear to be on board. Both the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have plans to build science buildings with lab space on campus. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst

    10. New England reaps presidential early career scientist awards - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 28 2011) Education , Information Technology

      Among the winners are Katherine E. Aidala of Mount Holyoke College for her studies of nanocrystal quantum dot materials and for her comprehensive education and mentoring activities for female undergraduate students. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Holyoke

    11. Mass. invites cleantech fund requests - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 27 2011) Energy , Green Region

      “The proof of concept funds offered through MassCEC’s Catalyst program really help researchers at Massachusetts universities and research institutes move their technologies from the lab bench towards commercial products,” said MTTC Director Abi Barrow in a press release. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Clean Energy Center

    12. New Cyber Security Center launches to help halt hackers

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 20 2011) Education , Information Technology

      New Cyber Security Center launches to help halt hackers Touted as a first of its kind collaborative effort that brings together stakeholders in cyber security from the government, industry and academia, the ACSC is also hosted at the five universities that make up the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center – MIT, Harvard University, Boston University, Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Northeast Utilities

    13. Massachusetts growth 'STEMs' from innovation

      Explore masshightech.com (Sep 13 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Massachusetts growth 'STEMs' from innovation Mathworks president Jack Little: Our business, like many in Massachusetts, depends on talent that is educated and excited about science, technology, engineering and math. That excitement must be nurtured early in our children and be sustained through to the time they join the workforce. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick

    14. Massachusetts awards $660K to 'innovation schools'

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 31 2011) Education

      Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray today said that $660,000 is being awarded to 15 charter-like “Innovation Schools” throughout the state. The schools received the designation under a component of Gov. Deval Patrick’s Achievement Gap Act of 2010. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   West Springfield   Springfield Renaissance School

    15. Mass. doles out $16M in fed green funds for eight towns - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 25 2011) Energy , Green Region , Life Sciences

      The projects financed are: • Belchertown; Town of Belchertown; $3,15 million — Energy Savings Performance Contract to reduce energy consumption in public buildings by 20 percent • Deerfield; ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment

    16. InteliCoat taps $150K NETAAC grant to go lean, go cloud - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 24 2011) Manufacturing , Paper Manufacturing

      InteliCoat Technologies Inc. has won a $150,000 grant from the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (NETAAC), which the company says it will use to streamline its operations and manufacturing processes and implement a cloud CRM strategy. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   IntelliCoat

    17. STR Holdings' QA business selling to UL - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 16 2011)

      Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has agreed to acquire the quality assurance business of STR Holdings Inc. for an estimated $275 million in cash. (Read Full Article)

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    18. The brain gain -- Retaining our precious talent - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 16 2011) Education , Entrepreneurship , Information Technology , Life Sciences

      The brain gain -- Retaining our precious talent - Mass High Tech Business News Economic growth and its resulting jobs are driven by innovation. Innovation comes from talented people. Last year, CNBC named Massachusetts the No. 1 state in education and No. 2 in access to capital. We must work together and do everything possible to earn the No. 1 spot in retaining talent as well. Our success, and the future success of the ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Boston Fed

    19. Covidien kicks off PAD studies in Europe

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 8 2011) Health Care , Life Sciences

      Covidien said its Definitive AR anti-restenosis study is enrolling patients at Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium. Definitive AR is a pilot study designed to address restenosis, which is the narrowing of a blood vessel in patients with PAD, and will look at the impact of treating a diseased vessel with plaque excision prior to the use of a drug-coated balloon. The study will focus on whether removing calcified plaque will enhance the absorption of drugs delivered by a drug-coated balloon. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Covidien

    20. Oxford Performance Materials gets $1.2M from Connecticut - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Aug 4 2011) Manufacturing , Medical Devices

      Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public authority focused on technology investing and development, today said that it has provided $1.2 million in funding to Oxford Performance Materials LLC (OPM) of South Windsor, Conn., which manufactures medical implants. (Read Full Article)

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    21. MassBroadband 123 to expand access in western and north central Massachusetts

      Explore masshightech.com (Jul 27 2011) Information Technology

      Gov. Deval Patrick announced today that MassBroadband 123, a fiber-optic network project, will expand broadband access to more than 120 communities in western and north central Massachusetts making it one of the nation’s largest broadband expansion projects. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Massachusetts Broadband Institute

    22. Cleantech industry gets jolt of energy from student interns

      Explore masshightech.com (Jul 21 2011) Education , Energy

      Cleantech industry gets jolt of energy from student interns A world-class workforce is one of the most important advantages that Massachusetts has in the competition to grow a clean energy industry that can attract investment, build successful companies and create jobs. Central to the development of that workforce is the involvement of students and young people, who are the key to the long-term future of our sector. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Amherst   Clean Energy Center

    23. MLSC opens applications for tax incentives - Mass High Tech Business News

      Explore masshightech.com (Jul 19 2011) Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has opened up the application process for the 2011 Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program, which has the potential to dole out up to $25 million in tax breaks each year. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    24. Microtest tech screens for toxicity in medical devices

      Explore masshightech.com (Jul 7 2011) Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      Microtest tech screens for toxicity in medical devices “With our in-vitro test, manufacturers and biomaterials researchers can screen thousands of polymers in less than a week,” he said in a statement, adding that the test can save time and expense during medical device checks because the embryos develop within 24 hours. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Microtest   Steve Richter