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  1. Articles mentioning both Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute and Amherst

    1-26 of 26

    1. Seahorse Bioscience raises $9.4M

      Explore masshightech.com (May 22 2012) Life Sciences

      Seahorse Bioscience raises $9.4M ...uired from Innovative Microplate Inc. seven years ago. In January 2010, Seahorse teamed up with the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute on a novel technology developed by Seahorse that can measure carbon dioxide production rates in cel......s created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Seahorse, which was founded... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Amherst

    2. Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 27 2012) Life Sciences

      Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight ... as most complications of diabetes are secondary to vessel blockage. As a research scientist at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a collaboration between Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I am involved in research into the regeneration of blood vessels in a blood vessel blockage settin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    3. Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 12 2011) Education

      Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone Caret visited Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst on Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the Bay State, courtesy of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

    4. Editorial: Plan to use $1.5 million from Rays of Hope Walk for breast cancer research good news for Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 13 2011) Life Sciences

      Editorial: Plan to use $1.5 million from Rays of Hope Walk for breast cancer research good news for Western Massachusetts ...illion from the Rays of Hope to help establish a breast cancer research center at the nine-year-old Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute at 3601 Main St. The center, which will be known as the Rays of Hope Center for Breast Cancer Resea......Research, is a collaboration between Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Editorial: Plan to use $1.5 million from Rays of Hope Walk for ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    5. Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub?

      Explore masshightech.com (Apr 1 2011) Life Sciences

      ...en considered by its board of directors – $95 million for a Life Sciences Research Complex at UMass Amherst, $6.5 million for incubator space at William Stanley Business Park in Pittsfield, and $5.5 million ...... for incubator space at William Stanley Business Park in Pittsfield, and $5.5 million to expand the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield. Of the $1 billion the life sciences center has to spend ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    6. March 31 Summit to Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western ...

      Explore smith.edu (Mar 14 2011) Life Sciences

      ...nsored by the City of Northampton, Five Colleges, Inc., the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, will bring together some 100 resear... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    7. Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Executive Director Mitch Adams to be replaced

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 22 2011) Life Sciences

      Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Executive Director Mitch Adams to be replaced ...chnology Collaborative; and John V. Lombardi, right, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, gather following a $3 million check presentation for the expansion of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute. BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, a public-private agency that help... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

    8. Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 19 2011) Education , Health Care , Life Sciences

      Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub ...ciences cluster are academic leaders, researchers, clinicians and leaders of agencies such as the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute of Springfield. At the hub of it all is the University of Massachusetts Amherst, known for its excellence in research. Study life sciences - essentially the health and science ind... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    9. Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2011) Education

      Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy ...r economic impact on the region totals more than $2 billion with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as the clear leader. Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Smith College

    10. Life Sciences event at Smith College in Northampton called off by snow

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 26 2011) Life Sciences

      Life Sciences event at Smith College in Northampton called off by snow ...nsored by the City of Northampton, Five Colleges, Inc., the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts. The plan was to bring together some... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    11. Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 17 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts ...int lifesciences.JPG Republican file photoIn this file photo from April 2009, Shannon L. Compton of Amherst, a post doctorate fellow at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, conducts breast and brain cancer research. By JANICE BEETLE GODLESKI Special to The Republican NOR... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    12. Jan. 27 Summit To Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western Mass.

      Explore smith.edu (Jan 6 2011) Education , Life Sciences

      Jan. 27 Summit To Explore Potential For Life Sciences Cluster in Western Mass. ...nsored by the City of Northampton, Five Colleges, Inc., the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts, will bring together some 100 resear... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    13. UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Names New Science Director

      Explore University of Massachusetts Amherst (Nov 8 2010) Life Sciences

      UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Names New Science Director ...New Science Director Nov. 3, 2010 Contact: Ed Blaguszewski 413/545-0444 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute has appointed D. Joseph Jerry to the position of science director. A professor of veterinary and ......cience director. A professor of veterinary and animal sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Jerry is a renowned geneticist with expertise in tumor suppressor genes and their implications for... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    14. UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Announces New CEAR Director

      Explore University of Massachusetts Amherst (Nov 5 2010) Life Sciences

      UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Announces New CEAR Director ...hneider has been appointed director of the Center of Excellence in Apoptosis Research (CEAR) at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI). Schneider previously served as associate director of CEAR and is an adjunct assistant prof...... adjunct assistant professor of veterinary and animal sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she received her Ph.D. A highly respected researcher who has published extensively in the ap... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Baystate Health

    15. Amarantus MA Announces Collaboration With Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

      Explore earthtimes.org (Jun 25 2010) Life Sciences

      ...ing to advance its lead programs into clinical development. www.amarantustherapeutics.com About the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massa......s created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Drawing on each of the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    16. Amarantus appoints Lawrence Schwartz & expands to MA

      Explore Welcome to Pharmalive.com (Jun 16 2010) Life Sciences

      ...y the Director of the Center of Excellence in Apoptosis Research ('CEAR'), Founding Director of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute ('PVLSI') in Springfield, Mass., and Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Amarantus is working with Dr. Schwartz and other Massachusetts-based collaborators on the dev... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    17. PVLSI and Seahorse Bioscience team up to validate novel technology - Member Company News - News - Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

      Explore Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (Feb 22 2010) Life Sciences

      Seahorse Bioscience and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) announce an agreement to work together to validate a novel technology developed by Seahorse......s created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development.  Drawing on each of the fou... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Amherst

    18. Business development manager joins PVLSI - Member Company News - News - Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

      Explore Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (Feb 16 2010) Life Sciences

      The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute announces that Marcia Dougan Woods, MPH has joined the Institute as its business development manage......s created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development.  Drawing on each of the fou... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Amherst

    19. Navy Lab seeks users for its research - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 18 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences , Manufacturing

      ...ople were there from FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. in Wilbraham, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Western New England College's Engineering Department and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield. "You design this material, sometimes at the atomic level, then the challenge becom... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Western New England University   Springfield

    20. Western Mass. projects funded in spending bill

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 14 2009) Education

      ... $13.9 million in funding for Western Massachusetts projects, officials said. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, announced $11.1 million for his district, while Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, announced his......novated, Olver said. Neal's office said the $2.8 million for his district includes $800,000 for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield for the upgrade of research equipment. Life Sciences Institute, located in Springfie... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center

    21. Business Leader Keith Parent Joins Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Board of Directors

      Explore University of Massachusetts Amherst (Aug 26 2009) Information Technology , Life Sciences

      ... will be joining board members from the Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, PVLSI’s founding organizations. Business Leader Keith Parent Joins Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Board of Directors Aug. 18, 2009 Contact: Paul Friedmann 413/6794-0653 Keith Parent SPRINGFIELD, Ma... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield Technical Community College   Baystate Health

    22. Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield might receive ...

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      SPRINGFIELD - The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute would receive $400,000 if a bill passed by the U.S. Senate becomes law. This week the Senate, by an......orth End, is a joint venture between Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The institute was established in 2002 and work there includes research into breast cancer and diab... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    23. Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative promise not yet fulfilled

      Explore masslive.com (Jun 22 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      ...illion in funds earmarked for a life sciences research center at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and $5.5 million for a "business incubator" at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield. The incubator would help new life science companies get their start, providing them... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

    24. UMass, UConn getting closer

      Explore masslive.com (May 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      EAST WINDSOR, Conn. - Scientists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the University of Connecticut in Storrs work together, and the collaboration is getting more im......ance of capturing some of that money, but it will not hear back until the fall. In Springfield, the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a partnership between UMass and Baystate Health, has already collected $10 million in National In... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   University of Connecticut   Baystate Health

    25. Springfield ranks high for biotech readiness - The Republican

      Explore masslive.com (May 1 2009) Education , Information Technology , Life Sciences

      ...ave pretty much provided that infrastructure," said Dr. Paul Friedmann, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute at 3601 Main St. "Five years ago we didn't have it. Three years ago we were working on it. A year a......ployees now. It's a collaboration between Baystate Health and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where scientists research breast cancer, diabetes and obesity, and cell death. The ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Baystate Health

    26. Massachusetts Biotechnology Council gives Springfield high rating for companies looking to set up laboratories or factories

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      Massachusetts Biotechnology Council gives Springfield high rating for companies looking to set up laboratories or factories ... have pretty much provided that infrastructure," said Dr. Paul Friedmann, executive director of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute at 3601 Main St. "Five years ago we didn't have it. Three years ago we were working on it. A year a...... employees now. It's a collaboration between Baystate Health and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where scientists research breast cancer, diabetes and obesity, and cell death. The ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Biotechnology Council   Baystate Health

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