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

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    1. Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 27 2012) Life Sciences

      Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight ...diabetes division at Baystate Medical Center as well as an award-winning diabetes researcher at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield, a collaboration between the center and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In this submitted ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    2. 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 B... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

    3. 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...... $1.5 million from the annual Rays of Hope Walk will be used for a breast cancer research center in Springfield. The annual Rays of Hope Walk Toward ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    4. PVLSI opens new Breast Cancer Research Center

      Explore Daily Collegian (Apr 11 2011) Life Sciences

      PVLSI opens new Breast Cancer Research Center ... cancer research organization Rays of Hope Walk Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer to establish a new Springfield center for breast cancer research. The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) announced Monday that it has received a grant of $1.5 million from the cancer research orga... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Greenfield

    5. Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub?

      Explore masshightech.com (Apr 1 2011) Life Sciences

      ... 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 over 10 years, some 80 percent of the $214... (Read Full Article)

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

    6. 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 ... close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Share Email Print File photo / The Republican10.25.2006 | SPRINGFIELD - Mark Tolosky (left), President and C.E.O. of Baystate Health Systems; Lawrence M. Schwartz, Direc......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

    7. 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 ... sciences cluster are academic leaders, researchers, clinicians and leaders of agencies such as the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute of Springfield. Life sciences research at Pioneer Valley colleges is poised to become leading hub Published: Monda... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    8. 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 ...icanThis is the site of a new design center operated by the University of Massachusetts in downtown Springfield. Even in times of recession, area colleges and universities estimate that their economic impact on ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Smith College

    9. 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 ...am-Bannister, in addition to world-class researchers at the University of Massachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a six-year-old partnership between UMass and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. “We have some very important aspects of this cluster happening in western Massachusetts and want t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center   Smith College

    10. Joseph Jerry tabbed to lead PVLSI

      Explore Daily Collegian (Nov 22 2010) Life Sciences

      Joseph Jerry tabbed to lead PVLSI University of Massachusetts Professor Joseph Jerry was appointed Scientific Director of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVSLI) earlier this fall. He succeeds Professor Lawrence Schwartz, who was recently appointed the ......ointed the Isenberg Professor of Integrative Science. The University and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield joined forces in 2002 to create the PVLSI, a research environment, which, its leaders say, fosters ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    11. Where Biology Meets Technology

      Explore BusinessWest (Nov 9 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      Where Biology Meets Technology ...and to determine the toxicity of new drug candidates. Some of that work is being carried out at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) in Springfield. Seahorse, which is headquartered in Billerica, has been growing at a 50% clip for the past several... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

    12. 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 The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute has appointed D. Joseph Jerry to the position of science director. Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Names 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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    13. 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 ...nounces New CEAR Director Nov. 5, 2010 Contact: Ed Blaguszewski 413/545-0444 Sallie Smith-Schneider SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Sallie Smith-Schneider has been appointed director of the Center of Excellence in Apoptosi......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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Technology Collaborative   Baystate Health

    14. Seahorse Bioscience in Chicopee hopes to help researchers find causes of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, Parksonson's, Alzheimer's and obesity

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 21 2010) Life Sciences , Medical Devices

      Seahorse Bioscience in Chicopee hopes to help researchers find causes of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, Parksonson's, Alzheimer's and obesity ...rse102110.jpg Photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanMagendra Yadava, left, a researcher at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield, and Jay Teich, CEO of Seahorse Bioscience of Chicopee, show one of the products the company makes,... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

    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... (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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Springfield   Amherst

    17. Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute expands research lab in Springfield

      Explore Daily Collegian (Apr 14 2010) Life Sciences

      ...o create 30 new job opportunities in addition to the already 45 currently employed at the facility. Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute expands research lab in Springfield By: Jennifer Heshion | April 14, 2010 | The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) announced the beginning of a $4.3 million project on April 13, to expand the research space... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    18. Renovations to begin for UMass design center in Springfield's Court Square | Breaking News - MassLive.com -

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 28 2010) Education , Financial Services , Life Sciences

      Renovations to begin for UMass design center in Springfield's Court Square | Breaking News - MassLive.com - ...enter in the Byers Block on Court Square downtown. Renovations to begin for UMass design center in Springfield's Court Square By Jim Kinney, The Republican January 28, 2010, 7:15PM UMassSpringfield128.jpg Photo......t least in the prototype stage but hopefully as market-ready products. Holub also talked about the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a medical research center the university started in partnership with Baystate Health. Dr. Paul Fri... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Baystate Health

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

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

      ...versity 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 becomes using that m... (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

      ...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 Springfield's North End, is a joint venture between Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts... (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

      ...rsity 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, Mass. – Keith M. Parent, chief executive officer of Court Square Group, has accepted an invitation... (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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

    23. Holub: A plan for a UMass presence expected in six months

      Explore The Reminder Online (Jun 30 2009) Education , Life Sciences

      SPRINGFIELD -- University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chancellor Robert C. Holub said last week that he hopes to h......ducted at the Old First Church. The university already has programs in the city and Holub noted the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute is just one of them. He added that faculty members have various programs in the city's school. "It ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Springfield

    24. Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative promise not yet fulfilled

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

      ...er 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 office space a... (Read Full Article)

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

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