Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts receives $50,000 Center grant
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. The grant will allow for a 10-week module in STEM within the FaB Factor Program, which is an early intervention and prevention program for at-risk, inner-city girls ranging from five to 17 years old. Read the press release here >>
Center launches 2012-2013 Internship Challenge
On February 1, 2012, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center launched its 2012-13 Internship Challenge. The workforce development program, now in its fourth year, focuses on enhancing the talent pipeline for Massachusetts life sciences companies and will provide paid internship opportunities at life sciences companies for students and recent graduates. Read the press release here >>
Center awards $10 million grant to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded Dana-Farber Cancer Institute a $10 million grant to support the expansion of its pioneering cancer imaging research program. The grant was given as part of the 2011 Capital Project Matching Grant program and will help fund the establishment of the Molecular Cancer Imaging Facility. Read the press release here >>
Center awards $5 million for the Museum of Science's Hall of Human Health exhibit
On January 25, 2012, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awarded the Museum of Science, Boston with a $5 million grant toward the construction of the Hall of Human Life, scheduled to open in 2013. This grant was awarded as part of the Center's 2011 Capital Project Matching Grant program. Read the press release here >>
Center provides $5 million to the Joslin Diabetes Center
On January 25, 2012, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced a $5 million grant to the Joslin Diabetes Center. The grant and matching funds will be used to build an innovative Translational Center for the Cure of Diabetes. Read the press release here >>
IDBS opens Healthcare Center of Excellence in Burlington
Governor Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center joined officials from IDBS to open the company's Healthcare Center of Excellence and to celebrate the expansion of the IDBS business in Massachusetts. Read the press release here >>
From left to right: IDBS Healthcare Marketing Director Simon Beaulah, Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment Executive Director Kenneth Brown, State Senator Kenneth Donnelly, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center COO Melissa Walsh, IDBS VP of Business Development Chris Molloy, Governor Deval Patrick, IDBS VP of Healthcare Dr. Paul Denny-Gouldson and UK Deputy Consul Anne Avidon
Center launches Third Year of Small Business Matching Grant Program
On January 4, 2012, the Center opened the third year of the Center’s Small Business Matching Grant (SBMG) Program. The Program provides grant funding to match federal small business grants for early-stage life sciences companies in Massachusetts. $3 million is available for the program in this round. Click here for more information >>
Center awards $2.2 million in Accelerator Loans
In December, 2011 the Center awarded $2.2 million in loans to three early-stage life sciences companies through the Center’s Accelerator Loan Program. The Accelerator Program provides loans of up to $750,000 to promising early-stage companies engaged in life sciences research and development, commercialization and manufacturing. This was the Center’s fourth round of Accelerator loans. Read the press release here >>
NECN Business interviews Susan Windham-Bannister, president and CEO of the MLSC
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Massachusetts reaches out to growing life sciences clusters in Chile and Brazil
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has participated in Governor Deval Patrick’s Innovation Economy Mission to Chile and Brazil. The visit to Chile included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to expand collaboration between Massachusetts and Chile in the innovation economy, with a focus on growing jobs and opportunities in the areas of education, clean energy and biotechnology. The delegation then traveled to Brasilia, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, visiting Brazilian companies, universities and government leaders to highlight all that Massachusetts has to offer. The visit to Brazil focuses on creating jobs in the life sciences, IT, clean energy and education sectors and solidifying the already strong Massachusetts-Brazil connection.
Governor Deval Patrick and Life Sciences Center President & CEO Susan Windham-Bannister at signing of innovation economy agreement with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera
H3 Biomedicine opens new headquarters in Cambridge
H3 Biomedicine Inc., a cancer drug discovery company, has dedicated a new headquarters and 24,000 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory space in Cambridge. Over the next year, the company plans to increase its staff to 70 people and further expand into more laboratory space within its building as it continues to pursue its mission to fulfill the promise of personalized cancer medicine. Read the release here >>
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Vice President for Communications Angus McQuilken joins officials from H3 Biomedicine and Eisai to dedicate H3’s new headquarters and lab facilities in Cambridge
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