Governor Deval Patrick joined NXStage Medical, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative systems for the treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney failure, on October 15, 2012 to cut a ribbon and officially open the company’s new headquarters in Lawrence, Mass. The Masschusetts Life Sciences Center awarded approximately $1.3 million in tax incentives to NXStage Medical in 2010 to encourage the company’s growth in Massachusetts.