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BOSTON, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded $4,994,520 to establish a Quantum Computing Complex at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke. The MGHPCC will work with their industry partner for this grant, QuEra Computing Inc., on a two-year project to install and deploy a state-of-the-art neutral atom quantum computer.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – At the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame today, more than 350 students from 12 schools across central and western Massachusetts attended the annual Manufacuring Innovation Challenge. The event, led by MassMakes, is an initiative powered by the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).

BOSTON, Mass.– Today, at the 2024 Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) announced the Alternative Cyber Career Education (ACE) Grant Program, a new initiative through MassTech’s MassCyberCenter to support cybersecurity training programs and expand job opportunities in the cyber sector.

Semiconductor Today covered the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) $1.43 million in Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing Program grants to 13 companies to reduce costs and advance domestic microelectronics prototyping across AI hardware, power electronics and quantum technology.

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) have awarded $2,136,711 to the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture to establish the Foodtech Engineering for Alternative Sustainable Technologies (FEAST) center. The new center will advance cellular agricultural research at Tufts.

Today, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) hosted its first ever Digital Inclusion Awards during National Digital Inclusion Week. The event, held at BrickBox Theater in Worcester, celebrated individuals and organizations making significant achievements in expanding internet access, adoption and affordability across Massachusetts.

BOSTON – The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub today announced $1,038,133 in grants to 13 companies through its Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) Manufacturing Program.

Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration and MassTech Collaborative’s (MassTech’s) Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) announced more than $3.5 million in grants to 23 manufacturing companies through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP), which aims to strengthen supply chains and spur growth in the manufacturing sector.

Today, the Healey-Driscoll administration celebrated a $37,782,565 federal award for the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub to advance the development of microelectronics technologies in the Northeast.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub launched a $1.5 million grant program to help startups and small businesses commercialize their microelectronics products by offsetting operational costs, allowing companies to focus on innovation and scaling their businesses.