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WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $800,000 to bolster the biomanufacturing sector in Southeastern Massachusetts through a new grant to the Mansfield Bio-Incubator, a regional biotech and life sciences incubator that assists local entrepreneurs and startups to accelerate their projects, attract new talent, provide training, and boost capital investment.

MassRobotics, the largest independent robotics hub, welcomes the first cohort of the MassRobotics Accelerator, powered by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech). This program is unique in its equity-free approach. Each startup participating in the program will be awarded a $100,000 non-dilutive grant from MassTech. 

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense visited the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) in Boston, where officials met with Gov. Maura Healey, state administrative leaders and other Microelectronics Commons hub members to highlight public-private investments in semiconductor prototyping and workforce development under the federal CHIPS and Science Act.

WESTBOROUGH - The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) has launched a new initiative to boost the robotics sector across the state, an effort funded through $5 million in investment. The new department, established within the Innovation Institute at MassTech, will help catalyze a comprehensive statewide cluster development effort for robotics that will focus on expansion of research and development (R&D), testing, commercialization, and workforce development throughout the state.

LINCOLN – During a visit from officials and members from the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) hosted by the NEXUS Center, the Healey-Driscoll administration today announced $9.2 million in new technology and workforce development grants aimed at spurring the microelectronics and semiconductor industry across the Northeast Region. The new awards are the first investments made by the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub, the division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative that is overseeing investments made by the federal CHIPS and Science Act following the formal establishment of the Hub in September 2023.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Applied Materials announced an agreement that, along with a $7.7 million grant from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC), commits more than $40 million to expand advanced nanofabrication equipment and capabilities at MIT.nano.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) announced a collaboration that commits more than $40 million in combined investment to install advanced nanofabrication tools at MIT.nano to scale semiconductor research and development.

Printed Electronics Now reported on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Applied Materials, and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) agreement to install advanced nanofabrication equipment at MIT.nano, enabling 200mm wafer development to accelerate semiconductor prototyping and commercialization.

MIT News wrote about the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) support for advanced nanofabrication equipment at MIT.nano that will give researchers access to industry-compatible 200mm wafer fabrication to accelerate innovation across tough tech sectors, including next-generation batteries, microelectronics and renewable energy.

Boston University's College of Engineering featured the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) $6 million grant to support a 5G/6G project led by Professor Rabia Yazicigil. The grant focuses on enhancing 5G and 6G technologies to improve wireless communications.