News Coverage

The Framingham Patch previewed a public conference at Framingham State University examining how artificial intelligence will affect the MetroWest regional economy. The MassCyberCenter was listed among the panelists.

The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) was recognized for providing Greenfield Community College (GCC) with 60 Dell laptops, 68 Dell Chromebooks and 20 accessible keyboards and computer mice through the Connected and Online program.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced $238 million in Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act funding for eight Microelectronics Commons hubs, the largest award to date under the act. The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) received $19.7 million of that total.

The Next Platform covered the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement of $238 million in Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act funding split across eight Microelectronics Commons hubs, including $19.7 million to the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC).

The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition's (NEMC) Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) program recently awarded more than $1 million to eight startups across four states to accelerate microelectronics development. The program has supported 29 Massachusetts firms since PROPEL launched in 2024 with nearly $4.7 million in grant funding.

The Massachusetts AI Hub (MA AI Hub)'s $31 million investment in sustainable, high-performance computing resources at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center took center stage in Government Market News' recent reporting.

The sixth annual Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit welcomed municipal officials from across the state to learn about cybersecurity threat mitigation and data breach response. MassCyberCenter Director John Petrozzelli spoke to reporters about strategies to protect against cyberattacks and highlighted the joint data breach report with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), which examined the origins and patterns of breaches against Massachusetts-based entities in 2024.

The Benton Institute brought attention to digital equity efforts by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) through its Connected and Online Program. The article highlights the recent announcement of nearly 27,000 internet-enabled devices distributed to 200 organizations statewide.

Trade and Industry Development covered the Center for Advanced Manufacturing’s (CAM) announcement of $1.84 million in Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) awards to three Massachusetts manufacturers. The trade publication highlighted how the program bridges the gap between innovation and commercialization. CAM Director Lily Fitzgerald cited energy efficiency and drug development as key investment priorities in the local sector.

Mass General Brigham is extending its hospital-at-home program to cancer patients as it builds out the new Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, the Boston Business Journal covered. The program, among the largest of its kind with more than 5,800 patients treated at home to date, aims to accommodate 25 cancer patients per month.