WESTBOROUGH – The Innovation Institute at the MassTech Collaborative has awarded four $25,000 awards from the Strong Entrepreneur Ecosystems program, grants that will boost efforts to grow sustainable startup ecosystems across Massachusetts. The grants, awarded in August, are designed as ‘strategic planning’ awards, which have allowed the lead organizations to convene advisory groups of local entrepreneurs and key ecosystem stakeholders to understand the unique needs of entrepreneurs in their regions, map existing entrepreneurial resources, and develop a strategic plan to address ecosystem gaps and increase access to startup resources.

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, our Innovation Institute team joined Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito to celebrate the launch of UMass Dartmouth’s new Biodegradability Laboratory, housed at the School for Marine Science & Technology in New Bedford.