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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Grants to Boost Production of Personal Protective Equipment, Critical Supplies in Massachusetts to Support COVID-19 Response
BOSTON - May 21, 2020 —Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced more than $9.5 million in grants to boost production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other critical materials needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Reopening Massachusetts plan. The new awards were made through the Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) to 15 grantees, including Massachusetts manufacturers, that are producing needed items such as masks, gowns, ventilators, swabs, and testing materials, and the capacity to test them.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Launches Manufacturing Emergency Response Team To Support Supply Production
BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a new initiative and over $10 million in funding to support manufacturers’ efforts to pivot production operations to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) and other critical devices, such as ventilators, sanitizers, and thermometers. To make this announcement, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito today were joined by the Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kenneally, MassTech Collaborative CEO Carolyn Kirk and Brenna Schneider, CEO of 99Degrees, a Lawrence-based performance activewear manufacturing firm that has begun manufacturing gowns for health care workers.
PTC Offering Free Remote Support Technology for Manufacturers During the COVID-19 Crisis.
PTC is offering free remote support technology for manufacturers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreNode Member Meeting Postponed
First meeting of the membership that was set to take place in April is now being postponed to a later date.
Read MoreA Visit to Wesfield’s Peerless Precision
On Friday, February 14th, leaders of the M2I2 program traveled to Westfield with State Senator Eric Lesser to tour Peerless Precision, a small, woman-owned company that has benefitted from the Commonwealth’s grant program for advanced manufacturers. Read more about the visit.
Read MoreManufacturing USA Annual Report highlights M2I2 Projects
In September, the national Manufacturing USA program released their 2018 Annual Report, titled “Manufacturing USA Annual Report: Delivering Value for the Nation.” In the document, two M2I2-supported projects are highlighted.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Announces Over $5.2 Million in New Advanced Manufacturing Awards
The Baker-Polito Administration announced two new grants totaling over $5.2 million from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to support the development of new advanced manufacturing technologies across the state.
Read MoreWPI: Bringing Innovations in Flexible Hybrid Electronics to Light
New collaborative research projects and facilities will make WPI a leader at the intersection of flexible hybrid electronics, photonics, and medical devices
Read MoreM2I2 Grant Recipients at Northeastern and MIT Test New Ideas
BOSTON - Two university programs that are recipients of Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative grants, Northeastern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), were highlighted by their respective institutions.
While both of these grantees are part of the Commonwealth’s program to invest in innovative advanced manufacturing they could not be more different, reflecting the broad diversity of the state’s advanced manufacturing sector.
Read MoreBaker-Polito Administration Announces Advanced Manufacturing Awards
WORCESTER – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced four new grants worth $892,699 from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to invest in innovative advanced manufacturing projects across the state. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito was joined by Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy to announce the awards at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), which was awarded funds for a robotics training program for kids. Three collaborative projects led by research teams at University of Massachusetts Lowell also received grant funding.
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