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UMass Lowell awarded $1M life sciences grants

University of Massachusetts Lowell was awarded more than $1 million in a pair of grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. The grants are to be used for the hiring of additional faculty and for life sciences research.

EPA orders Presstek to pay fine, help schools

Presstek Inc. has agreed to pay $31,000 in fines and to volunteer on curriculum-building with local public schools in response to federal environmental violations related to a chemical spill at one of its Massachusetts manufacturing facilities in 2006.

Salient Surgical Tech withdraws $86M IPO

Medical device company Salient Surgical Technologies Inc., formerly known as Tissuelink Medical Inc., has withdrawn its registration for an initial public offering, intended to raise about $86 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Harvard makes diabetic cells produce insulin in mice

Researchers at Harvard University have found a technique to develop the pancreatic cells of mice to produce insulin, which could one day aid people with diabetes.

iRacing burns rubber off the starting line

Bedford-based iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations LLC reports launching its subscription-based auto racing simulation and Internet racing service after four years of development.

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Microbial fuel cell research blooming

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From the August 22, 2008 Print Edition

No fewer than four groups in Massachusetts are racing to bring so-called microbial fuel cells to market through a variety of applications. None has been commercialized yet, but industry insiders say microbial fuel cells hold the potential to become a major part of the renewable energy equation.

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Women to Watch 2009

Mass High Tech’s Women to Watch program honors 10 New England-based women each year who are leading the way in entrepreneurship, technological innovation and lifelong learning. Read the profiles from the most recent publication, and be sure to nominate someone for Women to Watch 2009 before it’s too late!

Mass High Tech All Stars

Nominations are open as we gear up for Mass High Tech's 13th Annual All-Stars roster. Identify your industry's key players so we can fill our 2008 Mass High Tech All-Stars lineup card with winners.

Individuals will be selected from such sectors as: Advanced Energy, Biotech, Education, Electronics, Hardware, Internet, Medical Devices, Software and Telecommunications. In addition, we'll name players to the Bullpen (which could include lawyers, financiers, public policy makers, association representatives or others who help our high tech industries thrive).

If you have an All-Star worthy of being honored, let us know about him or her by Aug. 22. Winners will be honored this fall at an invitation only dinner reception at a location to be determined on Oct. 30, and profiled in a special section included in our Oct. 24th issue.

Tech Dealmakers

Mass High Tech and the Association for Corporate Growth Boston (ACG) announced the winners of the 2007 Tech Dealmaker Awards at the ACG Boston 2007 Tech conference Wednesday night. This is the first year for these awards that honor and recognize the most interesting, most complex and largest financial transactions involving New England-based high tech companies. The winners are also featured in a special supplement in Mass High Tech's Friday, Dec. 7 issue. Read the full article »

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Tech Citizenship: Alive and well in New England

Mass High Tech annually honors New England technology companies that use their innovation to improve their communities as part of our Tech Citizenship section and related awards event. This week, we highlight 19 such companies for their charitable efforts in 2006. Read profiles of each company and learn how they met the criteria to be named a Tech Citizen. Their stories offer ideas from which we can all learn.

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