http://www.masshightech.com/latestnews.html Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High Tech Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:18:16 -0500 en-US http://www.masshightech.com/ http://www.masshightech.com/images/flag.gif http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily39-Carbon-black-maker-Cabot-finds-good-returns-in-cleantech.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology An effort to focus more production in lower cost, high-growth facilities in Asia is forcing Boston industrial materials company Cabot Corp. to play by those countries’ rules, including curtailing pollution and environmental hazards. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily32-New-England-cleantech-feted-at-Green-Tie-Gala.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Cleantech industry leaders gathered to count their achievements and rally support around political leaders Wednesday at the New England Clean Energy Council’s Green Tie Gala. The gala honored the 25-year effort of Steve Cowell, founder and president of Conservation Services Group., as well as the growth of a number of cleantech companies. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/09/daily4-Caliper-to-ID-toxic-chemicals-with-18M-EPA-contract.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Caliper Life Sciences Inc., a Hopkinton-based provider of life sciences research tools and services, won a $1.8 million Phase 2 task order, through its Caliper Discovery Alliances and Services unit, as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s ToxCast screening program. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily47-ARPA-E-awards-33M-to-Mass-cleantech-firms.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Five companies and one academic institution in Massachusetts has received $33 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy program, an elite class of 37 entities out of 3,700 applicants conducting what U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu calls “truly transformational solutions to the energy problem.” http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily29-Boston-Millennia-Polaris-benefit-in-400M-Athenix-buyout.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Boston Millennia Partners and Polaris Venture Partners are among the investors on the receiving end of a major cash out in Bayer CropScience’s agreement to pay up to $400 million for agri-tech developer Athenix Corp. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/weekly7-Past-MHT-All-Stars-sound-off-on-recession-cleantech-entrepreneurship.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Former MHT All-Star honorees Jeremy Allaire, Nina Saberi, Ralph Folz, Vin Bisceglia, Chuck Digate, Justin Aborn, Una Ryan and Win Treese comment on the recession, cleantech and innovation. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily22-MassTLC-merges-MassNetComms-into-the-fold.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Mass Technology Leadership Council Inc. reports it is merging with the Massachusetts Network Communications Council, making a super-group of tech boosterism that now combines consumer and enterprise software, hardware, robotics, Internet commerce, network devices, network management and security software, and mobile software and hardware. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/10/26/daily44-Cleantech-tries-on-corporate-funding-and-expertise-in-lieu-of-venture-capital.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The cleantech industry, in its infant stage, is exploring different strategies to fund development and commercialization efforts. And money is only one of the factors driving this activity. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/10/26/daily34-Framingham-wastewater-collection-nets-77M-from-MLSC.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The town of Framingham has won $7.7 million from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center for a wastewater system related to a Genzyme Corp. manufacturing expansion project. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/10/26/daily25-Maine-hands-out-13M-in-tech-grants.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The Maine Technology Institute reports it has given out $1.3 million in grants to Pine Tree State technology companies and projects, including a dog-products website co-founded by actress Glenn Close.