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Health IT

In the startup incubator world, life sciences and IT are like two peas in a pod

Some things just go together. In the case of early stage companies, life sciences and information technology are two of those. Last week, MedCity News sat down with William Brah, the founder and executive director of the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Venture Development Center, one of many incubators for life science and information technology companies […]

Devices & Diagnostics

Medical device researchers at UMass get $200K in grants

Eight University of Massachusetts medical technology research projects won $25,000 grants from the institution’s Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property Technology Development Fund. The University of Massachusetts made eight grants totaling $200,000 to fund medical device research by faculty members. The awards, which are given annually, are funded by the university’s Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property […]