We are so grateful to announce that PhagePro is one of the recipients of the MassVentures START Phase I grants! Huge thank you to MassVentures, the judges and sponsors of this impactful program, and of course to the state of Massachusetts. We couldn't be happier to be on #TeamMassachusetts. And a big congratulations to the other START award winners! It's an honor to be part of such a great cohort. Phase I awardees: BioSens8, Bloomer Tech, Emvolon, Eyebot, Guardion, Inc., Ortholevo, Theromics Inc., Transcend Air Corporation, Versatope Therapeutics Phase II awardees: Advanced Silicon Group, Electrified Thermal Solutions, Gel4Med, Inc., Notch, Osmoses Phase III awardees: ActivSignal, EnVision Endoscopy, Inc. Charlie Hipwood, Stacy Swider, Priya Yadav, Vinit Nijhawan (he/him), Sienna Leis, Whitney Leslie Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED), Yvonne Hao, Sarah Stanton
Great event last night to celebrate this year’s Acorn and START Grant winners and all the amazing judges who volunteer their time to review applications. These visionary grant programs provide non-dilutive funding to help PIs and startups demonstrate the viability of their research and commercialize their technologies. The impact on the Commonwealth’s innovation ecosystem is tremendous, creating new businesses, new industries and thousands of jobs. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/euAmtMRH. Thanks to event sponsors Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C. and Leader Bank, and congratulations again to the 17 START winners and the 6 Acorn winners. We are excited to work with you! Charlie Hipwood Stacy Swider Priya Yadav Vinit Nijhawan (he/him) Sienna Leis Whitney Leslie Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) Sarah Stanton Yvonne Hao #innovation #technology #research