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Like many industries, the biopharmaceutical sector in Massachusetts is working to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion among its workforce, leadership, and supplier channels. stuffmadein.com/biotechs-div…
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted breakthrough device designation for an exo-suit helping people with neurological-injury-related ankle issues walk, according to ReWalk Robotics, Ltd. of Marlborough, which makes the technology. stuffmadein.com/rewalk-exo-s…
A new trend is brewing in the craft beer world, and it’s one without a buzz. Traditionally castigated to out-of-sight coolers and the bottom of beer lists, craft brewers are stepping into the realm of non-alcoholic brews stuffmadein.com/sober-brews-…
Adult-use cannabis retailers in Massachusetts amassed more than $2 billion in lifetime sales by the end of August this year, signaling an eager, and likely growing, consumer base. stuffmadein.com/who-buys-wee…
Cathryn A. Shaw-Reid, Ph.D. did not find her way to her position as vice president of global drug substance biologics operations at Bristol Myers Squibb by accident. stuffmadein.com/shaw-reid-br…
GE Appliances plans to open a “co-creation” space in Stamford that it says will serve as a mini-factory, makerspace and point of contact for customers and students. stuffmadein.com/ge-appliance…
Located adjacent to the Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester, the planned Left Field Building is a $16-million symbol of the ambitious plans in the city for the life sciences as a catalyst for its ever-evolving development efforts. stuffmadein.com/mini-cluster…
New Britain toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker will spend up to $25 million on a five-year job training program focused on manufacturing and construction industry skills. stuffmadein.com/stanley-blac…
Major shifts are occurring in the LGBTQ+ community with more individuals openly identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, questioning, and queer. But the number of LGBTQ+ business owners who openly identify is disproportionately low in Mass. stuffmadein.com/closeted-com…
The University of Connecticut received a $2 million federal grant to operate an advanced manufacturing center focused on assisting minority-owned manufacturing businesses. stuffmadein.com/uconn-receiv…
ReWalk Robotics Ltd., an Israeli manufacturer of robotic medical devices for people w/ lower limb disabilities, which has its U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, announced Jeannine Lynch’s appointment as the new vice president of strategy and market access. stuffmadein.com/rewalk-hires…
Bloomfield-based aerospace manufacturer Kaman Corp. has been chosen to build a high-speed, vertical take off-enabled aircraft officials with the project’s contracting company say could revolutionize regional city-to-city travel. stuffmadein.com/kaman-buildi…
You can ask almost anyone and they’ll tell you it’s true: The skilled trades has a workforce shortage. wbjournal.com/article/the-tu…
UConn is trying to help create a pipeline of talent with a new robotics major starting in the fall of 2022: stuffmadein.com/new-uconn-ro…
RAVE Reviews selected Lookout Farm Brewing in South Natick and @JacksAbby from Framingham as part of its Top Breweries in the Northeast: stuffmadein.com/two-metrowes…
State workforce development officials recently announced the formation of a multi-industry partnership they say will help train Connecticut’s young people for good-paying jobs in insurance, information technology, advanced manufacturing and other fields. stuffmadein.com/tech-coaliti…
With two major offshore wind projects coming to Connecticut, economic development and other officials say they see an opening for in-state manufacturers to start producing for the growing wind industry. stuffmadein.com/emerging-win…
An ambitious plan to lure more top-flight researchers to the University of Connecticut and monetize their work via startups and new companies is one step closer to reality. stuffmadein.com/47m-plan-all…
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced recently that they have developed a form of concrete that will fix its own cracks. stuffmadein.com/wpi-research…
A Hartford-based aerial drone company is partnering with nonprofit technology incubator MakerspaceCT to roll out mobile manufacturing units it says will bring new job opportunities directly to American households. stuffmadein.com/hartford-dro…