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36 Worcester Business Journal | Fact Book 2018 | wbjournal.com I n c u b a t o r s A S S E T S Incubators, co-working places & makerspaces Ranked by number of incubating companies Incubators, co-working places & makerspaces Ranked by no. of incubating companies No. of incubating companies Equipment/ services Graduates Head of incubator Year founded 1 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) 60 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-797-4200 • massbiomed.org 30 Lab space with biosafety cabinets and chemistry fume hoods, autoclaves, centrifuges, deionized water, glasswashers, ice machines, fridges, freezers and CO2 incubators/ Health and safety, business support, mentoring and referral services BioChron (2018), Clock Coach (2018), A Chemtek Inc. (2018), Atoxin Biotech (2018), Welgen, Inc (2017), LBS (2017), AzzTek LLC (2017) (a) Kevin O'Sullivan (b) president & CEO 1985 2 ABI Lab 27 Strathmore Road, Natick 01760 508-650-6218 ext. 214 • www.abi-lab.com 18 Diagnostics lab, cell culture, microbial fermentation, high performance liquid chromatography centrifuges, plate reader, chem-deck/ Cell-based assay, biomarker analysis , molecular biology, protein purification First class yet to graduate Raphael Nir Gary Kaufman managing partners 2016 3 Worcester CleanTech Incubator (WCTI) (c) 44 Portland St., Worcester 01608 508-425-7177 • wcti.org 12 Prototyping lab, light manufacturing, color plotter, 12-foot ceiling, freight elevator, loading dock/ Amazon Web Services (AWS) activate partner (up to $5,000 in free AWS credits), 1-year free solidworks, legal and accounting office hours, mentorship, investment introductions, contract manufacturing partners No set graduation policy Larry Genovesi interim executive director 2016 4 Tufts Biotechnology Transfer Center (TBTC) (d) 200 Westboro Road (Route 30), North Grafton 01536 508-887-4734 • vet.tufts.edu/research/ research-environment/facilities/tufts- biotechnology-transfer-center 6 Lab and office space for early and pre-clinical stage life science companies; chemical fume hood, autoclave, conference room, university library, Tufts' faculty expertise/ Accredited pre-clinical services, BSL-3 capability, diagnostic imaging and pathology services IDEXX Veterinary Services, GTC Biotherapeutics, Securos, Stryker Biotech, Aeris Therapeutics, BioBoston Contract Laboratories/Boston Biokeys, Battery Resourcers (2017), OncoTherapeutica (2017) (e) Joseph McManus executive associate dean 1997 5 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center Worcester (M2D2) 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-2511 • uml.edu/Research/M2D2/ 3 Office space and conference rooms, private and co-working wet lab space; access to UMass engineering, research and medical facilities/ Help with business development, engineering, design and clinical pathways First class yet to graduate Nate Hafer M2D2 co-director 2017 6 Wachusett Business Incubator (f) 205 School St., Gardner 01440 978-410-9250 • wachusettincubator.com 1 Offices, web access, conference room, comfortable lunch break area, free parking/ Executive director available for quick support, network of experienced business advisers and relationships with other businesses; members become members of Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce with access to its services First class yet to graduate Daniel Farley executive director 2017 7 Clearly Coworking Inc. 474 Grove St., Worcester 01605 508-556-0031 • www.clearlycoworking.com 205 members 6,000 square feet, 10 private offices, 4 meeting rooms, 16 open- seating desks, lobby with assistant services, WiFi, 50 free parking spots/ Open to the public, online meeting room bookings hourly, weekly and monthly, mail service, tech support, printing, notary, document editing N/A: co-working place Robert DelMastro CEO & founder 2013 8 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor, Worcester 01606 508-360-4387 • technocopia.org 90 members Multipurpose classroom and office space, wood shop, metal and digital fabrication, art design studio, electronics assembly, glass and flamework, sewing and textiles/ Prototyping, networking, youth STEM education and entrepreneurship mentoring for adults and youth N/A: makerspace Mike D'Angelo Lauren Monroe co-directors 2013 9 Entrepreneur Innovation Center (g) 80 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-215-5921 • framingham.edu/innovation- center.html 40 members 5,000-square-foot facility with multiple hot desk workstations, conference rooms, free parking and cafe included in membership/ Student interns and university professors available to help with projects N/A: co-working place Mark Hardie director 2014 10 The WorcShop 233 Stafford St., Worcester 01603 413-272-9550 • theworcshop.com 15 members Blacksmith shop with 3 propane forges, dual pot coal forge, power hammer and hydraulic forging press; metal shop with metal inert gas and tungsten inert gas welding, manual and CNC plasma cutters, oxy-acetylene torches, 56-ton ironworker, long-stock processing and finishing stations; machine shop with Fadal 3 axis CNC milling machine, manual mills, lathes, industrial spray booth, Markforged markII 3D printer, 2 delta-style 3D printers; textile studio with heavy duty sewing and coverstich machines and baby overlook serger/ Private studios, classroom and conference space, kitchenette and a variety of classes including figure-drawing, blacksmithing, welding, photography, massage therapy and apothecary N/A: makerspace Angela Meraki executive director 2016 11 Gateway Co-Work Center (i) 95 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-799-2527 • GatewayCoWork.com 12 members 5,000 square feet, break area, access to web, print, fax and copy services/ Membership-based work and meeting space for freelancers, start- ups, entrepreneurs and remote workers; private offices or open seating with conference and meeting options; free parking, fully N/A: co-working place Steven Daly director 2017