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28 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2022 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S Top incubators Ranked by number of incubating companies Incubator No. of cos. Equipment Services Graduates Top executive/ year founded 1 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) (1) 17 Briden St., Worcester 01605 508-797-4200 • www.massbiomed.org 58 Lab space with biosafety cabinets, chemistry fume hoods, autoclaves, centrifuges, deionized water, glasswashers, ice machines, fridges, freezers and CO2 incubators Health and safety support & training, business support, entrepreneur in residence, MBI BOLT (bolt on executive teams for first-time entrepreneurs) Stagebio (2020), Succo (2019), Crow's Nest, LLC (2018), BioChron (2018), Clock Coach (2018), A Chemtek Inc. (2018), Atoxin Biotech (2018), Welgen, Inc (2017), LBS (2017), AzzTek LLC (2017) Jon Weaver president & CEO 1985 2 ABI-LAB 22 Strathmore Road, Natick 01760 617-721-0785 • www.abi-lab.com 45 -80°C freezer, -20°C freezer, 4°C fridge, two CO2 incubators, bio- safety cabinet, flow cytometers, plate readers, digital cell imaging, centrifuges, PCR machine, qPCR machine and autoclaves Space for startup biotechnology companies with custom build outs and repair of lab spaces, utilities including DI water, electricity, LN2, CO2, once-through air system and conference, phone and huddle rooms Abcam, Shepherd Therapeutics, Nirogyone, Karyopharm Raphael Nir managing partner Gary Kaufman COO 2019 3 WorcLab (1) 44 Portland St., Floor 4, Worcester 01608 508-425-7177 • www.worclab.org 30 Office and desk space, lab space for rapid prototyping, electronic development equipment, 3D printers, laser cutter, PCB manufacturing, pick and place, reflow oven, color plotter, 12-foot ceiling, freight elevator and loading dock Free one-year SolidWorks and OnShape licenses, Amazon Web Services (AWS) activate partner (up to $1,000 in free AWS credits), free one-year access to MatLab and Simulink, legal and accounting office hours, mentorship and investment introductions OpenCity (2018), IdleSmart (2019), Battery Resourcers (2018), Intelligen.Energy (2019), CTO Services (2019), Marks Moving & Storage (2019), Enerconnex (2020), WooRides (2020), Polyphonic & Co. (2020), Talaera (2020), Brieter Planet Properties (2020), ACCL Marketing (2020) Larry Genovesi executive director 2010 4 Wachusett Business Incubator P.O. Box 725, Gardner 01440 978-410-9250 • www.wachusettincubator.com 20 Wi-Fi, printer, LCD projector, portable screen, white boards, kitchenette, rest rooms, multi-function room, conference room, staff office and tech closet Business planning and technical assistance with sessions in finance, marketing, management, and more DND Glenn Eaton chairman Paul Carlberg treasurer 2014 5 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center Worcester (M2D2) 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-2511 • www.uml.edu/Research/M2D2/ 8 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 Fuse Therapeutics (2019), Synteny Therapeutics (2021) Nate Hafer M2D2 co- director 2017 6 Southbridge Tech Incubator 114 Pleasant St., Southbridge 01550 774-200-9061 • www.southbridgetechincubator.com 7 Proprietary dedicated labs from 100 to 675 square feet furnished with benches, chairs, desks and storage; conference rooms, kitchen, cafe, shower and machine shop Free mentoring and access to advisors, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers High Purity Natural Products, subsidiary of Future Farms; Transcytos LLC Randal Chinnock founder & director 2019 7 Tufts Biotechnology Transfer Center (TBTC) (2) 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 508-887-4734 • www.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 and university library Accredited pre-clinical services, BSL-3 capability, diagnostic imaging and pathology services and faculty expertise IDEXX Veterinary Services, GTC Biotherapeutics, Securos, Stryker Biotech, Aeris Therapeutics, BioBoston Contract Laboratories Boston, Biokeys, Battery Resourcers, OncoTherapeutica, Axol Biosciences, Woodland Pharmaceuticals, Vivtex Joseph McManus executive associate dean 1997 Source: Each incubator via survey. Note: DND=did not disclose (1) Data from 2021; did not respond to 2022 survey (2) Data from 2021; did not respond to 2022 survey. Located in the research quad of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. -Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com Sonny Phengsomphone, the co-owner of the Lush Nail Lounge in Northborough, has launched his second Central Massachusetts business, this one a cybersecurity firm housed inside the WorcLab incubator in Worcester. BitSpartan Security launched this spring, the company announced in a press release dated April 1. Phengsomphone opened the business in the memory of his sister, who died in a Thailand refugee camp while migrating to the U.S., and in honor of his 62-year-old mother. The company reserved an office in the fourth floor WorcLab space in the Printers Building at 44 Portland St. "BitSpartan Security is a cybersecurity consulting firm created to help organizations of all sizes tackle the chal- lenge of today's cybersecurity threats and those of tomorrow," said Sonny Phengsomphone, owner and managing director of BitSpartan Security, in a written statement. "We offer cyber risk management, compliance, and governance services with the goal of being a one-stop shop for all cybersecurity needs." Cybersecurity issues have affected several businesses throughout the country, with local businesses such as UMass Memorial Health affected by cyber breaches in the past few years. Laotian immigrant launches cybersecurity firm at Worcester incubator Sonny Phengsomphone