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wbjournal.com | October 30, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 31 Proud supporters of Amy's first steps Top incubators Ranked by number of incubating companies Incubator No. of cos. Equipment Services Examples of graduates Top executive/ year founded 1 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center Worcester (M2D2) 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester 01655 508-856-2511 • uml.edu/Research/M2D2/ 46 Office space and conference rooms, private and co-working wet lab space, access to UMass engineering, research and medical facilities; 3 lab facilities, 2 in Lowell, 1 in Worcester Business development, engineering, design, intellectual property, regulatory and reimbursement strategy and clinical pathways Summation Bio (2023), Synteny Therapeutics (2021), Fuse Therapeutics (2019) Nate Hafer M2D2 co-director 2017 2 WorcLab 44 Portland St., Floor 4, Worcester 01608 508-425-7177 • worclab.org 43 Office and desk space, lab space for rapid prototyping, electronic development equipment, 3D printers, PCB manufacturing, soldering equipment, reflow oven, 12-foot ceiling, freight elevator and loading dock Free one-year SolidWorks, OnShape, Matlab and Simulink licenses; Amazon Web Services (AWS) activate partner with up to $10,000 in free AWS credits; discounts for software and services, legal, SEO, engineering and other office hours Enerconnex (2020), WooRides (2020), Polyphonic & Co. (2020), Talaera (2020), Brieter Planet Properties (2020), ACCL Marketing (2020), Intelligen.Energy (2019), CTO Services (2019), Mark's Moving & Storage (2019), IdleSmart (2019), Battery Resourcers dba Ascend Elements (2018), OpenCity (2018) Larry Genovesi executive director 2010 3 ABI-LAB 22 Strathmore Road, Natick 01760 617-721-0785 • abi-lab.com 37 -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 Turnkey lab space, gross lease format and vendor resources Abcam, Shepherd Therapeutics, Nirogyone, Karyopharm, CANbridge, Garuda, Giner Life Sciences, LactaLogics, MetaStat, Mythic Therapeutics, Nirogy Therapeutics, Prestige Biopharma, Naveris, Evolved by Nature David Pratt principal Gary Kaufman COO Raphael Nir managing partner 2019 4 Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI) 17 Briden St., Worcester 01605 508-797-4200 • massbiomed.org 36 Private lab space from 100-3,000 square feet, biosafety cabinets, chemistry fume hoods, autoclaves, centrifuges, deionized water, glasswashers, ice machines, fridges, freezers and CO2 incubators Emergency health & safety support, business development, reception, mail and package handling, facilities support, vendor discounts and referrals Transcode Therapeutics (2023), iVexSol (2022), Invetx (2022), Fluidform (2021), StageBio/HSRL (2020), BioChron (2018), Clock Coach (2018), A Chemtek Inc. (2018), Atoxin Biotech (2018), Welgen (2017), Agilux Labs (2016), Vitathreads (2016), Yurogen (2016), VivoPath (2014), Biocytogen (2009), Coley Pharmaceutical Group (2008), t. Breeders/ViaCell (2007) Jon Weaver president & CEO 1985 5 Wachusett Business Incubator (1) P.O. Box 725, Gardner 01440 978-707-9900 • wachusettincubator.com 20 WiFi, 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 N/A Paul Carlberg execuive director 2014 6 Southbridge Tech Incubator 114 Pleasant St., Southbridge 01550 774-200-9061 • southbridgetechincubator.com 8 Proprietary dedicated labs from 100 to 675 square feet with benches, chairs, desks and storage; conference rooms, kitchen, cafe, shower and machine shop Free mentoring and access to advisors, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers Transcytos LLC, High Purity Natural Products, subsidiary of Future Farms Randal Chinnock founder & director 2019 7 Tufts Biotechnology Transfer Center (TBTC) (2) 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton 01536 (617) 627-5000 • vet.tufts.edu 4 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 DetectoGen, Valley Cross Consulting, XenoTherapeutics, IDEXX Veterinary Services, GTC Biotherapeutics, Securos, Stryker Biotech, Aeris Therapeutics, BioBoston Contract Laboratories Boston, Biokeys, Battery Resourcers, OncoTherapeutica, Axol Biosciences, Woodland Pharmaceuticals, Vivtex Robert O. Chihade director of real estate, Tufts University 1997 Source: Each incubator via survey. Note: N/A=not available. (1) Data from 2022 survey (2) Located in the research quad of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com F A C T B O O K