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16 Worcester Business Journal | June 26, 2017 | wbjournal.com BRINGING HEALTHCARE TO LIFE www.reliantmedicalgroup.org 16-122 WBJ Book of Lists banner ad.indd 1 5/25/2016 4:31:40 PM Incubators, co-working places & makerspaces Ranked by no. of incubating companies Name 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 27 Lab space with biosafety cabinets and chemistry fume hoods, autoclaves, centrifuges, DI water, glasswashers, ice machines, fridges, freezers and CO2 incubators/ Health and safety, business support, mentoring and referral services JuvoBio Pharmaceuticals, Microbac Laboratories, Macrogen USA, Yurogen Biosystems LLC, Indigo AG, Histologistics, Innolign Biomedical 1 Kevin O'Sullivan president & CEO 1985 2 ABI Lab 27 Strathmore Road, Natick 01760 508-650-6218 ext. 214 • www.abi-lab.com 12 Diagnostics lab, cell culture, microbial fermentation, refrigeration room, protein purification and analysis/ Private and shared lab space, contact lab service mentoring First class yet to graduate Raphael Nir Gary Kaufman managing partners 2016 3 TechSandBox Inc. 105B South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-485-7263 • techsandbox.org 10 8,700 square feet with makerspace; lab includes hardware and software tools such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters, AWS, MathWorks and Solidworks, meeting rooms, 125-person conference room, LCD panels, projectors, speakers and microphones; some closed offices available/ 2 Open 24 hours, WiFi, meeting rooms, A/V, mentors hand-matched to members, advisors available, kitchen, outside seating, advising on intellectual property, funding, business models, marketing and more; industry sector events and seminars with many open to the public Connected2Fiber, Content Raven, Innoblative 3 Barbara Finer CEO 2012 4 4 Worcester CleanTech Incubator (WCTI) 5 44 Portland St., Worcester 01608 508-344-1608 • wcti.org 10 Provided through partnerships with Technocopia makerspace - Electronics lab, 3D printers, laser cutter, CNC router, wood shop, metal shop, glass shop, vinyl cutter/ Mentorship, business plan development, hosted seminars and events, network connections with channel partners and capital investors No set graduation policy Joseph Bush executive director 2016 5 Tufts Biotechnology Transfer Center (TBTC) 6 200 Westboro Road (Route 30), North Grafton 01536 508-887-4734 • http://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; 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 7 Joseph McManus associate dean 1997 6 Running Start Coworking 8 95 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 774-312-7569 • runstartwork.com 100 members Membership-based workspace for freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers and ventures of all types; locations in Worcester and Oxford/ A variety of membership plans, multiple partner locations, unique events and a diverse community of members N/A: co-working place Ryan Leary co-founder 2012 7 Technocopia 44 Portland St., 6th Floor, Worcester 01608 774-420-2244 • 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 Nick Bold executive director 2013 8 Entrepreneur Innovation Center 9 80 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-215-5921 • framingham.edu/innovation- center.html 30 members 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 9 WorkTable 325 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 201, Marlborough 01752 508-422-7787 • www.coworktable.com 30 10 members WiFi, conference and meeting rooms, training and phone rooms, community kitchen, open workspaces, whiteboards, printer, copier, scanner and fax/ Consultations with marketing, HR and financial experts, free coffee, dry cleaning N/A: co-working place Brendon Davis president 2016 10 The WorcShop 11 Schussler Road, Worcester 01609 774-545-0720 • theworcshop.com 13 members Blacksmith shop with three propane forges, dual pot coal forge, power hammer and hydraulic forging press; metal shop with MIG, TIG 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, two delta style 3D printers; textile studio with heaving duty sewing and coverstich machines as well as a baby overlook serger/ Private studios, classroom and conference space, kitchenette and a variety of classes including figure-drawing, blacksmithing, welding, photography, sound recording, massage therapy and apothecary N/A: makerspace Angela Pasceri executive director 2016 11 Worcester Idea Lab 20 Franklin St., Worcester 01608 774-402-0339 • worcesteridealab.com 7 members WiFi, printing, creative closet, shared kitchen, conference room and private call rooms/ Exclusive member events and event discounts, rental discounts and access to mentorship-advisory network N/A: co-working place Joshua Croke Kyla Pacheco founders 2016 Incubators, co-working places, & makerspaces Ranked by number of incubating companies F O C U S E N T R E P R E N E U R S & I N N O V A T I O N