Pressure BioSciences joins UMass R&D center

Boston Globe February 1, 2010 The University of Massachusetts Boston today announced that Pressure BioSciences Inc. has moved its research and development operations to the university’s Venture Development Center. Headquartered in Easton, Pressure BioSciences...

Anthurium Solutions gears up, taps intern

Anthurium Solutions is the latest startup to hire a UMass Boston student intern. The firm recently tapped John Gray, College of Management, as its new system admin intern. Located in the Venture Development Center, Anthurium Solutions is an emerging software company...

Steady biotech interest, but

Not a month goes by without the Venture Development Center receiving several inquires from bioentrepreneurs about workspace and collaboration. While there’s lab space available right now in the Boston area, the occupancy rate is holding relatively steady so no one is...

News from the front

For many of our students, working in a startup is a new experience. They’ve just been steered in other directions. Big firms seemed safer bets. But no longer. According to a new Kauffman Foundation report, two thirds of new jobs are being created by new (not...

Best lab and office space in Boston focused on start-ups

If you ask any of the start-ups at the Venture Development Center to describe in one word the culture of our incubator in Boston, they’ll say “focused”. Everyone is focused on launching, and keeping costs to a minimum. The start-up founders will also mention the...