AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoNSF Funding: The NSF awarded $15M to the New England “Seafood Engine,” led by NERACOOS, to strengthen fisheries and aquaculture with real-time ocean data and regional partnerships across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Workforce & Microelectronics: The Northeast Microelectronics Coalition expanded training with the Spark Photonics Foundation and Edge4Vets, aiming to grow the region’s semiconductor talent pipeline through hands-on STEM and veteran transitions. Digital Access in Massachusetts: Healey-Driscoll and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute distributed 5,063 internet-enabled devices to 45 organizations statewide via the $31.6M Connected and Online program. AI in Health Risk: Dana-Farber and Mass General researchers unveiled an AI tool that sifts electronic health records to estimate risk for 348 diseases, outperforming some standard calculators. Boston Robotics: Walden Robotics, tied to Toyota Research Institute and MIT, raised $300M to build AI-powered, partially humanoid robots—one of the biggest Boston-area robotics rounds. Public Health Watch: Cyclosporiasis cases topped 1,600 as the CDC and FDA continue traceback work on possible produce sources. Cyber & Courts: A former Kaspersky employee pleaded not guilty in Boston over alleged Russian-linked hacking activity, while Massachusetts also saw major antitrust settlements over inflated generic drug prices. Environment: Canadian wildfire smoke pushed Massachusetts air quality into unhealthy territory, with Boston AQI reaching 130 for sensitive groups.
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