Tufts University is opening the doors to a new 17,000 square foot facility providing shared R&D infrastructure for science entrepreneurs working on novel foods and materials. Among other things, The Innovation Hub for Food and Materials offers advanced capabilities in cell culture, bioprocessing, food and material formulation, and scale-up production, supported in part by a $2.1 million grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech). This physical space is a manifestation of years of collaboration between the university, Medford, and Massachusetts to leverage frontier biology and biomanufacturing to strengthen both the local economy and the Commonwealth's innovation ecosystem.
The Vireo team will be participating in the ribbon cutting on November 16th and look forward to supporting companies within the Innovation Hub.