John Adams Innovation Institute
Region by region, sector by sector, the Innovation Institute strives to improve Massachusetts’ competitive edge in the Innovation Economy, supporting industry clusters and institutions in efforts to stimulate new job creation and job retention in knowledge- and technology-based companies.
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Life Sciences
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Governor Patrick and two members of his cabinet gather with the Organizing Committee of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Collaborative on March 30th. Left to right: Secretary of Health and Human Services JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Dan O’Connell, Governor Deval Patrick, Harvard Provost Steve Hyman and MTC Executive Director Mitchell Adams. Changing the ‘protein structure’ of the Massachusetts Life Sciences industryGov. Patrick announces plans to change state's stem cell research regulations at Massachusetts Life Sciences Collaborative Organizing Committee meeting CAMBRIDGE – The gathering had the feel, one university provost said, “not unlike a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.” Crowded around a circular array of tables in a conference room at the Hotel@MIT on March 30th were the best and the brightest of the life sciences industry in Massachusetts. |
Wireless Broadband
Innovation Institute hosts forum on creating
a low-cost, downtown, WiFi network
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| Speakers from the Unwired Village event |
On January 24, the “Unwired Village” team, in collaboration with the Orleans Chamber of Commerce and MTC’s Innovation Institute, hosted a forum showcasing the open access wireless downtown network which they created on Cape Cod as a potential model for other communities.
The “Unwired Village” project in Orleans, developed by the Cape Cod Technology Council is centered on local businesses, which provide a coordinated WiFi “hot spot.” The businesses contribute an annual fee in return for advertising on the portal page of the network. After only four months, there are more than 1,500 registered users. Two other nearby communities on the Cape have begun work on developing their own open-access wireless networks.
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Tenth Anniversary Edition of the Index of the Massachusetts Innovation EconomyThe Index, first published in 1997 and setting the national standard ever since, analyzes twenty economic indicators across ten key industry clusters for Massachusetts and its nine competing Leading Technology States (LTS). In addition to the Index, the Institute has also authored studies focused on many component parts of the Innovation Economy including nanotechnology, research & development funding, e-health and improved healthcare service delivery, and other relevant issues. Read more about the Index. A downloadable copy, the press release, and newsclips are also available. |
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Wireless Learning
The three-year pilot of the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative (BWLI) was officially launched on January 6, 2006. Seventh-graders from North Adams and Pittsfield received new Apple iBook G4 laptops at a morning event at Mass MoCA in North Adams and an afternoon event at Pittsfield’s Clock Tower Business Park. As the students enjoyed their new laptops, public officials and other stakeholders spoke about the significance of the BWLI.
Read more about the launch events and about the Wireless Learning Initiative. View the official press release, event photos, and newsclips.
Wireless Learning Master Plan in Dorchester
The Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School Wireless Learning Master Plan presents a detailed roadmap that includes the
rationale for anywhere/anytime wireless learning, the conditions required for success, and
the specific actions needed to implement the plan.
Collaborative Research Centers
The Innovation Institute’s matching investments in interdisciplinary, collaborative research centers support the Commonwealth’s knowledge economy. In 2005, the Innovation Institute’s investments have leveraged $35 million in new federal research dollars for Massachusetts.
Learn about the Institute’s Research Center fund.
Read the Institute’s June 2005 E-Communication on Collaborative Research Centers.
Regional Projects
The Regional Initiative supports regional technology-based economic development projects across the Commonwealth. Grants are provided to public and not-for-profit organizations to enable them to undertake initiatives that are intended to create and maintain a favorable environment for the establishment, attraction, retention and expansion of technology-intensive businesses.
Learn more about this initiative.
Read the Institute’s E-Communication on Medical Devices.
Emerging Clusters
The Innovation Institute is working with the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and other local and regional stakeholders in industry, government, and academia to fashion a collaborative approach to future research and investment in the nascent Marine Science and Technology Industry. Read more >>
The new Massachusetts initiative to develop the framework for strategic cross-sector collaboration within the Commonwealth’s Life Sciences mega-cluster is moving ahead rapidly, picking up key support from industry and academic leaders and policy makers. Read more >>