SLATER TECHNOLOGY FUND and RI Bio were allocated a combined $597,500 in federal grants for programs designed to aid health care startups in the area. / AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH
PROVIDENCE – Slater Technology Fund and RI Bio have received a combined $597,500 in federal funds to boost health care startup programs, the state's congressional delegation announced on Friday. Slater Technology Fund will receive a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s 2020 Build to Scale Capital Challenge to partner with Brown University on…