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Panelists: State’s blue economy faces choppy waters without federal funding

MIDDLETOWN – Martin Sabarsky, CEO of Cellana Inc., was clear Tuesday in his message about the future of the state’s blue economy, an industry...

SEC filing of the week: JAIA Robotics raises $1.8M in equity funding

BRISTOL – JAIA Robotics Inc., which makes underwater drones for data, has raised $1.8 million in funding, according to its filing with the U.S. Securities...
ONBOARD YET? Mark Parsons, center, founder of the nonprofit New Bedford Research and Robotics, and Ian Estaphan Owen, left, co-founder and CEO of Bristol-based Jaia Robotics Inc., talk with Annie Colarusso, Economic Development Administration tech hubs deputy director, about the regional blue economy during a boat cruise in Bristol Harbor in early August. 
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JACQUELYN VOGHEL

HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...

With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid ­Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...

RWU to host blue tech innovators demo day

BRISTOL – Six blue technology startups and another 10 entrepreneurs will put their products into motion on Thursday at the Blue Tech Demo Day. The...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth has received a $3.6 million federal grant to support its Marine and UnderSea Technology research program.

UMass Dartmouth receives $3.6M federal grant for MUST program

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Marine and UnderSea Technology research program will once again be the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar federal grant...
MONEY TALKS: Toby Stapleton, left, director of Newport-based Blue Venture Forum, speaks with Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, at Innovate Newport. Stapleton says many blue and green tech startups have been avoiding a funding crunch that other new ventures are facing at the moment. 
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Blue and green startups avoiding funding crunch

Over the past year, declining investments, layoffs and uncertainty about the future have plagued tech companies throughout the U.S. And while tech giants such...

Founders, investors convene at first Blue Venture Investment Summit

BRISTOL – When Billy Thalheimer, CEO and founder of Regent Craft Inc. first set out into the venture capital space, the most exposure he'd...

R.I. medical device innovators raise $500K

PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island pediatricians recently closed on $500,000 in funding for a medical device intended to make lumbar punctures less distressing for...

Jaia Robotics closes seed funding round with more than $1 million

BRISTOL – Aquatic robotics company Jaia Robotics Inc. has surpassed $1 million in seed funding as it continues to develop it specialty micro-sized autonomous...
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