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Lifespan partnership receives $2.7M grant for early-detection technology

Health Services 09/20/2022

PROVIDENCE – Pulmonary hypertension, a type of high blood pressure, can have debilitating and deadly outcomes. But the “gold standard” for early detection is expensive and invasive,...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Christian Cowan, executive director of 401 Tech Bridge in Portsmouth, and Mary Johnson, manager, outside the location of what will become the organization’s Advanced Materials and Technology Center, a 17,000-square-foot research and development facility slated to be completed by the end of the year. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

R.I. tech ‘super connector’ gaining momentum

Business Services 06/11/2021

Christian Cowan experienced a lot of sleepless nights last year. Cowan is in charge of 401 Tech Bridge, an economic development initiative launched in 2019...

Propel wins Industrial Fabrics Foundation award for 3D Smart Shirt

Manufacturing 12/01/2020

PAWTUCKET – Fabric manufacturer Propel LLC won a first-place 2020 Innovation Award from the Industrial Fabrics Foundation for its 3D Smart Integrated Shirt project,...

THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is taking its small business funding show on the road this summer, coming to four New England cities in August.

SBA road tour to bring information about funding for tech projects

Financial Services 07/10/2018

PROVIDENCE – Four New England cities, including Providence, will host visits this summer by the SBIR Road Tour, a national outreach to publicize opportunities...

Tech firms, entrepreneurs, innovators gear up for August SBIR Road Tour

Technology 07/04/2018

WARWICK – Registration is open for the Aug. 22 Small Business Innovation Research Road Tour at the Crown Plaza Providence-Warwick. Registered attendees can hear about...

SEN. JACK F. REED announced that two Rhode Island companies have received a combined $299,788 in federal small business research and development grants. / COURTESY OFFICE OF SEN. JACK F. REED

Reed: 2 R.I. companies awarded combined $300K for small-business R&D grants

Entrepreneurship 05/22/2018

PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island companies received $299,788 in federal small business research and development grants, Sen. Jack F. Reed announced Monday. Aquanis Inc. of...