{"id":448,"date":"2018-04-25T17:01:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/?p=448"},"modified":"2018-04-25T17:01:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T22:01:44","slug":"massmep-will-share-grant-opportunities-and-manufacturing-insights-with-life-sciences-start-ups-at-may-9-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2018\/04\/25\/massmep-will-share-grant-opportunities-and-manufacturing-insights-with-life-sciences-start-ups-at-may-9-event\/","title":{"rendered":"MassMEP will share grant opportunities and manufacturing insights with life sciences start-ups at May 9 event."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/04\/MassMEP-Logo-wTag-e1441808634378.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"147\" \/>Life sciences start-ups are all about &#8220;the big idea.&#8221; But they&#8217;re also dollars-and-cents\u00a0businesses, and at M2D2&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Lunch &amp; Learn&#8221; session on Wednesday, May 9\u00a0they can discover opportunities\u2014exclusive to Massachusetts enterprises\u2014that can help them scale and grow in the marketplace. (And\u00a0oh\u00a0by the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/eventReg?oeidk=a07efapw0jjd4acbd06&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch=\">it&#8217;s a FREE event.<\/a>)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/04\/logo-header-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"71\" \/>Running from 11:30 am to 1:00\u00a0pm, the session will begin (of course!) with food, beverages, and time for networking.\u00a0\u00a0Then,\u00a0Mark\u00a0McMenemy\u00a0and Richard Sullivan of\u00a0MassMEP\u00a0(Manufacturing Extension Partnership)\u00a0will speak about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturingusa.com\/\">Manufacturing USA<\/a>, whose public-private partnerships assist promising early-stage companies in propelling their products to market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-453 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/04\/WTFP_Logo_HR3-copy-768x121-300x47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"42\" \/>Finally,\u00a0MassMEP&#8217;s\u00a0James\u00a0Gusha\u00a0will introduce attendees to the Consortium Grants currently available through the Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP).<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/eventReg?oeidk=a07efapw0jjd4acbd06&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch=\u00a0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-446 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/04\/FREE-LUNCH-LEARN-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a>What\u00a0<\/b><b>are<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Consortium Grants? How can they help your life sciences\u00a0<\/b><b>startup<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Each year the Commonwealth of Massachusetts awards millions of dollars in grant money to Massachusetts businesses under the\u00a0WTFP. \u00a0These Consortium Grants present an opportunity for early-stage company\u00a0leaders and employees to attend training or workshops in business-critical areas that\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sales &amp; Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Leadership\/Supervisory<\/li>\n<li>Project Management<\/li>\n<li>Quality Management Systems<\/li>\n<li>Operational Excellence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And\u00a0here&#8217;s the beauty part: Your company isn&#8217;t required to\u00a0write the grant application or perform grant administration work.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who should attend?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Early-stage life sciences\u00a0company owners, decision\u00a0makers, and managers, as well as\u00a0HR, manufacturing, production, administration and finance leaders.<\/p>\n<p><b>LOCATION<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>M2D2, 110 Canal Street\/4th Floor, Lowell, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<p><b>Free lunch, great networking, valuable knowledge for startups\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/eventReg?oeidk=a07efapw0jjd4acbd06&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch=\">REGISTER HERE<\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life sciences start-ups are all about &#8220;the big idea.&#8221; But they&#8217;re also dollars-and-cents\u00a0businesses, and at M2D2&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Lunch &amp; Learn&#8221; session on Wednesday, May 9\u00a0they can discover opportunities\u2014exclusive to Massachusetts enterprises\u2014that can help them scale and grow in the marketplace. 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