By Livia Gershon
This story appeared in the Special Section: Worcester Emerging, detailing the buzz building around the city. To see the entire section, click here
When Becker College in Worcester announced it will be closing its doors in August, the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute had a big question to answer. The statewide center for video game entrepreneurship, known as MassDiGi, had been based at the college since its start a decade ago. Where would it go now?
“We were flattered by the range of institutions that were interested in talking with us,” said CEO Timothy Loew. “We had opportunities across the commonwealth, and really great ones.”
New 3D imaging technique helps detect breast cancer, COVID-19, other diseases
A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.
The noninvasive medical technology uses specialized contrasting dye that recognizes breast cancer cells, allowing practitioners to better visualize human tissue inside the body. The dye amplifies the X-ray signal in tumors when used together with a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner, called a photon-counting spectral CT, which produces multi-colored, 3D images. The contrast agents, combined with spectral CT and machine learning, could lead to a more precise diagnosis of the disease and assist significantly in early intervention, said UMass Lowell Chemistry Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, who is leading the project, which is funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
LOWELL, Mass. â A research team led by UMass Lowell is pioneering a new 3D imaging technique to better detect breast cancer and other diseases, including COVID-19.Â
The noninvasive medical technology uses specialized contrasting dye that recognizes breast cancer cells, allowing practitioners to better visualize human tissue inside the body. The dye amplifies the X-ray signal in tumors when used together with a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner, called a âphoton-counting spectral CT,â which produces multi-colored, 3D images.
âThe contrast agents, combined with spectral CT and machine learning, could lead to a more precise diagnosis of the disease and assist significantly in early intervention,â said UMass Lowell Chemistry Assistant Prof. Manos Gkikas, who is leading the project, which is funded by a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
Instrumentation Laboratory Awarded Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Tax Incentive Leading Diagnostic Manufacturer Creates New Jobs in the Commonwealth
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BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), a Werfen Company, today announced their $374,860 Tax Incentive Award from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), as part of the Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program. Designed to foster job growth in life sciences within the Commonwealth, the program is expected to create 1,181 jobs. This is the sixth time IL has received the highly selective MLSC Award and will apply the funding to staff expansion.