02 Sep IN THE NEWS: 401 Tech Bridge plans technology and materials center with the help of $6M
Rhode Island makers, rejoice: An economic organization targeted toward technology and advanced materials innovators is getting to work on a new, 17,000-sq.-ft. facility in Portsmouth. It’s called 401 Tech Bridge, and it aims to be a “superconnector,” bridging the gaps among tech startups, materials companies and government organizations.
Last month, 401 Tech Bridge launched with $6 million in outside funding, including a $2.3 million implementation grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). The other $3.7 million came from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Office of Naval Research, the Rhode Island Innovation Campus, Rhode Island Commerce, the Rhode Island Foundation and the van Beuren Charitable Foundation.