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UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The Front Door to Innovation
UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) is where technology-driven companies come to build their exciting ideas.
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About
An environment that includes quality space, complete facilities, support services, technical and business expertise, and more.
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Capabilities & Facilities
The environment and infrastructure necessary to help early-stage companies and innovative ideas grow and mature.
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Events
Events for entrepreneurs, students, and technology industries.
News
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New lab at SMAST focuses on fishing communities and manta ray conservation
National Geographic explorer Melissa Cronin leads the Shared Seas lab at SMAST
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Ana Doblas receives $406K from the National Science Foundation to develop next-gen microscope technology
The NSF grant will support research and development of improved lens-free microscopes to observe aquatic microorganisms in their natural environments.
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SMAST partners with New Bedford Port Authority to study the effects of wind energy areas on commercial fishing operations
The partnership is supported by a $419K grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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