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Seed-stage, non-dilutive funding program designed for early-stage life science startups. It addresses funding gaps in underinvested areas aligned with disease burden and accelerates innovation in hard-to-commercialize areas across Massachusetts. Through a milestone-based investment model, the program is designed to reduce risk around innovation and drive long-term impact in areas of significant unmet need and public health impact.
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