MANSFIELD, MA, November 4, 2021 – Mansfield Bio-Incubator announced it is adding 15,000 square feet of laboratory space to its existing facility at 241 Francis Ave in Mansfield, MA with a scheduled opening in February of 2022. The new space includes shared laboratory space, private laboratory suites and an enclosed laboratory that meets BSL-2 (biosafety level 2) as specified by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new laboratory space will accommodate a range of enterprises, from a dedicated one-person lab to a medium sized laboratory fit for a team of 12 people. Complete with modern, up-to-date offices and a conference room, the lab area including the latest laboratory equipment, the facility provides a comfortable, productive, and interactive environment.
The facility expansion supports an entrepreneurial life science community less than 40 miles south of the Boston-Cambridge life science cluster and includes the top-tier universities in the region such as Brown University and University of Rhode Island, well-known institutions such as Wheaton College, Bridgewater State University, and local community colleges Massasoit and Bristol Community College.
The Mansfield Bio-Incubator helps entrepreneurs succeed by attracting interest from the investor community, establishing mentorship programs, providing access to legal and financial assistance, supporting networking events such as lunch-and-learn sessions and by creating opportunities for internships and employment. By catalyzing the life science activity in the region, Mansfield Bio-Incubator aims to attract more research, development and manufacturing in the region offering an attractive alternative to the congested Boston-Cambridge area.
“The life sciences continue to unlock economic and workforce opportunities on a statewide basis,” said Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and CEO Kenn Turner. Mansfield Bio-Incubator received $2 million in capital funding through the Massachusetts Life Science Center’s Open Capital program. “Regionalizing the benefits of the life sciences remains an essential pillar of our mission. We are proud of the progress being made with our partners at Mansfield Bio-Incubator,” Turner added. The expansion was also supported by a grant from a private family charitable foundation.
"The town of Mansfield offers easy access to both Boston and Providence,” said Kevin Dumas, Mansfield Town Manager. “Recently, we invested millions to support a strong infrastructure in terms of utilities, transportation, and housing, and to alleviate both housing shortages and congestion,” he added.
The expanded laboratory space was designed by Cannon Design https://www.cannondesign.com/ and is being built by Timberline Construction https://www.timberlineconstruction.com/.
About Mansfield Bio-Incubator
Mansfield Bio-Incubator is a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate and assist the creation, growth, and success of the next generation of biotech companies by maintaining affordable laboratory space. The facility is an open-concept equipped laboratory and office with benches in a shared lab as well as the private laboratory suites of different sizes.
Applications are now accepted to lease the new and existing spaces. For more information, contact Alex Margulis at (888) 490-4443, extension 4, email alex.margulis@bioinc.org or visit us at https://www.bioinc.org/upcoming-expansion"