Healthcare company-building profile
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Health Equity Accelerator
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (quasi-public state agency)
AcceleratorGovernment or nonprofit acceleratorNonprofitActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Organization
- Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (quasi-public state agency)
- Organization type
- Nonprofit
- Location
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Award rounds through published state solicitations
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- Non-dilutive; state grant funding, no equity taken
- Equity or fee model
- No equity
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
Public description
About the program
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the state's quasi-public life sciences investment agency, runs a Health Equity Accelerator program that funds and supports organizations advancing health equity through life sciences innovation. The program is part of MLSC's broader health equity portfolio, which includes grants to companies, nonprofits and academic partners across Massachusetts. Funding is awarded through published solicitations.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
Health equityLife sciencesDigital healthMedical devices
- Category: Government or nonprofit accelerator
- Program structure: Award rounds through published state solicitations
- Published terms: Non-dilutive; state grant funding, no equity taken
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