AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoResearch Tools: Newport-based Coastal Microscopes says it will continue supplying and supporting CrestOptics confocal and super-resolution systems after the company’s acquisition by Evident, keeping existing microscope upgrades available to research labs. Clean Energy: Revolution Wind is fully operational and expected to power 350,000 Rhode Island and Connecticut homes; Vineyard Wind is online too, bringing two major regional projects to full operation. Ocean Technology: URI’s NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute brought researchers together with Sonardyne and Voyis to showcase underwater navigation, imaging and autonomous systems. Biotech: Rhode Island’s Life Science Hub awarded $100,000 for a biomanufacturing innovation project, while the state’s biomedical research hub marked a decade of work and new investment. Digital Infrastructure: Rhode Island voters rejected a $100 million economic development bond amid concerns about data-center subsidies, as a bipartisan Senate bill would make large data centers cover more of the grid upgrades they require. Science Education: Voters approved a $165 million bond for a new URI health education building.
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