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A creative conversation with Amy Ripka, Founder/CEO of Lucy Therapeutics and professional violinist, about how she leverages the principles of performing music to her own leadership practice.

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• Lucy Therapeutics

Just over 40 years after the field of quantum computing began, funding is on the rise locally for the hard-to-explain concept that has huge implications for businesses.

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• Atlantic Quantum
• Zapata AI [NASDAQ: ZPTA]

Congratulations to the Syzygy team for closing a successful Series C round! The capital raised will fund further development and delivery of their all-electric reactor systems eliminating fossil-based combustion from chemical manufacturing.

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• Syzygy Plasmonics

ISEE isn't developing the next autonomous robotaxi or self-driving long-haul truck. It's working to automate the trucks that operate in logistics yards, where shipping containers chock full of stuff sit before being transported to a warehouse or distribution center.

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• ISEE

Monitoring wastewater data for disease outbreaks is becoming the norm post-COVID, thanks to Biobot's platform.

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• Biobot Analytics

With Vaxess Technologies, getting a flu shot could be as easy as opening the mailbox and placing a skin patch on your arm.

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• Vaxess Technologies

Axoft CEO Paul Le Floch and his team are developing brain implants made from soft, flexible materials that reduce injury and could treat disorders such as cerebral palsy.

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• Axoft

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• Reed Sturtevant

Form Energy is accelerating development of iron-air batteries that could store clean power for several days following Inflation Reduction Act

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• Form Energy

The Boston Globe asked top players in Boston's tech scene, "Who are the central nodes in Boston’s tech network — the people who unfailingly know about funding rounds coming together, founders on the verge of being ousted, and acquisition whispers?" First on the list is CEO Katie Rae, for her work pioneering the Tough Tech movement.

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• Katie Rae

Gabriela Hearst of Chloé is really excited about nuclear fusion energy and its implications for solving the climate crisis—so excited that she used her visit to CFS's site as inspiration for her new collection!

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• Commonwealth Fusion Systems

After sitting vacant for almost two decades, the transformational startups at The Engine 750 Main are bringing new life to the 155,000-square-foot, MIT-owned building.

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• Katie Rae

Congratulations to Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli, the Co-Founders of Biobot Analytics, for their impactful work monitoring wastewater to track diseases.

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• Biobot Analytics

CEO Katie Rae on investors seeking out technologies that will speed up the race to zero emissions: “We have fundamental risks that, if we don’t tackle with real deep science and engineering, that will take us a full step forward, or two steps forward, we’re in trouble.”

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• Katie Rae

Hyfé CEO Michelle Ruiz speaks on the positive impact that mycellium-based flour will have on food culture, human health, and the environment.

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• Hyfé

Tough Tech innovation is rapidly growing throughout the Boston/Cambridge area, and The Engine is thrilled to be at the helm of the movement.

Biobot's process for monitoring wastewater can help track diseases, drugs, and even explosives.

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• Biobot Analytics

Boston Metal aims to help the steel industry reduce its dependence on burning coal-based fuel and use sustainably produced electricity instead.

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• Boston Metal

MIT President L. Rafael Reif reflects on 5 years of The Engine and the rapid growth of the Tough Tech ecosystem in MIT's backyard.

Lilac Solutions CEO Dave Snydacker live on CNN's “First Move” discussing the essential role of lithium in the EV supply chain.

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• Lilac Solutions

Mantel's efficient carbon capture technology grows in potential under the new Inflation Reduction Act.

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• Mantel

Sync Computing raises $15.5M to transform how developers control data and machine learning cloud resources.

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• Sync Computing

CEO of Quaise Energy shares how his company plans to drill the deepest holes ever to unlock the nearly limitless potential of geothermal energy.

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• Quaise

Lilac Solutions aims to start producing lithium carbonate in 2024, and could give Argentina a sustainable gold rush.

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• Lilac Solutions

Foundation Alloy announced it has raised a $10.5 million seed funding round to commercialize its vertically integrated metal part production platform.

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• Foundation Alloy

Hyfé Foods is making pasta using a waste product that manufacturers would normally discard: sugar-filled water from food and beverage producers.

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• Hyfé

Roughly a tenth of global carbon emissions comes from the steel industry. Boston Metal hopes will dramatically reshape the way the alloy has been made for centuries.

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• Boston Metal

Katie Rae talks about the positive influence female GP's have when backing female founders.

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• Katie Rae

Seaspire Skincare CEO Camille Martin went from dissecting mollusks as part of her graduate degree to raising $3 million for the startup she and Leila Deravi ultimately co-founded in 2019.

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• Seaspire Skincare

The Routing Company is named one of the most promising sustainability startups in transportation by 12 top VCs.

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• The Routing Company

Developing a domestic supply of lithium is an important part of the U.S. push to expand alternative energy sources. Lilac Solutions is proving that they have a viable solution.

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• Lilac Solutions