Pathology and laboratory medicine senior research technician Sandra May checks new samples into the UVM Laboratory for Clinical Biochemistry Research in Colchester. (Photo: David Seaver)

(SEPTEMBER 3, 2024) James Stafford, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurological sciences, along with Kirk Dombrowski, vice president for research and economic development at UVM, and pathology and laboratory medicine senior research technician Sandra May, were featured in a VT Digger article about the launch of a new startup incubator space in Colchester.

The University of Vermont recently announced a new partnership with BioInnovation Labs, also known as BioLabs, that will open a 7,000-square-foot incubator center in Colchester with lab equipment and office workspaces for aspiring life sciences entrepreneurs to hit the ground running.

“With access to the full research enterprise at UVM, these startups will join the more than 500 companies BioLabs has supported since its launch, ultimately creating jobs and furthering our regional economic development,” said Dombrowski.

“It is a really exciting opportunity, not just for UVM, but I think also for the region,” said Stafford, who envisions it could boost Vermont’s agricultural economy by providing new opportunities that lead to strong, high-paying jobs.

This news was also covered in the Valley News and Tech Transfer Central.