IN THE NEWS
September 7, 2022
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New Hampshire Public Radio by Gabriela Lozada, Report for America Corps Member
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Manchester receives a $44 million grant for the manufacturing of organs, cells, and tissue
"The goal of the project is to develop new ways to create cells, tissues, and organs that can be used in medical settings. Eventually, the partners behind the project hope to provide these biological materials to facilities across the East Coast. The project’s backers hope to put the region at the forefront of an industry that could save lives while creating thousands of jobs.
Jodie Nazaka, Manchester’s director of economic development, said this is an opportunity to bring “higher technology, higher paying and really high-quality jobs to the residents.”
“I think the narrative now is you have to go to New York, Boston, or California to get involved in any of these technology types of jobs,” Nazaka said. “But now we can create these types of school programs for our residents.”
Nazaka said a nonprofit, the NextGen Manchester Resiliency Council, has been established to help administer the grant funds and oversee the partnerships in the coalition, acting as a governing body overseeing the project."