 Lever Celebrates $1M Mark in Grants, Sustainability ChallengeGenH of Somerville was victorious over three other companies, securing a $40,000 innovation grant for its hydropower clean energy systems.  Finalists selected for Lever's Western Massachusetts Health Technology ChallengeFive teams will work with Lever to advance their cleantech businesses over the next several months.  The Cruckfather Wins Lever's 2022 Mohawk Trail Entrepreneur ChallengeThe Cruckfather and three other wood-based businesses from the Mohawk Trail region pitched their ideas at the MTEC.  MSK Engineers Wins Lever's Bennington County Intrapreneur ChallengeThis funding will help MSK's team advance their novel approach to identify lead drinking water pipes, which it plans to bring to other municipalities in the region and beyond.  Lever Offers Stipend for Interns from Under-represented GroupsThe $1500 stipend subsidy is available to help employers hire an intern from Lever’s Inclusive Internship Preparation Program (I2P2), which offers job and internship application help to college students from populations under-represented in the Berkshire workforce.  Finalists Selected for Mohawk Trail Entrepreneurship ChallengeThese wood-based businesses now begin a startup acceleration to refine their business plans and pitches and work with mentors; the Challenge will culminate in a final pitch event in May 2022, where the winning company will receive a $25,000 innovation grant from Lever.  Lever's Berkshire Interns Program WorkshopsThese free workshops are open to any current college student seeking advice and information on internships and career readiness.  Finalists for Lever's Bennington County Intrapreneur ChallengeThis new program from Lever is designed to help existing companies use the tools of entrepreneurship to create new, innovative products and services that will grow revenues and create jobs.  Gencores Declared Winner of Lever's Berkshire Sustainability ChallengeGencores was awarded a $20,000 Lever Innovation Grant to support the development of this new innovation.  Lever Launches Second Mohawk Trail Entrepreneurship ChallengeLever's MTEC seeks to attract forestry-based and wood-using startups, excluding businesses focused on wood-based fuels.  MeHI, Lever Announce Finalists for Massachusetts Digital Health COVID-19 Recovery ChallengeAll eight finalists will participate in a three-month accelerator program run by Lever, including an intensive series of lean startup workshops and tailored mentoring from experts to develop their innovative tool, streamline their business plan, and work on their go-to-market strategy.  Finalists Selected for Lever Berkshire Intrapreneur ChallengeThe winner will receive a $25,000 Lever Innovation Grant to continue developing their idea.  Health Together Wins Berkshire Health Technology ChallengeThe company, co-founded by Nicolas Boillot and Diedre Tomlinson, will use the $25,000 Challenge award to continue working on its innovative online health platform.  Lever to Hold 2021 Innovation SummitWith the theme "Innovating Innovation," this two-day event will feature intrapreneurs who "innovate from within" mature companies, a discussion of rural innovation, and presentations from leaders who are innovating for inclusion.  Keva Health Wins COVID-19 Connect Tech Innovation ChallengeKeva Health, developers of a remote monitoring platform to help physicians treating asthma patients and an app for patients to better manage their condition, was awarded $40,000 to continue developing their business  Finalists Chosen for Berkshire Health Technology ChallengeOver the next two months, participants will refine their business plans and will deliver their final pitches to a panel of judges at the BHTC virtual event on June 10. The winning company will be awarded $25,000.  Charlemont Campground Wins Entrepreneurial ChallengeFoolhardy Hill, an off-the-grid base camp for outdoor enthusiasts started by Katie and Patrick Banks, was selected from among five finalists by a panel of three judges after making virtual pitches.  MedUX Wins Lever's Berkshire Manufacturing Innovation ChallengeThe company, founded by Alec Gillinder and Quinn King, both recent alumni of Syracuse University, will receive a $25,000 award to continue developing its wearable IV technology. |
