BOSTON, MA- On Monday, February 11th at 11:30 AM, Senator Edward M. Kennedy
will join Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman Capuano, Senate President Murray,
Speaker DiMasi and leading Massachusetts researchers to launch the new Massachusetts
Life Sciences Center Matching Grant Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. The
new competitive grant program aims to expand upon the cutting-edge life sciences
research industry and to improve healthy outcomes for people in the Commonwealth and
nation. The program is the first state initiative to fund research in the life sciences,
including stem cells. Senator Kennedy, Chair of the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee, will discuss how Massachusetts, through Governor
Patrick’s Life Sciences Initiative, is leading the way for the nation in these investment
opportunities.
