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Senator DeFrancisco Helps Announce the Grants for Growth Round X Winners
John A. DeFrancisco
May 31, 2013
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- Jobs & Employment
State Senator John A. DeFrancisco joined CenterState CEO today in announcing six new recipients in the Grants for Growth program. A total of $398,680 was awarded in the program’s tenth round, and these grants will be leveraged against private sector and university matching funds.
Grants for Growth is a CenterState CEO seed program that supports innovative applied research projects between universities and industries to create jobs. Senator DeFrancisco has secured $5 million in funding for the program.
Round X Award-Winning Companies:
- Blue Highway
- Captura Diagnostics
- Motion Intelligence
- Zinnia Safety Systems
- Rapid Cure Technologies
- Simple Admit
A press conference to announce the Grants for Growth Round X award winners was held at the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse on May 31, 2013.
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