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11/29/2021

Check out our new website -- https://www.strategicmi.com/ -- tell us what you think!

11/17/2021

Congratulations to Specialty Materials! Great job by Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to invest in this great and critical defense manufacturer ... still making (advanced) fibers in -

LOWELL — Specialty Materials Inc., the world’s sole manufacturing provider of boron fiber, has received a $2.3 million grant from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) …

10/19/2021

Groundbreaking $12.3M National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to UMass Chan Medical School's Professor Smelson to study wrap around treatment program for adults with opioid addiction and co-occurring mental illness: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2021/10/new-$12.3-million-nimh-grant-explores-mission-recovery-model-for-opioid-addiction-and-mental-illness/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=news_smelson_opiod_grant_101821&fbclid=IwAR0aLYtcTe9cdESVjUVDjzKivwJfyjrh64X20N14xxXuXnXcadWwV3oa7M8

A research team led by David Smelson, PsyD, will use a $12.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study components of a multidisciplinary team-based, wrap-around treatment program for adults with opioid use disorders and co-occurring mental illness.

10/18/2021

SMI is celebrating the life of Secretary of State Colin Powell who devoted his career to public service as both a soldier and a statesman.

His legacy will continue to inspire future generations of public servants.

10/08/2021

BARDA Industry Day 2021 registration is now live! Register now for the opportunity to meet with BARDA and ASPR staff to learn more about U.S. government medical countermeasure priorities as well as to network with private and public industry leaders in the health security sector. This event will be held virtually through Nov. 3-4, and you can register here.

To learn more about how SMI can maximize your engagement with BARDA, please contact SMI’s Travis Taylor at [email protected].

For the second year, BARDA Industry Day will be hosted virtually. Featured speakers and breakout presenters will speak to our 2021 theme: Strengthening Partnerships, Advancing Innovation..

10/04/2021

Big news for domestic manufacturing from United States Footwear Manufacturers Association - USFMA!

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman John Curtis (R-UT-03), both members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that bolsters American manufacturing by est...

08/31/2021

It is with incredibly heavy hearts that the SMI team announces the tragic passing of our friend and colleague Patricia Rojas-Ungar Beyond being an excellent lobbyist and company Vice President, Patricia was a friend and valued coworker to her fellow SMI employees and to her clients. She brought such positive energy to her work and to her coworkers. She will be deeply missed. We encourage everyone who knew Patricia to consider supporting her family - her husband Michael and her children Vivienne and Noah -- through this gofundme effort:

Friends and Family, It is with a heavy heart that we share the tragic news that Patricia R… Eugene Shim needs your support for Support the Ungar Family

06/03/2021

Igm Biosciences' recent publication in Nature is an example of the exciting companies and projects that SMI is proud to be able to support!

According to SMI life sciences associate Dr. Travis Taylor, "This new IgM-based SARS-CoV-2 antibody is potentially a real game changer for both the treatment and prevention of COVID-19."

Says Taylor, "First, it will be extremely convenient to deliver in a nonmedical setting and can be given immediately after a positive antigen test. People will not have to wait for intravenous administration of a therapy. Others in the household can also be given the intranasal therapy to prevent their infection. Second, the spectrum of activity is very broad and it is very active against the known Variants of Concern. This will be critical for containing the spread of the variants."

Company Expects to Advance First Intranasally Administered IgM Antibody, IGM-6268, into the Clinic in Third Quarter of 2021...

05/11/2021

We're proud to work with companies like Triton Systems, whose new revitalized facilities will allow them to continue working hard and innovating to solve national needs.

04/26/2021

Congratulations to Bill McCann and Ken Wetzel! For the past twenty eight years, SMI has supported clients achieve their federal funding and policy objectives. With today's announcement, we look forward to the next twenty eight years!

https://www.strategicmi.com/news/press-releases/smi-names-bill-mccann-president-ceo-and-ken-wetzel-coo/

04/16/2021

Congrats UMass Lowell! More fantastic support from Congresswoman Lori Trahan and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation!

EDA Press Release: U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.3 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Production of Personal Protective Equipment and Develop Related Training in Lowell, Massachusetts

04/12/2021

Way to go New Balance and Congresswoman Lori Trahan ... great way to kick off a week early!