Some Good Local Sustainability News

North Shore Non-Profits Seek "Sustainability"

Gloucester Times -- By Alanah Percy
Gordon College News Service
 

From the installment of wind turbines in Gloucester and Ipswich to the development of devices for detecting early stage cancer, local entrepreneurs on the North Shore are busy when it comes to clean technology. 

“Sustainability is a big issue and we try and stay on top of it,” said John Coulbourn, chair of the Sustainability Forum at the Cummings Center in Beverly.

Coulbourn’s group is one of many comprising the North Shore Technology Council (NSTC), a multifaceted nonprofit dedicated to promoting sustainable technology and growth on the North Shore. Run by volunteers and funded by corporate sponsors, the Council connects with the community through frequent forums, panels and networking events each month.

The group collaborates with laypeople and leading educators, technologists and environmentalists to network and learn about new initiatives in monthly meetings opened to the community. The next gathering will take place on Wednesday, March 6 at 8 a.m. at the Cummings Center in Beverly.

Dr Farmer, NSIV; Carl Safina, Blue Ocean Institute; Tom Kinneman, NSIV; John Coulbourn, Ipswich River Media; Eric Graham, Next Step Living; Eric Groft, NSIV.

“It’s all about information when it comes to sustainability: the more we have the better off we’ll be,” said Coulbourn who also serves on the advisory board North Shore Innoventures (NSIV). NSIV, also located in the Cummings Center, is an incubator fostered through NSTC, according to Dr. Martha Farmer, the CEO and president of Innoventures. The organization was designed to mentor and assist entrepreneurs, and engages with the community through clean technology.

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Governor Patrick Taps NSIV's Dr. Farmer

Congrats to North Shore Innoventure's active and esteemed leader!

Martha C. Farmer of Manchester was appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick to serve on the board as a trustee of the North Shore Community College, which has campuses in Danvers and Lynn.

Farmer is the president, CEO and co-founder of North Shore InnoVentures, a nonprofit business incubator for life sciences and cleantech start-ups, operating the Biotech InnoVenture Center in Beverly and the Cleantech InnoVenture Center in Lynn. 

Read more here from the Gloucester Times.