Dean Kamen knows about rehabbing old brick buildings in Manchester’s Millyard after opening DEKA Research and Development Corp. here four decades ago.
Just a year ago, the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, a nonprofit Kamen founded in 2016, opened BioFabFoundries, a 25,000-square-foot space with “clean labs” at 540 N. Commercial St. That space is now at capacity.
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Dean Kamen, executive director of ARMI, leads a tour of 540 Commercial St. in Manchester on Thursday.
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Dean Kamen, executive director of ARMI, stands by 150 Dow St., where the nonprofit is expanding.
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Dean Kamen, executive director of ARMI, talks about the nonprofit's progress in the hallway at 540 Commercial St. in Manchester.
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