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NIH funding in Worcester County
Organizations in Worcester County, Massachusetts received $17.1 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2026 across 26 projects — NIH RePORTER, every fiscal year since FY2015 and every organization.
How much NIH funding did organizations in Worcester County, Massachusetts receive each fiscal year?
| Fiscal year | NIH funding | Change | Projects | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $14.9 million | – | 32 | 10 |
| FY2016 | $11.0 million | -26.0% | 28 | 9 |
| FY2017 | $11.7 million | +6.5% | 32 | 11 |
| FY2018 | $11.7 million | -0.1% | 32 | 9 |
| FY2019 | $13.7 million | +16.4% | 30 | 9 |
| FY2020 | $15.0 million | +9.6% | 30 | 9 |
| FY2021 | $14.7 million | -1.5% | 27 | 5 |
| FY2022 | $10.3 million | -29.8% | 26 | 7 |
| FY2023 | $13.2 million | +27.2% | 29 | 7 |
| FY2024 | $12.6 million | -4.2% | 27 | 8 |
| FY2025 | $23.5 million | +86.5% | 29 | 5 |
| FY2026 | $17.1 million | -27.4% | 26 | 8 |
Which organizations in Worcester County, Massachusetts receive NIH funding?
| Organization | NIH funding, latest year | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Worcester, MA · BIOMED ENGR/COL ENGR/ENGR STA | $6.3 million | 14 |
| MICROBIOTIX, INC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $6.0 million | 5 |
| SIGNABLOK, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $1.2 million | 2 |
| AIM MEDICAL ROBOTICS INC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $1.0 million | 1 |
| FAMILY EYE CARE INC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $981,739 | 1 |
| CG SCIENTIFIC, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $765,267 | 1 |
| CANTATA BIO LLC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $406,703 | 1 |
| XTOP BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $400,000 | 1 |
| SPATIAL SURGICAL LLC Shrewsbury, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $2.0 million | 1 |
| CODOMAX INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $700,000 | 2 |
| COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS Worcester, MA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $361,439 | 1 |
| ANGSTROM RESEARCH INC. Lunenburg, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $353,102 | 1 |
| INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF VACCINES Worcester, MA · Other Domestic Non-Profits | $7,000 | 1 |
| CLARK UNIVERSITY (WORCESTER, MA) Worcester, MA · SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | $98,045 | 1 |
| MUSTANG BIO, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $999,336 | 1 |
| ZATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $1.9 million | 2 |
| OPTYS TECH CORPORATION Shrewsbury, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $252,083 | 1 |
| ENABLE LIFE SCIENCES LLC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $224,000 | 1 |
| MICROGRADIENT FLUIDICS LLC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $168,086 | 1 |
| DETECTOGEN, INC. Westborough, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $651,346 | 1 |
| ATROPOS THERAPEUTICS, INC. Southborough, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $339,657 | 1 |
| MINDSCIENCES, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $339,481 | 1 |
| BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH MODELS, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $527,844 | 2 |
| WOODLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC Shrewsbury, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $299,999 | 1 |
| INCOM, INC. Charlton, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $244,325 | 1 |
| LUMME, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $224,228 | 1 |
| GLSYNTHESIS, INC. Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $597,909 | 1 |
| VITATHREADS, LLC Worcester, MA · Domestic For-Profits | $179,011 | 1 |
All figures for Worcester County · Massachusetts · United States
NIH RePORTER: award amounts of NIH projects by fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), U.S. organizations only, subprojects not counted twice. County from the organization's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.
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