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Berkshire Innovation Center

Enabling and accelerating innovation and growth for existing companies in Berkshire County. - Manufacturing - Life Sciences - Technology.

The Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC) is a 20,000-square-foot structure located in the William Stanley Business Park of the Berkshires, located in Pittsfield; its mission is to advance the manufacturing strengths of the region. The project was made possible by a state grant of $9.7 million from the Mass Life Science Center plus two start-up grants of $250,000 each from the Pittsfield’s economic de

velopment fund and the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority. The BIC will bring advanced capabilities to its member companies including shared access to cutting edge R&D equipment, customized training programs, student internship programs, and collaborative research opportunities with the BIC’s research partners including UMass-Amherst, RPI, SUNY College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, and UMass-Lowell. Sponsors:
General Dynamics Missions Systems - Platinum Sponsor
https://gdmissionsystems.com/

Berkshire Bank - Gold Sponsor
www.berkshirebank.com

Ten companies have already signed formal membership agreements with the Berkshire Innovation Center. The members to date include:
Apex Resource Technologies (Pittsfield), Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing (Lee), Boyd Technologies (Lee), Cavallero Plastics (Pittsfield), General Dynamics (Pittsfield), Interprint USA (Pittsfield), Intertek PTL (Pittsfield), MRA Laboratories (Adams), New Dalton Group (Dalton), Sinicon Plastics (Pittsfield), and Sonoco Plastics (Chatham, NY).

06/05/2026

We were excited to host the 1Berkshire - Berkshire Leadership Program (BLP) Advanced Manufacturing session at the BIC.

The BLP cohort got a hands-on, real-world manufacturing experience assembling GAMI Turbo model kits while exploring teamwork, communication, and leadership through the build process.

Huge thanks to Patrick Becker (General Dynamics Mission Systems), Dr. Dennis Rebelo (Berkshire Innovation Center), and Abby Rebelo (Narrative Research Group) for leading an engaging interactive build and discussion.

We also wrapped up the evening with a Berkshire Robotics Challenge presentation featuring We Robot and highlighting the ongoing need for coaches and sponsors.

Learn more about BLP: https://1berkshire.com/programs/berkshire-leadership-program-blp/

06/04/2026

Episode 29 of My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo is LIVE! 🚀

Join us as Aaron Bayer, longtime public school superintendent and educational leader, shares his extraordinary journey from a transient childhood marked by poverty, frequent moves, and personal loss to leading a school district centered on opportunity, student voice, and career education.

Aaron reflects on growing up in California with a family of traveling lounge singers, navigating multiple schools, and finding his place through wrestling, mentorship, and education. After postponing college to help support his family following a move to rural Oregon, he eventually enrolled at community college, earned a degree from Oregon State University, and built a career dedicated to serving young people. Along the way, influential coaches, principals, and community members helped shape his belief that education can transform lives and that every student deserves the opportunity to discover who they are and what they are capable of becoming.

🔗 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TFtSIvrCUBwpfAtiIHfPs?si=e44d7d4271ee49d4
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTiUcRt1F08

Produced by Nate Christy

⭐ Drop a comment with your biggest takeaway from Aaron Bayer’s story! And don’t forget to rate, share, and subscribe.

06/02/2026

At 16 years old, Aaron Bayer was grappling with the loss of his stepbrother Bobby when a quote on his high school's marquee stopped him in his tracks:

"If you give me a place to stand, I will prove to move the world."

Aaron recalls that the words "really fell onto me, and I internalized that."

What followed was a question he began asking himself:

"Where have you been? What has that journey been that got you to that place? And then where might you be going?"

In this clip from the latest episode of My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo, Aaron reflects on a formative moment in his life story and the experiences that ultimately led him to become a public school superintendent in Oregon.

🎙️ Full episode premieres Thursday, June 4.

06/01/2026

Sharpening the Interview: Using IPSP & Orienting Intelligence to Hire Better

HR Leadership Roundtable Series for BIC Members

Join fellow Berkshire County HR and operations leaders for a 60-minute working session on smarter hiring.

Using IPSP (Ideal Profile Success Pattern) and Orienting Intelligence, you'll sharpen your interview approach and walk away with practical tools, including a take-home template of 3 better interview questions.

What You'll Learn
✅ Define What Success Looks Like
Grounded in what top performers do, not just credentials or experience.
✅ Apply Orienting Intelligence
Understand how candidates take in information, decide, and adapt under pressure.
✅ Build Better Interview Questions
Use IPSP to move beyond generic prompts to role-specific insight.
✅ Gain Peer-Shared Practices
Cross-industry insight from healthcare, manufacturing, and beyond.

Not a lecture. A peer-driven, immediately applicable session.

📅 June 9, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
🎟️ Free for BIC Members
📋 Registration Required

Register here: https://www.berkshireinnovationcenter.com/event-details/sharpening-the-interview-using-ipsp-orienting-intelligence-to-hire-better

05/29/2026

New Episode of BIC Presents is LIVE! 🎙️

In this episode of BIC Presents, host PJ Moynihan sits down with Bryana Bayly, Manager of Industry Relations, and Williams, Youth Program Director at the MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board, to discuss workforce development, career readiness, and the growing opportunities available across Berkshire County. Together, they explore how regional collaboration between education, employers, workforce organizations, and community partners is helping students discover career pathways earlier than ever before.

The conversation highlights innovative programs that connect young people to internships, job shadowing, and hands-on work experiences while addressing workforce needs in healthcare, hospitality, management, and advanced manufacturing. Bryana and Heather also discuss the importance of changing outdated perceptions about career opportunities in the Berkshires and why strong partnerships are key to building the region’s future workforce and innovation economy.

🔗 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/37Kr9Nf6YQ9HA7F2crr2oW?si=6a4b8547f39d4736�

Produced by Nate Christy

05/26/2026

Last week’s Stage 2 Accelerator Showcase brought together founders, innovators, investors, and community members for an afternoon of bold ideas, real conversations, and momentum.

From clean energy and advanced manufacturing to predictive data platforms and electrification technologies, the companies featured at the Berkshire Innovation Center are tackling real-world challenges with creativity, resilience, and ambition.

What stood out most wasn’t just the technology, it was the people behind it. Founders willing to pivot, adapt, collaborate, and keep building.

We’re excited to share a new recap video highlighting moments from the showcase and the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem taking shape here in the Berkshires.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and continues to support innovation in the region.

Featuring:� HKG Energy • Globe Grown • Elimentra Technologies • Meet Daisy • Noble Carbon • eSki • SQE.io • Clear Waterways Group • Pro Workforce Performance

A special thank you to the sponsors who help make the BIC Accelerator Program possible: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, 1Berkshire, Mill Town Foundation, Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation (PERC), MassMEDIC, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C., NorthRenew Energy, MathWorks, SOLIDWORKS, and Altium.

05/21/2026

Episode 29 of My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo is LIVE! 🚀

Join us as population health scientist, advocate, and community builder Kaitlyn Keen shares her deeply personal journey through public health, caregiving, advocacy, and self-discovery.

From working overnight shifts in a trauma center emergency department while raising a young daughter, to becoming an Associate Director at the American Cancer Society, Kaitlyn reflects on the life experiences that shaped her passion for improving health outcomes and building stronger communities. She discusses her work with the Illinois Lung Cancer Roundtable, the impact of storytelling in advocacy, and how her mother’s breast cancer journey helped deepen her connection to the cancer community.

Kaitlyn also opens up about identity, belonging, becoming a young mother, and recently being diagnosed with ADHD at 35 — sharing how understanding herself more fully has strengthened the way she shows up for others.

🔗 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/27oJDS4UUmMODgfzRw4oAm?si=ba587a9f45e6460d
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aNbXI51bjMY?si=IRMQmN3R_4-n2mKl

Produced by Nate Christy

⭐ Drop a comment with your biggest takeaway from Kaitlyn’s story! And don’t forget to rate, share, and subscribe.

05/19/2026

Final Openings for Session 2

The response to this year’s Future Innovators program has been incredible, and our first cohort has officially reached capacity.

We’re now accepting a limited number of final applications for Session 2.

Future Innovators gives rising sophomores a chance to work on hands-on projects, build leadership and collaboration skills, explore technology and innovation pathways, and connect with professionals and industries shaping the future of the Berkshires and beyond.

If you’ve been considering applying, now is the time.

Apply here:
https://www.berkshireinnovationcenter.com/futureinnovators

05/18/2026

“Advocacy is a beautiful tool to bring people together.”

A new episode of My Story Vault with Dr. Dennis Rebelo premieres Thursday, May 21 featuring Kaitlyn Keen, Founder & CEO, Population Health Scientist, Human & Animal Advocate, Speaker, Mother, and Previvor.

Kaitlyn reflects on her journey into public health and the collaborative work happening across lung cancer advocacy, prevention, survivorship, and caregiver support. In this clip, she speaks about how advocacy has connected people across communities, healthcare, and research to help create stronger systems of support and care, while also reflecting on the importance of understanding yourself in order to better show up for others.

CaregiverSupport CancerAdvocacy NarrativeResearchGroup

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