Fueling innovation for a healthy and secure Blue Planet.

• BLUE On Boston Harbor is located in the Climate Justice, Gateway City of Chelsea, Massachusetts
• Diverse , dynamic, coastal community
• HubZone
• Direct ocean access
• 15 minutes to Logan Airport
• 15 minutes to downtown Boston
• Geographic center for the Northeast, or "Blue England" 
• Phase II -  additional buildings, piers, working drydock, outdoor space for extra-large prototypes, bringing innovation campus to 9.5 acres on Boston Harbor with opportunity to expand further.
• Specialized STEM experiential learning and apprenticeship training labs
• Soft landings for international startups
• Opportunity for additional secure, hardened building

• Saltwater globally unique gated tidal drydock for testing autonomous systems, sensors, robotics, acoustics, as well as workforce development training and more.
• Location used by the US Navy during WWII.
• Phase I - 30K sq. ft. innovation, education, training center 
• Private parking & outdoor storage
• Near public transportation and bike route.
• Access to Capital
• Access to Advisors/Mentors
• Deep water pier
•  research vessels
• wet lockers
• direct ocean access. 
• Seawater Lab 
• Computer Lab
• Prototyping lab
• Access to the most robust innovation ecosystem on our Blue Planet

• BLUE on Boston Harbor is a waterfront revitalization effort fixing buildings and repurposing an underutilized location.  
• BLUE on Boston Harbor will be a local and regional asset for decades to come.
• BLUE on Boston Harbor is an environmentally friendly campus that creates jobs, increase the customer base for local businesses, draws national and international innovators to Massachusetts, and continues the Chelsea tradition of a working waterfront.

BLUE Rising Tide Program

(in development)

• Specialized blue jobs and entrepreneurship trainings in collaboration with the historic Fitzgerald Shipyard and area schools to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) in Blue Economy Leadership, Workforce Development, Innovation Ecosystem and Entrepreneurship

U.S. Department of Energy

American Made Network

Since 2022 the entrepreneurial programs BLUE Incubator at Blue Innovation Labs and the BLUE Excelerator at Blue Institute are proud to be named  "Connectors" in the US Department of Energy's American Made Network . 

The American-Made Network is fueling America’s innovation engine. Members of public and private sectors provide mentoring, tools, resources, and support to accelerate the transition of ideas into real-world solutions for environmental justice and economic renewal. 

BLUE Incubator

BLUE Incubator was established in 2017 and with the pandemic pivoted to a virtual program helping over 25 disparate and diverse startups stay connected, informed, and introduced to capital, expert advisors and wrap around services.

• Startups have raised > $13,750,000.00 
• 80 Jobs Created
• 6 Female and 11 Founders of Color
• 8 Massachusetts startups
• 7 startups from other US States
• 11 International startups
• DOE American Made Network Connector
• DOD, DOE Teamer, NASA,  SBIR, STTR
• Brick and mortar program with hybrid links
• Wrap around business services
• Industry experts and guest speakers
• Soft Landing for international startups
• ecosystem introductions and matching
• Regional, national and international networks
• Access to capital via angel investors, impact investors, VCs
• For 2024 Hybrid with virtual and pop-up programming
• Entrepreneur in Residence
• Dual Use Magnet

• BLUE Excelerator BX5  

BLUE Excelerator is a virtual three month "Advanced Topics" accelerator focusing in on the design, development, and funding of pilots & prototypes. The program is offered by the Blue Institute, Inc. a Massachusetts based nonprofit 501C3 . 

• 2021 1st ClimateTech Cohort, BX1 graduates 12 startups
• 2022 2nd ClimateTech Cohort, BX2 graduates 9 startups
• 2023 3rd ClimateTech Cohort, BX3 graduates 10 startups
• 2024 4th ClimateTech Cohort has 10 startups
• 32 Expert Speakers
• 50 Industry Mentors
• 14 Female Founders
• 15 Founders of Color
• 9 from Massachusetts
• 14 from other US States
• 17 International 
• BX4 Demo Day June 7th, 2024
• *BX5 Applications open October 1, 2024 

BLUEX Bridge

(in development)

• Bridge over "Valley of Death"
• Novel in-person 9 month open-innovation  technology readiness level TRL catalyst 
• Dual Use Magnet
• Next level Team & Business development
• Technology Readiness Level (TRL) advancement 
• Access to domain experts, funding vehicles, facility offerings, BlueTech Cluster ecosystem

BLUE Peer to Pier Program

(in development)

• STEM Experiential Learning
• Student and workforce internships, apprenticeships, and career shadowing opportunities
• Connecting community to climate innovation.