The state has awarded a Worcester university $5.2 million for an initiative to create more programs and jobs in bio-industries.

The award from the Healey administration was given to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), along with the City of Worcester, Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives and 30 regional partners, WPI announced Thursday.

The initiative, known as the BioHub, aims to establish 24 pilot projects, train over 500 individuals and create 3,000 new jobs in bio-industries throughout the next three years, according to an email from WPI.

Bio-industries are industries that make use of bio-technology, which uses living organisms, biological systems or parts of biological systems to create products and technology. Vaccine development is one example.

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