Boston-Based Startup Incubator Funds Nuke Detectors And A Cure For Viruses

There are a lot of 'startup incubators' around these days. Probably too many. The standard model requires companies to give up chunks of equity in exchange for funding and three months of office space and mentorship. Most are reserved for a dozen or so web and software businesses, which then pitch investors in a glorified show-and-tell, dubbed the 'Demo Day,' at the end of their stay.