Lowell High School this morning opened its Life Sciences Maker Space, designed to enhance student learning in the high-demand industry.

The space was funded through a $100,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s (MLSC) STEM Equipment and Supplies Grant Program, and will be outfitted with high powered microscopes, life sciences lab supplies, computers with technical computing software and a 3-D printer. Starting next year, each Lowell High School freshman will spend at least one week of their biology period per year at the maker space, ensuring their life science learning will be hands-on and authentic.

The opening was attended by Travis McCready, president and CEO of MLSC and Steven Tello, associate vice chancellor of entrepreneurship and economic development at UMass Lowell’s Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center.

The MLSC is an investment agency that supports life sciences innovation, research, development and commercialization through a 10-year, $1 billion state-funded investment initiative.