Northeastern University is launching a new center focused on training students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, made possible by a $5 million investment by alumnus and Clean Harbors, Inc. founder Alan S. McKim.

The Northeastern University Center for Entrepreneurship Education creates a pipeline that teaches entrepreneurship and business skills, helps students and alumni develop new ventures, and unites startups with a connected network of angel investors and venture capitalists, according to the campus website.

Marc Meyer, who directs the colleges High Tech MBA program, will lead the development of the new center along with business school faculty members Daniel Gregory and Daniel J. McCarthy, the campus said.

Through the center, undergraduates will have access to entrepreneurship courses, co-op positions at companies including startups run by Northeastern alumni, and the Entrepreneurship Club, which offers a variety of programs for student entrepreneurs, the campus said. Graduate students meanwhile can experience the Lab to Ventures program, which helps campus researchers translate cutting-edge work in engineering, pharmaceutical sciences and medical devices into successful businesses.

The center will also offer startup boot camps to help alumni develop business plans and network with local investors, the campus said.

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Clean Harbors CEO's $5M kickstarts Northeastern biz center