The power of partnership and vision for MLSC 3.0 was on full display during the BIO International Convention. Thank you to MassBio and partners across the ecosystem for showcasing why Massachusetts is the place to be.
BIO attendees who visited the Massachusetts Pavilion had the opportunity to explore what resources the Commonwealth can offer to help companies and institutions at any stage and how to take the next steps to succeed in Massachusetts.
The Pavilion also featured a series of panels and talks highlighting the Massachusetts ecosystem. Following the formal ribbon cutting of the Pavilion, MLSC President and CEO Kirk Taylor, MD led a conversation on what MLSC can do for our life sciences community. From programs like the MLSC’s MassNextGen Initiative and internship programming to industry-aligned workforce partnerships and job creation incentives to help companies succeed, the wide-ranging discussion featured comments on how current and future Center programs continue to empower innovation. Thank you to Nanopath’s Amogha Tadimety, JVS Boston’s Amanda Townsend, and NanoDx, Inc.’s Mike Sampson, for a tremendous panel.
Later in the week, President Taylor previewed the MLSC’s Innovation Areas of Mental Health, Preventative/Personalized Medicine, Discovery, and Cures, with participants Chandra Ramanathan of Danaher Corporation, Cathy Connelly-Perry of Takeda, Tom Lauzon of Ultragenyx, and Christina Baer of UMass Chan Medical School.
One of the final panels was a stellar showcase of the success of workforce partnerships. President Taylor was joined by Year Up’s Mae Tobin-Hochstadt and Bioversity graduate Rashaan Bryant. Rashaan is a Massachusetts native, born and raised in Boston. He found Bioversity through a family friend and was accepted into the first cohort of its Biotech Career Foundations eight-week training program. He graduated in March 2024 and has been in his role at Unity Lab Services, a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, since May 2024.
