Success Stories
Academia and industry partner to tackle women’s health
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we are proud to highlight Tufts University and Dr. Jamie Maguire’s project on explaining sex differences in network aberrations in depression. In collaboration with…
Read MoreA talent pipeline second to none
Massachusetts is home to world-renowned academic institutions with an educated workforce second to none. At the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), we know that having a successful talent pipeline is…
Read MoreDr. Isso Bayala is motivating the future life sciences workforce
In recognition of Black History Month, the MLSC is highlighting a prominent advocate and educator in the life sciences, Dr. Isso Bayala. Dr. Bayala is the professor of Biotechnology and…
Read MoreGrowth Trajectory: Chen Dong’s Journey from Intern to Data Scientist at Olaris, Inc.
Olaris, Inc., founded in 2014 by Elizabeth “Liz” O’Day, Ph.D., aims to revolutionize how we diagnose and treat patients with life threatening diseases. Put simply, its goal is to “get…
Read MoreA Home-Grown Company Helping Save Lives Every Day
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was one life-saving medical device that was in high demand but in short supply: ventilators. In these early days, ventilators offered patients…
Read MoreNo Treatment Left Behind: Reboot Rx Aiming to Save Lives with Overlooked Generic Drugs and AI Technology
How can we get more treatment options to cancer patients who need them? Moreover, can we do it faster and make it more affordable? Most everyone has themselves or knows…
Read MorePaying It Forward: Former Intern Building Own Talent Pipeline at Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is a homegrown Boston-based biotechnology company. The “Organism Company” uses their engineered high throughput automation platform to design custom organisms to impact all industries including, but not limited…
Read MoreSnapdragon Chemistry Leveraging the Opportunity to Discover, Develop, and Make It in Massachusetts
The team at Snapdragon Chemistry has followed the shifting paradigms of the life sciences sector and manufacturing since its founding. The Waltham-based contract research organization, founded in 2014, designs manufacturing…
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