Success Stories

Dr. 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…

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Growth 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…

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A 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…

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No 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…

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Paying 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…

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Snapdragon 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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Data Science: Improving care for patients with cancer

Life sciences is an ever-evolving industry that continues to push the landscape in how we treat diseases, develop new modalities, and redefine the careers created within this ecosystem. One such…

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In Fuller Detail: Bits to Bytes awardee aims to break through imaging limitations in hemorrhagic stroke treatment

According to the Brain Aneurism Foundation, it is estimated that approximately 6 million people in the United States (1 in 50) have a brain aneurysm and that approximately 30,000 people…

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