Happy 40th Birthday to Biogen!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On May 21, 2018

The Boston Area Chapter wishes a Happy 40th Birthday to Biogen, one of the first biotech companies and one of the only still surviving as a stand alone entity four decades later. To quote from the Biogen website, “Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. […]

MassBio Policy to Ensure Diversity at Events

Posted by ISPE Boston
On May 21, 2018

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio®) has announced a new policy to ensure speakers and panelists at all MassBio events are diverse and to encourage those conferences the organization participates in to do the same, effective immediately. This is part of MassBio’s ongoing leadership to improve diversity and inclusion in the life sciences industry. “What I […]

2018 Job Trends Forecast for Life Sciences Industry in MA

Posted by ISPE Boston
On May 21, 2018

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (MassBioEd) has released its 2018 Job Trends Forecast, which provides an overview of hiring demands in the life sciences industry in Massachusetts, as well as projections of employment growth by sector and occupation. In its third year, the report also includes findings from MassBioEd’s annual survey of industry employers, which […]

Sanofi’s shift to robots and ‘digital twins’ at U.S. biologics site costs 95 jobs

Posted by Eric Palmer
On May 16, 2018

Sanofi is investing more than $300 million in its Framingham, Massachusetts, plant as it continues a global manufacturing transformation that at some plants leans heavily on robots and digital processes. But more robots translates into fewer people and so the company will cut nearly 100 jobs at the site even as it expands capacity. Sanofi […]

Celebrating “Cinco de Bio” with the YPs

Posted by Michael Degirolamo
On May 15, 2018

For the Young Professionals May social event, we celebrated “Cinco de Bio” at La Fabrica in Cambridge. The attendees were from all over the industry, from sales to facilities, and struck up some interesting conversations while building everyone’s network. As the night went on there was a live Cuban band that led to dancing and […]

UNH Bioengineering Grads Eager to Join Workforce

Posted by Russell Carr
On May 9, 2018

The University of New Hampshire bioengineering class of 2018 completed their last presentation on May 8 at the 4th Annual UNH Bioengineering Symposium. Three of the graduates will be continuing on to graduate studies, one plans on medical school and the others are ready and eager to enter the workforce. The bioengineering program is an […]

Chapter Member Anniversaries: April 2018

Posted by ISPE Boston
On May 7, 2018

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in April 2018. Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years James Araujo, Jr., Lonza Biologics Inc James R. Berry, DPR Construction Inc. Michael S. Cheney, Biogen Idec Donald Cole, Hart Passivation Services, Inc. Daniel D. Crosby, Bristol […]

Welcome New Members!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On May 7, 2018

We would like to introduce the members who joined ISPE in April 2018, welcome them to the Chapter and encourage them (and all of our members) to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available through ISPE. Fellow ISPE members are a terrific resource for help with everyday professional challenges. And […]

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Relies on Collaboration, Early and Often

Posted by Kevin Daley
On May 4, 2018

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a project delivery approach that integrates the owner, prime designer, select contractors, systems, processes, design and business practices. This method of project delivery provides in-depth collaborative behavior, risk-sharing, early involvement during design and intensified involvement during construction, among many other benefits. IPD has been a proven method of success on […]

Student Winner Praises Poster Competition

Posted by Kinza Hussain
On May 3, 2018

If I could describe my experience at the ISPE Poster Competition in three words, they would be: exhilarating, engaging and enlightening. The event was held at WPI in Worcester, about an hour from where I live in Boston. For those of us commuting to Worcester from Boston, ISPE offered reimbursement for a car rental, train […]

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