First In-Person Educational Event of 2022 a Smash Hit!

Posted by Amy Gusky
On June 16, 2022

On June 8th, ISPE’s Educational Programs Committee brought us 2022’s first in-person tour & panel on considerations surrounding make vs buy strategies. Taking place at ElevateBio’s Basecamp in Waltham, the program started off by highlighting ElevateBio’s cell & gene therapy manufacturing suites to the ISPE participants. Following the tours, Andrew Sandford, President of ElevateBio BaseCamp, […]

Ginkgo to Expand Agricultural Biologicals with Bayer AG

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 16, 2022

In April Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks announced plans to significantly expand its platform capabilities in agricultural biologicals through a partnership with German conglomerate Bayer AG in which Ginkgo will acquire Bayer’s 175,000-square-foot West Sacramento Biologics R&D site, team, and internal discovery and lead optimization platform. In addition, Ginkgo will integrate the R&D platform assets from Joyn […]

ProFound Therapeutics Launches with $75M from Flagship Pioneering

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 9, 2022

Flagship Pioneering has unveiled ProFound Therapeutics, a company founded at Flagship Labs in 2020. The company’s ProFoundry Platform has uncovered tens of thousands of novel proteins, remapping the landscape of the human genome and vastly expanding the number of potential therapeutic targets. Flagship has initially committed $75M to advance the platform and generate an initial […]

Local Biotechs Remix and MOMA Attract New Funding

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 9, 2022

Local biotechs continue to attract funding. Boston startup MOMA Therapeutics recently completed a $150 million Series B financing. “Since our launch in 2020, MOMA has advanced our novel drug discovery platform, generated multiple high-impact oncology programs and bolstered our exceptional team. Through these achievements we are developing an explicit understanding of the dynamic conformational changes of molecular […]

Welcome New Members May 2022!

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 6, 2022

We would like to introduce the Members who joined ISPE in May 2022, welcome them to the Chapter and encourage them (and all 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 the […]

Chapter Member Anniversaries: June 2022

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 6, 2022

Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in June 2022. Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Neil Bergeron, Lonza Robert Cole, Hart Design Group Timothy Horgan, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals David Hyde, Lantheus Holdings, Inc. Aaron Jordan, Sanofi Richard Kotosky, Kotosky Consulting LLC Stephen Rossmeisl, DPS […]

GSK to Acquire Affinivax for $2.1 Billion

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 3, 2022

GSK has agreed to acquire Cambridge-based Affinivax for a $2.1 billion upfront payment and up to $1.2 billion in potential development milestones. Affinivax is pioneering the development of a novel class of vaccines, the most advanced of which are next-generation pneumococcal vaccines. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022. Pneumococcal disease includes pneumonia, […]

MassBio Reports on Life Sciences Workforce Needs and Challenges

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 2, 2022

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) has released a study identifying workforce needs, expectations, and challenges across the Massachusetts life sciences industry. Findings from 129 biopharma companies show that 78 percent expect to grow their workforce over the next 12 months with both entry- and non-entry-level new hires, with most also having experienced difficulty in filling […]

MA Competing to Host Federal Biomed Research Center

Posted by ISPE Boston
On June 2, 2022

A bid led by top government, business, higher education and life sciences officials to bring a federal biomedical research agency to Massachusetts has launched with a meeting at the UMass Club in Boston. Gov. Charlie Baker, Congressman Richard Neal, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan and MassBio CEO Joe Boncore are leading the effort to […]

Emerging Leaders Networking Meetup at the Mighty Squirrel

Posted by Sean Keenan
On June 2, 2022

The Emerging Leaders Committee got summer kickstarted with their first in-person event of the year! A happy hour meet-and-greet was hosted on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon at the Mighty Squirrel brewery. Who doesn’t love a couple of free drink tickets for some delicious craft beer? It was great to see some familiar faces and plenty […]

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