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 […]

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 […]

This year’s Student Poster Competition featured a record number of entries with students from Framingham State, Northeastern, University of New Hampshire, UMass Amherst and MCPHS University participating in graduate and undergraduate categories.  Winning presenters receive an all expenses paid trip to the ISPE Annual Meeting in November to compete in the International Student Poster Competition […]

The ISPE Boston Area Chapter Scholarship Foundation is proud to offer a merit-based scholarship program honoring Joel Goldenberg, Past President of the Boston Area Chapter. The Scholarship Foundation is supported by charitable contributions from the Boston Area Chapter and others, and has awarded 105 scholarships to date, totaling over $125K. Individual awards of up to […]

Students were so energized after attending the Annual Career Workshop that they brought that energy back to their campuses in a big way and organized several on-campus events to promote ISPE and sign up new members.  Through the Career Workshop and these on-campus efforts, the Chapter has increased student membership by at least 50 students […]

Attendance at this year’s Student Career Workshop on January 27 obliterated all prior attendance records with over 110 participants!  We had a star-studded cast of presenters that included hiring managers from Pfizer and Alnylam, career counselors and industry professionals.  And we invited several young professionals who had attended prior Career Workshops to act as mentors […]

As one of almost 20 presenters at the Chapter’s Student Career Workshop on January 27, I had the pleasure of sharing my thoughts with over 100 area students preparing for careers in the life sciences and STEM fields. This annual event is hosted by the Chapter’s Student Development Committee to help students hone the skills […]