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Former chairman leaves MassBio a better place

September 29, 2010 — Michael D. Webb, past chairman of the MassBio Board of Directors, has stepped down after a decade of invaluable service to both the organization and the Commonwealth’s life sciences industry. Webb joined the MassBio board in 2000 and served as…
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Q&A with Dr. James Mandell, CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital

September 29, 2010 — Q: What do you see are the potential opportunities for teaching hospitals and innovation the new healthcare reform law is implemented over the next several years? Do you see potential challenges that teaching hospitals and innovators face? A:…
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MassBio Policy Update

September 29, 2010 — MassBio continues to closely monitor legislative initiatives at both the state and federal level. The Massachusetts Legislative session ended on July 31 – going right down to the wire. As reported in our last edition, MassBio has been working diligently on…
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Shadow Day benefits students, companies

September 29, 2010 — When Dr. Lisa Olson, Senior Director of Immunology at Abbott Laboratories, is looking to hire, she has difficulty finding entry-level candidates with experience or course work in pharmacology. That’s why she jumped at the chance to host students at the…
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Maximize your MassBio membership

September 28, 2010 — Learn how to maximize your MassBio membership at a series of Open House events we're hosting this fall. Register for an Open House to : Make sure you are taking advantage of our Purchasing Consortium Learn more about MassBio…
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Breakfast panel raises money for CF Foundation

September 28, 2010 — On September 16th, the IFMA Boston Programs Committee, R&D Network, MassBio and BioMed Realty Trust hosted Story for Charity – A Panel Presents the Kendall Square Biotech Story. The breakfast event brought together industry leaders with a…
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AT&T Joins MassBio Purchasing Consortium as Mobile Solutions Partner

September 22, 2010 — We are pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing Purchasing Consortium, a worldwide leader in mobile solutions, AT&T. To kick off our partnership, AT&T has created a special wireless service offer for MassBio member companies…
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Plymouth Joins Others with BioReady™ Rating

August 31, 2010 — Plymouth Joins Others with BioReady™ Rating 63 Massachusetts Municipalities Are BioReady™   August 19, 2010 (Cambridge, MA)—The Town of Plymouth was awarded a BioReady™ rating of Gold by MassBio today. Plymouth provides…
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Quincy Earns Plantinum BioReady™ Rating

August 31, 2010 — Joins 62 other BioReady™ Communities in Massachusetts   The City of Quincy was awarded a BioReady™ rating of Platinum by MassBio and MassEcon today. In addition to "by-right zoning" allowing for biotech uses, the city has…
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Massachusetts maintains national strength in biotech despite downturn

August 25, 2010 — Commonwealth grows in employment, industry concentration in 2009 Massachusetts has improved its position as a nation-leading  biotechnology cluster, increasing jobs not just in research & development, but also in manufacturing. …
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