“From Controversy to Cure” documentary chronicles the biotech boom in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Film looks at how Kendall Square became a beacon for industries working on treatments for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.
KSA meeting explores collaboration in 2019
The keynote speaker of the Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting discussed technology’s effects on collaboration and power.
Historian Robin Scheffler awarded 2018 Levitan Prize
Prestigious award in the humanities includes a $30,000 grant that will support his research into the factors that influenced the development of Boston’s booming biotech industry.
KSA meeting focuses on past, future innovation collaborations
Speakers discuss how industry and academic partnerships are transforming MIT’s neighborhood.
Defense Secretary Carter visits MIT for innovation discussion
Dialogue with defense secretary focuses on bolstering leading-edge manufacturing.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
Advancing medicine, layer by layer
Studies by graduate students Stephen Morton and Nisarg Shah show progress toward better cancer treatment and bone replacement.
Biotech to the rescue
Ram Sasisekharan’s startups provide novel methods to fight disease and make better drugs.
Brighter future for bacteria detection
An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection.
Growing a business, from the lab
MIT researcher Shuguang Zhang’s nanofiber-scaffold technology became the foundation for a biotech company.
Creating a permanent bacteria barrier
Startup Semprus Biosciences develops a permanent solution for keeping bacteria off implanted medical devices.