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In her annual commentary for Banker & Tradesman's life sciences issue, MassBio CEO & President Kendalle Burlin O'Connell calls on the real estate community to help Massachusetts keep the next generation of biotech companies here. The leases signed this ye

Earlier this year, MassBio and the Termeer Institute launched Termeer Ascend: Leadership in Practice, a program that grew out of both organizations' long-term strategic planning, including MassBio's Vision 2030 roadmap, which identified the leadership pip

Huang brings decades of expertise to MassBio Board to aid in organizational mission Dennis Huang - Ultragenyx Dennis Huang, chief technical operations officer and executive vice president of gene therapy at Ultragenyx has been named to the board of direct

More than half of the state's venture capital funding went to companies outside of Cambridge, up from 42% in 2021.

The abrupt leadership changes come at a sensitive time for MassBio, which lobbies for the state's biotechnolology industry, a pillar of the Massachusetts economy.

The venerated Massachusetts Biotechnology Council has tapped Eastern Boston and Cambridge state Sen. Joe Boncore to lead its organization amid a boom period.

Under previous president and chief executive Bob Coughlin, the powerful trade group got out front on the need for more women and people of color in the life sciences industry. So much for progress.