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Five startups will pitch, one will win! 🎫 🏆 Join us next Wednesday, October 28 for BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.'s Golden Ticket Reception! Hear from innovative startups as they pitch their science for the chance to win a Golden Ticket, worth $50K in credit to LabCentral. Before the pitches begin, attendees will hear directly from leaders at BioMarin about the company's vision and approach to partnering with early-stage biotech founders. 🗓️ October 28 ⏰ 4PM - 7PM 📍 LabCentral, 700 Main St, Cambridge, MA We are proud to continue to partner with BioMarin to host this event and remove barriers together to advance the life sciences. Come for the science, stay for the competition, and find out who will take home the Golden Ticket! Reserve your spot below: https://lnkd.in/gRszD_a4

Last week, MassBio held their annual Align Summit, and we were thrilled to see Shariq Usmani with Hiba Therapeutics, Inc. featured as part of BiotechTV's coverage of the event! 🎤 🧫 🎉 Shariq Usmani is the Founder & CEO of Hiba Therapeutics, Inc., and came to LabCentral initially through our AI BioHub cohort program. We're inspired daily by founders like Shariq, and are proud to support the innovative science, like Hiba's disruptive approach to cancer treatment, that they bring to our community.

We're positively buzz-ing with excitement to introduce you to two of our new autoclaves: Honeybee and Bumblebee 🐝 Our two new Priorclave North America Inc Benchtop Autoclaves are now installed, and can you bee-lieve that these non-steam jacketed units use 70% less electricity and 95% less water compared to traditional models of the same size?! Our upgrade in autoclaves stems from a combined effort from our Lab Operations and Facilities teams, as well as our employee-led Sustainability ERG. Special thank you and shout out to Layne Kasprzyk and Tony Li for bee-ing so instrumental to getting these set up!

Thank you to Dr. Madeleine Oudin for sharing your work with us yesterday as part of our Tufts in Translation series! 🔬 Dr. Madeleine Oudin is a Tiampo Family Endowed Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University, and she joined us to speak about her findings developing precision genetic therapies for children with SCN8A-related disorders. Shout outs to our incredible panelists for joining and fostering thoughtful conversation: Elias Quijano, PhD, Sally (Yuanheng) Wang Liang JD MPH, Caleb Moore, and Rekha Paleyanda. We are proud to partner with Tufts University to bring you our recurring series, Tufts in Translation, where faculty advancing new therapeutic approaches, targets, platforms, and delivery systems are spotlighted and invited to present their innovative work with our community.

In just one week, Breakthrough T1D is awarding a total of $100K to two impressive startup companies! Join us on October 21 for Breakthrough T1D's Golden Ticket Pitch Event! Early-stage companies focused on innovation research in Type 1 Diabetes will pitch to win one of two Golden Tickets, each worth $50K in credit to LabCentral. We are excited to partner with Breakthrough T1D on this opportunity to remove barriers for promising life sciences startups, and are looking forward to welcoming you to our space! 🔗 Reserve your spot at the link below: https://lnkd.in/g-ZUzsvV

STEM Week is around the corner! Every October, Massachusetts celebrates STEM Week. This year’s theme is STEM Starts Now, and we’re taking part with three days of programming at LabCentral. Our doors are open to everyone working in this space - Come for one day, or join for all three! 🖇️ Connections Start Now | Mon 10/19 A partner mixer. Schools, workforce agencies, community orgs, and funders in one room, meeting and engaging with one another. 🔬 Discovery Starts Now | Tue 10/20 Students here for a STEM field trip. That afternoon, a quick virtual session on how to bring your own group to our Learning Lab. 🧰 Readiness Starts Now | Wed 10/21 Employers, colleges, and training providers getting real about shifting entry level hiring needs. Everyone who attends get a skills gap brief. 🗓️ October 19 to 21 📍 LabCentral, 700 Main Street, Cambridge 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/gexsxVrx #MASTEMWeek #STEMStartsNow #WorkforceDevelopment #Biotech #KendallSquare

🎉 Earlier this week, Daiichi Sankyo awarded their 2026 Golden Tickets to Red Ace Bio and ICLUCIA Therapeutics! Thank you to all the innovative companies who pitched their science, and a big congratulations to Red Ace and ICLUCIA Therapeutics! 🎫 The Golden Ticket program exists to remove barriers for the most promising early-stage life sciences startups — giving them the space, resources, and community they need to turn bold science into real therapies. Finally, a huge thank you to Platinum Sponsor Daiichi Sankyo for their continued partnership and shared commitment to accelerating the next generation of biotech breakthroughs. Together, we're empowering breakthroughs to advance standards of care. 🔬 🧫 🌟

🎉Winners alert!! 🎉 Two deserving, early-stage life science start-ups were each awarded a Golden Ticket by Bristol Myers Squibb last night: Tinos Therapeutics and ALSMA Therapeutics! Held at Bristol Myers Squibb, the evening was an exciting celebration of cutting-edge science with connections forged between members of the ecosystem. The LabCentral Golden Ticket program exists to remove barriers for the most promising early-stage life sciences startups, giving them the space, resources, and community they need to turn bold science into real therapies. Congratulations to Tinos and ALSMA on their wins, and a thank you to all the founders who pitched! Thank you to all who attended to make this event so great, and a special thank you to Bristol Myers Squibb for their continued partnership and support!

We're so excited for our very own Maggie O'Toole to be recognized as the Kendall Square Association's 2026 Founders' Award Honoree!! 🎉 💫 Maggie has been a visionary force in the Kendall Square community and continues to lead LabCentral to success with her innovative and expansive thinking. Please join us next week at the 2026 Annual Meeting Celebration: Innovation for Good to celebrate Maggie's impact, as well as the amazing work the KSA does for the neighborhood and ecosystem: 🗓️ October 14 ⏰ 4 - 6PM 📍 The Engine 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gE2YbqDk

Mark your calendars - The third session of our people & HR-focused training series is coming soon! 🗓️ 👇 For this special session, highly sought-after executive coach and combat-decorated U.S. Marine veteran Dimyas Perdue will help participants learn to recognize and respond to the thinking patterns that influence navigation of their everyday life. Drawing from emotional intelligence research, neuroscience, and behavioral psychology, participants will walk away with a greater understanding of their reactions and how an increased sense of self-awareness will create the opportunity for intentional change. We are excited to partner with BridgeWorks to bring this valuable series to our community to strengthen the multi-gen workforce of today 🌟 Don't miss out! Register and reserve your spot at the link 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g9vR5kHT