Thriving in Biotech: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
2025-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | LabCentral, 700 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
We’re excited to announce our rescheduled 2025 Conference!
Thriving in Biotech: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers
This one-day conference brings together undergraduates, graduates, and early-career professionals in the biomedical sciences for a day of discussion, practical skill-building, and meaningful community connection. This event is for life science students and early-stage professionals, especially from historically excluded groups, navigating from academia to industry.

Designed to foster a supportive and inclusive environment, the event creates space for honest dialogue, shared experiences, and actionable strategies for thriving in science.
✨ What to Expect:
✅ Panels with scientists and industry leaders
✅ Skill-building workshops
✅ Networking and community spaces
✅ Free and refreshments provided.
Special thanks to our to our event sponsors:
🔬 LabCentral
📅 September 11, 2025
📍 238 Main Street Cambridge, MA 02142
🔗 Register before September 6: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thriving-in-biotech-building-bridges-breaking-barriers-tickets-1545696924109?aff=Website

BioProcess International East
2025-09-15 - 2025-09-18 | Hynes Convention and Exhibition Center
The BioProcess International Conference & Exhibition is a premier event dedicated to bioprocessing and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Scheduled to take place from September 15 to September 18, 2025, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, this conference will gather industry leaders, researchers, and innovators from around the globe. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in insightful discussions, attend informative sessions, and explore cutting-edge technologies and solutions that are shaping the future of bioprocessing.

Cell & Gene Therapy International
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-18 | Hynes Convention and Exhibition Center
Discover expert strategies to tackle development challenges, build strategic partnerships, and unleash the full potential of cell and gene therapies. Pioneer targeted therapies, accelerate patient access and optimize manufacturing and scalability.

Uncovering How Tissues Rewire in Disease Using Deep Learning
2025-09-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 455 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
Uncovering how tissues rewire in disease using deep learning
Presented by Na Sun, AI Fellow, Whitehead Institute
Moderated by
Richard Young
Member, Whitehead Institute
Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For questions, email Mary Sullivan at marysull@wi.mit.edu.

The 2025 Aging Brain Initiative Symposium: The Neuro-Immune Axis and the Aging Brain
2025-09-18 08:30 - 17:00 | Singleton Auditorium, 43 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: MIT Building 46, Singleton Auditorium (46-3002)

Join us on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory for a full day of talks and a trainee poster session exploring the neuro-immune axis and the aging brain with the keynote delivered by Michal Schwartz of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

All are welcome to attend and registration is free, but required. Please click here to register.

Discovery On Target 2025
2025-09-22 08:00 - 2025-09-25 17:00 | Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St., Boston, MA, 02199, United States
In its 23rd year, Discovery on Target is the premier event highlighting “hot” drug targets and emerging modalities, technologies, and strategies for pursuing those targets. The numerous conferences, symposia, courses, and training seminars offer key insights for the successful discovery and development of novel therapeutics, from small molecules to biologics to chimeras and conjugates. The 4 day event covers innovations in target identification and lead generation, which includes cancer therapies, protein degradation, induced proximity, AI/machine learning, membrane proteins, translational models, synthetic biology, and other relevant topics. New this year is an increased coverage of GLP-1, MASH and obesity, ADCs, and bispecifics and small molecules targeting DNA.
This event offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and foster connections with a global audience of 1100+ drug discovery experts. Concurrent sessions with over 220 presentations, 110+ posters, panels, breakout discussions, and 1-1 networking events enable you to customize your on-site experience and engage with problem-solvers and solutions providers who can be future collaborators. Join our growing DOT community to be at the forefront of new ideas and trends in drug discovery. We look forward to welcoming you in Boston!

Innov8 Health
2025-09-23 08:00 - 2025-09-24 17:00 | Seaport Hotel Boston, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, 02110, United States
Innov8 Health is the new event for those looking to transform how and where healthcare is being delivered. Bringing together practical implementers and forward-thinkers, this event combines what is working in the here and now with emerging approaches to ensure that takeaways from the event are immediately actionable or help guide your future plans. With leading healthcare systems, payers, and tech companies in attendance, Innov8 Health provides the perfect cross-section of the industry to ensure that patient care is delivered effectively and sustainably.
From implementing new delivery models and addressing the realities of value-based care to improving care quality and integrating AI-led approaches, the agenda for Innov8 Health has all the core topics covered. In addition to this, the breadth and depth of knowledge in the audience is set to ensure that all discussions onsite are as impactful as possible. Join your peers to transform healthcare delivery together.
Speakers from CVS Health, Mass General Brigham, Intermountain Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, UPenn and more are on the agenda.

Biotech Horizons: Shaping the Future of Innovation
2025-09-25 10:30 - 17:00 | State Rooms, 60 State St 33rd floor, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
Join Cytiva for a full-day summit dedicated to exploring
the future of biotech innovation.
Hosted in the heart of Boston’s financial district,
this exclusive event brings together leaders in process development, MSAT, and manufacturing to discuss the technologies, strategies, and partnerships shaping
the next era of life sciences.
September 25, 2025
State Room, Boston, MA

What to expect at Biotech Horizons:

– Expert-led presentations from industry pioneers and Cytiva specialists
– Panel discussion on digital transformation in biotech
– Interactive product showcase featuring Cytiva’s latest innovations across the bioprocessing workflow
– Networking opportunities during lunch and an afternoon reception
– Preview of Cytiva’s new Customer Experience Center in Marlborough
Who should attend?
This event is designed for professionals working in:
– Process development
– Manufacturing sciences & technology (MSAT)
– Biomanufacturing & innovation strategy
– Digital transformation in life sciences

STEMPeers 2025 Boston
2025-10-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Metcalf Trustee Center, 1 Silber Way, Boston, WA, 02215, United States
Welcome to STEMPeers 2025 in Boston! Join us at the Metcalf Trustee Center on October 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM for a day filled with innovation and collaboration.
STEMPeers is a vibrant community dedicated to empowering scientists and professionals at every stage of their STEM careers. Our annual conference is designed around the theme “Thriving in a Changing Workforce: Strategies for Career Resilience” bringing together early-career and mid-career participants for a day of engaging roundtables, interactive discussions, and meaningful networking. By connecting participants with leaders from academia, industry, entrepreneurship, science communication, and beyond, we foster meaningful conversations about diverse career paths and professional growth.
This year, in collaboration with Boston University, we are proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of STEMPeers—a decade of building bridges, nurturing talent, and supporting the global STEM community. Our milestone event highlights our ongoing commitment to bridging the gap between education and opportunity, helping attendees explore roles in research, business development, clinical affairs, consulting, investment, and more.
Through keynote talk by STEM Career Strategist and Leadership Advisor, Gwen Acton, debates, and collaborative speaker sessions, STEMPeers Boston provides a supportive platform for sharing experiences, building networks, and inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders. Join us as we mark ten years of impact, connection, and growth in STEM!

2025 Align Summit
2025-10-07 08:00 - 18:00 | Boston Marriott Copley Place, , 110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
MassBio’s annual early-stage and funder partnering conference, Align Summit, with insights from McKinsey and Locust Walk, builds relationships between funders and biotech startups and small companies by showcasing the best and the brightest in the life sciences.
Through presentations by emerging life sciences companies, thought leadership sessions, and partnering meetings, the 2025 Align Summit will look to a brighter future by focusing on the next generation therapies and the rapidly-expanding promise of techbio.

ADA Forsyth dentech 2025
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-10 | ADA Forsyth Institute, 100 Chestnut St, Somerville, MA, 02143, United States
ADA Forsyth dentech® is the leading oral health technology innovation conference. Convening thought leaders from research, industry, academia, and venture capital, ADA Forsyth dentech® aims to accelerate innovation and launch new ventures in the oral health space.

BioFestival
2025-10-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Harvard Northwest Science Building, 52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
BioFestival at Harvard: A Day of Science, Connection, and Friendly Competition

Harvard is gearing up for an exciting new event — BioFestival, a science-filled day of lightning talks, posters, games, and prizes — all aimed at bringing trainees together to share their research and connect with industry. Sponsored by Zymo Research, the festival will take place on Saturday, October 18, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM in the Northwest Building Function Area, B100, and is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences.

“This is really about getting scientists together to learn about each other’s work and to make a stronger connection between academic scientists and industry,” says Polina Dimitrova Kehayova, one of the event organizers. “Festival is the right word for it — there will be science-themed games, food, giveaways, and plenty of opportunities to meet people.”
Zymo Research has been hosting BioFestivals at universities across the United States, including the University of Southern California, Caltech, and the University of Maryland, and Harvard will be one of the latest stops on their national tour. “It’s a fun, proven format that really energizes people,” Kehayova adds.
At the heart of the festival is a friendly scientific competition. Selected trainees will deliver five- to seven-minute lightning talks about research they are already working on or plan to pursue in the next year or two. “The only requirement is that you’re a trainee in a science lab,” Kehayova says, explaining that faculty cannot compete. “And it’s not about pie-in-the-sky ideas; it’s about real projects you’re actively pursuing.”
Applications for lightning talks are simple — just a 250-word abstract — and should be submitted by September 5. From those submissions, seven to eight speakers will be chosen to present during the festival. Presentations will be judged on both the quality of the research and the clarity and impact of the delivery. “Science communication is extremely important,” says Kehayova. “People will need to catch our attention in just a few minutes.”
Trainees who apply but are not selected for lightning talks will still have the opportunity to present their work during the poster session, which will also feature awards. Zymo Research is offering generous prizes for winners — including both personal cash awards and lab prizes in the form of free reagents.
Kehayova emphasizes that while the prizes are exciting, the broader goal is about personal and professional growth. “We all need to practice presenting our science and talking about our work,” she says. “This is a chance to do that in a supportive, energizing environment.”
The day will also feature food, networking with industry representatives, and plenty of science-themed fun. “Especially nowadays, it feels extra important to get together, celebrate each other’s science, and learn from one another,” says Kehayova. “And for a few lucky winners, it’s also a chance to walk away with a nice reward — maybe take your friends out to dinner or even plan a trip.”

The 7th Annual Gene Therapy Analytical Development Summit
2025-10-21 08:00 - 2025-10-23 17:00 | Hilton Boston Logan Airport, One Hotel Drive, Boston, 02128, United States
As gene therapies evolve beyond AAV to include mRNA, CRISPR-based platforms, and novel capsids, analytical strategies must advance in parallel to meet rising complexity and regulatory expectations. Addressing these critical needs, the 7th Gene Therapy Analytical Development Summit returns to Boston this October. With increased pressure for analytical rigor, potency relevance, and product consistency, the need for robust, forward-thinking solutions is more urgent than ever
This year’s summit will deliver practical, data-driven insights on validating potency assays and genome integrity analytics across diverse delivery platforms to ensure consistency, safety, and regulatory compliance. Attendees will explore solutions to persistent challenges in full/empty capsid quantification, aggregation profiling, and stability assay design, focusing on enhancing product quality and minimizing batch failures.

The Picower Institute Fall 2025 Symposium: "Circuits of Survival and Homeostasis"
2025-10-21 09:30 - 16:30 | Singleton Auditorium, 43 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: 46-3002, Singleton Auditorium (Third Floor of MIT Building 46)
Faculty Organizer: Sara Prescott
Understanding how the brain senses and responds to internal physiological states—like hunger, thirst, and inflammation—is vital to survival. Recent advances are revealing the circuits that link body and brain to maintain homeostasis and shape behavior. The Picower Institute’s Fall 2025 Symposium, “Circuits of Survival and Homeostasis,” gathers leading researchers exploring how these systems monitor, regulate, and repair fundamental physiological functions, offering insights into their mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets. More information and registration to come in late August.

Confirmed Speakers:
Ya-Chieh Hsu, PhD, Harvard
Zachary Knight, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, HHMI
Mark Krasnow, PhD, Stanford University
Qin Liu, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Yuki Oka, PhD, Caltech
Clifford B. Saper, Harvard
Li Ye, PhD, Scripps Research Institute, HHMI

2025 Oktoberfest Mixer
2025-10-23 17:00 - 19:00 | MassBioHub, 700 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Join MassBio for our Annual Oktoberfest Mixer at the MassBioHub! This is a great opportunity to connect with your coworkers, network with other life sciences professionals in the area, or just kick back.
Appetizers and drinks will be served!
View photos from our 2024 event.
Engage with us on social media: Tag @MassBio on social media and use the hashtag #MassBioMembers for a chance to be featured on our social media channels. Don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram to stay up-to-date.
As of December 1, 2023, MassBio will no longer allow walk-ins to attend our events. Please register early to ensure your spot! When alcohol is being served at MassBio events, we must limit participation to attendees over the legal drinking age of 21. To ensure compliance, IDs will be checked and guests under 21 or without ID will be turned away. We encourage younger members to take advantage of our other events, including premiere conferences and forums.

The 7th Gene Therapy for CNS Summit
2025-10-28 08:00 - 2025-10-30 17:00 | Hilton Boston Logan Airport, One Hotel Drive, Boston, 02128, United States
The 7th Gene Therapy for CNS Summit returns to Boston this October and is the only industry-led conference dedicated to innovating and optimizing gene therapies for CNS disorders. With the changing regulatory landscape, the push to advance through the clinic and be first-in-class with innovative vector delivery methods, and the growing need to develop gene therapies for rare CNS disorders, there is an increasing demand to come together at this dedicated conference.
This summit equips you to streamline your gene therapy development and improve efficacy through in-depth content on:
Optimizing AAVs, innovating capsids, and developing novel vectors to improve delivery to the brain
Maximizing translational models to move from discovery to the clinic
Improving CNS targeting and BBB crossing to reduce toxicities and enhance efficacy
Streamlining manufacturing processes in early-stage development to prevent delays
Analyzing different delivery devices to ensure successful gene therapy delivery
Navigating IND submissions and regulatory guidance to ensure compliance

Broad Institute Machine Learning in Drug Discovery Symposium 2025
2025-11-07 08:30 - 18:00 | Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
The fourth annual Machine Learning in Drug Discovery Symposium will highlight significant advancements in the application of machine learning techniques to drug discovery. The event will continue to bring together researchers applying machine learning to target validation, hit identification and optimization, clinical trial design, biologics, or other areas of drug discovery.
broad.io/mldd
This year, there will also be an in-person workshop on Bindcraft 11/6 from 12-4pm ET, the day before the symposium (lunch 12-12:30) followed by a tour of the Broad Institute museum space from 4-5pm. If you would like to attend this in-person only workshop, be sure to purchase a ticket that specifies “W/Workshop”.
The workshop will be hosted by Lennart Nickel, Doctoral Assistant in the Laboratory of Protein Design & Immunoengineering at EPFL. Abstract for the workshop: “Protein–protein interactions are central to biological function, making their design highly relevant for therapeutic and biotechnological applications. BindCraft is a user-friendly, open-source pipeline that enables high-accuracy binder hallucination based on AlphaFold2. In this workshop, participants will learn the theoretical foundations of binder design, how to identify binding sites and interaction hotspots, prepare input structures and configuration files, and run a standard BindCraft workflow. They will also gain insights into writing and customizing loss functions to guide design objectives, along with practical ideas for the experimental validation of designed binders.”
After an in-person ticket purchase, attendees will receive an email with a link to a poster abstract submission form. Note that there are 8 chances to win a $500 prize for a poster.
Graduate students who are selected to present posters at the symposium and are traveling to the symposium from outside the Boston area, may be eligible for travel assistance. If you meet these criteria, please send an email to mlinddsymposium@broadinstitute.org for information on applying.
For questions, contact mlinddsymposium@broadinstitute.org
Target audience: Academic researchers (students, trainees, and PIs), scientists working at non-profits, AI/ML developers, scientists from biotech and pharma

Transforming Healthcare and Life Sciences Using Generative AI on AWS
2025-11-13 12:30 - 17:00 | 101 Main Street, 101 Main Street Suite 900, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
About the event

Overview
The GenAI Catalyst team invites you to dive deep into managed AWS services for Generative AI and agent development, including Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, Amazon Q CLI and Kiro. You will gain hands on experience in building real world GenAI application, and learn about the Well-Architected principles for building production-grade Agentic AI solutions.
AI-powered research assistant can query against vast repositories of scientific literature, derive insights from multiomics healthcare data, and reason over regulatory policies to provide competitive intelligence analysis, and reduce bench-to-bedside time. Recent development in agentic AI and MCPs accelerate adoption of Generative AI in Healthcare and Life Science industry, by plugging in existing knowledge bases and boosting accuracy through customization.
Who will Attend
This event is for technology developers, solution architects, and business developers, or anyone who wants hands-on generative AI experience to solve customer challenges.
How to Attend
This in-person event, including Happy Hour, will take place at the AWS Boston office. Seats are limited, so please RSVP to secure your place.
This is a multi-customer event; therefore, we recommend reserving sensitive questions and conversations for a 1:1 meeting with your AWS account team.

2025 R&D Reimagined
2025-11-20 08:00 - 18:30 | MassBioHub, 700 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Join MassBio for a dynamic, full-day event designed to connect MassBio members with the industry leaders transforming the life sciences with new technologies and services. This immersive experience will showcase how the right partnerships and platforms can supercharge R&D, streamline operations, and bring breakthrough therapies to patients faster.
At this event designed for biotech and pharma R&D leadership, you’ll gain practical knowledge and forge connections that can directly accelerate your science:
Participate in insightful panel conversations with experts shaping the future of the field
Learn about new technologies and trends during spotlight talks with market pioneers
Explore strategic collaborations in an exhibitor space featuring key partners
Network with other attendees during breakfast, lunch, and an end-of-day reception

2025 Annual Holiday Party Mixer
2025-12-03 17:00 - 20:00 | 100 Technology Square
Winter is in the air! And with cold weather and sweaters comes MassBio’s most anticipated mixer of the year – our 2025 Annual Holiday Party. Kick off the season with MassBio at a new location: 100 Technology Square – Atrium. This premier event gathers 700+ guests from MassBio’s member companies. Bring a colleague or make a few new friends while celebrating the holiday season.
This event is free for MassBio members; pre-registration is required.
View photos from our 2024 event.
Interested in increasing your company’s visibility in the #1 life sciences cluster in the world? Learn about sponsorship opportunities.
Engage with us on social media: Tag @MassBio on social media and use the hashtag #MassBioMembers for a chance to be featured on our social media channels. Don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram to stay up-to-date.
As of December 1, 2023, MassBio will no longer allow walk-ins to attend our events. Please register early to ensure your spot! When alcohol is being served at MassBio events, we must limit participation to attendees over the legal drinking age of 21. To ensure compliance, IDs will be checked and guests under 21 or without ID will be turned away. We encourage younger members to take advantage of our other events, including premiere conferences and monthly forums.

MCB Community Forum
2025-12-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The MCB Community Forum takes place once each semester. This semester, MCB Chair Rachelle Gaudet will lead the meeting on Friday, December 5, at 4:00 pm in the BioLabs Lecture Hall, Room 1080.
The Community Forum is a great opportunity for the extended MCB community to discover what and who is new in MCB. During this Forum, recipients of the 2025 Doty-Losick Prize for Exceptional Service will be announced. (The nomination deadline has passed.)
The Forum – with a special TGIF will include pizza, beverages, and festive treats – will last about an hour, and there will be time for in-person questions.

Boston STEMPeers Meetup
2025-12-06 13:00 - 17:00 | Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
STEMPeers Boston Meet Up: Join us Dec 6, 2025 (1-5pm) at Time Out Market Boston for networking and talks by STEM leaders. All welcome!
Join STEMPeers for a special Boston Meet Up as we celebrate a decade of empowering STEM journeys! This engaging networking event will take place on December 6, 2025, from 1 PM to 5 PM at Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215.
The session features four distinguished speakers bringing expertise from innovation, business development, immigration services, and entrepreneurship:
Arumugham (Ragoo) Raghunathan, Senior Director of Business Development at InSphero
Parthiban Rajasekaran, Innovation Lead at Sanofi
Melissa Scher, Director of Immigration Services, UMass Chan Medical School
Danika Khong, CEO and Co-Founder of Scismic
Network with professionals, learn from STEM leadership stories, and celebrate key milestones.

MGB Gene and Cell Therapy Institute Third Annual Symposium
2025-12-11 07:30 - 19:30 | 399 Revolution Drive, 399 Revolution Drive, Somerville, MA, 02145, United States
Join us for the MGB Gene and Cell Therapy Institute ‘s Third Annual Symposium from December11-12, 2025.

Save the date! Join us December 11–12, 2025 for the 3rd Annual Gene and Cell Therapy Research Symposium. This event is a continuation of our commitment to groundbreaking scientific discoveries in gene and cell therapy.Following the success of our inaugural symposium in 2023 and the continued momentum in 2024—which drew over 500 registrants and featured keynote speakers from top research institutions—we are thrilled to welcome an even more expansive audience this year.
Our 2025 keynotes include Carl June, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) and David Liu, PhD (Broad Institute), two of the most influential figures in the gene and cell therapy landscape.Immerse yourself in this dynamic two-day event filled with engaging talks by leading innovators and a poster session highlighting cutting-edge research in the field.

2025 Advancing Drug Development Forum
2025-12-11 08:00 - 17:00 | UMASS Club
This forum is designed to allow free-flowing dialogue and plenty of time has been woven throughout the day to assure interactive quality networking.
The forum strives to attract and stimulate dialogue with key opinion leaders in biotech and pharma, executive leadership, senior directors, consultants, and a close network of CROs and CDMOs to further explore together novel solutions, promising technology breakthroughs and hearing how the entrepreneurial industry leaders are introducing and incorporating novel approaches in small molecule drug development, changing timelines and ROIs. Hear for yourself, how you can speed up your timelines and improve your product quality.
The program will include two keynote presentations, the first presentation of the day is an interview with a biotech CEO that has seen their company change dramatically within the last year. The second keynote is from an Academic that is bringing future innovations to the industry. At the end of the day a fireside chat is moderated with two inspiring individuals from our industry.
Throughout the program there are several provocative and focused panel discussions and plenty of opportunity for inactive dialogue between faculty and attendees. It is imperative that everyone comes open-minded, ready to explore and share various approaches so that together we can find better ways to break down barriers and improve past standard methods for developing complex and challenging drug formulation and manufacturing methods.
Within our scope, we will learn better ways for biotech and pharma executives, consultants, CROs and CDMOs to learn to communicate, form strong relationships. and work seamlessly together. Discuss together how critical it is to invest one’s resources with the right partners to break down the barriers, and meet the demands and expectations to develop high quality.
Together, we will push each other to explore better ways to face new challenges that still lie ahead while searching for better solutions and begin to be more entrepreneurial, more efficient and incorporate technologies in development.

Boston International Symposium: Accelerating PSC-Derived Cell Therapies — Starting with the End in Mind
2025-12-11 09:00 - 2025-12-12 15:00 | Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Program Description: Developing Pluripotent Stem Cell (PSC)-derived cell therapies presents exciting opportunities for novel and potentially curative approaches to intractable diseases, but also unique challenges that accompany a complex biological drug product. By working from the patient backwards, we can mitigate these challenges and optimize cell therapy development when each step is informed by the requirements of the final product. This unique program reverses the traditional “bench-to-bedside” approach by starting with the end goal – a successful and effective cell therapy – in mind when considering the entire development process. Connect with global leaders on the frontlines of developing ESC & iPSC-derived cell therapies as we bring together pioneers leading the most advanced clinical trials and innovators developing the next generation of technologies and platforms that will shape the future of the field.

Launch a Life Science Startup: Strategies for Success in Biotech & Beyond
2025-12-11 11:30 - 13:30 | Online
Learn the key strategies, funding insights, and expert advice to turn breakthrough science into a successful life science startup.

Turning breakthrough science into a successful company takes more than great research — it requires vision, strategy, and the right foundation for growth.
Join us for this insightful webinar as we explore the essential steps to launching and scaling a life science startup. Our panel of industry experts and entrepreneurs will share practical guidance on transforming innovative ideas into viable businesses. From navigating early-stage funding and intellectual property to building the right team and meeting regulatory milestones, you’ll gain actionable strategies to move from concept to commercialization.
Whether you are a researcher, aspiring founder, or biotech professional ready to take the next step, this session will equip you with the tools and insights to thrive in today’s dynamic life science landscape.
TOPICS:
How to validate and position your scientific innovation for market success
Building a solid business model and go-to-market strategy
Securing early-stage funding and engaging with investors
Navigating regulatory, IP, and partnership considerations
Lessons learned from successful biotech and life science founders

AGENDA:
Networking (11:30 am – 12 pm EST)
Presentation (12 pm – 1:15 pm EST)
OUR SPEAKERS:
Tomas Silicaro is an Argentine entrepreneur and the CEO & Co-Founder of Bioeutectics, a biotech company pioneering the next generation of natural, biodegradable, and high-performance solvents. Founded in 2020 in Argentina, Bioeutectics is now expanding globally, with operations in the U.S. and partnerships across Europe and Latin America.
Before founding Bioeutectics, Tomas spent more than 15 years leading market development and innovation initiatives across Latin America, gaining deep insight into how to translate scientific breakthroughs into scalable commercial solutions.
Under his leadership, Bioeutectics has attracted strategic investment — including from Syensqo Ventures (formerly Solvay Ventures) — and has been recognized by global organizations such as Hello Tomorrow, Falling Walls, and FoodTech for its impact in sustainable chemistry.
Tomas’ mission is to redefine industrial chemistry by replacing petrochemical solvents with nature-inspired, circular, and scalable alternatives, driving a cleaner, safer, and more resilient global food system. Read more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-silicaro-85112922/
Matt Sillick is an innovative food materials scientist. He is CTO and co-founder of Paragon Pure, a company that creates wholegrain, readily soluble sprouted brown rice powders that enable sugar reduction and offer a clean-label alternative to maltodextrins. While with Paragon Pure, Matt has initiated a USDA grant project, established IP and led product development. Matt has contributed to patented innovations in a range of food science disciplines, including flavor delivery systems, solutions to enhance the dissolution rate of poorly soluble sweetness-modifying ingredients, technologies for granule and powder formation, and lipid oleogel systems. He previously worked for Ingredion, where he led the confocal and electron microscopy lab for characterizing food structures. Matt earned an MS in Materials Science at Georgia Tech, where he completed a thesis project on the synthesis and characterization of polycarbosilane as a precursor to silicon carbide fibers. Read more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sillick-97a51810/
John Zandbergen has over 20 years corporate experience within the life science, IVD and MedTech industry. He has worked internationally managing different sales organizations and leading different teams worldwide. This has led to building up an extensive network of companies and healthcare key opinion leaders. This is of great value to not only identify international market needs and requirements, but also in bringing new products to the market. His interest in Bioprinting and regenerative medicine was formed after consulting for a local 3D printing company which has designed and developed a basic bioprinter. Read more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zandbergen-304b6115/
EVENT MODERATOR:
David Postolski, Esq. is a senior partner at Gearhart Law, is a registered patent attorney and Intellectual Property (IP) attorney for close to 20 years. David specializes in assisting inventors, creators, artists, start-ups, entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and emerging companies with their U.S and international IP strategy, protection, enforcement, and monetization. David is a frequent speaker and author on emerging IP issues and technologies including, raising capital, business formation, food science, software, licensing, Data and Privacy Compliance, equity-based crowdfunding, and compliance with other US and International Regulatory structures. David is also a Professor at Temple University, Parsons School of Design and the Radzyner Law School (Herzliya, Israel) where he teaches master-level students about IP, ethics, and other regulatory considerations. David is a current Council Member of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, founder of their International Action Group, and editor of their monthly newsletter, and the outgoing Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Officer. David currently serves on Harvard’s Lemann Entrepreneurial Program Advisory Board. Read more at: https://gearhartlaw.com/
Email David D. Postolski, Esq.. with any questions at david@gearhartlaw.com

The Dish with Johannes ft. Phillip Sharp: LIVESTREAM
2025-12-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Online
LabCentral is honored and excited to host a livestream of our founder-based video series, The Dish! Join us for a very special episode featuring Biogen co-founder, MIT Institute Professor, and Nobel prize winner, Phillip Sharp.
Phillip Sharp is an Institute Professor at MIT and a renowned geneticist and molecular biologist whose discoveries transformed the world’s understanding of gene expression. As co-founder of Biogen and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Sharp’s contributions have been instrumental in building Cambridge’s biotech ecosystem. Awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of RNA splicing, Dr. Sharp has been a driving force in bridging fundamental research and biotechnology innovation.
The program is expected to run approximately 45 minutes, with additional time at the end for questions from attendees.
Space is limited to 500 virtual attendees, so please RSVP for your opportunity to join us live in the audience. Be sure to submit your questions for Phil ahead of time during registration! Are you ready to Dish?

Better Together
2025-12-11 16:30 - 20:00 | Ragon Institute, 600 Main St., Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
International development and scientific inquiry are facing a historically difficult moment with an uncertain future. How do we go from here to a world where everyone benefits from biomedical research?
This panel brings together experts from academia, industry, and government to explore this moment and chart a path forward. Our speakers will discuss the current landscape, share different perspectives on international scientific cooperation, and tackle a fundamental question: how do we build a world where everyone benefits from the transformative power of science? And how do we remove barriers to participation?

After Dark Series
2025-12-11 18:00 - 21:00 | MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
Enjoy a lively evening of entertainment, science, and tinkering for the 18+ crowd!

After Dark is a monthly adults-only, after-hours event at the museum. Full of science and surprises, expect demonstrations, tastings, conversation and interactive play. Our galleries will be open for you, and we’ll always have live music, cash bar, and bites for purchase by culinary specialists from around the city.
6pm–9:00pm
18+ only
Admission:
Advanced General Admission: $20 (Non-Refundable)
Day-Of General Admission: $25
MIT ID Holders: $10
Space is limited. Pre-registration strongly suggested.

Worming Our Way Through Time: How Animals Sense Time Within and Across Generations
2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:00 | MIT Museum, 314 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
How do animals perceive time — both in the moment and across generations?

Research with the tiny worm C. elegans is offering surprising insights. With every brain cell and connection mapped, and many genes and molecules shared with humans, these transparent worms are a powerful tool for understanding how living beings sense and respond to time.
MIT postdoctoral researcher Eugene Lee will share how training worms to remember specific timing patterns not only shapes their own behavior, but also sends signals that influence the health and behavior of their offspring.
The talk will include live specimens of C. elegans, allowing audiences to see firsthand how much can be learned by simply observing these remarkable creatures under a microscope.
This program is free with Museum admission. While walk-ins are welcome, advance registration is recommended to reserve your spot.
December 13
3pm – 4pm
Free with Museum admission.
