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Genetown

Boston, Cambridge & Massachusetts

Genetown is comprised of Boston, Cambridge and the surrounding areas of Massachusetts. The area packs power in dynamo life sciences companies as well, in particular, cell and gene therapy, with the state’s drug development pipeline making up 14.9% of the U.S. total.

The region is home to some of the nation’s most well-known and prestigious Ivy League universities and laser-sharp research hubs including Harvard, MIT and Boston University.

Life sciences association MassBIO, which boasts more than 1,600 members, is based in Cambridge.

NEWS FROM GENETOWN
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Job Trends
Flexing on the Competition? Smaller Companies Get Higher Marks for Flexibility
November 21, 2024
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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Business
5 Reasons Biogen’s Shares Have Dropped 36% in 2024
November 13, 2024
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Annalee Armstrong
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Job Trends
BioSpace Announces 2025 Best Places to Work in Biopharma
November 12, 2024
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6 min read
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Angela Gabriel
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CAR T and Related Therapies Home In on Autoimmune Disease
November 4, 2024
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Shawna Williams
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Layoffs
Tome to Lay Off Almost All of Staff After Scaling Back Operations
Tome Biosciences, a gene editing startup that launched in late 2023 with $213 million in funding, will eliminate 131 positions in November, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act notice.
August 26, 2024
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2 min read
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Tristan Manalac
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Gene editing
Gene Editing Startup Tome Struggles to Stay Afloat Just Months After Launching
August 23, 2024
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Tristan Manalac
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Drug Development
ATTR-CM Space Heats Up as RNA Therapies Show Promise
August 19, 2024
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Aayushi Pratap
MORE COMPANIES IN GENETOWN
Anthos Therapeutics
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Apnimed
Apogee Therapeutics
CSL
Dyne Therapeutics
Ensoma
Entrada Therapeutics
New England BioLabs, Inc.
Novo Nordisk
PharmaLogics Recruiting
Pliancy
Sana Biotechnology
Syner-G BioPharma Group
Visterra, Inc.
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Layoffs
Spero Therapeutics to Lay Off 39% of Employees
October 30, 2024
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Angela Gabriel
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Job Creations
Massachusetts Tax Incentives for Moderna, Vertex and More Creating 1,155 Jobs
October 24, 2024
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Angela Gabriel
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Layoffs
Sage Therapeutics Will Lay Off 33% of Employees, Including Over Half of R&D
October 17, 2024
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Angela Gabriel
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October 9, 2024
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MORE COMPANIES IN GENETOWN
Agenus Inc.
Akebia Therapeutics
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