Inside Addgene: The Watertown Nonprofit Powering Breakthroughs in Biotech

WATERTOWN – In a world where scientific collaboration is more crucial than ever, one Watertown-based nonprofit is playing a quiet but powerful role in advancing global research. Addgene, located just steps from Arsenal Yards, is a life science repository that provides critical materials to scientists around the world—most notably, plasmids, small DNA molecules essential to…

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Watertown Students Learn About Careers in STEM Fields Through Partnership with Life-Science Professionals

WATERTOWN – The Watertown-based nonprofit CoLAB connects High School students with professionals working at the many life-science labs that are located in Watertown. CoLAB gives students a chance to learn about the possibilities that exist in STEM fields through an after school club, annual classroom visits, and one-on-one mentoring sessions with life-science professionals. On April…

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Life-Science Labs Give Some Insight Into the Work They Do, Address Questions from the Community

WATERTOWN – On Tuesday, April 25th, the Watertown Business Coalition organized its third annual life-science panel. This year’s event was hosted by the Moesian Center for the Arts and featured representatives from four Watertown-based biotech companies. Each panelist gave a brief presentation on various aspects of product research and development and discussed some technological and…

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Community Foundation Distributes Record Amount of Education Grants Thanks to Life-Science Partnership

The following press release was provided by the Watertown Community Foundation Watertown — The Watertown Community Foundation (WCF) in collaboration with Life Sciences Cares and five Watertown-based life science companies has awarded record setting $45,000 in grants for Watertown Public Schools. Now in its second year, the STEM Fund, continues to build on Watertown Community…

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