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A more diverse cast of entrepreneurs is only one of the changes underway at the Cambridge nonprofit, which has expanded rapidly amid fluctuating vacancy rates and longer stays by belt-tightening biotech companies.
At BIO International Convention, world’s largest gathering of the biotech industry, Mayor Wu unveils community awareness campaign and unprecedented grant funding for industry-aligned life sciences training providers with the goal to train and employ 1,000 Boston residents by end of 2025. Mayor of Boston this morning at the BIO International Convention (photo: Press Office, City […]
At the opening of the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a new City
The city, with the help of a $4 million grant, is looking to establish a new workforce initiative designed to train and get 1,000 Boston residents hired into the life sciences industry by 2025.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said programs would include internships and hiring commitments at life sciences companies that will train people "for specific in-demand positions, and focus on empowering residents without four-year degrees, particularly workers of color women and immigrant residents, all of whom are underrepresented in the industry today and ready and eager from our communities to contribute."