How a New York private equity giant became Boston’s biggest commercial landlord and biotech investor Jon Chesto © David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Blackstone recently put local executive Nick Galakatos, who runs Blackstone Life Sciences out of Cambridge, on BioMed’s board of directors.
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Salk Institute uses $1 million gift to support world class cancer researcher
The Salk Institute received a matching $1 million gift from the BioMed Realty Management Team, which was used to fund the recruitment of award-winning cancer researcher Christina Towers and to support her research and that of the Salk Cancer Center.
The challenge match where BioMed Realty matches, dollar for dollar, up to $1 million will also support Salk s bold Conquering Cancer Initiative, which is harnessing cutting-edge approaches to fight some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, ovarian, lung, colon, brain (glioblastoma) and triple-negative breast cancer.
Spearheading the gift was BioMed Realty s president and CEO, Tim Schoen, who is a Salk Trustee and chairman of the Institute s Conquering Cancer Initiative Advisory Committee.
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LA JOLLA (February 25, 2021) The Salk Institute received a matching $1 million gift from the BioMed Realty Management Team, which was used to fund the recruitment of award-winning cancer researcher Christina Towers and to support her research and that of the Salk Cancer Center. The challenge match where BioMed Realty matches, dollar for dollar, up to $1 million will also support Salk s bold Conquering Cancer Initiative, which is harnessing cutting-edge approaches to fight some of the deadliest cancers, including pancreatic, ovarian, lung, colon, brain (glioblastoma) and triple-negative breast cancer.
Spearheading the gift was BioMed Realty s president and CEO, Tim Schoen, who is a Salk Trustee and chairman of the Institute s Conquering Cancer Initiative Advisory Committee.