Highlights from the Stockholm Science City Delegation to Boston | October 9-11, 2023
/Stockholm Science City Foundation in Boston | October 9-11, 2023
Highlights
Our very own President Magdalena Huber gave a clear and concise seminar on the purpose of SACC-NE. How we operate, what we provide, and why you should become a member with us!
Lovisa Afzelius from Flagship Pioneering explaining their innovative investment model within the Life Sciences Industry
Beth O’Neill from Kendall Square Association giving a fantastic speech on all the incredible work that they do to make Kendall Square “the most innovative square mile on the planet”.
Travis McCready from Real Estate company JLL providing invaluable insights into the most crucial factors on which an innovation district stands or falls. The experiences he could share with the delegation will certainly help in the continued development of the Hagastaden District in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tarek Fadel from the Koch Institute at MIT providing valuable insights on how to utilize a university’s vast base of knowledge and expertise to create tools and treatments to fight cancer.
Peter Cohan, Associate Professor of Management Practice at Babson College, shared his frameworks that can be used to analyze the attractiveness of a particular city’s startup ecosystem, in particular the so-called Startup City Index.
Ben Bradford from MassBio explained how they continue to enable Massachusetts to be the #1 Life Sciences Cluster in the world, particularly through clever policy implementation.
Karen Deyo & Dennis Ford from Life Science Nation talked about how Life Science Nation connects early-stage LS startups with the right investors at the right time.
Thank you Stockholm Science City Foundation for a fantastic couple of days!