11:45AM – 1:30AM The MassBio Annual Award Lunchon – Awards
Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
2015 Joshua Boger Innovative School of the Year Award
Presented to Dimon Regional Vocational Technical High School, Fall River, MA
2015 Henri A. Termeer Innovative Leadership Award
Presented to John Maraganore, CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, N= 400 employers in Cambridge, new Manufacturing facility in Norton, MA
Acceptance Speech by John Maraganore
Innovation and Leadership in MA, entrepreneurs, BioPharma, All Big Pharma has offices in MA, 28 years in Biotech in MA – Central Square or Kendall Square. Competing CEOS meet to cheer community accomplishment.
Innovation new medicines and Therapeutics: Hemophilia
– two drugs in Phase III, raised &2.5 Billion and invested $1.5 Billion, company has multiple products.
- Science, medical discovery, deeper therapies for disease: i.e., CLL
- Regulatory: Committed and moving faster
- 45 approvals by FDA last year
- Value of Medicines for patients who need them
- Drugs developed today will be generic for our Children
- Totality of Health Care cost – drugs are only 10%
- Insurance company are responsible for making Patients pay Premium and co-pay and drug increase
1:15 -1:30 2o16 MassBio Impact Award Presentation
Introduction by Mark Bamforth, MassBio Board of Director
Novartis – in Cambridge, 2500 employees and increase in square Feet of Labs. Catalyst to growth of other companies, Marc Fischer was Director of Novartis for 13 years, in the audience, Now retired.
Presented to Novartis, accepted by Jeffrey Lockwood, Global Head of Communicaitions, Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research
Appreciate the recognition
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