NEW
YORK, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Cure®, a healthcare innovation campus in New York City, today announced a partnership
with Life Science Cares New York,
Science In the City Inc. with sponsorship from New York Economic
Development Corporation to launch an immersive educational
program for New York City high
school students interested in life sciences and biotechnology. The
program will bring 50 students from New
York City to the Cure campus to learn from scientists and
business leaders through a panel event and interactive workshop
session.
Life Science Cares, led by Executive Director Elizabeth Fassberg, activates the financial and
human capital of the life sciences industry, and partners with
nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequality in
communities and neighborhoods. The company currently operates in
five cities, including Boston,
Philadelphia San Diego, the Bay Area, and most recently,
New York City, which launched in
November 2022.
"We are excited to partner with Life Science Cares. Roughly one
in five children in New York City
live below the poverty line, without meaningful exposure to
STEM-focused career paths during formative high school years," said
Seema Kumar, Chief Executive
Officer of Cure. "It is our responsibility as a community and
industry to invest in building the next generation of scientific
talent and workforce to ensure that young people, regardless of
their socioeconomic status, have access to opportunities and
resources."
"The life sciences and biotechnology industries are essential to
the city's economic development," said New York City Economic
Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President & CEO Andrew Kimball. "EDC's partnership with Life
Science Cares New York will help ensure the diversification of
these high wage, high growth sectors and provide the next
generation of leaders equal opportunities in STEM careers
throughout the five boroughs."
The program theme, "From an idea to the lab, on to the
shelves of the pharmacy – How do you join the ecosystem?" aims
to educate participating students on the many components of drug
development and the life sciences industry, including academic
research, commercial R&D, capital markets, legal and
compliance, marketing, and more. The students will also have the
opportunity to meet Cure resident company leaders, tour the Cure
campus, and participate in a small group project.
The opening panel discussion with a Q&A session and
activities will feature guest speakers:
- Matthew Alcalde, Director of
People Operations, Humanity Health Inc.;
- Laurence Blumberg, M.D., Biotech
Entrepreneur and Professor of 'Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences,'
Weill Cornell Medical School;
- Ivo Lorenz, Head of Biologics,
Deerfield Discovery and Development
- Matt Nelson, Ph.D., VP Genetics
and Genomics, Deerfield
- Maria Luisa Pineda, Ph.D., CEO,
Cofounder Envisagenics, Inc.;
- Kersten Small, Head of
Preclinical and Translational Sciences, Selah Therapeutics;
- Lily Wound, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
- Kyesha Ruffin, Founder and CEO,
Science In The City Inc.
"Part of what makes Cure so special is the diversity we see
across the teams and organizations that make up our campus, despite
the fact that as an industry, only 14% of the life science
workforce accounts for employees from diverse backgrounds," said
Nolan Townsend, CEO at LEXEO
Therapeutics and Board Chair, Life Science Cares New
York. "The opportunity to promote equitable opportunities
for future generations is even more special and can only benefit
our healthcare ecosystem. The team at LEXEO Therapeutics looks
forward to participating in this event and hope to inspire these
young students to pursue a path in STEM."
ABOUT CURE®:
Located at 345 Park Avenue South in New York City, Cure is an
innovation campus boasting laboratories, lecture, and office space,
as well as technology and other amenities for innovators across the
healthcare industry, including academic institutions and other
nonprofits, to accelerate their novel work. For more information,
please visit wewillcure.com.
ABOUT NYCEDC:
New York City Economic Development
Corporation is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works
for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all
New Yorkers. We take a comprehensive approach, through four main
strategies: strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do
business; grow innovative sectors with a focus on equity, build
neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and deliver
sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city's future
economy. To learn more about what we do, visit us on Facebook,
Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
ABOUT LIFE SCIENCE CARES NEW
YORK:
Life Science Cares leverages the power of the
life science industry to solve one of our most intractable social
issues—poverty. They currently operate in five locations that boast
a critical mass of companies working in biotech, pharmaceuticals,
medical technology, and research: Boston, Philadelphia, San
Diego, the San Francisco Bay
Area and New York.
ABOUT SCIENCE IN THE CITY INC:
A New York based organization that aims to
disrupt intergenerational poverty through STEM education and
workforce development. The organization promotes science education
and engagement through events, workshops and educational programs
that make science more accessible and engaging.
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SOURCE Cure Experience