In search of biotech hub glory, the Big Apple lures local startups with lab space

$10 million has been set aside to support nascent biotechs by allocating them lab space.
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A Day In the Life of a LifeSci NYC Intern: Jona Kerluku

We hear from Jona Kerluku, whose summer internship allowed her to network, build her programming skills, and moved her closer to reaching her professional goals.
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NYCEDC Grants $1M To Quentis Therapeutics For Expansion of LifeSci Space in West Harlem

First grant to be distributed from $10M LifeSci NYC Expansion Fund
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City offers $10M for biotech startups to expand

The City Economic Development Corp. is deploying a $10 million fund to help life sciences companies expand in the city.
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Life Sciences Expansion Funds Application

The New York City Economic Development Corporation, on behalf of the City of New York, is pleased to provide a funding opportunity to life sciences companies interested in expanding their operations in one of the City’s five boroughs.
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De Blasio Administration and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Finalize Deal for Expansion of Life Sciences R&D Campus in Kips Bay

The proposed 550,000 square-foot facility will serve as a valuable resource to the City’s emerging life sciences industry.
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Biz Group Pitches Long Island City as Next Life Sciences Hub

Long Island City would be an ideal place for a life-sciences hub, according to a new study by a local business group.
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities buys LIC building for $75M

Alexandria Real Estate Equities is bringing one of its life-science centers to Long Island City.
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In New York, Gotham Starts Up With $54M for RNA-Modifying Drugs

A new company has emerged from New York City’s growing startup biotech scene.
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Crash Course in Strategy

Armand Avetisian spent the summer of 2018 as a business development intern at EpiVax Oncology in New York City, where he worked side-by-side with the company’s CEO and Co-Founder, Gad Berdugo.
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Rgenix bags $40M to advance cancer drugs, including GSK castoff

New York biotech Rgenix has raised $40 million in series C financing to carry out early and mid-stage trials for a pair of cancer drugs.
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Silverstein, Taconic Unveil Pre-built Wet Lab at Hudson Research Center

Silverstein Properties and Taconic Investment Partners, joint venture owners of 619 West 54th Street, have unveiled the first pre-built wet lab to hit the market at their Hudson Research Center.
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Taconic and Silverstein Bring New Lab Space to the Far West Side

Taconic Investment Partners and Silverstein Properties are transforming a former warehouse at 619 West 54th Street into a mix of science labs and creative office space known as the Hudson Research Center.
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FierceBiotech's 2018 Fierce 15

NYC-based companies Kallyope and Quentis Therpeutics named "Fierce 15" winners in 2018.
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Can NYC shed its test-tube status?

NYC is pushing further into the burgeoning life science and biotech fields.
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A Look Inside Johnson and Johnson's New Startup Incubator in NYC

Johnson & Johnson Innovation's Manhattan outpost of its startup incubator, JLabs, is the new kid on the NYC-health-tech block.
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