How to build a biotech renaissance: MIT in Kendall Square
A look back at how Institute Professor Phillip Sharp, his startup Biogen, and MIT’s biotech community helped revive Kendall Square.
East Campus/Kendall gateway study begins
Urban design team selected; MIT and Cambridge community meetings set.
Kendall Square initiative moves toward design phase
Urban-design firm to be selected; community meetings will be set for fall.
High probability of success
MIT alumnus and entrepreneur Ben Vigoda took his probability-processing technology to market with help from the Institute.
City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petition
Kendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach
MIT president, senior faculty and deans ask Cambridge to approve MIT’s zoning proposal
Reif thanks City Council and the people of Cambridge for valuable input.
From biotech to high-tech
Newer Kendall Square firms attribute their success to innovative ideas — and to location, location, location.
Birthplace of biotech
Successful tech and biotech companies founded by MIT entrepreneurs thrive in adjacent Kendall Square, where innovation and intellectual capital abound.
Kaiser, Grimson launch Graduate Student Housing Working Group
Effort comes in response to faculty’s 2030/Kendall task force recommendation; Kendall Square zoning hearings continue.
Fostering an innovation ecosystem
MIT President L. Rafael Reif and others discuss ways to support Kendall Square’s burgeoning innovation culture.
Cambridge Planning Board cites satisfaction with Kendall proposal
Members laud three-year effort to address issues and aspirations.
Cambridge Ordinance Committee reviews MIT's Kendall Square zoning petition
City Councilors set the stage for further discussion