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The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT was launched in 2004 to empower this generation of creative scientists to transform medicine. The Broad Institute seeks to describe all the molecular components of life and their connections; discover the molecular basis of major human diseases; develop effective new approaches to diagnostics and therapeutics; and disseminate discoveries, tools, methods and data openly to the entire scientific community. Founded by MIT, Harvard and its affiliated hospitals, and the visionary Los Angeles philanthropists Eli and Edythe L. Broad, the Broad Institute includes faculty, professional staff and students from throughout the MIT and Harvard biomedical research communities and beyond, with collaborations spanning over a hundred private and public institutions in more than 40 countries worldwide.
The mission of the Venture Café Foundation consists of three pillars: - Building and connecting communities of innovation locally, nationally, and internationally. - Expanding the definition of innovation and entrepreneurship. They are not just about making apps . - Building a more inclusive innovation economy. We want to make sure that questions about inequality and inclusion are part of the innovation and entrepreneurship conversation –not an afterthought.
Through our Italian Language Classes (the ONLY area school to offer PLIDA certification), our robust educational offerings, and our social events, The Dante encourages us all to appreciate Italian achievements in the arts, literature, science, and industry.
A one-of-a-kind art and design center for creativity, invention, and boundless learning, Le Laboratoire Cambridge invites everyone to experience first-hand the wonders and experiments of innovators of all kinds—from world-renowned artists and designers, to scientists and culinary masters. At Le Lab, the opportunities for adventure and discovery know no limits, driven by cutting-edge exhibitions, dynamic public programming, boundary-breaking prototypes, and immersive food and drink experiences. Founded in Paris in 2007 by renowned inventor, material scientist, and Harvard Professor, David Edwards, Le Laboratoire now opens in Cambridge as the U.S. flagship of ArtScience Labs, a global organization dedicated to the development of the most radical ideas that transform the way we learn, imagine, and evolve. Le Laboratoire Cambridge: Three Pillars Le Laboratoire Cambridge is dedicated to igniting fundamental change in education, culture, industry, and society through its three pillars: cutting-edge exhibitions, dynamic public programming, and immersive food and drink experiences. Exhibitions Le Lab Cambridge is an unrivaled idea space and incubator for immersive, catalytic, multi-sensory exhibitions from the intersection of art and science. Visitors to Cambridge can now share in the wonder and delight of radical discoveries of the leading creators of our time—including artists, designers, scientists, culinary masters, and more—that are shaping the realities of a better tomorrow. Public Programming (ArtScience @ Le Lab) Functioning as a home and hive to innovative and interdisciplinary thinking and practice, Le Lab’s public programming explores the frontiers of art and science through thought-provoking and stimulating experiences, investigations, and interactions that reveal the collaborative processes and insights of a diverse range of leading thinkers, practitioners, and makers. Le Lab’s programming provides a vibrant community resource for learning about how innovation can impact ourselves, our cities, and our world. Café ArtScience Café ArtScience is a world-class dining experience…reinvented. Featuring “Best of Boston” bartender Todd Maul, renowned Parisian coffee-roaster Tom Clark and Antoine Netien, and chef Patrick Campbell, (previously of No 9 Park), Café ArtScience is an unrivaled culinary destination that will delight and amaze all of the senses. Café ArtScience is a unique fusion of a culinary and retail experience, where diners—in addition to ordering from small-plate, café, and cocktail menus—can explore, play with, and even acquire the trailblazing innovations coming out of Le Laboratoire that are dedicated to pioneering a more nutritious and sustainable world.
Since 1999, the ALS Therapy Development Institute has been dedicated to research. Developed by a family member whose brother had ALS, the emphasis has been to work closely with patients and their families to raise valuable funds to help slow down and eventually cure ALS.
Founded in 1910 as a dental infirmary for disadvantaged children, the Forsyth Institute has a proud history of not just meeting the oral health needs of kids – but exceeding the traditional limits of oral medicine. In the mid-1900s, researchers at Boston-based Forsyth revolutionized the oral health profession when they discovered the connections between dental decay and bacteria. Building on these revelations, the Institute has become an independent research organization dedicated to advancing human health and well being through scientific discovery and education. Although our hallmark is the study of oral health, our focus has widened over time to include the investigation of such diverse areas as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and regenerative medicine. We have adopted this multidisciplinary research approach in order to analyze and prevent the severe systemic ramifications of oral infections. The world's most trusted authority in our field, we have a reputation for redefining convention – and we've made a century-long commitment to the community. Our work has inspired our profession to re-examine the scientific basis for oral disease. Today, the gifted scholars from around the globe who join our quest are dedicated to achieving a new generation of breakthroughs in oral health and disease prevention. Forsyth, an independent non-profit organization, is affiliated with Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School and has collaborations with university and research organizations around the world.
East End House offers a pipeline of services for youth age 0 to 24, with the long-term goal of having youth complete at least two years of post-secondary education or find gainful employment by age 24. We nurture individuals, families and the community to create an environment where all people can thrive. East End House is a results-based, accountability driven organization that constantly strives to assess and meet community needs.
We are extremely grateful for the support of our Trek family. Join us June 24-26, 2016! 1, 2 & 3 day rides will be available. We'll also offer several shorter "family" ride distances. All participation supports ALS TDI's mission to end ALS. Please check www.tristatetrek.com for details.
Based within MIT’s School of Engineering’s Engineering Systems Division, the AgeLab has assembled a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, business partners, universities, and the aging community to design, develop and deploy innovations that touch nearly all aspects of how we will live, work and play tomorrow.
We teach courses, hold management seminars, write and publish books and workbooks, participate in co-learning projects with organizations, and organize public and private conferences. We use the surplus revenues from these activities to conduct research projects and support other lean initiatives such as the Lean Education Academic Network, Lean Global Network, and the Healthcare Value Network.
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Founded in 2011, MIT-CHIEF is a not-for-profit student group registered at MIT. Our mission is to promote intellectual exchange and collaboration between China and the U.S. in technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship. Our volunteers include passionate and dedicated individuals from both within and outside MIT. Our featured programs include China Trip, Business Plan Contest, and Annual Conference.
NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) is a health policy institute focused on enabling innovation that will improve health care quality and lower health care costs. Working in partnership with members from across the health care system, NEHI brings an objective, collaborative and fresh voice to health policy. We combine the collective vision of our diverse membership and our independent, evidence-based research to move ideas into action.
Our lab seeks to understand principles of brain organization, both those that are consistent across individuals and those that vary across people due to age, personality, and other dimensions of individuality. We examine brain-behavior relations across the life span, from children through the elderly.
The Veritas Forum invites students and faculty to ask life's hardest questions. With a commitment to courageous discourse we put the historic Christian faith in dialogue with other beliefs and invite participants from all backgrounds to pursue Truth together. Founded at Harvard in 1992, The Veritas Forum now partners on dialogues at over 130 leading universities in North America and Europe. Past presenters include Francis Collins, Tim Keller, N. T. Wright, Marilynne Robinson, Peter Singer, Nicholas Kristof, Cornel West, Condoleezza Rice, Steven Pinker, and Jean Bethke Elshtain.
NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) is a health policy institute focused on enabling innovation that will improve health care quality and lower health care costs. Working in partnership with members from across the health care system, NEHI brings an objective, collaborative and fresh voice to health policy. We combine the collective vision of our diverse membership and our independent, evidence-based research to move ideas into action.
The Veritas Forum invites students and faculty to ask life's hardest questions. With a commitment to courageous discourse we put the historic Christian faith in dialogue with other beliefs and invite participants from all backgrounds to pursue Truth together. Founded at Harvard in 1992, The Veritas Forum now partners on dialogues at over 130 leading universities in North America and Europe. Past presenters include Francis Collins, Tim Keller, N. T. Wright, Marilynne Robinson, Peter Singer, Nicholas Kristof, Cornel West, Condoleezza Rice, Steven Pinker, and Jean Bethke Elshtain.
EyeCanDoIt.org is a patient-friendly web resource about vision awareness for patients with diabetes.
The Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (ACRES), a non-profit multi-sector alliance working in the public interest, brings together diverse stakeholders from across the clinical research enterprise and harnesses their expertise and investments to collaboratively build an open, integrated global system, based in principles of Accountable Research™. This system, employing integrated information technologies and interoperable standards, policies and practices across the global drug development enterprise, will enhance safety, quality and efficiency worldwide and industry-wide to benefit all stakeholders, especially patients.
Brazilian Connection to Knowledge, Innovation and Creativity Our mission is to connect Brazilian scientists, artists and entrepreneurs working abroad and to mobilize their talents to create a more prosperous, fair and sustainable Brazil.
The mission of the Venture Café Foundation consists of three pillars: - Building and connecting communities of innovation locally, nationally, and internationally. - Expanding the definition of innovation and entrepreneurship. They are not just about making apps . - Building a more inclusive innovation economy. We want to make sure that questions about inequality and inclusion are part of the innovation and entrepreneurship conversation –not an afterthought.
More than 1-in-3 people will have cancer in their lifetime. Even more eye opening is that tiny, microscopic cancers are developing in our bodies all the time, even before we are old. It is whether blood vessels near these dormant tumors are held in check or instead grow that determines if the cancer will expand and spread. Angiogenesis is the name of the natural process that blood vessels grow in the body. How important are these vessels? The healthy body maintains its blood vessels in a continuous state of balance. Cancer develops into a disease when abnormal cells overcome this balanced state and new blood vessels grow to feed cancers. But these blood vessels are also cancer's Achilles Heel. Cutting off a tumor’s blood supply starves it of oxygen and nutrients. Forty years of research has now resulted in modern drugs that effectively combat cancer through anti-angiogenesis. These drugs effectively starve growing cancers in a way totally different from toxic chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. Novel drugs based on this unique approach have been successfully tested in thousands of patients, been approved by the FDA and other drug agencies throughout the world and have helped increase the survival and quality of life of people living with cancer. The anti-angiogenesis approach has been proven to be an effective in fighting cancers. Targeting angiogenesis also provides an opportunity to prevent cancer. Certain foods contain natural molecules that can suppress abnormally growing blood vessels. What separates Eat to Beat is its focus on what you should add to your diet, rather than what to eliminate.
My mom, Margaret, was diagnosed in October, 2007 with Stage III Ovarian Cancer. Our family was devastated and had no idea about Ovarian Cancer. After learning more than we ever wanted to know, we realized my mom experienced all the symptoms – bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, trouble eating or feeling full quickly, feeling the need to urinate urgently or often. After 11 months filled with doctors’ appointments, treatments, and side effects, my mom lost her battle on September 19, 2008. During the last three years of grieving, I had wanted to do something to honor my mother, but couldn’t decide what effort would be worthy of my mom’s name...until this fall. In September 2011, I launched a non-profit organization, Margaret’s Mission for Ovarian Cancer Awareness, to sponsor an initiative to obtain the first Ovarian Cancer Awareness specialty license plate in Massachusetts. In order for the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles to begin manufacturing the Ovarian Cancer Awareness specialty license plate, we must obtain 750 pre-paid orders for the plate. Although the rate at which we are receiving applications is slow, we are dedicated to this effort and sure that we will reach this goal. The goal of this initiative is to raise awareness of Ovarian Cancer to educate women (and those who love them) about the symptoms and the importance of early detection, which can save lives. It is my hope that people will see this plate, Google it and learn all about this devastating disease to extend the lives of women, both young and old.
OLE realizes that there is no ‘one size fits all’ answer when it comes to improving education. We are therefore committed to implementing customized learning solutions — and to providing local educators with the essential training to foster successful employment of these processes. In order to do this, we maintain a ‘catalogue’ of robust learning solutions that can be adapted to fit a wide variety of educational needs and contexts.
The Collaborative’ s Board of Directors and Program Partners include national leaders in government, industry, academia, and environmental advocacy. Our work is non-partisan and framed by four organizing principles: • Over-dependence on fossil fuels has immediate, cumulative, and systemic impacts on human health, the environment, and national security. America must aggressively pursue cleaner, more sustainable and secure energy pathways now. • Offshore wind, an abundant renewable resource close to major load centers, is the best opportunity for coastal and Great Lakes regions to make a significant contribution to the nation’s energy portfolio. Taking on the short-term challenges associated with building this new clean energy industry will yield long-term energy, environmental and economic benefits. • Market-scale offshore wind development has transformative economic potential: industrial scale job creation, new manufacturing, advanced transmission, and revitalized maritime infrastructure. Realizing this potential requires a long-term, market-based, sustainable industrial development strategy. • Seizing the offshore wind opportunity calls for regional infrastructure and deployment approaches, supported by national clean energy policy and federal investment. Individual state action alone is not enough to build a cost-competitive domestic offshore wind industry.
The Clean Energy Prize innovation and entrepreneurship competition awards over $400,000 in prizes to cutting-edge startups from universities across the US. We prepare tomorrow's clean energy leaders by advancing their relationships with academic, community, industry, and government players to help them meet the world’s pressing energy challenges. The CEP is generously sponsored by: Title Sponsor: NSTAR Gigawatt Sponsors: GE and GDF Suez Legal Sponsor: Morrison and Foerster Megawatt Sponsors: Factor(E) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center