BioversityMA

Thank you to the six dedicated instructors who made Bioversity a resounding success this year! Your expertise and commitment have empowered our students to take confident steps toward their careers in the life sciences. We extend a special thank you to the incredible Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty for their collaboration in shaping the next generation of professionals. Your support is the cornerstone of our program's mission.?#BioversityMA #LifeSciencesEducation #ThankYouInstructors Ronny Priefer Sarah Guadagno Gary Monteiro Esteban Terzo Tanvi Deshpande Michelle Young Zach Stanley Ross Marshall

So cool to see BioversityMA graduate David Foy on the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute workforce conference panel talking about his experience at Bioversity and now in his role Abcam as a Logistics Technician. Ross Marshall Clarissa Ramirez

Are you or do you know anyone who is interested in starting a career in the life sciences industry? You don't need to be a scientist or even have a college degree. Come learn more about BioversityMA free, 8-week, stipend supported training programs in Dorchester (and Lowell) in 2025 that prepare people for early career roles in lab operations and facilities. The info session will provide details about the application process, the training curriculum, and the job placement (and average wages). Sign up to attend at the link below.

Thank you to all the companies and individuals who have generously donated time, funds, equipment, and more to support Bioversity’s mission. With your help, we’re expanding workforce training, creating career pathways, and building economic resilience for people across the Boston area and beyond. For more information about donations, please visit bioversityma.org/donors/ #SupportBioversity #WorkforceTraining #MACareerOpportunities Zach Stanley Ross Marshall

After running five eight-week training courses back to back since BioversityMA's launch in January, the lack of training classes in our space right now is making time move in a different way. This time of year approaching the holidays only increases my sense of timelessness. Yet, during a team meeting last week, we looked at the calendar and realized there is effectively 4 1/2 work weeks left in 2024. Wow. (Also, WTF?!?!) In the next 4+ weeks, Ross Marshall Clarissa Ramirez and I are strategizing for 2025 and beyond, interviewing applicants for next year's classes in Boston and Lowell, talking to employers and graduates about what we did right and how we can improve, reviewing our 2025 budget, building out the training space in Lowell, crunching our impact data, applying for grants, talking about new training curriculum ideas, and... fundraising. Always fundraising. As you plan your end of year giving, please consider BioversityMA for your individual or donor advised fund gifts. You've heard our impact story (65 graduates, 74% placement, 92% Black/Brown students, $27/hour average wage upon placement, career pathing underrepresented and low-income residents) now help us deliver an even better and bigger impact next year. Every dollar counts for us as a stand-alone 501c3. You can donate directly via our website: https://lnkd.in/eYjXV5Jg #nonprofit #501c3 #fundraising #boston #donations #givingtuesday #philanthropy #workforcetraining

At our Dorchester training site we prioritize enrolling Boston residents. Through our first year, 77% of our graduates live in Boston neighborhoods. And because of our partners like TACC Boston, 48% of our grads are from Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan specifically. Today, we are thrilled to formalize the partnership with TACC with an announcement at their RoxWorx conference that they will be identifying 3-5 people from those neighborhoods to participate in each of Bioversity’s future training cohorts. Thank you Willie Bodrick, II and team for leading the way. Ross Marshall Zach Stanley

Our daily work at Bioversity happens in our training lab and classroom. After our students graduate, we track their progress in the job search through text and email and when they find a job we add them into an Excel sheet as a data point. Its too easy to get caught up in results and data and forget about the impact we have on people who go through our program. On Monday, I got to visit two of our BioversityMA graduates Lazaro Rivera and Derick M. at their job Foundation Medicine and see them in action. As they handed me my PPE and told me about the protocols to enter their lab, the tables had officially turned -- we were a long way from the first day they stepped foot into Bioversity's training lab and I was explaining why they needed lab coats, googles, and gloves. It was a truly moving experience and a reminder to always remember the reason we do this work everyday. Ross Marshall Clarissa Ramirez

Last month, our fifth cohort of 2024 graduated, marking an incredible year of achievements and inspiration! Relive the excitement by exploring our newly launched Flickr account, featuring photos from graduations and more. ??https://lnkd.in/e2faRzeU Zach Stanley Ross Marshall

Power lunch to commemorate 1 year. Devonte was one of the very first students to enter BioversityMA in January of 2024. Now he's building his career at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. What a difference a year can make...I couldn't be prouder. Michael Gaines Sean Daughtry Diana Cruz Solash Sofia Teixeira Mistretta Chris Thomas Joy Liu Cebastien Winters-Sullivan Suz Diercksen Stern Chamblain #Vertex #Bioversity #FutureOfWorkforce

At Bioversity, we're creating training pathways and employer connections for underrepresented populations and individuals traditionally left out of the life sciences to quickly propel them into well-paying jobs and lifelong careers. Yesterday, our graduates and employers shared their stories for an exciting day of filming with Midnight Brunch. Here’s a #behindthescenes look at the action. Keep an eye out for the final videos—coming soon! ?? Zach Stanley | Ross Marshall