Celebrating the People Behind Kendall Square'S Innovation Ecosystem


Foundation: Johnson and Johnson

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MIT President Sally Kornbluth says it's "truly inspiring" to be surrounded by people "who seem to share an exuberant curiosity, a pervasive ethic of service, and the baseline expectation that we're all interested in impact in making a difference for people and the planet."

The Boston-area community she's referring to is Kendall Square, where the MIT community gathered last week to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Boston Globe reports.

Among those honored by the Kendall Square Association were Sangeeta Bhatia, a professor of health sciences and technology, and Michal Preminger, head of Johnson and Johnson's Innovation, for their work bringing people together to achieve hard things that benefit humanity.

The KSA will donate $2,500 to the Science Club for Girls in Bhatia's honor and $2,500 to Innovators for Purpose in honor of Preminger.Recognition was also given to Alex Cheung of the Cambridge Innovation Center and Shazia Mir of LabCentral for their work bringing Kendall Square community members together.

"As many of you know, Cambridge has a long and proud history of innovation, with the presence of MIT and the remarkable growth of the tech and life science industry examples of that," said Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons.

"If you want to make progress, faster and at scale, that

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