Life Science Cares Boston

The very important work of evaluating potential nonprofit partners falls to incredibly dedicated and thoughtful volunteers on our Grant Review Committees. Thanks to this year’s reviewers who helped to select our inaugural group of Health Equity grantees! (Stay tuned for the grantee announcement in January!) Amy Atwood, Takeda Christina Bryant, St. Mary's Center for Women & Children Hugh Cole MaryJo Cooper, Bay Cove Human Services Brian Dunphy, Arnold & Porter Greg Erman, BMA Nneka Hall, maternal health specialist & health equity advocate Mark Mallon, George Medicines Katie Walsh McCarthy, Lumanity Daniel Rosan, Ascidian Ian Sanderson, Nimbus Therapeutics Austin Sherwindt, K2 HealthVentures Shelia Violette, Q32 Bio

With support from 42 companies and some heroic individuals, we supported 14 of our nonprofit partners by collecting 1,900 toys for Boston-area children (even more than when we made this video!). We far surpassed our goal and are beyond grateful for our #NetworkofGood who made it possible for so many children and families to receive gifts this holiday season. Thank you for your tremendous holiday spirit this year!

Just in the nick of time, our friends at Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. came through with extra toy donations this holiday season! #HolidayHelpers

2024 was another year of impact for Life Science Cares. Project Onramp continues to grow across the country, our work expanded internationally via Life Science Cares Switzerland, and we are beginning to lean in to health equity both nationally and locally in our hub cities. In the last episode of #MovingForwardGivingBack for the year, CEO Sarah MacDonald sat down with LSC founder and chairman Rob Perez to reflect on these successes and also look to the year ahead (while making some resolutions along the way!). Listen on our website or streaming on Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and Amazon: https://lnkd.in/eR_jWb_f

In times of great need, so many in our industry show up to help! Today, we thank Lightstone Ventures for their generosity in collecting toys for Building Pathways Boston. #HolidayHelpers

We're looking for a few corporate partners who can host an urgent clothing and winter gear drive to benefit our nonprofit partner, HEALTHY WALTHAM. They need coats, socks, mittens, gloves, hats, handwarmers, and more. Healthy Waltham is also able to pick up donations. Please reach out to blake@lifesciencecares.org if you are able to help. Healthy Waltham works to alleviate health disparities that exist in the City of Waltham and to improve the health outcomes of the city’s most vulnerable residents. Waltham is home to a high population of working poor, many of whom are service workers, low-income seniors, and recent immigrants from Central and South America, Uganda, and Haiti. The majority of Waltham Public School students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches. The winter gear drive will benefit all of Healthy Waltham's population.

Starting our week with a shout-out to the #HolidayHelpers at Seres Therapeutics, who collected and donated holiday gifts for our friends at Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc. Thanks for your generosity!

The team at ElevateBio helped us reach new heights with even more gift-giving this season. Thanks for collecting and donating gifts for Young Man With a Plan! #HolidayHelpers

These smiling faces at Jeremiah Program are thanks to the #HolidayHelpers at Trinity Life Sciences. Thanks for contributing to this year’s Toy & Gift Card drive!

For the fourth year in a row, our friends at Vivo Architecture have made a generous contribution to support LSC’s work in the community. They understand that together we can do more to fight poverty and support our neighbors in need! #HolidayHelpers