Middlesex Region is Poised to Become the Next Life Science Hotbed

By Edwin L. Aguirre

LOWELL – UMASS NEWS – The life sciences industry � which includes pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturing as well as diagnostics and biotechnology � is enjoying robust growth, with new companies and new career opportunities being created each year regionally, nationally and globally.

To help tap into this vast, rapidly developing market, the Middlesex 3 Coalition � a new nonprofit regional collaboration made up of public and private sector leaders from five communities along the Route 3 corridor north of Boston � recently met on campus with business representatives to discuss the competitive advantages of setting up shop or expanding their life sciences enterprises in the region. read more…