This week, Kendall innovations and inventors take center stage. The return of cultural icons, the newly renovated MIT Museum and Cambridge Science Festival, underscores the importance of community connection. Not only are we returning to offices, but we're returning to a new, more vibrant and accessible Kendall Square.
Also in this issue: Kendall's cultural attractions, centering sustainability, a look at The Engine's new headquarters and more.
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The Big Story
Broad Discovery Center has Arrived
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This week, as a part of the Cambridge Science Festival, the Broad Discovery Center will give the public a sneak peek at Kendall's new museum. This interactive, public educational space features five galleries that showcase how researchers in Kendall Square and around the world are seeking to understand and treat human disease.
Within the galleries, visitors can engage with digital touchscreens to hear from a variety of researchers and dive deeper into the Broad Institute's current work and key discoveries. All content is targeted towards teens and adults, and will be updated periodically to reflect new progress and research directions. The space will officially open on October 31.
People who work in Kendall Square don’t just come here for a job. They come here because they believe in a mission – that together, we can make the world a lot better. KSA looks forward to continuing our partnership with Broad Discovery Center and to advancing the work of ensuring this is a welcoming, engaging space for all, for many years to come.
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Explore Kendall
Who's Back and Better than Ever?
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Cambridge Science Festival
This week, the Cambridge Science Festival will take over MIT Open Space. This year's programming falls into four categories: Science + Climate, Science + Food, Science + Fashion, and The Science Carnival. Check out their program of events here.
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MIT Museum
The newly reopened MIT Museum invites everyone to join in on MIT’s magic with a new 56,000-square-foot space in the heart of Cambridge’s Kendall Square. Explore the Institute’s innovations and get hands-on learning with open labs and maker spaces.
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Say Oui, to Batifol
Kendall's culinary scene just got a bit more chic with new restaurant, Batifol. The new French concept at 291 Third Street, boasts classic French recipes and clever cocktails – perfect for lunch, dinner, after hours or brunch!
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LabCentral 238
With 100,000 square-foot of lab space, and capacity for up to 13 early-to-mid stage companies, LabCentral 238 supports the transition from R&D bench-scale science into scalable production of pre-clinical material in anticipation of biomanufacturing. This newest Kendall lab space opens October 6.
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Heard in Kendall
“If MIT is world-changing, then its work needs to be out there in the wider community, and the wider community needs to be able to access and understand it, and to ask questions about how we’re going to apply all this new knowledge and innovation to make the world a better place. ”
– MIT Museum Director John Durant
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On October 20, KSA will host our 14th Annual Meeting, [Re] Imagining a Sustainable Future. This fun and social evening begins with food from Catalyst and Lamplighter beverages, music from the Kendall Square Orchestra, followed by a conversation with Milo Werner, General Partner at Engine and Joe Higgins, Vice President of Campus Services and Stewardship at MIT. Charles River Conservancy Executive Director Laura Jasinski will share a special presentation on the wetlands conservation. There will also be an opportunity to explore the new MIT Museum.
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Did you know?
Kendall Square was once home to dozens of candy factories, earning it the name Confectioner's Row.
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The shared commitment from Fall 2022 Inclusion Drives Innovation host committee members - Amgen, CIC, Draper, Ipsen, Issues Management Group, MIT, and Microsoft - is advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion work across our innovation community and industries.
Since 2020, we’ve had more than 430 participants from 53 different organizations complete the program. Many now convene regularly, share resources and best practices, and support each other in pushing themselves, and their organizations, forward.
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Happenings
ARTS + CULTURE, OUTDOORS
KSA Fall Social + Film Night - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Tuesday, October 4
6:30 pm
Host: Urban Park Roof Garden
ARTS + CULTURE, OUTDOORS
Circuit Fitness with InnerCity Weightlifting
Wednesday, October 5
6:30 pm
Host: Urban Park Roof Garden
OUTDOORS
BioMed Realty Tenant Appreciation Block Party
Thursday, October 6
11:30 - 2:30 pm
Host: Canal District Kendall
RESEARCH + LEARNING
LabCentral 238 Grand Opening
Thursday, October 6
4:00 - 8:00 pm
Host: LabCentral
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In the News
— Boston Business Journal
— Boston Globe
— Boston Globe
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The MIT Museum celebrated Cambridge residents by hosting a special preview this past Saturday. The new museum, which opened yesterday, is designed to be surprising and welcoming, but also to provoke conversations about how unfolding innovations should shape the world. The space offers free general admission to Cambridge residents, promoting free spaces in the museum, hosting open workshops, and more.
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