re: Generation

by SONIA RAZZETTI, PhD, VICE PRESIDENT OF QUALITY

Quality is a mindset that enables our science at Generation Bio.

It’s all about rigor. Responsibility. Integrity. And a commitment not just to do great work but to document that science so it can be understood, replicated, and built upon for years to come.

by MATTHEW STANTON, PhD, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

I stared at the display of cell culture images on the monitor. Every one of them was dark.

Sometimes a breakthrough comes from what is not there.

by SARA DEN BESTEN, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES and Levi Gershkowitz, Living in the Light

"What motivated us to adopt was recognizing the need. There were kids everywhere who needed a mommy and daddy and we could do that.” — Paul

by SARA DEN BESTEN, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES and Levi Gershkowitz, Living in the Light

Penny and Simon aren’t your typical brother and sister.

Born from parents Danny and Jaime, who share a profound sense of wanderlust, they are already globe-hopping travelers, who have explored 12th century churches and uncovered mysteries in the rainforest.

by GEOFF MCDONOUGH, MD, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

At Generation Bio, we believe that culture is shaped by everyone in our community — each employee using their unique skills, experiences and personality to help us achieve our collective mission.

by MARK ANGELINO, PhD, FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER and GEOFF MCDONOUGH, MD, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

In the early 1940s, Pfizer executive John Smith wrote of the revolutionary drug penicillin: “[T]he yields are low, the isolation is difficult, the extraction is murder, the purification invites disaster, and the assay is unsatisfactory.”1

by SARA DEN BESTEN, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES and PAT MAROLDA, VP OF FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND EH&S

Although we do affectionately refer to it as “301,” our new headquarters is more than an address. It’s an integral part of who we are, what we value, and what we aim to achieve.

by GEOFF MCDONOUGH, MD, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and DOUG KERR, MD, PhD, MBA, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Thomas Edison’s first lightbulb in 1879 sparked a revolution. Using electricity that was passed through a platinum filament, his glass bulb required less power than the existing lamps of the day.

But it also lasted only a few hours before burning out.

by GEOFF MCDONOUGH, MD, President & Chief Executive Officer and DOUG KERR, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Development Officer

This piece was originally published on WBUR’s Cognoscenti.

I want to live in a world where children have never heard of hemophilia or cystic fibrosis, because we have all but eradicated those diseases.

by GEOFF MCDONOUGH, MD, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

This article was originally published as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC.

Our industry stands at the beginning of the most significant opportunity to impact genetic and metabolic disease we have ever encountered –