Biotechnology industry in Boston
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Greater Boston, primarily Boston and Cambridge, is home to more than 1,000 biotechnology companies, ranging from small start-ups to billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies. The many universities in the area give the region a large network of scientists.[1]
The Kendall Square area of Cambridge holds a large concentration of the life science industry, numbering over 120 companies within a mile,[2][3] and has been described as the "center of the nation's biotechnology industry".[4] The Longwood area of Boston, about two miles from Kendall Square, is also home to many biomedical research companies.[5]