Impact event honored life science companies and individuals who exemplify LSC’s efforts to give back to the local community

News | [Cambridge, MA April 7, 2025]—Life Science Cares (LSC) Boston, a nonprofit collective effort of the life science industry to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequality in the greater Boston area, today announced that it raised more than $500,000 during its 9th annual Impact Breakfast. The event brought together more than 500 leaders across the life sciences and healthcare industries to support Life Science Cares and to recognize individuals and companies making an impact in the community.

As a philanthropic arm of the life science industry, LSC Boston provides grants to nonprofit organizations who are working in the areas of basic needs, economic opportunity, education, and health equity. In addition to financial support, LSC’s innovative model provides hands-on support to its nonprofit partners by connecting volunteers and in-kind contributions from the life science industry to help to further their missions and deepen the impact.

“It’s continually amazing to see how much our industry has stepped up to help—and the immense impact we can make with our collective philanthropy model at LSC Boston,” said Peter Pedro, chair of the Life Science Cares Boston Board of Managers. “Having supported almost a hundred nonprofit organizations with nearly $12 million in grants is testament to what we can do when we come together. Now more than ever, our dollars, volunteerism, in-kind donations, and advocacy are needed to ensure our neighbors have access to food, shelter, medical care, education, and opportunities that reduce the impacts of poverty and inequality in our communities.”

The event was supported by presenting sponsor Takeda; gold sponsor Cooley LLP; silver sponsors Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blueprint Medicines, Sarepta Therapeutics, and Thermo Fisher Scientific; and bronze sponsors Agios Pharmaceuticals, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Arnold & Porter, Beam Therapeutics, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., J.P. Morgan, PwC, Sanofi, Scholar Rock, stet vision LLC, Trinity Life Sciences, and WilmerHale.

Other sponsors included Aera Therapeutics, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Arbor Biotech, Bicara Therapeutics, Biogen, The Bowdoin Group, Camp4 Therapeutics, CFGI, City Therapeutics, Corsera Health, Corval, Cushman & Wakefield, enGene, Gallagher, GC Therapeutics, Hemab Therapeutics, JMM Innovations, KPMG, Kailera Therapeutics, Kymera Therapeutics, Leerink Partners, Marsh McLennan Agency, MassBio, McDermott Will & Emery, Morgan Stanley, The NemetzGroup, Newfront, Nimbus Therapeutics, Orbital Therapeutics, PathAI, Q32 Bio, Rapport Therapeutics, Schrödinger, Synterex, Third Rock Ventures, Triumvirate Environmental, Vigil Neuro, and Xilio Therapeutics.

The awards presented were:

Community Changemaker Award

The Community Changemaker Award recognizes staff at LSC nonprofit partner organizations for their contributions in the community. Nominations were solicited from leadership at LSC partner organizations.

Winner: Kamilah Rowe, Youth Enrichment Services

The Extra Mile Award

The Extra Mile Award recognizes the companies and individuals who inspire us with how often and how much they help—whenever we need it—and always go the extra mile for LSC.

Winner: Tobin Scientific

The Luke Timmerman Impact Award

The Luke Timmerman Impact Award recognizes an individual or group who has found new, creative, and impactful ways to build out the LSC model of harnessing industry resources to support community-based efforts to end poverty and inequity in Greater Boston.

This award is named for unparalleled LSC advocate and evangelist Luke Timmerman, a biotech journalist, community connector, and dedicated philanthropist. Luke is the brains and heart behind the Timmerman Traverse, an annual three-day hike (different location each year) that has raised nearly $4 million for Life Science Cares over the last four years.

Winner: Ron and Laureen Cooper, for their continual support of and participation in Life Science Shares

Since its founding in 2016, LSC Boston has worked with more than 500 companies to distribute nearly $12 million in grants to 98 community-based nonprofit partner organizations in the Greater Boston area. LSC Boston has organized more than 13,000 volunteers to direct more than 39,000 hours of community service to community-based organizations, in addition to more than $2 million of in-kind donations.

Read more about the nominees.