Serono BioFest

On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, Serono, Inc. hosted Serono BioFest, a celebration of biotechnology and an opportunity for teachers and students to meet and interact with Serono scientists and tour their facility providing a preview of real-life applications of biotechnology at a first-rate biotech facility. Guests included  local teachers, local students who submitted posters to the poster competition and their parents, and key individuals from Serono, Inc., the Biotechnology Institute, and MassBioEd. Learn more…

Special Opportunity for South Shore Teachers!

As part of the Serono BioFest celebration, the Biotechnology Institute  announced that as part of Serono, Inc.’s commitment to education and its local community, Serono will sponsor 10 teachers from the South Shore to attend the 2006 National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program from April 6th-9th in Chicago, IL. Learn more…

Congratulations to the Serono BioFest Poster Competition Winners!

All winners received a $250 scholarship prize from Serono, Inc., and will be entered into the Institute’s nationwide 2006 BioDreaming Poster Competition. Learn more...

Grades K-3

Julia Madden
Jenkings School
Scituate, MA

Grades 4-6

Aiden Maguire
Halifax Elementary School
Halifax, MA

Grades 7-9

Milou Lammers
Hingham Middle School
Hingham, MA

Grades 10-12

Christine Patterson
Rockland High School
Rockland, MA

This program is generously supported by Serono, Inc., a global leader in biotechnology, with its US headquarters in Rockland, MA. Serono, Inc., develops innovative products to address unmet medical needs and improve the quality of life for their patients.

The Institute also thanks MassBioEd, is an organization committed to supporting science and biotechnology education in Massachusetts through school programs, workforce training and lifelong learning, for their partnership in this program.