2021 Power 50: Jon Weaver
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Worcester has a cluster of colleges and population density unlike anything else in Massachusetts outside Boston and its immediate suburbs, so it’s only natural that Worcester’s been making a long push to build a life sciences-based startup culture to keep those college graduates or others drawn to the city to stay and build a new ecosystem in Worcester.
Jon Weaver is the person with a significantly outsized role in helping to make that happen, through his job at Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives. Nearly 1,000 people in Massachusetts work at companies founded at MBI. And MBI hasn’t just survived through the coronavirus pandemic – it has accelerated, building out a new space on Briden Street and quickly filling most of it far ahead of expectations.
The incubator is home to 58 early-stage companies, up from 21 a few years ago, and MBI heavily supports those startups in reaching their scientific milestones and raising capital.
What do you think the future holds for Central Mass.? “Worcester has incredible momentum right now and the development community is really taking notice. We’re excited to see the traction Worcester is gaining with national developers.”
Going out to eat: “My wife and I tried a new restaurant in Worcester every Friday for about six months and ended up finding a bunch of our now favorite spots. My favorite part of Worcester is what you find when you explore.”
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