From Controversy To Cure - Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom

"FROM CONTROVERSY TO CURE – Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom" is an award-winning documentary film telling the story of how a surprising mix of science and engineering, politics, urban renewal and even the space race transformed the Kendall Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts into the ‘biotechnology capital of the world’ – a place often called “the most innovative square mile on the planet.”

Producer & Director
Joe McMaster

Editor & Co-producer
Jean Dunoyer

Executive Producer
Lawrence Gallagher

Produced by MIT Video Productions, MIT Open Learning

With the generous support of Jane and Neil Pappalardo and Ann and Phillip Sharp

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Harvey Lodish - Professor of Biology and Bioengineering, MIT
David Baltimore - President Emeritus and Professor of Biology, Caltech
Eric Lander - President and Founding Director, Broad Institute
Bob Weinberg - Professor for Cancer Research, MIT
Phil Sharp - Institute Professor, MIT
Victor McElheny - Science Journalist
Nancy Hopkins - Professor of Biology Emerita, MIT
Robin Scheffler - Associate Professor, Science, Technology and Society, MIT
Debbie Douglas - Curator of Science and Technology, MIT Museum
Jonathan King - Professor of Biology Emeritus, MIT
Paul Berg - Professor of Cancer Research Emeritus, Stanford University
Sam Lipson - Director of Environmental Health, Cambridge
Travis McCready - President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Susan Hockfield - President Emerita and Professor of Neuroscience, MIT
Noubar Afeyan - Founder and CEO, Flagship Pioneering
Jim Haley - Patent Attorney
Moshe Alafi - Biotech investor
Charles Weissmann - Co-founder of Biogen
Wally Gilbert - Co-founder of Biogen
Andrew, Heidi and Eric Steinert
Tim Rowe - Co-founder, LabCentral; Founder and CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center
Susan Whitehead - Board of Directors, Whitehead Institute
Lita Nelsen - Fmr. Director, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Jay Bradner - President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (they capitalize the M)
Johannes Freuhauf - President & Executive Director, LabCentral
Laura Indolfi - Founder and CEO, PanTher Therapeutics
John Dunlop - Vice President, Neuroscience Research, Amgen
Joan Abrams - Biotechnology Instructor, Cambridge Public Schools
Aaron Pen and Anaka Landrigan - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Bob Langer - Institute Professor, MIT
Paula Hammond - Institute Professor, MIT
Andrew Lo - Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management
Rafael Reif - President, MIT
Sangeeta Bhatia - Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Awards:
The Telly Awards - Silver Winner, Documentary: Long Form
The Telly Awards - Bronze Winner, Science & Technology
The Impact Doc Awards - Award of Excellence, Documentary Feature
The Impact Doc Awards - Award of Excellence, History/Biographical
Global Shorts Film Competition - Award of Excellence
Viddy Awards - Platinum Award, Documentary Category
MarCom Awards - Platinum Award, Documentary Category
Raw Science Film Festival - Finalist
History, Arts and Sciences International Doc Fest - Official Selection