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Our Story

Recent breakthroughs in cell and gene therapy have revolutionized healthcare. While these innovations hold immense promise for curing previously incurable diseases, their full potential remains unrealized. The rapid development of cell and gene therapy platforms capable of targeting disease at its root has been met with significant challenges in manufacturing and development. The complexity and variability of these therapies have resulted in high costs and production hurdles, limiting their accessibility to patients.

Recognizing these obstacles, Harvard University President Alan Garber convened leaders from academia, industry and leading research hospitals to address these challenges. Their collaborative endeavor resulted in Landmark Bio, an advanced therapy manufacturing company with the explicit mission to translate groundbreaking research into life-changing therapies. Built by drug developers for drug developers, Landmark Bio has emerged as a driving force in the advanced therapy landscape, demonstrating its ability to advance transformative therapies.

“This new state-of-the-art facility will bring together leading innovators from universities, research institutes, hospitals, and industries in the life science community. Landmark Bio will be a platform that enables groundbreaking ideas from our laboratories to be transformed into life-changing therapies.

The work here will facilitate access to the most promising approaches to preventing and treating illness, thanks to advances in biomanufacturing technologies.”

—Alan M. Garber, President of Harvard University,
Founding Board Chair of Landmark Bio

Our Timeline

2020
FORMATION

Harvard, MIT, Cytiva, Fujifilm, and Alexandria Real Estate Equities along with Boston’s leading hospitals* formed a consortium to accelerate life sciences innovations

2021
LAUNCH

Landmark Bio was launched during the pandemic, breaking ground for facility construction in Watertown, MA late 2021

2022
GROW

Facility opened in mid 2022 followed by two-year rapid growth, enabling cell & gene therapy development and manufacturing in the region and beyond

2025
ACQUISITION

Landmark Bio was acquired by Artis BioSolutions, expanding capabilities to power the next generation of genetic medicine

* Boston Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Mass General Brigham, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Our Facility & Location

Strategically located in the heart of the Boston life sciences ecosystem, our 44,000 sq ft. facility in Watertown, MA offers broad development and manufacturing capabilities.

Landmark Bio floor plan

Innovation and Development Labs

  • Discovery Research
  • Process Development
  • Analytical Development
  • Formulation Development

GMP Manufacturing

  • 5 Cell Processing Suites
  • 2 Viral Vector Suites
  • 1 mRNA and LNP Suite
  • 1 Fill & Finish Suite

Quality Control Labs

  • Bioanalytical
  • Microbiology

Office Space

Map of Landmark Bio locations

Our Mission

Our Mission is To Translate Groundbreaking Research into Life-Changing Therapies

Our Core Values

PASSION
Relentlessly innovate to improve human health

FOCUS
Put patients and clients front and center, deliver exceptional experiences

FORESIGHT
Anticipate, explore, and set the course for the future

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DRIVE
Intrinsically motivated, act with integrity, accountability and a sense of urgency

COMMUNITY
Build an inclusive culture that instills trust, enables growth, empowers and inspires

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PASSION
Relentlessly innovate to improve human health

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DRIVE
Intrinsically motivated, act with integrity, accountability and a sense of urgency

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FORESIGHT
Anticipate, explore, and set the course for the future

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COMMUNITY
Build an inclusive culture that instills trust, enables growth, empowers and inspires

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FOCUS
Put patients and clients front and center, deliver exceptional experiences

Our People

Leadership Team

Ran Zheng

Ran Zheng

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Gregg Nyberg

Gregg Nyberg

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
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Michael Covington

Michael Covington

CHIEF QUALITY & REGULATORY OFFICER
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Will Channell

Will Channell

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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Aileen Baquiran

Aileen Baquiran

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
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Todd Howren

Todd Howren

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL
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Olga Mollin

Olga Mollin

VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL OPERATIONS & SITE HEAD
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Kris Ward

Kris Ward

VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT & LICENSING
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Shanti Chari

Shanti Chari

VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATION
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Science & Technology Advisory Committee

Stacy Springs

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MIT CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION
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Amy Wagers

PROFESSOR AND CO-CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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Andy Topping

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER, FUJIFILM DIOSYNTH BIOTECHNOLOGIES
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Gregg Nyberg

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
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Beate Mueller-Tiemann

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, CYTIVA
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Laurence Cooper

FORMER PROFESSOR MD ANDERSON, FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY
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Mark Namchuk

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THERAPEUTIC TRANSLATION AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
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Tim Charlebois

SENIOR FELLOW AT NIIMBL, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STRATEGY AT PFIZER
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Careers

Join our team and help us turn today’s cutting-edge research into tomorrow’s breakthrough therapies.

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