Award of Excellence – “From Controversy To Cure: Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom” (USA)

Title: From Controversy To Cure: Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom
Runtime: 55 min
Country: USA
Director: Joe McMaster
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: March, 2024

Synopsis: “FROM CONTROVERSY TO CURE – Inside the Cambridge Biotech Boom” is a 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.”