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Testimony by Elizabeth Fassberg, Executive Director of Life Science Cares New York, on 455 First Avenue Innovation East Life Sciences Building

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Elizabeth Fassberg, Executive Director of Life Science Cares New York, expresses support for the 455 First Avenue Innovation East Life Sciences Building project. She highlights the positive impact of the proposed development on the community and her organization's partnership with the project.

Life Science Cares New York has benefited from Innovation East's generosity, hosting events and programs for students from low-income high schools.
The ground floor of the new building will provide opportunities for neighborhood participation and healthy food options.
Fassberg believes the project will be beneficial to the community and is excited to be part of the program.

Elizabeth Fassberg

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Hi, everybody.

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Thank you all for having me here today.

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I'm the executive director of Life Science Cares New York, and we are a nonprofit devoted to activating the financial and human capital of the life science industry, and we partner with nonprofits to disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequality in our communities.

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And we're committed programming partner in proposed Innovation East Life Science Building.

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We also have benefited from the generosity of Innovation East, in different programs at Westend Labs and, really appreciate that, you know, as a nonprofit, they have been incredibly generous, with our students.

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We hosted a full day of, a life science cares day with 50 students from low income high schools around New York City.

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And, they we had lab tours and, met with different professionals in the building, had lunch, and really had an incredible day.

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We've also done some other fundraising events at the beautiful space and, you know, feel that it's going to continue in the same fashion at this building.

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We're particularly excited about the ground floor because it does open up many opportunities for the neighborhood and the neighboring schools to be able to participate in programming, as well as their proposed interesting, and healthy food options that they plan to have available, which is exciting for me as

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nutritionist.

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But we're we're definitely in support of, of this 455 First Avenue project and believe that it will be super beneficial to the community and are excited to be a part of this program.

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Thank you.

Dr. Emily Gilchrist

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