Hopkinton's Lykan Bioscience Named 'Manufacturer Of The Year'

HOPKINTON, MA — A Hopkinton-based bioscience company was honored by the State Senate following a nomination from Senate President Karen Spilka.

Hopkinton-based Lykan Bioscience was honored with a ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ award, part of a series of awards given by the state legislature’s Manufacturing Caucus to companies across the state to promote “Made in Massachusetts.”

The awards recognize companies across the Commonwealth which support outstanding innovation in the field of manufacturing.

Lykan Bioscience was chosen from manufacturing firms in the Second Middlesex and Norfolk district, which Senate President Spilka represents in the State House.

The company offers manufacturing services for autologous and allogeneic cell-based therapies for people with serious health conditions, such as cancer.

During the pandemic, Lykan built a 64,000 sq. ft. purpose-built manufacturing facility in Hopkinton. The facility is set to create more than 150 new jobs by 2022. The company is now online and is equipped to manufacture advanced therapy medicines for thousands of patients with unmet needs.

"Biotech is an exciting field and one of our strengths in Massachusetts–particularly in the MetroWest area," Spilka said, "As the Chair of the Biotech Legislative Caucus, I sought to bring the industry to the center of our conversations on Massachusetts’ economy, environment and health."