Felt crazy to learn today that there's a world class science research institution, New York City's version of MIT/Harvard's @broadinstitute right between Tribeca & Soho, called the New York Genome Center @nygenome. I have walked by it a million times and never noticed. I think many in NYC, including in Soho and Tribeca have no idea this institution exists. I didn't until I met the awesome @nevillesanjana, both a PI & a founder, and he very kindly offered to show me around & introduce me to his work. It has world class PIs pushing the bounds of cancer, gene editing, neuro research all a stone's throw from all the tech companies Soho and basically across the street from @AnthropicAI's NY offices. The faculty comes from all of NYC's top institutions, @nyuniversity, @Columbia, @WeillCornell, etc. and it spins out amazing companies much like the Broad. As someone who lives in NYC, I want us to lead across the board and visiting the New York Genome Center energized me so much...literally felt like finding a treasure in my backyard. As biology & science increasingly become an area where we build very cool companies, enabled by AI, I am optimistic that places like the New York Genome Center & @BillAckman's new UWS institution will help NYC become a leader in new biotech company formation, especially with more AI-driven bio companies like @Immunaitech, @OwkinScience, @biohub NYC, etc. built here. Would be curious to find ways to elevate the institution into something all New Yorkers know about and can be proud of...much like Broad & Boston.