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Local Resources and Transportation

Nearby Public Transit

Chapel St @ Watertown St Bus Stop                             0.2 miles away
75 Chapel St Bus Stop                                                    0.2 miles away
MBTA Commuter Rail Newtonville Stop                      1.0 miles away
MBTA Green Line D Branch Newton Centre Stop      2.9 miles away
BlueBikes Bike Share Program                            Greater Boston Area

Bus Routes

52 Dedham Mall, Newton: Saw Mill Brook Pkwy, Dedham St., Parker St., Newton
    Centre, Centre St.; Watertown Yard
57 Watertown Yard; Newton Corner: Galen St., Tremont St.; Brighton: Washington St.;
   Allston: Brighton Ave.; Boston: Commonwealth Ave (BU, Kenmore Sq., Copley Sq.,
   Boston Common, Govt Center) Haymarket Station
59 Needham Junction; Newton: Upper Falls (Chestnut St., Eliot St., Lincoln St.)
   Highlands (MBTA station), Walnut St., Public Library, NNHS; Newtonville; Nonantum
    (Watertown St); Watertown Sq.
60 Newton: Chestnut Hill Mall @ Bloomingdale’s, Boylston @ Star Market, Route 9;
   Longwood Medical Center;Kenmore Sq.
501 Brighton (Washington St, Oak Sq, Tremont St); Newton (south of MassPike):
   Newton Corner (Hunnewell Hill): Tremont St, Park St; Express to Back Bay (South
   End), Downtown
502 Watertown Yard, Galen St., Newton Corner: Centre St. @ Jefferson St.,
   Washington St. @ Bacon St., Centre St. @ West St.; Express to Back Bay
503 Brighton (Washington St, Oak Sq, Tremont St); Newton (south of MassPike):
   Newton Corner (Hunnewell Hill): Tremont St, Park St; Express to Copley Square
504 Watertown Yard, Galen St., Newton Corner: Centre St. @ Jefferson St.,
   Washington St. @ Bacon St., Centre St. @ West St.; Express to Downtown.
● 505 Waltham (opposite commuter rail station); Newton: (Auburndale) Lexington St,
   Commonwealth Ave, Comm Ave @ Washington St; (West Newton)Washington St @
   Prospect St., Express to Boston Landing; Downtown 2
553 Waltham, West Newton: Elm St., Washington St., Newton Corner; Express to
   Chinatown and Downtown Boston.
● 554 Belmont, Waltham, West Newton: Elm St., Washington St., Newton Corner;
   Express to Chinatown and Downtown Boston.
556 Waltham, Highlands, Nonantum: Waltham St., Crafts St., Walnut St., Washington
   St., Newton Corner; Express to Downtown Boston
558 Riverside, Auburndale: Marriott Hotel, Commonwealth Ave, Lexington St.;
   Waltham, Nonantum: Chapel St., Watertown St., Adams St., Washington St.; Express to
   Downtown Boston

Transit Options
Local Directions

Transportation to Kendall Square, Cambridge (from LabShares)

Public Transit

  • Walk to Newtonville Commuter Rail stop (1.0 miles away from LabShares) and take the train to Boston South Station.

  • Take the Red Line towards Alewife and get off at the Kendall/MIT stop, approx. 60 mins.

Bike Lane 

  • Via Dr Paul Dudley White Bike Path, approx. 8.5 miles.

Car 

  • Via Soldiers Field Road. Take California St and Nonantum Rd to N Beacon St

  • Take Soldiers Field Rd and Memorial Dr to Vassar St in Cambridge.

  • Continue on Vassar St to get to Main St, approx. 8.0 miles (less traffic than the I-90 route).

Transportation to Back Bay, Boston (from LabShares)


Public Transit

  • Walk to Newtonville Commuter Rail stop (1.0 miles away from LabShares) and take the train to Boston Back Bay, approx. 40 mins.

Bike Lane

  • Via Commonwealth Ave, approx. 7.7 miles.

Car

  • Via Soldiers Field Road. Take California St and Nonantum Rd to N Beacon St

  • Continue to Soldiers Field Rd then take exit towards I-90. Get on the I-90 E / Mass Pike, 2

  • Continue on the I-90 to Stuart St then take exit 22 and drive to Dartmouth St, approx. 8.6 miles.

Local Restaurants and Attraction
Local Restaurants and Attractions
There are many local parks, shops, and restaurants nearby LabShares in the Newton/Watertown area. There are over twenty restaurants within one mile of LabShares that have a variety of different styles and foods ranging from Japanese sushi bars to Italian bakeries. There are also many nearby parks and outdoor activities to try out when in Newton. 
West Street Tavern                                        0.2 miles away

Moldova Restaurant                                      0.2 miles away
Steamers Seafood Market                            0.3 miles away

Pleasant Pizza                                                 0.3 miles away
The Icing on The Cake                                  0.4 miles away
Shaking Crab                                                 0.4 miles away
KOKO Bakery                                                 0.5 miles away
DePasquale’s                                                  0.5 miles away

Chung-Shin Yuan                                            0.5 miles away

McDonalds                                                     0.6 miles away
Edamame                                                       0.7 miles away
Rice Valley                                                      0.9 miles away

Charles River Canoe & Kayak: Waltham      2.2 miles away
Crystal Lake                                                    2.8 miles away
Cold Spring Park                                            2.7 miles away
Newton Reservoir                                          3.0 miles away

Dunkin Donuts                                               0.2 miles away

Thai Amarin                                                    1.7 miles away

Stop & Shop                                                     1.0 mile away

The Shops at Chestnut Hill                            4.4 miles away

Newton Commonwealth Golf Course.         2.5 miles away

Edmands Park                                                 1.7 miles away

Hotels
For colleagues looking for a place to stay there are countless hotels nearby LabShares, making
the commute and overall travel experience much more enjoyable.

Super 8 by Wyndham Watertown/Cambridge/Boston Area

1.4 miles away
100 N Beacon St
Watertown, MA 02472


Four Points by Sheraton Boston Newton

1.1 miles away
320 Washington St
Newton, MA 02458


Crescent Suites Hotel

2.6 miles away
287 Crescent St
Waltham, MA 02453


Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Watertown

2.6 miles away
570 Arsenal St
Watertown, MA 02472


Charles River Inn

2.7 miles away
1800 Soldiers Field Rd
Boston, MA 02135

Boston Marriott Newton

3.7 miles away

2345 Commonwealth Avenue

Newton, MA 02466

Hotels
Local Colleges and Universities

Colleges and Universities

See below a list of local academic institutions producing top talent and resources for local startups to take advantage of.

 

Bentley University

2.4 miles away
175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452


Lasell University

2.9 miles away
1844 Commonwealth Ave, Auburndale, MA 02466


Boston College

3.1 miles away
140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467


Brandeis University

3.1 miles away
415 South St, Waltham, MA 02453


Harvard University

4.0 miles away
1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138


Boston University

4.6 miles away
233 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215


Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5.6 miles away
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139


Northeastern University

6.3 miles away
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115


Babson College

6.8 miles away
231 Forest St, Babson Park, MA 02457

Contract Research Organizations, Vivariums and Support Facilities.

There are many closeby CROs, vivariums and other life science supporting organizations in the Newton/Watertown area that provide resources and support for biotech companies and startups.
STC Biologics
0.4 miles away
330 Nevada St, Newton, MA 02460


Ambergen
0.6 miles away
313 Pleasant St, Watertown, MA 02472


TissueMetrics
0.7 miles away
150 California St Suite 303, Newton, MA 02458


TissueVision
0.7 miles away
150 California St, Newton, MA 02458


Virogen
2.1 miles away
200 Dexter Ave, Watertown, MA 02472


Cambridge Scientific Products

2.1 miles away
199 Dexter Ave, Watertown, MA 02472


BC Animal Care Facility
3.3 miles away
Waul House, 270 Hammond St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467


Charles River Laboratories
33.8 miles away
1 Innovation Dr, Worcester, MA 01605


Avastus
5.2 miles away
359 Allston St, Cambridge, MA 02139


Biomodels
5.5 miles away
360 2nd Ave, Waltham, MA 02451


Mispro Biotech Services
6.0 miles away
Kendall Square


CRADL
8.7 miles away
100 Binney St, Cambridge, MA 02142


Absorption Systems
9.4 miles away
47 Hall St, Medford, MA 02155


UMass Vivarium Core
11.8 miles away
100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125


WPI Vivarium Core
41.6 miles away
100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609

 
Local CRO, Vivarum and Support Facilites
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