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Research institute, affiliated with Harvard and MIT, lays off 75

The layoffs represent less than 4% of staff, with most of the cuts in administrative roles.

The main building of the Broad Institute, at 415 Main St. in Cambridge. Pat Greenhouse / The Boston Globe

July 8, 2025

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The Broad Institute—a biomedical research center affiliated with MIT and Harvard—is laying off 75 employees and tightening its budget, facing expected cuts to federal medical research funding.

The Broad Institute said in a statement that the layoffs represent less than 4% of its workforce. The impacted positions are primarily in administration.

The institute is also reducing costs, including planned event spending reductions, modest benefits changes, and forgoing annual wage increases for employees on the higher end of the salary tiers.

“We approached this process with utmost concern for those affected,” David Cameron, the director of external communications at the institute, said in a statement.

The institute is making professional outplacement services available to help those who have lost their jobs.

“These actions, while difficult, allow us to continue to invest in new scientific directions that will propel the understanding and treatment of disease,” Cameron continued.

The Broad Institute was founded in 2004 to understand the roots of disease and close the gap between new biological insights and impacts for patients.

The institute works with faculty, professional staff, and students at MIT and Harvard, as well as biomedical research communities in the Boston area and around the globe.

It is only one of many research institutes that are bracing for layoffs. Boston University recently announced it is laying off 120 employees amid financial difficulties. Harvard announced a hiring freeze in March, and UMass Chan Medical School has laid off or furloughed about 200 employees.