Broad Institute announces layoffs, mainly in IT and software engineering

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, one of the world’s most prominent biotechnology research centers, has laid off 87 employees, a spokesperson confirmed.

The layoffs came at a time when a lucrative partnership with Microsoft was expected to be completed by the end of the year.

In an email sent to employees on Thursday, Todd Golub, director of the Broad, attributed the cuts to “the rapid pace of technological and scientific change (that) requires us to retool to stay ahead” in the institute’s field.