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title: "Membership Hack: Coworking Space for Members Only"
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**How to hack it?**Flexible work spaces are [popular office trends with staying power](https://associationsnow.com/2019/10/why-coworking-will-survive-the-wework-saga/)
, which is why the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council opened its own flex space for members. The [MassBioHub (opens in a new tab)](https://www.massbio.org/news/recent-news/massbio-announces-the-massbiohub-a-new-conference-and-business-center-for-members-150503)
, which opened last week, is located in Boston’s Kendall Square. It features a variety of configurations, including private meeting spaces, suites, and huddle areas, which the association offers for short-term use at below-market rates.

**Why does it work?** Boston is a growing hub for the life science industry, and the MassBioHub space defers some of the cost associated with a red-hot commercial real estate market.

“We know that event and meeting space to conduct business in Kendall Square and across greater Boston is at an all-time premium—rates are extremely high, and availability is limited, so we wanted to address this critical need for our members,” said Chief Operating Officer Kendalle Burlin O’Connell [in a prepared statement (opens in a new tab)](https://www.massbio.org/news/recent-news/massbio-announces-the-massbiohub-a-new-conference-and-business-center-for-members-150503)
.

**What’s the bonus?** Each space comes equipped with office concierge services, including hospitality and catering, plus state-of-the-art technology and equipment supported by an operations team.

(Handout photo)

[Tim Ebner](https://associationsnow.com/author/tim-ebner/)

Tim Ebner is communications director and press secretary at the American Forest & Paper Association in Washington, DC. He is a member of ASAE’s Communication Professionals Advisory Council and a former Associations Now senior editor.

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