Will the departure of Mark Turco as R.I. Life Science Hub CEO and president, only a year into his contract, hurt the effort to build a thriving life sciences sector?

MARK TURCO is stepping down as CEO and president of the R.I. Life Science Hub and is returning to the private sector. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
MARK TURCO is stepping down as CEO and president of the R.I. Life Science Hub and is returning to the private sector. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mark Turco was only one year into his three-year contract to oversee the R.I. Life Science Hub, but he’s decided to leave. His last day will be March 11. The state-funded agency was formed in 2023 to lead the effort to build the sector in Rhode Island. Leaders wanted to attract clusters of biotech firms

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