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The next Kendall Square just might be located in Allston.

The gritty Boston neighborhood, across the Charles from Harvard University’s main campus, is the site of various construction projects aimed at building up an innovation epicenter over the next five to 10 years. Just don’t tell Jodi Goldstein about the Kendall comparison.

Goldstein (pictured), the head of the Harvard Innovation Lab, believes the neighborhood will become a hub that’s broader in terms of sectors and talent than Kendall Square. At least the Kendall of today, which is dominated by biotech and pharmaceuticals.

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