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The cafeteria at Infinity Pharmaceuticals is not your average greasy-spoon canteen, says Alex Constan, senior director of toxicology. At Infinity's lunchroom, employees gather in a vibrantly colored jazz cafe, complete with vintage high-rise tables and larger-than-life murals of jazz greats, ranging from John Coltrane to Billie Holliday. Constan says his company uses the space to inspire its scientists to work together in the collaborative, improvisational way of the best jazz musicians. "How jazz bands play music together is kind of like how our teams work together when developing a compound," he says. The employees appear to be inspired: The company was highest ranked for its research environment and placed fifth overall in The Scientist's 2008 Best Places ...
