Archive for June 2020
UMass Dartmouth chancellor to exit after three years
Robert Johnson, chancellor of UMass Dartmouth, is leaving the South Coast campus in September after three years in the position. Read More
Read MoreModerna’s expedited Covid-19 vaccine trial to test 30,000
The Cambridge biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine trial will be one of the largest ever conducted in the world. Read More
Read MoreBoston-based investor in Under Armour sells most of its stake
The institutional investor has decreased its stake by almost 82% in six months. Read More
Read MoreMost Active Private Equity Investors in Mass.
Data for this list was provided by PitchBook Data. It includes Massachusetts-headquartered firms. Data includes any deal in which the firm was a participating investor. Read More
Read MoreStartup aiming to end heart disease with ‘gene-editing for the masses’ raises $63M
With just one treatment, Cambridge-based Verve theorizes it could eradicate coronary heart disease. Read More
Read MoreMost Active Venture Capital Investors in Mass.
Data for this list was provided by PitchBook Data, and includes Massachusetts-headquartered firms. Total number of deals and number of Mass. deals in 2019 includes any deal in which the firm was a participating investor. Read More
Read MoreBioMed pitches life science campus in Somerville’s Assembly Square
BioMed Realty is proposing a life-science campus in Somerville where Cresset Development and Novaya Real Estate Ventures had once proposed a mixed-use development. Read More
Read MoreBain Capital pledges $100M to race-related causes over 10 years
The private equity firm also says it will create an economic development initiative in Boston related to minority- and women-owned businesses. Read More
Read MoreBoston firm seeks $100M to invest in business lawsuits
By backing businesses and law firms in litigation, investors can largely shield themselves from the sort of coronavirus-related volatility seen in the stock market and elsewhere, LexShares CEO Jay Greenberg said. Read More
Read MoreStarbucks will shutter hundreds of stores, focus on pickup service
Starbucks has also resumed new store openings and accelerated its plan to transition to more locations designed for grab-and-go. Read More
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