Archive for August 2020
Budget shortfall causes layoffs, furloughs at Tufts dental school
Tufts University’s School of Dental Medicine has laid off and furloughed employees after facing significant budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Read MoreQ&A: Bryant alum Nick O’Hara built four startups before the age of 25
Nick O’Hara has had the entrepreneurial bug since he was in high school. He launched his first company fixing broken iPhones when he was just 16 years old. O’Hara continued his entrepreneurial passion at Bryant University, and hasn’t looked back since. Read More
Read MoreIn filing for IPO, Amwell discloses rise in telehealth
Amwell said in IPO filings that it hopes to capitalize on and grow the momentum of telehealth. Read More
Read MoreAccountants helped clients apply for PPP, some have sued banks over payment
Recent developments in accountants’ efforts to be paid for their work on the Paycheck Protection Program suggest additional challenges are ahead. Read More
Read MoreBracing for China tariffs, iRobot starts rollout of software upgrade
For Bedford-based iRobot Corp., the pandemic has been a double-edged sword. On one hand, shelter-in-place orders and more people working from home fueled demand for its housecleaning robots. On the other, travel disruptions delayed the company’s plan to move production to Malaysia, a move necessary to face the return of China tariffs. On Tuesday, the…
Read MoreBiogen’s Boston meeting may have led to 20,000 Covid cases, report says
The Biogen Inc. leadership meeting in February may have led to more cases of Covid-19 than previously thought. Read More
Read MoreHancock CEO, life sciences exec among the ‘New Englanders of the Year’
The New England Council, a local business and policy advocacy group, has named John Hancock CEO Marianne Harrison and other leaders in life sciences, higher education and government as its 2020 New Englanders of the Year. Read More
Read MoreHow did a Biogen event turn into a Covid-19 outbreak? State officials aren’t saying.
A Biogen event has been cited as one of the catalysts behind the sharp increase in Massachusetts coronavirus cases at the outset of the pandemic’s outbreak, making the Bay State one of the worst-hit states at the time. Despite repeated, formal requests, state officials have yet to disclose many of the public documents that could…
Read MoreMass General Brigham’s top financial exec to retire
One of the top executives at Mass General Brigham has announced he plans to retire in 2021. Read More
Read MoreAs Flagship shrinks Moderna holdings, Fidelity bulks up
One of the shareholders dramatically increased its Moderna stake as the Cambridge biotech developed a Covid-19 vaccine and its stock price skyrocketed. The other shrank its stake by more than a fifth over the same time period. Read More
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