Archive for January 2021
Gov. Baker’s transportation chief signs up for Biden administration post
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack is leaving Gov. Charlie Baker’s cabinet to join the Federal Highway Administration next week. Read More
Read MoreBoston Scientific to buy Minnesota heart monitor firm Preventice for $1.2B
Preventice Solutions, a Twin Cities-based health technology company that makes systems that can monitor heart activity remotely, has agreed to be acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. Read More
Read MoreFood, family and business: 5 Minutes with Emma Hernan
The question isn’t what Emma Hernan does for a job. It’s how many jobs this angel-investing, food-manufacturing professional model has at any one time. Read More
Read MoreExclusive: BLADELIFE promises to double the life of your razor
Co-founders David Valdez and Peter Gladstone have created a razor storage container with a removable cartridge that extracts excess water from the blade after each shave. Read More
Read MoreInterim president appointed for Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Sunil "Sunny" Eappen has been appointed interim president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as the health system conducts a months-long search for a permanent replacement. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: FDA fast-tracks Covid-19 drug, Thermo Fisher acquisition
Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings. Read More
Read MoreBoston-based Fuze bags $13.6M from existing investors
Brian Day, CEO of Fuze, said in an emailed statement that the company received the money from existing investors. Bessemer Venture Partners and Boston-based Summit Partners participated in Fuze’s latest financing. Read More
Read MoreLargest IT Consulting Firms in Massachusetts
The list includes firms that are paid to independently diagnose and solve clients’ IT-related problems, providing full project management and oversight. Read More
Read MoreTwo Mass. law schools rank among nation’s fastest-growing
The institutions are seeing rapid growth for similar reasons — a marketing push, improved performance and an emphasis on flexibility in terms of the path to graduation. Read More
Read MoreAnxious for SBA’s cash grant programs? The agency has yet to set any dates.
The agency has rolled out a new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans — but has not unveiled any details on two other programs for businesses. Read More
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