Archive for March 2021
Gene therapy 3.0? Gene-coding startup launches with $20M
A new biotech is emerging from stealth to develop what its CEO calls "third-generation gene therapy." Founded by former Human Genome Project researcher Joseph Higgins, SalioGen Therapeutics launched Monday with $20 million in Series A funding to advance a gene therapy platform that works by integrating genomic code into the existing genome using a mammalian-derived…
Read MoreMass. urgent care company cancels patients’ 2nd Covid shots
A Massachusetts urgent care company that administered thousands of first doses of the coronavirus vaccine canceled appointments for individuals’ second shot, noting the state cut off its supply. Read More
Read MoreHere are some of the best nicknames for workers at local companies
Moose. Wombats. Humanzees. These aren’t the names of exhibits at Franklin Park Zoo, rather, they’re how workers at local companies commonly refer to themselves. Read More
Read More‘What are you supposed to do?’ Black restaurant owners discuss surviving Covid-19
“What are you supposed to do when the government just tells you to shut down and that’s how you knew how to operate at this point in time?" said Nia Grace, owner of Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen, during a national event focused on Black business owners. Read More
Read MoreTHE INTERVIEW: Franklin Pierce’s Kim Mooney plots growth beyond New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce President Kim Mooney’s sites are set on adding campus outposts throughout her home state of New Hampshire, not to mention other parts of the country, even as peers pull back on spending and contract operations to weather the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More
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