Archive for April 2021

Following pressure by advocates for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, Biogen has expanded its early access program to an experimental ALS drug called tofersen. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Did you see the Full Pink supermoon last night? Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news, plus a casino vaccination site, the census, taking masks off outdoors and getting ready to meet in person. Read More

New data from the 2020 U.S. census released April 26, 2021, indicates that starting in 2023 – after the next congressional elections – seven states will have fewer seats in Congress than they do now, and six will have more. Read More

Cambridge-based Moderna Inc. is expanding its presence in the Greater Boston suburbs with a 12-year lease in Norwood, located a stone’s throw from the company’s existing manufacturing facilities. The biotech said its investment in manufacturing will allow it to “rapidly scale” production of its Covid-19 vaccine. Read More

A new pilot business program hopes to bring empty storefronts in Newton and Needham back to life for the summer. Read More

The Massachusetts banking landscape is poised to undergo more change than it has since the Great Recession, at least. Just how much? Half of the 10 largest deposit holders in the Boston metro area are either making a major acquisition or being acquired themselves. The unleashing of pent-up M&A demand is reshaping the competitive landscape…

New Balance Athletics Inc. has signed Boston Celtics rookie Aaron Nesmith to a multi-year sponsorship deal, the Boston-based apparel maker has announced. Read More

Wondering why we’re so tired all the time? Stanford researchers have figured it out. Read More

More than a year after Biogen held multi-day management meetings that became a global superspreader event in the Covid-19 pandemic, newly released emails show the extent of the fear and confusion among the drugmakers’ employees in those early days, as testing shortages, miscommunication from the state and changing guidance from health care professionals plagued the…

Massachusetts House lawmakers sought to remove the sunset on the state’s film tax credit program — set to expire at the end of 2022. Read More