Archive for May 2021

The team behind ophthalmology startup Vedere Bio Inc. is launching a new venture — and they’re keeping the name: Vedere Bio II Inc. With $77 million in funding, it’s got a bold mission to restore vision in patients who have gone blind due to genetic mutations affecting the retina. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday, and abandoned kittens. Read More

The state’s largest health insurer lost nearly 80,000 members as unemployment soared through the pandemic, one of several lingering Covid effects insurers are facing even as the rest of the state returns to normalcy. Read More

Northeastern University’s plans for an expanded marine research center on the tip of the peninsula in Nahant have been scuttled by a vote of the town’s residents. Read More

As offices begin to reopen, the range of emotions is harder to grapple with than I expected. Read More

Now that Massachusetts has shifted its full economic reopening to May 29, locally based businesses are grappling with whether to maintain their own mask-wearing mandates or attempt to follow fast-moving, ever-shifting local and federal guidelines. Here’s what that means for employers. Read More

One of the reasons companies traded over the counter seek to move to the standard exchanges is broaden their exposure to potential investors. Last year, cable modem maker Zoom Telephonics merged with Minim Inc., which develops and sells an IoT home security platform. Read More

Lawnbright’s philosophy is about making better habits and DIY lawn care really simple for people. Read More

Surveys and experts are both predicting a wave of turnover after a year of uncertainty kept many workers tethered to their companies. Here’s how companies can prepare. Read More

The trickle of funding continues even as the SBA funds billions of dollars for other grant programs. Read More