Archive for May 2021
Covid costs continue to weigh on Mass General Brigham’s financials
While patient volume at Mass General Brigham is back around 95% of pre-Covid levels, the financial performance of the state’s largest health system remains well behind its pre-pandemic levels due largely to continued added costs associated with coronavirus measures. Read More
Read MoreNewly public Ginkgo Bioworks to trade under Genentech’s old ticker symbol
Synthetic biology company Ginkgo Bioworks, newly public after a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp., has revealed its ticker symbol: "DNA." Read More
Read MoreGordon College blows past fundraising goal with $187M
It’s a boom time for some colleges raising funds, and the small Christian school in Wenham Gordon College is the latest to reap the benefits. Read More
Read MoreIBM plans move to Lowell as it sheds real estate
The tech behemoth will occupy 150,608 square feet at CrossPoint in Lowell. Read More
Read MoreBU warns of risks after vendor’s cyber breach
A vendor that offers graduation merchandise to Boston University and other colleges nationally has had its network compromised in a cybersecurity breach, with some BU students and parents noticing unexpected activity on their credit cards. Read More
Read MoreMass. gunmaker relocates HQ, cites Bay State’s ‘changing climate’
An 18-year-old Massachusetts manufacturer of gun parts and shooting accessories says it will move its headquarters and manufacturing from West Springfield. Read More
Read MoreConversation-monitoring company eyes growth, acquisitions
Speech-analytics company CallMiner saw its strongest-ever quarter at the end of 2020, and with over $135 million in venture capital funding to date, it’s looking to expand internationally, hire up and fund acquisitions. Read More
Read MoreBiogen’s progressive vision loss drug fails in late-stage clinical trials
A gene therapy for progressive vision loss developed by Biogen Inc. has failed in late-stage clinical trials, the Cambridge biotech said Friday. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: DPS Group
DPS Group and TRIA Congratulate ElevateBio’s BaseC Read More
Read MoreOpinion: Following harborfront decision, where do we go from here?
Boston Harbor continues to buzz about what happens next after a Mass. Superior Court judge ruled the downtown Municipal Harbor Plan illegitimate following a lawsuit against the state environmental affairs office. Questions still abound. Read More
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