Archive for May 2021

Flare is emerging from stealth with three lead programs, all in precision oncology. The startup expects all of them to enter the clinic within the next several years. Read More

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to help start your busy business day, plus vaccines for kids, new VC fundraises, top athlete salaries, a good podcast and a great afternoon at the mall. Read More

Starting Thursday, there will be 154 stores in Massachusetts offering the two-dose Pfizer vaccine to children ages 12 to 15. Read More

With Covid-19 serving as a significant impediment to growth, most of the companies on the Business Journal’s list of LGBT-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts saw major disruptions, from shutdowns and furloughs to the lack of in-person interaction that hurt so many other companies. Read More

This year, community colleges will be churning out fewer students than they have in a generation because of the coronavirus pandemic. This is not good news for employers looking to recruit a diverse, educated workforce. Read More

Op-ed: Construction safety means not only physical safety, but also having access to offsite resources that prevent and treat mental-health concerns such as depression, addiction and anxiety, which go beyond what the eye can see. Read More

For the second time in as many years, local biotech accelerator Xontogeny is teaming up with New York investment firm Perceptive Advisors on a new venture fund for early-stage life sciences firms. Read More

A proposal that would allow municipalities to require payments from wealthy nonprofits, in lieu of taxes, is catching heat from Massachusetts nonprofit associations. Read More

Financial giant Fidelity Investments is once again expanding its site in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Read More