Archive for June 2021
The 25 top companies hiring remote workers right now
Remote work is on the rise, and these companies are ahead of the curve. Here are the top 25 companies for remote jobs right now. Read More
Read MoreEconomists, business advocates respond to Baker sales tax relief plan
A top Democrat claims the proposed two-month sales tax holiday would do "almost nothing" to help our local retailers, but the head of the state’s retailers association disagrees, calling it a "smart" and "progressive economic incentive." Read More
Read MoreNinth Mass. biotech IPO of 2021 brings in $222M for Monte Rosa
Versant Ventures-founded protein degradation startup Monte Rosa Therapeutics has hit the public market, raising just over $222 million in an IPO. Read More
Read MoreCorbus shares fall as autoimmune drug fails another late-stage trial
Shares of Corbus Pharmaceuticals dropped Thursday on the news that its drug lenabasum has failed to effectively treat dermatomyositis in a late-stage trial. It’s the third late-stage trial failure in a year for the same drug. Read More
Read MoreGE’s health care division gets a new CEO
GE Healthcare, the Chicago-based health division of General Electric Corp. (NYSE: GE), is about to have a new CEO in medtech executive Peter Arduini. Read More
Read MoreMass. hospital systems to mandate Covid vaccinations for employees
Several of the state’s largest health care systems say they will require Covid vaccinations for all staff. Read More
Read MoreText-to-speech app aims to help people with disabilities to read
After feeling like his time as CTO came to a standstill, Chen says he was inspired by a TED Talk to take a sabbatical for a year and reconnect with himself. Chen and his wife went to Norway, and it was there that Voice Dream was born. Read More
Read MoreRegulators are targeting the tip credit. Here’s what businesses need to know.
A proposed Department of Labor rule could have a significant impact on a number of businesses with employees who earn tips. Here’s what companies need to know. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: New mRNA startup launches, PerkinElmer makes another buy
While some in the life sciences industry create drugs and devices to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, their colleagues are busy as ever raising money, testing new drugs, expanding facilities and more. Here’s The Petri Dish, a roundup of news that may get overlooked amid the influx of Greater Boston life sciences and health care happenings.…
Read MorePrivate colleges look to diversify enrollment by recruiting community-college students
Spending two years at a community college and transferring to a four-year public college or university has long been considered the most affordable way to earn a bachelor’s degree. But the tide is starting to shift, as private colleges open their doors wider to nontraditional students. Read More
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