Archive for July 2021

People who experience sex discrimination, race discrimination and other forms of discrimination at work aren’t getting much protection from the laws designed to shield them from it, write UMass Amherst researchers who analyzed 683,419 discrimination cases. Read More

If approved, the drug would be Biogen’s seventh for MS. Read More

A new report from the Legislature’s Health Equity Task Force recommends immediate action such as using community and faith-based organizations as well as an education campaign to promote vaccine equity. Read More

The deal is a major milestone for ZoomInfo and will significantly broaden the company’s sales platform, said CEO Henry Schuck in a blog post. Read More

Hyperplane usually makes initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $3 million in early-stage companies that are leveraging artificial intelligence to solve enterprise and industrial problems. The firm, which has six full-time staffers, currently has 53 companies in its portfolio. Read More

Every year across the entire Inno network, we work to highlight the youngest and brightest innovators in our ecosystem. This year, the nomination deadline has been moved up to Aug. 1 as we are impatiently waiting for the chance to show off local Bostonians and the amazing things they do. Read More

Of the over 1,400 companies that applied, Newchip accepted less than 10% into the program. Read More

Every year across the entire Inno network, we work to highlight the youngest and brightest innovators in the local innovation ecosystem. It’s called the Inno Under 25, and this year, the nomination deadline is coming up quickly: Aug. 1. Read More

Gov. Charlie Baker tasked McKinsey this spring with producing a wide-ranging report about the future of work in Massachusetts, with an eye on using the findings to keep the state economy strong in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Good morning, and happy National Fry Day. Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know in Boston business news today, plus the future of work, free fries and subs, and Shark Week. Read More