Archive for August 2021
Op-ed: Board diversity improves, but we still have a journey ahead
A recent report shows that in 2020, more than one-third of diverse board seats are occupied by persons on multiple Fortune 500 boards. There are surely more eligible men and minority board candidates that could be considered for these board seats. Read More
Read MoreHere’s the BBJ’s 2021 Executive Education Guide
Here’s the third edition of our Executive Education Guide, a compendium of information on programs and courses targeted at professionals working in managerial and executive roles as offered by dozens of higher-education institutions in Mass. Read More
Read More5 minutes with… Matt Kressy of New England Innovation Academy
The New England Innovation Academy in Marlborough promises to prepare students in grades 6-12 "to shape the world through human-centered design." Matt Kressy, founding director of MIT’s integrated design and management graduate program, was a key figure in translating such vision into a reality at the school. Read More
Read MoreJaney withdraws downtown waterfront plan, stunning Boston real estate community
Environmental and waterfront advocates, the New England Aquarium and residents of the Harbor Towers condominiums cheered the decision, while members of Boston’s real estate development community were left reeling. Read More
Read MoreDental AI startup raises $27M after FDA clearance
“We’re seeing dental AI software perform at the level of a team of trained dentists with accuracy closer than the width of a needle," Chris Balaban, DMD, clinical director for Overjet. Read More
Read MoreOp-ed: Black women are leading cities. What that means for Boston.
Today, Boston has several qualified women of color running for mayor. America benefits from outside the institution thinking to bring us forward. Who better than women who represent communities generationally affected by our failing systems? Read More
Read MoreMass. patents, from the razor to the Roomba
The state has so many inventions, in fact, that one of its best creations — basketball, thought up in Springfield by James Naismith — doesn’t even include a patent for a hoop or basketball that are central to the sport. Read More
Read MoreSBA relaxes location requirement for potentially lucrative contractor program
The SBA is relaxing a location-based requirement for a contracting program due to Covid-19’s impact. Read More
Read MorePharma built on Shire’s old cancer business gets new FDA approval
Servier Pharmaceuticals, the Boston-based subsidiary of the French Servier Group, has scored an approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a cancer drug and a related diagnostic test. Read More
Read MoreBizSpotlight: Wellpet LLC
WellPet, LLC, the largest North America based inde Read More
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