Archive for August 2021

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.…

Developers have suggested building 106 condominiums instead of 150 hotel rooms. “The previously approved hotel plan is simply not economically viable," the team said. Read More

The lawsuit alleges federal agencies “botched the analysis of Vineyard Wind’s potential to jeopardize North Atlantic Right Whales and other federally-listed sea animals." Read More

This spring, Lori Heinel — one of the creators of the #FearlessGirl campaign — became the first woman to hold the role of global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors. She recently spoke with BBJ Real Estate Editor Catherine Carlock. Read More

Boston’s downtown municipal harbor plan, which outlines development guidelines along the city’s 42-acre waterfront, has been embattled since its city approval in 2017 and state approval a year later. Read More

To veterans of the U.S. military, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has been heartbreaking to watch. But beyond treating veterans with respect, employers can do more — we can reach out and hire them to work for us. Read More

“We’re starting here in the mecca of health care in the world with the hopes that we can improve the lives of many people who have suffered health care inequities,” said James Jacques Carter, the institute board’s vice chair. Read More

Bill Dunlaevy is retiring, to be replaced as chairperson by a Worcester wealth management executive who has been on Berkshire’s board for several years. Read More

“What we needed wasn’t more doctors, but someone to sit down and get us on the same page," Evan Falchuk said of his own family’s efforts to care for his father. That experience inspired the health care executive to form a company that does just that. Read More