Archive for December 2021
Omega Funds to invest another $650M in life sciences startups
Health-focused venture capital firm Omega Funds has closed its seventh fund at an oversubscribed $650 million. Read More
Read MoreTUGG executive director to step down in December
Mike Cole has been the executive director of nonprofit Technology Underwriting Greater Good, or TUGG, since June 2018. Read More
Read MoreJohn Hancock’s January return-to-office delayed indefinitely
When the company is ready to set a new return date, it will give employees 30 days’ notice, according to an email sent to the staff on Friday. Read More
Read MoreMass. hospitals decline transfers, close units as they brace for Covid surge
Since November, hospitals have understaffing, an escalation of behavioral health cases, and a worsening of a variety of diseases from over a year of delayed care. Now the surge in Covid-19 cases is spurring some hospitals to refuse to patients from other systems, close outpatient units and prepare “crisis standards of care.” Read More
Read MoreHarvard expands standardized test waiver, citing pandemic impact
Harvard College is the latest higher education institution dropping standardized testing requirements for applicants. Read More
Read MoreHow Cambridge Innovation Center’s Covid policies helped boost its business
CIC’s Covid policies contributed to a 10% percent increase in revenue, and the shared workspace company lost less than half a percent of its clients. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a business-news goodbye
Here are five things you need to know today, including yoga-cafés and great books of 2021. Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: MIT biotech spinoff raises $140M right after Series A
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Outdoor dining has ended; Congress must keep its commitment to restaurateurs
Restaurateur Chris Coombs writes that there’s only one way Congress can save restaurants and remove the unfair advantage that has left 177,000 small restaurants in limbo: Replenish the federal revitalization fund and fully fund all applicants. Read More
Read MoreThese Mass. companies saw the biggest stock gains in 2021
Moderna Inc. may have delivered hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccinations around the globe in 2021, but the Cambridge drugmaker can’t claim the title of Massachusetts’ biggest stock gainer of 2021. Read More
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