Archive for January 2022
Blueprint Medicines’ CEO to step down after 8 years
Jeff Albers, who has occupied the corner office at Blueprint since mid-2014, will leave the role in April. Read More
Read MoreIRS sets new business mileage rates for 2022
The surge in oil prices that caused gas prices to jump higher in 2021 is actually good news for taxpayers who claim a mileage deduction in 2022. Read More
Read MoreFirst look: Skanska’s ‘vibrant nucleus’ proposed for the Simmons campus
Skanska has proposed 1.75 million square feet across four buildings at the Simmons University campus. Read More
Read MoreInsider’s view: JLL hotel executive talks business-travel recovery, threat of distress heading into 2022
Nearly two full years after the Covid-19 pandemic began to impact the U.S. economy, some aspects of the hotel market have yet to come back. Read More
Read MoreGene-coding startup brings in $115M, eyes expansion
At just 10 months out of stealth, gene-editing startup SalioGen Therapeutics has lassoed a $115 million round with plans to double its team, build out its drug pipeline and move to a new, expanded facility. Read More
Read MoreRNA-editing startup to double headcount with $116M in new VC
With the help of a sizable VC round, Korro Bio says it hopes to double the size of his Cambridge-based team, build out a pipeline of RNA-editing drugs and enter clinical trials within the next 18 months. Read More
Read More#WFH Chronicles: Same stuff, different year
It’s hard to look at 2022 with a fresh perspective when it looks so much like 2021. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the podcast-turned-series I’m watching
Here are the five things you need to know to start your Wednesday, plus hot chicken, podcasts on TV, snow, and easy life hacks. Read More
Read MoreHere are the Mass. companies participating in CES 2022
After going all-digital last year, the Consumer Technology Association is bringing back an in-person component at its annual CES conference. Here are the local companies participating. Read More
Read MoreBrandeis lands $10M donation for community engagement
A $10 million gift from a couple who met when they were students at Brandeis University will help the school connect the campus with community partners. Read More
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