Archive for February 2022
Startup using skin patches to measure stress raises $10M
After partnerships with PepsiCo and Gatorade, the Cambridge-based startup raised $10M for its patches that measure biomarkers in sweat. Read More
Read MoreBiogen’s former R&D boss resurfaces on board of California biotech
Verge Genomics, which is coupling human brain disease data with artificial intelligence and machine learning, looks to take its first drug into a clinical trial this year against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Syndax, Checkmate get new CEOs; Biogen stays in biosimilars game
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. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and the new bait-and-switch
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your busy workday, plus Covid test reimbursements, a new Fed president and hiring the wrong person. Read More
Read MoreReal estate groups aim to kill transfer fees to fund affordable housing
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board sent a letter this week to legislators arguing against bills that would let municipalities impose the fee on expensive transactions to fund affordable housing. Read More
Read MoreThe Largest Accounting Firms in Massachusetts
Note: PwC and Ernst & Young (EY) did not respond to survey requests. Read More
Read MoreTeardown of Southie power plant begins, first step toward redevelopment
The construction of a 1.68-million-square-foot mixed-use development will be no simple task, just as the project’s path to city approval last year was a complicated one. Read More
Read MoreBoston Fed names first person of color as CEO
The decision comes more than four months after long-time Boston Fed leader Eric Rosengren stepped down. Read More
Read MoreEditorial: Low-income T fares are the best economic solution
Under a new oversight board, MBTA leadership seems to have abandoned the idea of fare equity entirely, at least under its newest proposal for fare changes. Read More
Read MoreBoston will have three fare-free bus pilots starting in March
Bus fares on three MBTA routes servicing riders in Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury will be eliminated for two years starting March 1. Read More
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