Archive for March 2022
Health system Wellforce changes name to Tufts Medicine
The company, which such hospitals as Lowell General, MelroseWakefield and Tufts Medical Center, has more than 15,000 employees and is the principal teaching affiliate for Tufts University School of Medicine. Read More
Read MoreTakeda, Dana-Farber scientists team up on RNA startup
A former head at Takeda’s Center for External Innovation and a researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have joined forces to launch NextRNA Therapeutics, a startup that aims to harness the potential of non-coding RNAs to make cancer and immunology drugs. Read More
Read MorePioneer launches legal arm, taps federal judge as its leader
Pioneer Institute wants to effect change in areas such as school choice and business regulation, so it’s launching a legal arm. Read More
Read MoreNew York–based Authentic Brands closes acquisition of Reebok
The sale of Boston-based Reebok closed Tuesday. The deal with New York parent of Eddie Bauer, Nine West and other apparel brands is valued at $2.5 billion. Read More
Read MoreGannett’s headcount plunged 24% last year
The number of total employees at the nation’s largest newspaper owner is now down by nearly half from the most recent reported headcount just before the 2019 merger which created the company. Read More
Read MoreFebruary M&A Roundup: Genome editing, cloud security and subsea robotics
Check out the mergers and acquisitions of tech and life sciences companies reported on in February. Read More
Read MoreBroad Institute wins breakthrough CRISPR patent ruling
The patent decision — centering on the gene-editing technology CRISPR and its initial cutting protein, called Cas9 — shifts the invention of the system away from the University of California. Read More
Read MoreVC funding update: Which Boston-area startups raised money in February
In total, Boston-area startups raised around $1.12 billion in February. Check out all the local deals. Read More
Read MoreSeaport surges past Back Bay for priciest condo sales
Just how pricey are Seaport condos? An average of $1,537 per square foot last year, with some sales going much higher than that, according to new data. Read More
Read MoreSaint Vincent Hospital nurses elect to keep union
Less than two months after a nurses strike at Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital ended, union workers have elected to stay with the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Read More
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