Archive for May 2022
Antibiotic resistance efforts get a boost as CARB-X gets $370M
Kevin Outterson has spent the better part of the last year in conversations with CARB-X’s previous backers. Now, those efforts have yielded fruit: The organization has another $370 million to invest in research targeting drug-resistant bacteria. Read More
Read MoreBid for more Restaurant Revitalization Fund money, small business grants dies in Senate
The latest setback came after nearly a year of efforts by small-business groups to secure additional Covid-19 relief funding for hard-hit industries. Read More
Read MoreHarvard to offer a master’s degree in real estate
The new degree may compete for students with a similar program launched by MIT decades ago. Read More
Read MoreMimecast goes private after Permira completes $5.8B acquisition
Mimecast delisted from the Nasdaq and is no longer trading on any stock market after seven years as a public company. Read More
Read MoreIt’s been a rocky two years for Mass. public companies. Here are some winners and losers.
The pandemic, inflation, rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine and other factors have made for a bumpy two-plus years for businesses. The largest Massachusetts public companies give insight into which companies have fared best and worst. Read More
Read MoreInvestment managers: How we advise college endowments looking to divest from fossil fuels
More universities have stepped away from fossil-fuel investments in recent years as campus communities have ramped up calls to college leaders to address climate change through its investment portfolios. Read More
Read MoreEconomic development officials in 3 cities share how they’re bringing people, businesses back to downtown
The future of downtowns across America has been debated and scrutinized since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Small U.S. cities and towns, in particular, have had materially different experiences in how they’ve navigated the Covid-19 pandemic than their larger counterparts. Read More
Read MoreMotif gets Robert Downey Jr. investment, launches its first plant-based products
Motif announced the launch of its beef, pork and chicken burger patties, which are available as private-label products. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Taiho acquires Cullinan cancer subsidiary in $405M deal
The Massachusetts life sciences industry is rife with companies developing drugs and devices to tackle serious diseases, inking new partnership deals, raising money, expanding facilities and more. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: The revolution for a better normal
If workers are expected to return to the office, they need their weekends back, or if they are expected to be “digitally on call” 24/7, they need true flexibility in their schedules. Read More
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