Archive for May 2022

Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday. Read More

With $75 million and plans to quadruple the team in the next year, venture firm Flagship Pioneering has spun out a protein-focused company it’s calling ProFound Therapeutics — the idea being to find proteins’ therapeutic potential. Read More

For much of the past three decades, Pike commuters have passed a billboard calling for stricter gun laws. Read More

Employees are increasingly prioritizing mental health in the Covid-19 era, but many bosses are making a critical mistake. Read More

In wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Massachusetts life sciences leaders are urging the industry to come together to limit access to guns. Read More

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is expanding its presence in Greater Boston, this time with nearly 160,000 additional square feet at its Bent Street facility in Cambridge, where it plans to hire another 100 or so people over the next few years. Read More

Shares of Springfield-based gunmaker Smith & Wesson were up more than 9% as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday following a shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Read More

Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group and National Grid, are among more than 50 companies that have signed the pledge committing themselves to take harmful carbon dioxide out of their energy footprint. Read More

Opinion: The warnings come like clockwork every year: Without access to more fossil fuels, New Englanders are facing blackouts. It hasn’t happened. It’s time states pushed ISO New England to add climate change to its mission. Read More