Archive for June 2022
$70M immunotherapy startup launches with backing from Pfizer, Astellas
The venture arms of life sciences giants and a biotech real estate developer are backing a brand-new startup launched by the Longwood Fund. Read More
Read MoreReturn-to-office is flattening as companies navigate employee pushback, commutes, higher gas prices
After an uptick observed this spring, office-space usage has mostly flattened in the past several weeks. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Longwood Fund unveils $38M gene therapy startup
Carbon Biosciences aims to use novel parvovirus vectors that can deliver larger gene therapy payloads more safely. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and how Gen X can save the workplace
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five most important things you need to know to start your workday, and how Gen Xers can save the workplace. Read More
Read MoreDana-Farber offers $150K grants for early career physician-scientists
Four people will be selected annually to become Lubin Scholars and will receive a financial award of $150,000 per year for four years. Read More
Read MoreThe Playbook: How to win the return to office, Outback’s president on the restaurant sector and the largest 504 loan recipients
In this week’s roundup of The Playbook, we take a look at how restaurants are surviving in 2022 and beyond, how the pandemic changed economic development and more. Read More
Read MoreBoston Speaks Up with Entrepreneur Frank Sinton
The Beachfront Media founder talks all things web3, AI and the metaverse on this week’s Boston Speaks Up episode. Read More
Read MoreRegulators give Wynn more time for casino bridge plans
Wynn requested that it be given another 60 days to file pedestrian bridge plans on account of changes being made to the design of the bridge. Read More
Read MoreMLB approves CBD sponsorships in landmark change for sports leagues
NASCAR and the major pro stick-and-ball leagues in North America previously prohibited CBD sponsorships, largely due to the stigma associated with psychoactive cannabis (marijuana). MLB is looking to grab a piece of the growing CBD market in the U.S. Read More
Read MoreMillionaires tax opponents decry SJC ruling on ballot question language
Opponents to the so-called "millionaires tax" decried a ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court that cleared a path for the proposal to appear on ballots without changes. Read More
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