Archive for July 2022
After San Francisco expansion, Mendoza Ventures signs new lease on Newbury St.
Mendoza Ventures, a local venture capital firm that earlier this week announced expansion plans to San Francisco, is also growing in Boston’s Back Bay. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: Health plan broker payments require disclosures
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 does considerably more than ending ‘surprise billing," adding a level of transparency to health care that we’ve never seen before. Read More
Read MoreX4 Pharmaceuticals lays off 20% of staff, stops work on cancer drugs
The Boston biotech is concentrating its work into a handful of focus areas, including a drug intended to treat WHIM syndrome. Read More
Read MoreDan Wright steps down as DataRobot CEO amid reports of internal turmoil
Last year, the Boston Business Journal asked newly appointed DataRobot CEO Dan Wright whether he was the chief executive destined to take the Boston AI unicorn public. "That’s the plan," he answered at that time. Read More
Read MoreIn the Covid era, generous wages aren’t adding up to retention
Wages are rising steadily, but inflation is wiping out the gains. That’s bad — and costly — news for employers trying to boost retention. Read More
Read MoreImmigrant nurses could ease staff shortage, but the visa process is complicated
The Massachusetts Nurses Association said that it supports nurses from other countries being hired by Massachusetts hospitals, under conditions that are beneficial to the nurses, patients and health care workforce. Read More
Read MorePoint32Health CEO Cain Hayes is planning for ‘purposeful growth’
A year ago, Cain Hayes took over as CEO of the entity created after the merger of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. Read More
Read More60,000 Massachusetts seniors will get more than $300M in cost relief with new state budget
Around 60,000 low-income Massachusetts seniors are expected to see more than $300 million in cost relief through an expansion of the state’s Medicare Savings Program included in the new state budget lawmakers passed Monday. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Editas appoints new CMO, five months after firing its last one
Gene-editing firm Editas Medicine has a new chief medical officer who is a veteran of Bayer, Biogen and Sanofi. Read More
Read MoreBiden vows action on climate change in Somerset visit
The visit was staged at Brayton Point, the site of a former coal plant. The site is being transformed into a manufacturing and transmission hub for the offshore wind industry. Read More
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