Archive for July 2022
Biotech M&A returns as Vertex, Innoviva make buys
Vertex is set to buy a cell therapy startup specializing in diabetes, for $320 million cash. Read More
Read MoreTexas cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse picks Seaport for its first New England theater
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema said Tuesday it plans to open in the former ShowPlace ICON Theatre space in the same Seaport Boulevard complex that hosts the nightclub Grand, Scorpion Bar, Kings Dining & Entertainment and Tuscan Kitchen. Read More
Read MoreWondering what Boston’s ‘late-night czar’ would do? Here’s the job description.
The city of Boston’s social life will soon get special attention from City Hall — thanks to a newly created position known as the “late-night czar.” The job description is now live and posted online. Read More
Read MoreBoston-based law firm Foley Hoag names Jim Bucking co-managing partner
Jim Bucking, Foley Hoag’s new co-managing partner, started at the Boston firm as a summer associate in 1990, and has since built a national reputation representing employers and corporations in union and complex employment litigation. Read More
Read MoreState botched waterfront development plans, Mass. high court rules
The plans have enabled Boston and other cities and towns to put aside state restrictions on waterfront development, including a 55-foot limit on building height. Read More
Read MoreViewpoint: To fight inflation, support innovators, we must reform our patent system
Supporting our innovation economy through patent reform may not seem like an obvious fix for high inflation. Yet, this is exactly the type of long-term solution we need to lower costs for consumers, writes state Sen. Eric P. Lesser. Read More
Read MoreThree MIT students invented plantable pencils. Now, over 50 million have been sold.
Picture this: After using your pencil down to the nub, you plant it and watch flowers bloom. Three MIT students dreamed up the idea of plantable pencils during a design course in 2012 and decided to make the company a reality. Now, SproutWorld, which has its American office in Boston, has sold over 50 million…
Read MoreFlagship-backed startup aims to ‘close off the escape routes’ for evolving viruses
A new startup funded by Flagship Pioneering is trying to succeed where others have failed: It’s aiming to use artificial intelligence to develop "variant-proof" vaccines and antibodies against viruses. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and a plan worth passing
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know to start your workday, plus Good News Tuesday, Harvard startups, the nation’s first public beach, tax relief coming just in time and he did what on a unicycle? Read More
Read MoreInside GoodCell’s personal biobanking program
GoodCell CMO Salvatore Viscomi believes having a personal biobank on hand will be useful for rather futuristic applications: new cell therapies, regenerative medicine and personalized drug treatments. Read More
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