Archive for September 2022
Five things you need to know today, and POTUS was here
Good morning — here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Tuesday. Read More
Read MoreLittle town, big project: Lupoli to remake IBM site off I-495 into housing, more
How did developer Sal Lupoli get the town of Littleton, with a population of just over 10,000, on board with a massive mixed-use development expected to create 780 new apartments? His project is a collision between two trends rocking Massachusetts real estate: the rethinking of office space, given hybrid work, and a push for more…
Read MoreWith ALS drug approval likely on the horizon, Amylyx co-founders want to advocate for patients
"When we think about launch, obviously we think about the normal things — sales force, insurance, having the supply — but I think it’s also an opportunity to make broader changes." Read More
Read More‘In America, we believe anything is possible’: Biden channels JFK; challenges Americans to end cancer
Exactly sixty years after Kennedy gave his famous speech challenging the country to put humans on the moon, Biden laid out his own challenge for the country: to end cancer, the second-leading cause of death in the United States behind heart disease, through research and innovation. Read More
Read MoreBain, others invest in Nimbus Therapeutics’ $125M round. Here’s what the CEO had to say.
Nimbus Therapeutics last made headlines in 2016, when the Cambridge-based company sold a drug for the liver disease NASH to Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) for a clean $1.2 billion — including $400 million up front. Since then, the company has quietly shifted its focus to autoimmune disease drugs, targeting the skin disorder psoriasis and certain…
Read MoreGE HealthCare slated to spin off first week of 2023, reveals board
The GE HealthCare’s spinoff is the first step in General Electric’s previously announced plan to split into three publicly traded businesses by 2024. Read More
Read MoreIn Boston, Biden touts Logan terminal upgrades from infrastructure bill
The bipartisan infrastructure bill boosted Logan with $62M in investments. Read More
Read MoreWhite House taps Ginkgo Bioworks executive to lead new biomedical agency ARPA-H
The Biden White House has selected an executive from Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks as the first director of ARPA-H, in what could be an encouraging sign for the local leaders that have sought to establish the headquarters of the new biomedical agency in Boston Read More
Read MoreCancer Moonshot: Biden to give speech on push to cure cancer from JFK Library
Six years after President Joe Biden launched a Cancer Moonshot initiative modeled after President John F. Kennedy’s plan to get humans on the moon, he is scheduled to give an update on the push to cure cancer at Kennedy’s presidential library in Boston Monday afternoon. Read More
Read MoreTen takeaways from delta v demo day on its 10th anniversary
Dozens of startups have completed the delta v accelerator since its inception. Not to be outdone, this year’s cohort had some innovative ideas, pilot programs and surprises up its sleeve. Read More
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