Archive for February 2023
Rapid7 CEO gives $1.5 million to USF to build cybersecurity talent pipeline
Corey Thomas, CEO of Boston-based Rapid7, has donated $1.5 million to the University of South Florida to boost cybersecurity research efforts and, in turn, the cybersecurity talent pipeline. It’s part of a promise he made to transform the Tampa Bay region. Read More
Read MoreBill Gates, Takeda back $51M round for central nervous system biotech
A startup focused on diseases of the central nervous system has brought in another $51 million from the likes of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, GV — formerly known as Google Ventures — and Bill Gates. Read More
Read MoreHere are the tech and life sciences leaders participating in BBJ’s Mentoring Monday
The Boston Business Journal’s 10th annual Mentoring Monday event will include 50 women offering their mentorship this year. Here are those from the technology and life sciences fields. Read More
Read MoreNominations are open for Best Places to Work, other BBJ programs. Here’s what to know.
Companies looking to share the secrets of their great workplace have a few more weeks to fill out nomination forms for the Boston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work event. Here’s what to know about that program and others, like Fast 50, CFO of the Year, and more. Read More
Read MoreMass General Brigham swings to $1M loss in most recent quarter
The financial pressures Mass General Brigham faced in the first quarter are not new, and the health system has developed strategies to cut costs and modernize care. Read More
Read MoreGE’s renewable energy division is losing both money and workers
Last year, GE’s aerospace and healthcare divisions added workers, power stayed flat, while corporate and renewable energy shrank by thousands. Read More
Read MoreMass. legislation filed to increase health equity in minority communities
An Act to Advance Health Equity prioritizes equity in the Massachusetts state government, standardizes and reports on data to advance health equity, and improves access and quality of care. Read More
Read MoreBoston company is helping create carbon-neutral buildings in Fenway
Vicinity Energy said its carbon-free heating technology will help create one of Boston’s first entirely carbon-neutral buildings. Read More
Read MoreD.C. conglomerate will base $4.8B spinoff in Mass.
The new Waltham-based company will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange in the fourth quarter. Read More
Read MoreBioMed looks to add more lab space in the South End
The developer wants to convert an 11-story Washington Street office tower into life sciences space. It has already built a lab building next door on Harrison Avenue. Read More
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