Archive for March 2023
MBTA GM timeline shifts from weeks and days to “very, very soon”
"I do want people to know that I am really, really serious about us addressing the issues there," Healey said about the T during an interview Wednesday morning in WBUR’s "Radio Boston." "We are in the final stages, expect to be naming a new GM and also transportation safety chief, very, very soon." Read More
Read MoreModerna CEO defends Covid vaccine price hike in Senate grilling
Sen. Bernie Sanders called the hearing, which was titled, "Taxpayers Paid Billions For It: So Why Would Moderna Consider Quadrupling the Price of the COVID Vaccine?" Read More
Read MoreU.S. trade agency sides with iRobot over SharkNinja in patent action
While reports emerged that the FTC may be challenging its pending $1.7 billion deal with Amazon in court, the Bedford Roomba maker received good news from another federal agency: the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC. Read More
Read MoreHere’s who attended the BBJ’s Middle Market Leaders awards: PHOTOS
The Boston Business Journal held its Middle Market Leaders awards program at the Boston Park Plaza on Tuesday, celebrating the fastest-growing private and public companies in Massachusetts with annual revenue between $25 million and $1 billion. Here’s who attended. Read More
Read MoreInno Madness: Time to pick the semifinalists
We kicked off the Inno Madness competition earlier this month with 64 competitors vying for the title of champion. You have winnowed down our contestants to eight companies. Now, it’s time to select who will win each region and head to the semifinals. Read More
Read MoreMIT spinout gets $73M for device that alters brain electricity in Alzheimer’s
The idea behind the device is to "dose" the brain with electrical activity, helping the organ bypass the blockades formed by the buildup of amyloid and tau proteins, two biological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
Read MorePfizer, Lilly, Novartis invest in two-year-old Third Rock spinout
At two years old, a biotech incubated by Third Rock Ventures has brought on several Big Pharma companies as new backers. Read More
Read MoreTom Hanks, and these others, are commencement speakers in Mass. this spring
The man who doled out sage advice as Forrest Gump will speak to Harvard graduates at the school’s commencement this spring. Here are other names announced so far. Read More
Read MoreBoston private equity firm that owns The Onion opens London office
Great Hill Partners earlier this week opened a new office within walking distance from the British Museum, citing plans to bolster European investments. Read More
Read MoreMother-son duo is testing a remedy to bring people down from cannabis high
Their product, called Soft Landing, is a chocolate that is designed to counteract the psychoactive effects of cannabis. Read More
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