Archive for March 2023
The Petri Dish: CNS startup raises $112M, Immuneering culls neuroscience programs
Immuneering is trimming its pipeline, getting rid of its neuroscience programs in order to focus more deeply on a clinical-stage cancer drug. Read More
Read MoreAmid firestorm over noncompete ban, the FTC is giving businesses more time to weigh in
Business groups and lawmakers have clashed over whether the agency has the authority to broadly ban noncompete agreements, and the FTC is now pushing back one deadline related to the change. Read More
Read MoreSoftBank-backed robotics company picks new CEO
Founded by roboticists from the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, MIT and Yale, RightHand Robotics raised a total of $99 million in funding. Read More
Read MoreIn win for Wu, Boston City Council passes rent control proposal
The proposal now faces a likely tougher hurdle getting the approval of the state Legislature. The council also voted on Wu’s proposal to abolish the BPDA. Read More
Read MoreUpcoming dental industry shakeup is new Delta Dental chief’s ‘top priority’
As the dental insurance industry prepares for a major shakeup in the wake of last year’s successful ballot initiative, the incoming president of Delta Dental of Massachusetts will take the helm at a pivotal time. Read More
Read MoreThe National Beat: The backlash builds for remote work in the startup world
In this week’s National Beat, we explore the backlash against fully remote startups, the AI startup backed by Google and Microsoft and more. Read More
Read MoreBiogen to get first new board chair in nine years amid repositioning effort
Biogen Inc. will see its first new board chair in nine years this summer, when Stelios Papadopoulos steps down to comply with the company’s mandatory retirement age policy. Read More
Read MoreLocal colleges weigh in on the challenge to affirmative action
The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a legal challenge to affirmative action. Here’s what Harvard, a defendant in the case, and other colleges say about the value of the policy to their institutions. Read More
Read MoreIndustrial park off I-93 lands HVAC, solar power businesses
The properties are owned by a New York-based real estate firm on an expansion kick in the Boston market. Read More
Read MoreMIT dropout, defense startup founder is among new Thiel Fellows
Meet the former MIT student and defense startup founder among the latest class of Thiel Fellows. Read More
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