Archive for June 2023
Top 10 Most Active Venture Capital Investors in Mass.
Information for this list was provided by PitchBook Data. Total number of VC deals in 2022 and number of Mass. VC deals in 2022 includes any deal in which the firm was a participating investor. Information related to industry preferences was obtained from the firms’ websites. Read More
Read MoreFaced with drug shortages, Tufts Medical steps up compounding efforts
Shortages put a drug needed for heart surgery out of reach — so Tufts is making cardioplegia itself. Read More
Read MoreMass. regulators see billions in ‘excessive’ health care spending
HPC analysts say that between 2000 and 2021, the premium payments Mass. employees must make for their workplace-sponsored health insurance plans grew by 295%. Read More
Read MoreBob Langer and two other MIT entrepreneurs say what makes a good startup
"Great science, great IP, great CEO, great people." Here are three takeaways from a discussion between three MIT entrepreneurs on what makes a successful biotech startup. Read More
Read MoreMIT whistleblower calls for judge to recuse himself in wrongful termination suit
Babak Babakinejad is suing the university regarding the failed OpenAg initiative at MIT. Read More
Read MoreBusiness owners knock escalating costs amid renewable energy transition
A group of business owners warned Wednesday that efforts to transition Massachusetts to renewable sources of energy have hamstrung them with higher costs at a time when policymakers are grappling with how to make the state more competitive. Read More
Read MoreIn leadership shakeup, Heywood Healthcare replaces 12-year CEO with two co-CEOs
The dual CEOs is an "untraditional model," the health system’s board chair said. Read More
Read MoreThe Capital Network parts ways with executive director; future of nonprofit uncertain
After 30 years supporting the Greater Boston startup community, The Capital Network is reassessing its role in the ecosystem as it encounters funding challenges. Read More
Read MoreBank of America plans to close two branches in Brockton
Since March 2020, there has been 277 bank closures in the state, but Bank of America says it plans to open another financial center in Brockton next fall. Read More
Read MoreBillions in federal dollars are up for grabs. Quentin Palfrey is in charge of getting Mass. a share
In the Biden Administration, Palfrey was acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce — the same executive department now overseeing $39 billion in semiconductor incentives as part of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. Read More
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