Archive for June 2023
Cancer firm lays off ‘substantially all’ of its staff, including C-suite
Boston cancer firm Oncorus Inc. is laying off "substantially all" of its workforce over the next two months, just six months after shelving its only clinical-stage drug. Read More
Read MoreLufthansa resurrects the Airbus A380 with flight to Boston’s Logan Airport
Lufthansa flew its Airbus A380 to Boston’s Logan Airport Thursday, bringing the decommissioned jet back into service. Read More
Read MoreReport: Vendr cuts about 100 employees, or 25% of workforce
Employees in sales, marketing, product management and software engineering are impacted, according to a new report. Read More
Read MoreLeominster Hospital plans to shut down maternity unit, despite opposition
UMass Memorial Health filed with the state to close Leominster Hospital’s maternity unit by Sept. 22. Read More
Read MoreCommentary: Diversifying life sciences workforce creates economic opportunity, better patient outcomes
Biotech leaders write in this exclusive BBJ op-ed: "We must implement proactive workforce development strategies now to ensure this industry that is so critical to human health and economic prosperity can pull from a skilled, work-ready and diverse pipeline." Read More
Read MoreForm D Friday: Cambridge platform for car repairs raises $35M
Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Read More
Read MoreMorgan, Lewis & Bockius hires partner away from Goodwin Procter
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has hired Goodwin Procter LLP partner Laurie Burlingame for its Boston office. She will join as a partner resident to boost the firms life sciences corporate practice. Read More
Read MorePrecision parts manufacturer specializes in solving ‘complicated problems’ (PHOTOS)
Precision Design Engineering Corp., or PDE, is a components manufacturer that makes individual parts for a wide array of challenging environments, including marine and aeronautics. Read More
Read MoreLockheed and Raytheon’s VC arms make joint investment in Boston startup
This is the first time that Lockheed Martin Ventures and RTX Ventures have made a joint investment together. Read More
Read MoreThe area’s largest life sciences employer, Takeda keeps reinventing itself
Takeda is doubling down on research and development in the Boston area with a host of new drugs in development for rare diseases, cancer, dengue and Covid-19. Read More
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