Archive for June 2023
Commentary: Three steps to help solve the healthcare crisis in Mass.
The answer to the healthcare workforce crisis could well be taking ideas that work in other industries and adapting them to work in healthcare. Here are three ideas. Read More
Read MoreCushman names new Boston office leader amid executive departures
John Barros, the politician hired to lead Cushman’s Boston office in 2021, recently left the real estate firm, as did a senior brokerage executive and two executive managing directors. Read More
Read MoreLocal head of Recovery Centers of America has ‘a strict focus on saving lives’
In a time of heightened demand for substance-use treatment, Recovery Centers of America’s Jameson Pinette said he’s strictly focused on saving lives. Read More
Read MoreWorkforce management firm tops list of largest minority-owned companies
When TalentBurst was founded in 2002, it was primarily an IT services provider. Over the years, the company has grown into a workforce management firm, reaping benefits along the way. Read More
Read MoreSarepta to price new Duchenne gene therapy at $3.2M
The Cambridge drugmaker’s newly approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a one-time treatment. Read More
Read MoreFDA approves Sarepta’s gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlit a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy made by Cambridge’s Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. after months of debate over its effectiveness. Read More
Read MoreNeedham Bank’s IPO is ‘following the footsteps of Eastern Bank’
On June 9, the 131-year old mutual bank, Needham Bank, filed to go public. The bank looks to be following the path paved by the country’s former largest mutual bank, Eastern Bank. Read More
Read MoreWith Newton nonprofit, UMass Memorial is teaching financial literacy to kids in waiting rooms
FitMoney, a Newton-based nonprofit, has partnered with UMass Memorial to put its financial literacy game in the hospital’s waiting rooms for children. Read More
Read MoreNY biotech to go public by merging with Boston firm that laid off 95% of staff
About two months after it laid off 95% of its staff, a biotech with joint operations in Wellesley and Louisville, Kentucky will become a tool for another company to go public. Read More
Read MoreMore than 900 students to take part in the Harvard Innovation Labs this summer
The student ventures include teams making electrolyte popsicles, increasing the number of women in venture capital and developing a compact syringe that lowers shipping and storage costs. Read More
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