Archive for September 2023
Moderna enters cancer collaboration with Immatics worth $1.8B
Moderna Inc. has entered its third cancer-related collaboration, following on the apparent success of the cancer vaccine it developed with Merck & Co. Read More
Read MoreWeWork plans to renegotiate most of its office leases. Here’s what that means for landlords, individual office markets.
WeWork is making moves to restructure nearly all of its office leases as the coworking giant works to address what it’s called "substantial doubt" about its long-term prospects. Read More
Read MoreMegha Desai is supporting female entrepreneurship through TiE Boston and her family’s NGO
Megha Desai spoke to BostInno about leading a nonprofit that garnered the attention of Sec. Hillary Clinton, connecting her entrepreneurship work in India to her new role as board member at TiE Boston and her personal experience with menstrual equity. Read More
Read MoreZeta Surgical secures first FDA clearance for robotic surgery system
Zeta Surgical, a Y Combinator-backed startup with roots at Harvard University, has won its first clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More
Read MoreFlagship creates new role focused on pharma collaborations
Cambridge venture firm Flagship Pioneering wants to get its startups to think about licensing deals, research collaborations and even potentially mergers and acquisitions in a more centralized way. Read More
Read MoreModem-maker Minim slashes workforce 78%, mulls bankruptcy
The company formerly known as Zoom Telephonics (Nasdaq: MINM) up-listed its shares from the penny stock to the Nasdaq market two years ago. Read More
Read MoreMass. business confidence remained optimistic in August
Massachusetts employer confidence held steady last month after rebounding into optimistic territory in July. Read More
Read MoreThe Playbook: Execs’ new big worry is a familiar one
In this week’s edition of The Playbook, we take a look at the new top concern for executives, the other costs of commuting and more. Read More
Read MoreGoodwin Procter signs lease to become first tenant at new Philadelphia tower
After launching its Philadelphia office in January, the Boston-based law firm continues to scale up and will become the lead tenant in a Brandywine Realty Trust mixed-use tower. Read More
Read MoreBBJ honors corporate philanthropy leaders at annual event
The Boston Business Journal honored the Vertex Pharmaceuticals chief executive, five corporate-nonprofit partnerships and the 100 companies that made its annual list of the state’s biggest corporate givers. Read More
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