Archive for September 2023
Ex-FDA chief’s startup nabs $140M for cancer diagnostics
Harbinger Health, a startup led by the former FDA head under President Donald Trump, is putting $140 million in new funds to work on a cancer diagnostic. Read More
Read MoreFenway Sports Group sells small stake in Liverpool FC to P.E. firm Dynasty Equity
Boston-based Fenway Sports Group, owner of Liverpool FC and the Boston Red Sox, has sold a minority investment in the soccer club to private equity firm Dynasty Equity. Read More
Read MoreMIT grads launch climate biotech nonprofit and grant program
The co-founders say they are focusing on the relatively new field of climate biotechnology because of biology’s potential uses to improve planetary health. Read More
Read MoreNovo Nordisk launches accelerator with MGB, Harvard, Beth Israel
Within LAB eN², researchers at the affiliated institutions will have the opportunity to tap into Novo and Evotec’s resources to advance their research. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Hancock sign to reappear, luxury watch brands in Boston and an imminent deadline
Good morning — here are the five things you need to know: John Hancock’s Fenway Park sign gets a new life, First Republic employees must apply to keep their jobs and our 1-minute survey is about to close. Read More
Read MoreezCater strikes partnership with Panera Bread
In the first major announcement by ezCater since its CEO transition over the summer, the corporate catering marketplace struck a deal with Panera Bread. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Ginkgo, Pfizer sign $331M deal; Leqembi OK’d in Japan
Pfizer is partnering up with Boston synthetic biology firm Ginkgo Bioworks, plus other life sciences news you may have missed. Read More
Read MoreMission Hill group wants to swap out Roxbury Crossing office proposal for more housing
The nonprofit has approval to build a 10-story office building on a property near the Roxbury Crossing MBTA station, but it wants to instead put a six-story, 120,000-square-foot apartment building in its place. Read More
Read MoreAnalog Devices CFO is heading to Uber
Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah was named as the new CFO at the San Fransisco-based ride-hailing giant effective Nov. 13. Read More
Read MoreJohn Hancock seeking to move iconic sign to new home in Back Bay
The company is seeking to move the sign — which lived in Fenway Park for 20 years — to the company’s U.S. headquarters building in Back Bay. Read More
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