Archive for March 2024
Alexandria, Anchor Line lab proposal site in Southie sold at a loss
The transaction marks Alexandria’s latest retreat on an investment it made in Greater Boston when the lab market was in a stronger place. Read More
Read MoreHow iRobot helped transform Mass. into a robotics hub over three decades
Despite a failed Amazon merger, Roomba maker iRobot’s impact on Boston’s tech industry can be seen in companies started by former employees or founders. Read More
Read MoreElectric Hydrogen, other Mass. companies get slice of $750M DOE initiative
This adds to the $50 million Electric Hydrogen secured last week to speed up development. Read More
Read MoreEvent space scrapped in Seaport World Trade Center redevelopment
Fidelity Investments’ sister company, the property’s developer, is proposing to replace the ballroom with more offices and public-facing features such as restaurant or cultural space. Read More
Read MoreiRobot: Q1 revenue will be half what it was in 2022
The Bedford-based robotics company (Nasdaq: IRBT) is facing declining sales as it navigates its future as a standalone company fresh off its breakup with Amazon.com Inc. Read More
Read MoreNovartis acquires Boston immunotherapy startup
Novartis has made a habit of acquiring IFM Therapeutics subsidiaries to create new treatments for cancer, auto-immunity, and inflammatory disorders. Read More
Read MoreIntroducing the 2024 Boston Inno Madness bracket
Voting is now open for the first round of Boston’s Inno Madness competition! Read More
Read MoreNew incentives aim to jumpstart conversions of office buildings. Here’s why they won’t be a silver bullet.
With the nation’s office vacancy rate hitting a record 19.6% at the end of the fourth quarter, and a key source of tax revenue dwindling from office-value declines, conversions projects for office buildings are a priority for governments and developers. New incentives aim to make them easier, but will they be enough? Read More
Read MoreBoston-founded ovarian cancer biotech is officially a Colorado company
Denver is now home to AOA Dx, a biotech startup developing an early ovarian cancer detection tool. The startup was founded in 2020 in Boston, but after raising a $17 million round in October it announced its next stage of growth would take place in Colorado. Read More
Read MoreMass General and Brigham and Women’s to take major steps to integrate
In a major step towards further integration, the state’s largest health system is combining the clinical departments and academic programs across Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read More
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