Posts by ericg
State says 134K people affected by UMass Chan data breach
The state began getting in touch Tuesday with more than 134,000 people currently or previously enrolled in certain state programs whose personal information, potentially including private medical details and financial data, was part of a data breach involving a file transfer program used by the UMass Chan Medical School. Read More
Read MoreAcer Therapeutics, funded almost entirely by its own CEO, has weeks to live
A Newton biotech has just a few weeks of cash runway as it struggles to commercialize its recently approved urea cycle disorder drug. Read More
Read MoreAfter losing two partners, Sunstein LLP hires away Burns & Levinson partner
Less than two months after two lawyers left Boston IP law firm Sunstein LLP to join Boston-based Burns & Levinson, Sunstein has returned the favor, scooping up a former Burns lawyer to join its litigation practice group. Read More
Read MoreLondon transit tech company opens U.S. HQ in Boston
CEO Sam Ryan said Zeelo’s business is on track to quadruple compared to 2022 with its U.S. expansion. The company has already secured clients like Boston-based Fidelity. Read More
Read MoreFive things: New building energy policy, Definitive’s big deal, boozy Dunkin’, and ezCater CEO’s exit
Good morning, and happy National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your rainy workday, plus Good News Tuesday, a record condo sale, a Woodstock anniversary and an exit interview with a CEO I’ve known over 15 years. Read More
Read MoreFollowing lab sale, Tufts Medicine to cut nearly 600 jobs
Tufts Medicine will cut hundreds of jobs after selling its outreach laboratory business to Labcorp, with the intention that employees get comparable offers. Read More
Read MoreMass. Department of Energy Resources supports scrapping wind contract
The state Department of Energy Resources gave its support to Commonwealth Wind’s push to pay $48 million and back out of its previous agreements with utility companies for the project, a move that would clear the way for developer Avangrid to pursue more favorable terms in a new round of bidding. Read More
Read MoreBiotech behind 2022’s largest local IPO delays norovirus vaccine
HilleVax Inc., the biotech that pulled off Boston’s largest IPO of 2022, is delaying its norovirus vaccine by several months. CEO Rob Hershbeg cited logistical issues as reason for the delay. Read More
Read MoreDefinitive Healthcare acquires Populi for $52 million
The acquisition announcement comes two weeks after Definitive Healthcare announced the second round of layoffs this year. Read More
Read MoreMass. clean-energy financing program expanded to new buildings
In three years, only three properties have taken advantage of MassDevelopment’s PACE program. But officials predict a new rule will change that. Read More
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