Posts by ericg
Big Pharma-backed startup to go public by merging with gutted Homology
A three-year-old biotech backed by the venture arms of Sanofi ADR and Bristol Myers Squibb is going public by merging with the embattled Homology Medicines Inc. Read More
Read MoreShawn Collins, Cannabis Control Commission executive director, resigns
After confusion about Shawn Collin’s future with the CCC this summer, the executive director will officially leave the commission next month. Read More
Read MoreNew AI hub launches in Cambridge’s Kendall Square
C10 Labs, a newly launched AI venture studio, is setting up shop at CIC and will host programming for cohorts of AI-focused startups, as well as spin out its own companies. Read More
Read MoreStarbucks workers in Boston, Newton take part in 1-day strike
The Workers United union said that workers at the three unionized Starbucks stores in the Boston area will be among those participating in a one-day strike against the company Thursday. Read More
Read MoreStartup partnered with Pfizer, NIH scores a third major collaborator
A small Boston startup that made a name for itself by helping Pfizer Inc. develop Covid-19 antivirals has scored a new partner in Amgen Inc. Read More
Read MoreFive things: TJX, First Citizens, Mass. budget and public art worth stopping for
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your Thursday. Read More
Read MoreShelter money, cannabis fund fix, state worker raises all blocked by lawmaker inaction
State lawmakers ended formal sessions for the year early Thursday morning with no agreement on a spending bill that would not only steer money toward the emergency shelter crisis, but also allow money to be distributed to social equity cannabis businesses. Read More
Read MoreThe Petri Dish: Concerns mar Verve data; Alnylam-Roche drug shows promise
A hypertension drug that Roche promised Alnylam Pharmaceuticals more than $3 billion to help develop and commercialize earlier this year has shown promise in a midstage trial. Read More
Read MoreJanitors union in Mass. reaches tentative labor deal, avoiding strike
The agreement covers 12,500 cleaners working for dozens of janitorial firms in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including many of the region’s largest, Read More
Read MoreMeet the Boston Business Journal’s Power 50
Read about this year’s Power 50, who will be honored Wednesday evening by the Boston Business Journal. Read More
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