Posted on 1/4/18
CureVac and Arcturus Therapeutics Announce Broad Strategic Collaboration
TÜBINGEN, Germany & BOSTON & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CureVac AG, a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of pioneering mRNA therapeutics, and Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd. . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Atlas Venture Launches Generation Bio
Atlas Venture, a leading biotech venture capital firm, today announced the launch of Generation Bio, a company
Posted on 1/4/18
Stoke Therapeutics Raises $40M Series A
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc, a new company working to increase gene expression to treat a wide array of diseases caused by
Posted on 1/4/18
Verastem Appoints Joseph Lobacki as Chief Commercial Officer
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verastem, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today announced the appointment of . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Bicycle Therapeutics Secures an Innovate UK Grant
CAMBRIDGE, England & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bicycle Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering a new class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (Bicycle®) product platform, announced today . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Skillsoft Named to CIO Bulletin’s 50 Best Workplaces to Watch
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Skillsoft, the global leader in corporate learning, has been named to CIO Bulletin’s “50 Best Workplaces to Watch.” CIO Bulletin recognized the companyfor building beautiful . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Charles River Associates Enhances Life Sciences Strategy Consulting Practice
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced the arrival of several new colleagues to . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Pierre Fabre Enters Worldwide Licensing Agreement with Boston Pharmaceuticals
CASTRES, France & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pierre Fabre Pharmaceuticals (Pierre Fabre) and Boston Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Boston Pharmaceuticals) today announced they have entered into a worldwide licensing agreement . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Biogen Foundation Commits $10 Million to STEM Education in Cambridge and Somerville
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Biogen Foundation today announced a four-year, $10 million initiative to drive the development of local STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education ecosystems . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Fuze Announces Award of Patent for Management of Contact Information
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fuze, the leading cloud-based communications platform provider for the modern global enterprise, today announced it has been awarded a new patent related to its advanced . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Tarveda Therapeutics Appoints Brian Roberts as CFO
WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tarveda Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing Pentarins™ as a new class of potent and selective cancer medicines, today announced . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Johanna Wetmore Recognized by SIIA as Startup CEO of the Year
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoText CEO and co-founder, Johanna Wetmore, has been named the 2017 Startup CEO of the Year in the SIIA Company CODiE Awards. The Company CODiE . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Welcomes Tenth Cohort
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) announced the selection of 48 ALI Fellows and 9 ALI Partners to take part in its intensive, multi-disciplinary . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Bristol-Myers Squibb Leads $75M Series B For Personal Genome Diagnostics
Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx) today announced a $75 million Series B financing co-led by new investor Bristol-Myers Squibb and existing investor
Posted on 1/4/18
Warren Buffett Just Officially Won His Million-Dollar Bet
Warren Buffett made a bet that a passive S&P 500 index fund would outperform a basket of hedge funds over a 10-year period, and it concluded . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Why Frontier Communications Corporation Stock Lost 20.5% in December
What happenedShares of Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) shed 20.5% in December, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The big sell-offs appear to have . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Eastbridge Consulting Group Announces Promotions
AVON, Conn., Jan. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gil Lowerre, president of Eastbridge, announces that Nick Rockwell has been promoted to Vice President effective the first . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Continuity and COCC Enter into a Joint Marketing Agreement
NEW HAVEN & SOUTHINGTON, Conn., Jan. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuity, the leader in the development and deployment of Unified Compliance Management Systems (UCMS), today . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
The Riverside Company-backed ComForCare Appoints Steven Greenbaum as CEO
ComForCare Health Care Holdings LLC has named Steven Greenbaum as the home care franchisor’s new CEO. Greenbaum will serve as co-CEO with ComForCare and At Your . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Microsoft to Acquire Tenaya-backed Avere Systems
Microsoft is planning on acquiring Pittsburgh-based Avere Systems, a data storage company, according to a blog post
Posted on 1/4/18
Summit Partners Recaps Vista-backed Trintech
Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated, cloud-based Record to Report (R2R) software solutions for the office of finance, today announced a majority recapitalization by global . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
Brynwood Partners Collects $334.61M for Eighth Fund
?Brynwood Partners has raised $334.61 million for its eighth fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed on
Posted on 1/4/18
Converge Targets $100M for Debut Fund
Converge Venture Partners is seeking to raise $100 million for its maiden fund, according to an SEC filing. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture firm backs tech entrepreneurs.
Posted on 1/4/18
Frontenac to Exit A.H. Harris Construction Supplies
Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell A.H. Harris Construction Supplies, a leading distributor of . . .
Posted on 1/4/18
5AM Ventures Joins $55.3M Series A for Expansion Therapeutics
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expansion Therapeutics, Inc., a new 5AM Ventures formed private company focused on the discovery and development of ribonucleic acid (RNA) targeted small molecule medicines, . . .
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