By Lucia Maffei Google and Massachusetts-Based CFS Advance Commercial Fusion Energy The promise of fusion energy—clean, limitless power—is gaining urgency as AI technologies demand massive computational energy. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), based in Devens, Massachusetts, announced Monday a deepened partnership with Google, which plans to purchase 200 megawatts of fusion power from the MIT spinoff. Google […]
Hannah Green Foghorn Therapeutics Moves Headquarters from Kendall Square to Watertown Biotech company Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. is relocating its headquarters from Cambridge to Watertown. In a recent securities filing, the company announced it will terminate its lease in Kendall Square early and lease 72,850 square feet at 99 Coolidge Avenue in Watertown for executive offices, […]
Eli Chavez A startup co-founded by a Harvard dropout and his childhood friend is bringing personal AI agents to life science workers. LogicFlo, based in Boston and New York, was founded by Arun Ramakrishnan, who previously led deep-learning projects at Intuitive Surgical, and Udith Vaidyanathan, who left Harvard Business School to pursue the venture full-time. […]
By Hannah Green – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Boston Lab Market Sees Second Quarter Uptick Despite High Vacancies Boston’s life sciences real estate market showed signs of recovery in Q2 2025, with 19 lab leases signed, more than doubling the eight leases recorded in Q1, according to JLL. Notable deals included Mariana Oncology adding 30,000 square feet […]
Alexandria among firms posting leasing gains during manufacturing boom By Lou Hirsh Signs of Recovery in U.S. Biotech Real Estate as Novartis Secures Landmark Lease The U.S. biotech real estate market, subdued in the post-pandemic era, is showing signs of recovery. Landlords and brokers point to rebounding deals in top life science markets, increased domestic manufacturing […]
By Eli Chavez – Inno Reporter, Boston Business Journal The Healey-Driscoll administration announced key steps to grow Massachusetts’ AI sector, including appointing Sabrina Mansur as the first director of the Massachusetts AI Hub, launching a $31 million investment in high-performance computing through a new AI infrastructure (AICR) in partnership with MGHPCC, and planning a startup incubator with […]
Is Massachusetts ready to make the leap to quantum computing hub? By Eli Chavez – Inno Reporter, Boston Business Journal Massachusetts is rapidly emerging as a potential hub for quantum computing, with state investments, academic talent, and startup innovation converging to build a competitive ecosystem. The Boston-based startup QuEra, which uses lasers to manipulate atoms for quantum […]
Silklab is developing underwater adhesives for shark tagging and small drones for identifying Covid-19 in the environment Eli Chavez A lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University is innovating with the help of one of the oldest and most domesticated animals on the planet: silkworms. The Silklab at Tufts sounds more straightforward than it […]
By Hannah Green Dominique Verhelle came to the United States in 1999 for postdoctoral training after completing a Ph.D. in her homeland of France. At the time, she had few reservations about the move: The U.S. was the best place in the world to pursue a career in science. Verhelle went on to build a life […]
By Hannah Green Two Massachusetts researchers are among the recipients of an award known as the “Oscars of Science” for their contributions to the life sciences. David Liu and Alberto Ascherio were recognized on Saturday with the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Ascherio is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of […]
