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 […]
By Hannah Green Last year, Massachusetts’ life sciences industry saw its slowest job growth since 2017 as the industry faced economic headwinds. The Bay State’s biopharma workforce consisted of 116,937 employees in 2023, according to the latest “Industry Snapshot” report put out by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, or MassBio, on Tuesday. The trade group found that […]
The Biosecure Act could ban Chinese biotechs and hurt Mass. drug developers. But some see an opportunity for local R&D.By Hannah Green Driven by concerns over national security, the federal government is weighing a crackdown on Chinese biotechnology suppliers that would have far-reaching effects in the life sciences industry. The legislation, known as the Biosecure Act, would prevent biotech […]
By Jon Chesto When demand for office space cratered during the COVID-19 pandemic, many developersdoubled down on building lab space instead. Lately, it sure seems like they went overboard. With newly builtlife sciences buildings hitting the market at a much faster rate than they can be filled, the availability of lab space in Greater Boston […]
By Greg Ryan Five years ago, nearly half of the region’s lab space was in Cambridge, according to CBRE research. Today, about a third is. But a life sciences facility is not a “Field of Dreams.” Just because developers built labs in new places does not mean the biotechs will come — at least in this real estate market. […]
By Mark Heschmeyer Alexandria Real Estate Equities has extended the ground lease on its seven-building Technology Square campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from an affiliate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 24 years at a cost of $270 million. The deal extends the term from January 2065 to December 2088, according to the San Diego-based firm’s […]
