By Arlington Economic Development Corporation Salcomp to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Arlington, Creating 660 New Jobs Established in 1973, Salcomp, a global leader in power supplies for mobile and electronic devices from Finland, is expanding its U.S. operations by establishing its headquarters in Arlington, Texas. The company also manufactures sensors with wireless connectivity technology, precision structural […]
Gary Higgins / Boston Business Journal Marc Cadieux, president of Silicon Valley Bank’s commercial banking, acknowledges that the recent surge in AI funding and sky-high valuations might be creating a speculative bubble. While AI has been evolving for years, the rise of technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT has sparked massive investor enthusiasm and capital inflows, fueling […]
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 Eli Chavez Anthropic AI, the company behind the large-language model known as Claude, is partnering with Northeastern University, Champlain University and the London School of Economics to unveil its new offering: Claude for Education. The partnership will provide students, faculty and staff at partnering institutions with full subscriptions to Claude. Anthropic said the new education-forward model […]
By Eli Chavez Nuclear fusion has seen increased investment within the past five years due to its promise of an inexhaustible, clean energy source. One fusion startup that’s testing its technology in the greater Boston area has taken a step in the race toward the first commercially viable fusion reactor. Type One Energy, a fusion startup […]
Gary Higgins Artificial intelligence deals led every area of venture capital investment in the first quarter, and Massachusetts deals held their own against stiff West Coast competition, according to newly released data. Despite being much smaller, in terms of population, Massachusetts ranked third behind California and New York for venture capital deals and total VC […]
