By Hannah Green Eli Lilly and Co. is buying a Waltham biotech in a deal valued at around $3.2 billion. The startup being acquired is Morphic Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MORF), a Waltham company working on treatments for chronic diseases such as types of inflammatory bowel disease. Indianapolis-based Lilly (NYSE: LLY) plans to acquire all outstanding shares of […]
By Jane Lanhee Lee Riverlane, a startup that makes semiconductors to help reduce quantum computing errors, raised $75 million in its latest round of funding. The round was led by Europe’s Planet First Partners, which focuses on climate tech investments. Venture capital firm ETF Partners and Singapore’s EDBI also joined. It marked the latest in a […]
By JLL Currently, Boston is an ideal destination for those looking to thrive in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as well as explore cutting-edge technology. From attracting impressive venture funding and housing renowned AI companies to fostering a supportive tough tech ecosystem, Boston showcases a combination of factors that solidify its position as a leading global […]
by Traded Media Rafi Properties, owner of Somernova, announces the expansion of the Somerville Media Center (SMC) at the innovation campus. The new state-of-the-art media center aims to enhance community engagement and creativity. SMC’s Legacy and Offerings Established in 1983, SMC has been a hub for connectivity and creativity in Somerville. It has hosted nationally recognized […]
By Greg Ryan Four years after it was founded, Somerville startup Sublime Systems has the first commercial application of its low-carbon cement: Boston’s largest “net-zero” building, the new Amazon.com Inc. tower that’s going up in the Seaport District. Contractors for WS Development poured concrete that contained roughly three tons of Sublime cement at One Boston Wharf […]
By Hannah Green A 10-year-old AI drug discovery company is moving its headquarters from New York to Massachusetts. Insilico Medicine has leased space at 1000 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. The company was previously based out of an office at Cure, a New York City healthcare innovation campus, where it plans to keep a presence as it expands in […]
By Aaron Pressman Amazon unveiled its largest facility in Massachusetts on Monday, a staggering five-story warehouse in North Andover with almost 4 million square feet of space to hold everything from books and DVDs to cans of soup. The fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory cost about $400 million to […]
By Aaron Pressman Amazon unveiled its largest facility in Massachusetts on Monday, a staggering five-story warehouse in North Andover with almost 4 million square feet of space to hold everything from books and DVDs to cans of soup. The fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory cost about $400 million to […]
By HIAWATHA BRAY Woburn-based battery maker Alsym Energy has raised $78 million in Series C venture round led by India’s Tata Limited, along with General Catalyst Thrive Capital and Thomvest. That brings total investment in the company to $110 million. Alsym, cofounded by veteran entrepreneur Mukesh Chatter and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Kripa Varanasi, […]
By Lucia Maffei Can iRobot continue to spur robotics innovation even as its research and development spending is on the decline? That’s one of the big questions that emerged in the aftermath of the implosion of iRobot’s merger deal with Amazon, which forced the Bedford-based Roomba-maker to chart an alternative path to its own future while […]
