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 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 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 Hannah Green Venture capital funding to life sciences companies appears to be rebounding nationally after a few down years, according to new data from Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. But that’s not the case among Massachusetts life sciences companies. Nationally, life sciences companies brought in $19.3 billion in the first six months of 2024. Last […]
By Hannah Green Charles River Labs has a new facility coming to Somerville next month. The Wilmington-based contract research company is opening a Charles River Accelerator and Development Lab (CRADL) site on Chestnut Street in Somerville at the end of July. Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (NYSE: CRL) provides products and services to pharma and biotech companies to […]
By: Emily Fu North River Leerink (NRL) has announced that 100 Chestnut, a purpose-built 200,000 square feet life Science building in Somerville, MA, is 90% leased. Ultragenyx, relocating from Kendall Square, has leased 42,500 square feet to consolidate their east coast R&D. CRADL has leased 16,000 square feet to open a contract vivarium and in […]
