By Rowan Walrath In a first for the Nobel Prize-winning gene-editing technology, a CRISPR-based drug has been approved in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Friday to exa-cel, a drug made by two Boston-based companies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CRSP). It will be marketed under […]
By Rowan Walrath Somerville’s bluebird bio Inc. has won its third U.S. drug approval since splitting into two companies. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration approved lovo-cel, a gene therapy for sickle-cell disease. The drug will be marketed under the name Lyfgenia. The FDA announced Lyfgenia’s approval at the same time it said it had approved […]
By Greg Ryan One year ago almost to the day, the Nissenbaum family was on the brink of becoming $150 million richer. Things did not go as planned. For much of 2022, the Nissenbaums had a tentative deal in place to sell their car-parts junkyard near Somerville’s Union Square to the real estate developers building the […]
By Sam Goldfarb Wall Street is gearing up for rate cuts. Twenty months after the Federal Reserve began a historic campaign against inflation, investors now believe there is a much greater chance that the central bank will cut rates in just four months than raise them again in the foreseeable future. Interest-rate futures indicated Monday a 52% […]
By Charlotte LoBuono The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the nation’s oldest biotech trade association, released its 2023 Industry Snapshot on September 6. The report found that biotech and pharmaceutical companies in Massachusetts added more research and development and biomanufacturing jobs than in most other states in 2022. The biopharma R&D workforce in Massachusetts had a year-over-year growth rate of 8.5% […]
By Jon Chesto Revs fans are going to have to wait longer for a shot at their goal: a soccer stadium in the heart of Greater Boston. Legislation that would have paved the way for a New England Revolution stadium to go up along the Mystic River in Everett was sidelined when state House and […]
By Justin Lahart Inflation has been cooling, and a big part of why is that rent increases have as well. That is also why inflation is likely to keep going lower in the months ahead. Tuesday’s inflation report from the Labor Department showed that overall consumer prices were up 3.2% from a year earlier in October, while […]
By Thomas Lee When OpenAI debuted its ChatGPT bot earlier this year, the startup attracted enormous attention and launched a wave of interest in artificial intelligence. But Google,which has long led the way in rolling out new technologies to support its search business, was caught flat-footed.Now, as the tech giant celebrates its 25th anniversary amid […]
By Boston Real Estate Times Boston – ABG Realty spearheaded the acquisition of 323 Commonwealth Ave in Boston, representing buyer John Manganaro. This 8,481 SF property is set to undergo a remarkable transformation, being reimagined into two luxury condo units. During the sale, Ryan Taylor of Fortune RE represented the seller. Stephanie Deering, Vice President […]
By Michael Sasso Renters in some of the fastest-growing US cities are finally getting some relief after a few years of dizzying increases as developers roll out droves of new apartments. The Boise City, Idaho metro area has seen rents drop 6.2% over the past year after the local supply of apartments increased by about 1,600 […]
