Isabel Tehan

Oligo Factory, a Holliston biomanufacturer, has become compliant with Good Manufacturing Practices, nine months after the company added 13,000 square feet to increase its manufacturing capacity.

East Brookfield nonprofit Second Chance Animal Services received a $1.1-million donation from PetSmart Charities to expand its four surgical centers over the next three years.

UMass Memorial Health plans to make headway on its long-term plan to add 200 beds to its University Campus in Worcester by converting the former Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, which it purchased in 2021, into a hospital building.

Heywood Hospital in Gardner will reopen its inpatient mental health unit on Jan. 11, after having closed the facility in October 2021.

Natick weight-loss firm Allurion Technologies has hired Brian Conyer to lead commercialization of its digital assets, including its newly launched commercial agreement with a German weight-loss group. 

Marlborough medical technology firm Boston Scientific has initiated a new clinical trial to study a treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation, an irregular rapid heart rhythm.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is reinstating its caregiver mask mandate for at least one month amid increasing rates of respiratory illness across Massachusetts.

Bluejay Diagnostics in Acton is launching a clinical trial to study the efficacy of its Symphony System in patients with sepsis, a life-threatening complication from infection.

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester are studying the role school nurses play in helping with daily medication adherence among children with asthma.

Progress is being made by those who never wavered, but the commitment overall is fading.