Isabel Tehan

Natick-based Aleta Biotherapeutics, a cancer treatment development company, has received clearance from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to investigate a new therapeutic for lymphoma in a clinical trial.

Westborough-based Massachusetts Broadband Institute has added Winchendon among its second round of communities to its Digital Equity Planning Program, which provides consultation to Massachusetts cities and towns to identify barriers to internet access and reduce the digital divide.

Framingham clean energy firm Ameresco completed an acquisition of a Los Alamitos, California microgrid. The system, located at a joint military forces training base, has a microgrid, solar panels, and battery energy storage. 

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health has awarded $1.2 million in grants to Central Massachusetts nonprofits focused on health outcomes. 

Marlborough-based biotechnology and manufacturing firm Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new catheter system for patients with atrial fibrillation, which is a type of abnormal heartbeat.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has determined UMass Memorial Health’s maternity ward in Leominster is an essential service for the people of North Worcester County, complicating the health system’s plans to close the center.

Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center has been ranked as the fourth best hospital in Massachusetts by the U.S. News and World Report.

Blupoint Healthcare has opened a new intake center at its Whitinsville location. The Central Intake Center will streamline the admission process for potential patients seeking respite care, residential care, and rehabilitation services.

The Worcester metropolitan area ranked 16th nationally in a 2023 SmartAsset study of the most expensive places to raise a child.

ONE Worcester, Organization for Nonprofit Excellence, has named Helen Segil its first full-time executive director. Segil was previously program director for the organization.