MassBio reported in its 2022 industry snapshot that Worcester County experienced 20.4% growth in biomanufacturing jobs and 19.4% research and development jobs between 2020 and 2021.
UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester and Lahey Hospital and Medical Center of Burlington have signed a letter of intent to establish a regional campus at Lahey Hospital.
New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics, Inc. has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for a gene therapy treatment manufactured in partnership with MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester.
Following an historic $15-million pledge in February by UMass alumni Dan and Diane Casey Riccio, their eponymous neuroscience fund will support four projects in 2022.
The research commercialization division of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester granted $2.2 million to seven awardees to advance healthcare innovations.
The Remillard Family Community Service Fund at UMass Chan Medical School announced the 10 projects that would receive up to $20,000 in funding this year, for a total of $136,760.
Seven employees at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester ranked among the top 16 highest-paid state employees in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the 2021 fiscal year, including Chancellor Michael Collins, who is the overall highest-paid state employee.Â