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European Commission moves forward with MassBiologics-made gene therapy

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.

Riccio neuroscience fund at UMass Chan lends support to four projects

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.

UMass Chan commercialization arm awards $2M for healthcare research

The research commercialization division of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester granted $2.2 million to seven awardees to advance healthcare innovations.

UMass Chan awards 10 grants totaling $136,760

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.
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Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag behind in having women presidents

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

UMass Chan leaders top list of highest-paid state employees

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. 

Central Mass. hospital profits dropped significantly over last year

Hospital profits have fallen significantly across the state, including hospital systems based in Central Massachusetts, according to the latest report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis. 

🔒Medical microelectronics: WPI researcher seeks to make the latest technology a routine part of health care

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Integrated Circuits and System Lab and its director, Ulkuhan Guler, are probing the leading edge of new means to enhance medical care and wellness through microelectronics.
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UMass Chan professor to lead New England diabetes initiative

UMass Chan Medical School professor Dr. David Harlan will be the new director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England, effective immediately.

UMass Chan appoints three to endowed chair positions

Three professors at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will join the more than 60 faculty who’ve been appointed to endowed chair positions.
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