Health Care

Worcester human services nonprofit Living in Freedom Together Inc. purchased the historic Cambridge Street Firehouse in Worcester to turn into a drop-in shelter for people harmed by the sex trade.

Rentschler Biopharma, a German contract development and manufacturing company with a growing presence in Milford, has added two newly created senior-level positions to its leadership team.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester was awarded a $499,815 Skills Capital Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to update three nursing labs.

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.

Greater Worcester is ranked among the top 25 life science research talent pools, according to a report from Dallas real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, Inc. 

Assumption University in Worcester is offering a program called Fast Track to the Pack for high-school students who have not yet entered their senior year to apply for acceptance before the school year begins.

Elected officials and environmental activists are still waiting to see what Gov. Charlie Baker will do with a reshaped clean energy bill on his desk, and they hope major legislation that cleared the U.S. Senate on Sunday will give the governor a bit of extra motivation.

Gov. Charlie Baker late Monday returned a local public health overhaul bill to lawmakers with substantial changes and shot down another bill dealing with student diabetes treatment in schools.

Polar Beverages, the venerable Worcester manufacturer of sparkling water beverages, has joined a nationwide movement aimed at reducing food waste and promoting recycling. 

Marlborough medical-device giant Boston Scientific Corp. will exercise its option to purchase remaining shares of California manufacturer Farapulse Inc. in a deal that, when settled, could total $575 million, the company announced in June.