Health Care

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce released the first Regional Economic Development Plan in 25 years on Monday outlining an extensive economic development strategy focused on unifying the region by improving connectivity, developing the workforce, and attracting visitors.

The Cryo-EM Core facility at UMass Medical School received $2.8 million from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center on Thursday to purchase a cryo-electron microscope to support the team’s structural biology research. 

The unemployment rate in the Worcester metropolitan area took a slight upward turn for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Framingham-based Clinical Enterprise, Inc., a Eurofins Scientific company, announced on Thursday it has begun COVID-19 testing in Connecticut under a previously announced government contract to expand national testing for the coronavirus. 

On Wednesday, Katherine Hamilton joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom, as a reporter primarily covering the real estate and healthcare industries.

Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey will formally announce an agreement Thursday afternoon to resolve the state's lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, a deal in which Massachusetts is expected to get $90 million of a $4.3 billion settlement.

Natick healthcare firm Allurion Technologies has rebranded its products to integrate its weight-loss balloon that doesn't require surgery and passes naturally through the body with a weight-loss program with a digital app.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Amity Manning has been awarded a $799,995 grant from the American Cancer Society to determine the role a critical tumor-suppressor protein plays in chromosome errors arising during cell division in cancer cells.

The Center for Health Information and Analysis has released its latest report on Massachusetts Acute Hospital Financial Performance, with the study indicating the state’s hospitals were significantly impacted by COVID-19 in 2020.

UMass Medical School in Worcester is participating in a study of antibodies treatments for COVID-19.