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Westborough retail, office plaza sells for $11M

Bay State Commons in Westborough was sold for $11 million to a Framingham development partnership.

UMass Chan professor, vice provost for research dies unexpectedly

Dr. Michael Green, vice provost for strategic research initiatives, and professor and chair of molecular, cell and cancer biology at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has died.

Insulet acquires technology from Calif. diabetes firm for $25M

Acton medical device firm Insulet has acquired $25 million of diabetes pump technology from California-based Bigfoot Biomedical, nearly doubling Insulet’s intellectual property.

WBJ seeks reader ideas for 2023 Power 50

The Worcester Business Journal editorial staff is seeking reader input for this year's Power 50, the publication’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts.
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Natick-based weight loss tech company to go public

Allurion Technologies, Inc., the Natick-based creator of the Allurion gastric balloon, will become a publicly traded company, through a deal with Compute Health Acquisition Corp. of Delaware.

Worker shortage at top of HPC healthcare agenda

Labor challenges across the health care landscape feature as one of the primary areas of attention for the Health Policy Commission this year, and industry leaders and business groups suggested Wednesday that the problem is potent enough to cut across the rest of the regulatory agency's priorities.

Holy Cross grad aims to lead Phio Pharmaceuticals cancer research into clinical development

Marlborough biopharma Phio Pharmaceuticals is ushering in a new strategic plan seeking to reposition the company from pure discovery research to full development, utilizing clinical trials.

In Harvard partnership, WPI professor used AI to predict suicidal behavior

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor of computer science led a team of researchers on a study using artificial intelligence to better predict suicide risk in women.
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As demand for workers rises, home healthcare agencies seek pay increases

Home care service providers are supporting legislation to create more transparency in the rate-setting process for their workers, citing an increased need for services for the state's aging population.

UMass Chan licenses bioinformatics software platform to new Cambridge tech firm

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has licensed its bioinformatics data processing and analysis technology, called Foundry, to Via Scientific Inc., a Cambridge technology company.
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