Life Sciences

Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. named the chairman of its board to serve as interim executive chairman.

Chinese life sciences firm WuXi Biologics has increased the value of its investment in its Worcester facility from the original $60 million to now $300 million.

Milford-based Waters Corp. has achieved LEED certification on its new precision chemical manufacturing facility in Taunton.

Phosphorex, a Hopkinton-based drug delivery-focused contract development and manufacturing company, has named a new CEO following a growth capital investment. 

Two bioscience companies, including one based in Hopkinton, have formed a scientific advisory board to provide insight in development and manufacturing of advanced therapies. 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Patricia Zhang Musacchio has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Institutes of Health for her research creating a process to help scientists create new drugs.

Miach Orthopaedics Inc., a Westborough firm specializing in surgical implants for connective tissue repair, has appointed Patrick McBrayer as president and CEO, the company announced on Wednesday.

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.

Framingham-based medical alert company, Lifeline Systems Co., has leased 40,000 square feet of office space at 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough, filling the last unoccupied space in the 116,786 square-foot office building.

When Shacey Petrovic stepped down as CEO of Acton medical-device company Insulet in May for personal reasons, she left Central Massachusetts without a single public company headquartered here, traded on NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchange, with a woman as CEO.