Life Sciences

Chuck Alpuche, executive vice president and COO of Acton medical device manufacturer Insulet Corp. has been appointed to the board of Athol manufacturing firm The L.S. Starrett Co. according to a Monday press release.

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

AbbVie, a Chicago-based biotech company with a bioresearch facility in Worcester, will partner with Belgian eye-care researcher iSTAR Medical to develop and commercialize a device to treat glaucoma.

A lawsuit against Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp., alleging the company’s complacency in the death of a 59-year-old South Carolina man, has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for Western New York. 

On Wednesday, June 29, AbbVie built Forest Grove Middle School’s STEM lab, but their efforts stretch farther than just this single, advantageous event.

Illinois-based medical supply manufacturer Medline on Tuesday unveiled a new 6.7 MW solar array atop its 840,000-square-foot distribution facility in Uxbridge.

Milford life sciences manufacturer Waters Corp. will collaborate with South Korean researcher BioInfra, Inc. to establish the ASEAN Academy for Bioanalysis in Seoul, in the hopes of lowering prescription drug prices.

Marlborough healthcare manufacturer Hologic will start a new educational program, after it surveyed women across the country on their knowledge of conditions affecting the uterus. 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Lowell have awarded nearly $100,000 to five teams of researchers from both campuses for health and life science research projects.

Fulton County, Georgia will be the home of a new manufacturing and supply chain facility for Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific.