Life Sciences

Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. has announced a limited market release of a new pain-relief system that uses electrical impulses in the spine to block pain signals.

Hologic is continuing its acquisition spree with an agreement to purchase San Diego cancer test firm Biotheranostics for $230 million, the Marlborough company announced late on Monday.

Diagnostic company Oxford Immunotec, which has U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, will be acquired by Waltham-based PerkinElmer for $591 million, the companies announced Thursday morning.

Marlborough medical device company Hologic has added 3D imaging to its SuperSonic MACH 40 ultrasound system. 

Holliston biotechnology firm Harvard Bioscience has secured a $65-million credit facility officials say will allow the company to reduce borrowing costs and increase flexibility.

Lancaster beer company Bull Spit Brewing, based at Kalon Farm, has shut down its taproom as part of an ongoing dispute with the town over zoning approvals, owner Keith Kopley said on Wednesday.

Oxford Properties, a Canadian real estate firm, has acquired three Framingham properties for a cumulative $151 million, according to public records.

Already with several big wins in 2020, the region’s biotech industry will take advantage of an even bigger boom.

Robert Coughlin, who announced his impending resignation as CEO of Cambridge life sciences trade association MassBio on Monday, is leaving his post to become managing director of real estate company JLL’s life sciences sector.

MassBio, a Cambridge nonprofit trade association representing the Massachusetts life science industry, will begin a nationwide search for a new CEO following its current president and CEO’s departure in early 2021.