Life Sciences

Marlborough medical technology company Hologic has launched a new diagnostics system for medical laboratories.

Waters Corp., a Milford manufacturer of lab equipment, reported flat revenue in the fourth quarter on Tuesday, sending stock falling.

The Reactory, a planned biomanufacturing park off Belmont and Plantation streets in Worcester, is moving ahead as a potential major growth area for the city's attempts to gain a greater share of the state's life sciences industry.

The state's employers are being asked to increase awareness of opioid use disorder in the workplace and to develop ways to address it.

Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. of Marlborough, reported its sales grew by 13% in the fourth quarter, according to the company’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.

Hologic Inc. of Marlborough saw its first quarter year-over-year revenues increase by 2.4%, according to the company’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday.

The $132-million public commitment for the Worcester Red Sox ballpark was to be a catalyst for a $125-million mixed-use development planned to rise next to the stadium. But existing tax breaks and public financing for the development may now be joined by further tax relief requested by Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus.

Framingham healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare has purchased a Florida software analytics firm. The purchase is expected to help life science companies and healthcare providers find patients who would benefit from their products and services.

Thanks to a $4.2 loan from Eastern Bank, a biomedical device factory at Devens will be expanded by summer.

Timothy McGourthy, a former Worcester chief development officer and executive director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, on Tuesday was named acting president and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a key agency in the state's biotech sector.