Life Sciences

Honeycutt is dedicating his new endeavor to helping advance health communication using AI technology with his company MetaScriptMD

Despite a late effort by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) to stop what he described as a weak piece of legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 to pass the BIOSECURE Act.

Worcester County gained 249 biomanufacturing jobs between 2022 and 2023.

Pelmeds, a Waltham-based closed-door pharmacy specializing in medication management and delivery with a location in Fitchburg, has acquired the Brockton-based pharmacy Apothecare.  

With the state's commitment to the life sciences sector still tied up in an inter-branch dispute among Democrats, industry leaders acknowledged challenges on Tuesday including a record vacancy rate for lab space in Massachusetts, slower job growth, and a decrease in venture capital funding.

Following the retirement of CEO Hoyt Randall Smith, Marlborough-based life science consulting firm ECI has appointed company co-founder Brijesh Patel as its next leader.

Marlborough-based pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma America, a U.S. subsidiary of Japanese parent company Sumitomo Pharma, is set to lay off 53 employees, as the company continues to reduce its workforce.

“Central Massachusetts will complement the existing strengths in Greater Boston, accelerating the momentum for the Commonwealth to lead the emerging biomanufacturing sector in the U.S.,” the report reads.

Less than four months after hiring its first CEO in company history, Natick-based biopharmaceutical company AffyImmune Therapeutics has a new leader.

The Milford production line in the largest-ever expansion for global biopharmaceutical manufacturer Rentschler Biopharma is now fully operational, a major milestone as the Germany-based company ramps up its contract work.