Manufacturing

A Marlborough manufacturer of body sculpting products has sued to prevent Irish and German companies from importing products it says infringe on its patents.

Galaxy Life Sciences, a sister company to the developer of the Trolley Yard retail complex in Worcester, on Friday evening announced plans to spend at least $50 million to develop a biomanufacturing facility at the 46-acre Worcester life sciences campus The Reactory.

Holliston’s Harvard Bioscience has returned on course in the second quarter after a rocky start to the year, where it had a $4.5-million loss in the first quarter, according to its earnings report from Wednesday.

After imposing a cumulative $800,000 in fines last month, the Cannabis Control Commission slapped a $120,000 fine Thursday on a cultivator and manufacturer that sold vaporizer cartridges that exceeded allowed state limits for ethanol to marijuana retailers and dispensaries in late 2018 and early 2019.

Energy technology company AMSC of Ayer reported increased revenues of $21.2 million for the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020, according to an earnings report released Wednesday, even as its net loss remained steady at $3.4 million.

After years of bitter fighting, craft brewers and beer wholesalers came together at the end of July to announce that they had struck a deal that would allow smaller breweries to more easily end their relationship with a distributor if they felt their brand wasn't being properly marketed.

Massachusetts is among seven states that are entering formal talks with manufacturers with the goal of facilitating rapid point-of-care antigen tests that could more quickly detect COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, schools and congregate care settings.

Joe O’Grady spoke with WBJ about the decision to pursue his CBD business after the City of Worcester took the company’s previous location through eminent domain.

Renewable energy company Ameresco, based in Framingham, reported $223M in revenue during the company’s second quarter, according to a quarterly report released on Monday.

Oxford laser manufacturer IPG Photonics reported a $67-million drop in revenue in the quarter ending in June, continuing financial struggles for the company predating the coronavirus pandemic.