Manufacturing

Marlborough cardiac device firm CardioFocus has completed a $55-million round of financing intended to accelerate the commercial introduction of a new generation of its flagship product. 

Altruist Brewing Co. of Sturbridge will be the latest Central Massachusetts small brewer to begin making beer in cans, a milestone for getting beer in the hands of more drinkers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first two tests to detect certain sexually transmitted infections outside of the genitals, and one of those tests belongs to Marlborough medical device maker Hologic. 

Westminster beermaker Wachusett Brewing Co. will operate a taproom in the new Worcester Public Market set to open this fall.

Boston Scientific has begun a trial to compare the safety and effectiveness of the next generation of one of its flagship atrial fibrillation devices.

Oxford fiber laser manufacturer IPG Photonics will invest nearly $17 million to open a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Coventry, England.

The former Allegro Microsystems building at 115 Northeast Cutoff in Worcester has sold to an industrial property developer for $3.9 million.

A new West Boylston facility will enable the company to continue growing at its current pace, including for up to 20 more employees in the near term, Cogmedix President and CEO Chris Coghlin recently told WBJ.

Hologic CEO Steve MacMillan was the fifth-highest-paid CEO among the country's largest public companies, according to the latest annual analysis by The Wall Street Journal.

A 60-year-old Milford producer of lubricating oils for musical instruments is suing an Indiana competitor for patent infringement.