The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) has opened its twelfth life sciences loan round up to Massachusetts companies, with loans of up to $750,000 available to kick-start early-stage businesses.
Gene Banucci, the founder and former chairman and CEO of high-tech manufacturing company ATMI Inc., has joined the Board of Directors at Natick-based machine vision technology company Cognex Corp.
In order to increase its outreach to the Central Massachusetts business community, Worcester Business Journal has hired Laura Finaldi as staff writer for its manufacturing and technology beats, including biotechnology.
Drug classes with highest percentage increases, 2010-2014Non-HIV antivirals577%Neurological disorders210%Insulin138%Antiarthritics120%Oncology38%Source: Health Policy Commission
About 30 officials from the Department of Defense are visiting Massachusetts this week to learn more about the state's "innovation economy," MassDevelopment President and CEO Marty Jones said.