Marlborough

Hologic is continuing its acquisition spree with an agreement to purchase San Diego cancer test firm Biotheranostics for $230 million, the Marlborough company announced late on Monday.

Diagnostic company Oxford Immunotec, which has U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, will be acquired by Waltham-based PerkinElmer for $591 million, the companies announced Thursday morning.

American Hockey League minor league team the Providence Bruins will play its 2020-21 season at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough while its home rink, the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, is used for COVID-19 response.

Hologic has paid $64 million to buy a German biopsy health technology firm, the Marlborough medical device maker said Monday, giving it the second acquisition of roughly that size in the past five months.

Marlborough’s Cognoptix, a healthcare company developing a system for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, has formed a new board of directors following a recent funding round.

Marlborough medical device company Hologic has added 3D imaging to its SuperSonic MACH 40 ultrasound system. 

The Marlborough Chamber of Commerce has entered into a strategic partnership with the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

The commercial office market will have increased vacancies, while retail will suffer from trends accelerated by the coronavirus.

In December 2019, no one could have predicted what was to come in 2020. Still, the major trends and news items for the year largely stayed on track. Of the 10 predictions made by the WBJ Editorial Staff for the year, seven came true.

UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest employer in Central Massachusetts, plans to have all of its health providers vaccinated against coronavirus by mid-February, a period of roughly two months.