Technology

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.

AMSC seeks to bolster its growing presence in the defense sector through the $61.4-million purchase of a NWL, a New Jersey-based firm.

As part of the Boston-based state agency Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s ongoing efforts to combat climate change, four Worcester County climatetech organizations have received a cut of $4.2 million in grants.

The Worcester Talking Book Library will now provide audio materials to a national audience, as the Worcester Public Library subset has achieved certification to contribute to the Braille and Audio Reading Download, a free digital service providing hundreds of thousands of audio and electronic braille versions of reading and music material. 

A researcher at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has been awarded $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a therapeutic treatment to address radiation resistance in triple-negative breast cancer.

DEX Agent is a new Wyebot product that can be loaded onto Intel-based devices, allowing IT workers to monitor WiFi user experience and detect issues with connectivity

UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI. 

Hodge takes the role at a time where colleges across the country are facing the prospect of declining enrollment.

Central Massachusetts universities are implementing AI technology into courses and trying to address concerns for faculty and students.

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