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Research & Development

  • WPI, UMass Lowell grant $100K for medical research

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Lowell have awarded nearly $100,000 to five teams of researchers from both campuses for health and life science research projects.

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022
  • Research director rejoins WBJ's market intelligence division

    June 30, 2022

    Stephanie Meagher, who led the Research Department for New England Business Media from 2015-2019, has returned to the parent company of Worcester Business Journal to serve as research director.

    June 30, 2022
  • Medical microelectronics: WPI researcher seeks to make the latest technology a routine part of health care

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 20, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Integrated Circuits and System Lab and its director, Ulkuhan Guler, are probing the leading edge of new means to enhance medical care and wellness through microelectronics.

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 20, 2022
  • Q&A: Despite legislation, Central Mass. teens are still vaping

    Laura Finaldi Updated: June 20, 2022

    Vaping has been out of the headlines for a while, as the nation’s attention turned to a more urgent respiratory issue known as COVID-19.

    Laura Finaldi Updated: June 20, 2022
  • UMass Chan professor to lead New England diabetes initiative

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022

    UMass Chan Medical School professor Dr. David Harlan will be the new director of the JDRF Center of Excellence in New England, effective immediately.

    Timothy Doyle June 16, 2022
  • Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 10: The best thing

    Updated: May 30, 2022

    Trivia question: What kitchen task was this device invented by the Hamblin & Russell Manufacturing Co. used for?

    Updated: May 30, 2022
  • Natick army base receives $39M R&D contract

    Katherine Hamilton May 23, 2022

    The U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center has awarded a Maryland-based company a $39-million contract for projects at the Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, also known as Natick Labs.

    Katherine Hamilton May 23, 2022
  • Lab space and 41K-sq.-ft. expansion planned for former Neiman Marcus unit at Natick Mall

    Katherine Hamilton May 16, 2022

    At a Wednesday night planning board meeting in Natick, developers detailed plans for the Natick Mall’s former Neiman Marcus department store, which Boston real estate firm The Bulfinch Cos. bought for $12.6 million late last year.

    Katherine Hamilton May 16, 2022
  • Q&A: New Shrewsbury autism provider seeks to offer 360-degree care

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022

    Jia Jia Ye is looking to redefine treatment for children on the autism spectrum.

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022
  • Waters Corp., University of Delaware to open new laboratory

    Alexander MacDougall May 5, 2022

    The University of Delaware and the Milford-based Waters Corp. will launch a new innovation and research laboratory for the company on the university’s campus. 

    Alexander MacDougall May 5, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Stephen MacMillan

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Stephen MacMillan took over leadership of medical device manufacturer Hologic in 2013. Since that time Hologic has established itself as a leader in the biomedical industry with $3.8 billion in annual revenue and 7,129 employees worldwide, including

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Odile Smith

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Bristol Myers Squibb’s ongoing 244,000-square-foot expansion in Devens promises to define the former military reserve and further draw the state’s blossoming life sciences industry into Central Mass.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Christopher Roy

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Looking into the future, high-speed internet and sustainable energy are going to be the cornerstones of economic development infrastructure, even more so than now.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Jon Weaver

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Jon Weaver is an instrumental figure in the world of biotech as leader of Massachusetts’ longest-running biotech incubator.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Dr. Michael Collins

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    At the nexus of higher education and life sciences, UMass Chan Medical School has undergone tremendous growth in the last year under Dr. Michael Collins’ leadership.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Udit Batra

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Udit Batra took over leadership of Waters Corp., a $2.7-billion laboratory equipment manufacturer, in September 2020 and began to implement a three-phase transformation program to help the company regain its commercial commentum, strengthen

    Updated: May 2, 2022

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A proposed bill moving through the Massachusetts legislature would prohibit tobacco and nicotine product sales to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2006, eventually phasing out legal sales in the state. Supporters of the bill say it will protect the next generation from harmful tobacco and nicotine addictions while opponents argue the legislation would infringe upon adult autonomy and hurt small businesses reliant on product sales.