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Technology

  • Cisco's Investment In Local Tech Nears $100M

    Eileen Kennedy May 19, 2009

     While San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco may be known for its computer hardware products, it is less well-known for its investment strategy in local companies.

    Eileen Kennedy May 19, 2009
  • IPG Brings In $729K For Japan Subsidiary

    Matthew L. Brown May 18, 2009

    Oxford-based laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. has issued common stock worth about $729,000 in order to purchase a minority interest in a Japanese subsidiary, the company said in a U.S.

    Matthew L. Brown May 18, 2009
  • RXi Q1 Loss Up As Expenses Rise

    May 15, 2009

    RXi Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Worcester increased its first-quarter loss 57 percent this year as it ramped up hiring, patent applications and other expenses.

    May 15, 2009
  • American Superconductor Makes First Quarterly Profit

    May 14, 2009

    After 22 years in business, American Superconductor turned a profit for the first time in the fourth quarter of its 2008 fiscal year.

    May 14, 2009
  • Sepracor Pulls Plug On Marketing Drug In Europe

    Christina Davis May 14, 2009

    Marlborough-based Sepracor has officially ended plans to bring its sleep aid Lunesta to Europe.

    Christina Davis May 14, 2009
  • Seagate Announces Layoffs

    May 14, 2009

    Seagate Technology, a California-based hard disk drive company with operations in Shrewsbury, will lay off 2.5 percent of the company's global workforce, or 1,100 employees.

    May 14, 2009
  • BSX Claims Good Real-World Results For Cardiac Devices

    May 14, 2009

    Boston Scientific Corp. of Natick says new real-world data shows better survival rates for patients using its implantable cardiac devices than clinical trials suggested.

    May 14, 2009
  • Research: Drug Sales Flat Into 2015

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009

    Drug sales for the world's top 10 pharmaceutical companies slowed significantly in 2008, according to Waltham-based Decision Resources.

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009
  • WPI Student A Finalist For Google Scholarship

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009

    A Worcester Polytechnic Institute computer science student has been awarded $1,000 and is a national finalist for a Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship.

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009
  • May 12, 2009
  • Marlborough Consultant Hires Two Scientists

    May 12, 2009

    Capaccio Environmental Engineering Inc., a Marlborough environmental, health and safety consulting company, has hired Geoffrey J. Gilbert and Jill Seifert Vernes.

    May 12, 2009
  • ACT Files Past-Due Reports With SEC

    Matthew L. Brown May 11, 2009

    Worcester-based Advanced Cell Technology Inc. reported net losses of $5.6 million and $12.6 million for the second and third quarters of 2008, respectively.

    Matthew L. Brown May 11, 2009
  • Hidden Scientific Research At Worcester State

    Eileen Kennedy May 11, 2009

    People are used to hearing about research with the potential to cure or mitigate some of life’s many diseases.

    Eileen Kennedy May 11, 2009
  • Q1 A Bitter Pill For Psychemedics

    Matthew L. Brown May 7, 2009

    Psychemedics Corp. of Acton said it ended the first quarter with a $39,000 profit on $4.1 million in revenue, both significant declines from a year ago.

    Matthew L. Brown May 7, 2009
  • Product Price Declines Hurt Fitchburg Firm's Earnings

    Matthew L. Brown May 7, 2009

    Fitchburg-based Arrhythmia Research Technology Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Micron Products Inc. said "continuing price erosion" was in part responsible for its weak first quarter performance.

    Matthew L. Brown May 7, 2009
  • GTC Launches Key Product In U.S.

    Matthew L. Brown May 6, 2009

    Framingham-based GTC Biotherapeutics Inc. said its anti-clotting drug ATryn is now commercially available in the United States.

    Matthew L. Brown May 6, 2009

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.