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Technology

  • Skin Laser Gets Canadian OK

    Matthew L. Brown May 6, 2009

    A skin treatment laser made by Wayland-based Candela Corp. has been approved for use in Canada.The carbon dioxide laser is already in use in the United States, Europe and Australia.

    Matthew L. Brown May 6, 2009
  • RXi Adds Chin To Board

    May 5, 2009

    RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. of Worcester bas appointed Richard Chin, CEO of the nonprofit pharmaceutical company Institute for OneWorld Health, to its board of directors.

    May 5, 2009
  • Oxford Laser Co. Reports Steep Q1 Declines

    Matthew L. Brown May 5, 2009

    Oxford-based laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. reported a first quarter revenue decrease of 14 percent, as well as operating income and profit declines of 84 percent.

    Matthew L. Brown May 5, 2009
  • Wider Loss For Exact After Genzyme Deal

    Matthew L. Brown May 5, 2009

    Exact Sciences Corp. said its new relationship with pharmaceutical and biotech giant Genzyme Corp. boosted the company's first quarter revenue, but deepened its quarterly loss.

    Matthew L. Brown May 5, 2009
  • Franklin Co. Set For Distribution In Spain

    Matthew L. Brown May 4, 2009

    Franklin-based medical device maker PLC Systems Inc. says it has inked a distribution deal to bring its key product to Spain.

    Matthew L. Brown May 4, 2009
  • Maynard Software Co. Bought For $22.8M

    May 1, 2009

    A Burlington company has acquired Maynard telephone software provider Convergence Inc. for about $22.8 million.

    May 1, 2009
  • Harvard Bioscience Revenue Drops

    May 1, 2009

    Holliston life science tools company Harvard Bioscience Inc. saw its Q1 revenues drop 13.2 percent to

    May 1, 2009
  • Two MetroWest Firms Awarded Life Sciences Loans

    Eileen Kennedy April 29, 2009

    The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awarded a total of $3.4 million in accelerator loans today for early stage biotechnology companies, including one in Marlborough and one in Westborough, accordin

    Eileen Kennedy April 29, 2009
  • Milford Firm Makes DEA Deal

    Matthew L. Brown April 29, 2009

    Milford-based Waters Corp. has sold chromatography equipment to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, which intends to use it to train forensic chemists.

    Matthew L. Brown April 29, 2009
  • Waters Posts Q1 Profit Gain On Weak Sales

    Matthew L. Brown April 28, 2009

    Milford-based laboratory equipment maker Waters Corp. reported a first quarter profit of $73.3 million, up from $68.5 million a year ago despite a 10 percent decline in sales.

    Matthew L. Brown April 28, 2009
  • Sepracor: Good Results For New Hay Fever Treatment

    April 27, 2009

    Marlborough pharmaceutical company Sepracor Inc. says a phase III study of its nasal aerosol hay fever treatment had positive results.

    April 27, 2009
  • Thermo Fisher Buys Australian Co.

    April 27, 2009

    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has entered into an agreement to buy Australian life science equipment company Biolab for about $120 million.

    April 27, 2009
  • Capital Gains A Capital Pain | Local biotech entrepreneur laments Bay State's tax structure

    Eileen Kennedy April 27, 2009

    Capital gains tax rates in Massachusetts continue to be a topic of discussion among entrepreneurs and business groups, even more so with the economy officially in recession.

    Eileen Kennedy April 27, 2009
  • Virtual Office | Advice on how to implement telecommuting without losing productivity

    Vidya Vasu April 27, 2009

    In the last few years, telecommuting popularity has sky- rocketed among business owners and executives. According to WorldatWork, an association for human resources professionals, at least 35 million people telecommute.

    Vidya Vasu April 27, 2009
  • IT Workers' Confidence Down

    April 24, 2009

    IT employees are less confident about their futures than they've been in at least four years, according to a new survey.

    April 24, 2009
  • EMC Sales Down 9% In Q1

    Matthew L. Brown April 23, 2009

    Hopkinton data storage giant EMC Corp. reported a 9.2 percent first quarter revenue slide and a profit that shrunk by $57.5 million compared to the same period a year ago.

    Matthew L. Brown April 23, 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.