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Technology

  • WPI launches new cyber security master’s program

    Monica Benevides April 14, 2021

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute is launching a master’s degree program in cybersecurity, the school announced on Tuesday.

    Monica Benevides April 14, 2021
  • Worcester tech firm awarded NASA contract for swarming robot technology

    Monica Benevides April 9, 2021

    Geisel Software, Inc. of Worcester, a custom software development company, in conjunction with Arizona State University, has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer contract from NASA, the groups announced together on Friday.

    Monica Benevides April 9, 2021
  • NYC firm takes majority ownership of Southborough’s Veristat

    Sam Bonacci April 8, 2021

    Southborough life sciences firm Veristat announced on Thursday that WindRose Health Investors now holds majority ownership of the company.

    Sam Bonacci April 8, 2021
  • SCIEX appoints new president

    Sam Bonacci April 1, 2021

    Life sciences analytics technology firm SCIEX has announced the appointment of Joe Fox as the Framingham-based company's new president.

    Sam Bonacci April 1, 2021
  • Phio Pharma strengthens financial position to fund 2 more years

    Sam Bonacci April 1, 2021

    Marlborough early stage drugmaker Phio Pharmaceuticals, has ended the year in a strong position, with enough funding to continue its current programs for the next two years, the company announced last week.

    Sam Bonacci April 1, 2021
  • Suburbs offer room for life sciences sector to grow

    State House News Service March 30, 2021

    While millions of Americans have learned to work from home, developing COVID-19 vaccines requires office and lab space.

    State House News Service March 30, 2021
  • Worcester lab will begin processing COVID tests

    Monica Benevides March 16, 2021

    NyLa Laboratories, a Worcester startup based at Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives, known more commonly as MBI, has received certification to open a lab for a COVID-19 diagnostic testing, according to a Tuesday announcement.

    Monica Benevides March 16, 2021
  • Harvard Bioscience stock leaps on strong Q4 performance

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2021

    Holliston biotechnology firm Harvard Bioscience returned to pre-COVID-19 revenue levels in the fourth quarter, but the company’s financial performance was still down overall for the year when compared to 2019.

    Sam Bonacci March 11, 2021
  • Kopin finished 2020 strong to reduce losses by $25M

    Sam Bonacci March 4, 2021

    Westborough’s Kopin Corp., a manufacturer of wearable technology, ended the year strong with a 60% fourth quarter year-over-year increase in revenue, as the company cut its annual net losses from $29.5 million in 2019 to $4.4 million in 2020.

    Sam Bonacci March 4, 2021
  • Marlborough cancer therapy firm raises $8M

    Sam Bonacci February 18, 2021

    Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp., a publicly-traded biotechnology firm, has closed its previously announced public offering of 2,246,784 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $3.42 per share.

    Sam Bonacci February 18, 2021
  • Founder and chairman of Cognex to step down

    Sam Bonacci February 18, 2021

    Natick machine vision systems and bar code reader manufacturer Cognex Corp. has announced that the company’s founder, Robert Shillman, will resign from the company’s board of directors and as an executive officer of Cognex. 

    Sam Bonacci February 18, 2021
  • $2B acquisition of Southborough’s Virtusa completed

    Sam Bonacci February 11, 2021

    Information-technology company Virtusa, based in Southborough, has been acquired by financial services firm Baring Private Equity Asia in an all-cash purchase of all outstanding shares of common stock valued at $2 billion.

    Sam Bonacci February 11, 2021
  • Nasuni reports record 36% software subscription growth

    February 10, 2021

    Nasuni, a cloud storage company with an office in Marlborough, saw software subscription revenue spike 36% in 2020, the Boston-based company announced Wednesday.

    February 10, 2021
  • Kopin enters into surgical headset partnership with San Diego firm

    Sam Bonacci February 4, 2021

    Westborough’s Kopin Corp., a manufacturer of wearable technology, has announced a partnership with San Diego-based HMDmd, Inc. to develop a head-worn display system for surgeons to ease their access to video information during surgery.

    Sam Bonacci February 4, 2021
  • Marlborough biosciences software firm raises $5M

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2021

    Marlborough’s Scitara Co. announced today it has closed $5 million in a Series A round of funding.

    Sam Bonacci January 28, 2021
  • Q&A: Building out life sciences at The Reactory

    Brad Kane Updated: January 25, 2021

    When Matt Zicaro joined forces with Michael O’Brien of Galaxy Development, they launched a new development firm – Galaxy Life Sciences – committed to building out the bioscience industry in Central Massachusetts.

    Brad Kane Updated: January 25, 2021

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