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@vkhosla shared
On May 22, 2022
RT @PeterAttiaMD: This is a tragedy. What happened to @DMSabatini makes a complete mockery of what sexual harassment is and is not. Kudos to @SnoozyWeiss and @bariweiss on this detailed breakdown of what happens when due process is thrown out the window. https://t.co/FdSxgxuCnc
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He Was a World-Renowned Cancer Researcher. Now's He's Collecting Unemployment.

He Was a World-Renowned Cancer Researcher. Now's He's Collecting Unemployment.

Behind the fall of David Sabatini, 'one of the greatest scientists' of his generation.

@ldtimmerman shared
On May 20, 2022
A Path Forward for More Biotech Workers. Intriguing apprenticeship program for biomanufacturing technicians & clinical trial associates from @MassBioEd. https://t.co/8lDSjAZW8b
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A Path Forward for More Biotech Workers

A Path Forward for More Biotech Workers

Biotech needs more workers. More people who don’t have PhDs and MDs. The industry is 40 years old, and maturing. More companies are developing commercial products. Someone needs to make ...

@TheEconomist shared
On May 20, 2022
When Russia invaded Ukraine, tangible things at first seemed all too important. Bombs and bullets were what mattered. But as the war has gone on intangible factors have asserted their importance https://t.co/f9wOPhtAt8
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How to unleash more investment in intangible assets

How to unleash more investment in intangible assets

A new book urges financial and economic reforms

@matthewherper shared
On May 20, 2022
Controversial plan brings Ph.D. students to biotech for training https://t.co/Hfgd7wUQBU
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Controversial plan brings Ph.D. students to biotech for training

Controversial plan brings Ph.D. students to biotech for training

Students will gain industry experience, but some worry their training and academic freedom will be limited

@ScottKirsner shared
On May 19, 2022
9 ways the startup world is reacting to markets tanking https://t.co/P8oJd7tj1v via @BostonGlobe #startups #VC (with perspective from @greels1, @mjskok, @epaley + more)
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Nine ways the startup world is reacting to markets tanking

Nine ways the startup world is reacting to markets tanking

Whatever you call the tumble in the public markets that began in November, its impact is beginning to be felt in the world of tech and biotech startups.

@PearlF shared
On May 19, 2022
Verastem is the 1st recipient of @PanCAN's Therapeutic Accelerator Award w/ $3.8M 4 Phase 1b/2 trial of @VerastemOncolog's lead investigational candidates, RAF/MEK Clamp, VS-6766, with FAK inhibitor, defactinib, in front-line metastatic pancreatic cancer https://t.co/nMhk53tu5V
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Inaugural PanCAN Therapeutic Accelerator Award Goes to Verastem Oncology

Inaugural PanCAN Therapeutic Accelerator Award Goes to Verastem Oncology

PanCAN will provide $3.8 million to Verastem Oncology to conduct an innovative early-phase clinical trial of their investigational treatment combination in patients with metastatic ...

@NatureBiotech shared
On May 23, 2022
Immersion in innovation should be part of every health care professional’s training #NBTintheNews via @statnews https://t.co/zet16A4a7A
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Immersion in innovation should be part of every health care professional’s training

Immersion in innovation should be part of every health care professional’s training

Health care innovation saves lives. Medical schools and health care institutions must train innovators in order to sustain innovation, keep it running, and democratize the process.

@MassGovernor shared
On May 18, 2022
Some highlights of this bill include: 🚢 $100M for ports in Salem, New Bedford and Somerset 🛣️ $235M for transportation projects 💧 $200M for Cape Cod water + sewer 🏘️ $310 for housing development 🛍️ $180 for economic development 🚸 $55M for child care https://t.co/S5GMoOiIIh
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Press Release Baker-Polito Administration Files $1.7 Billion Fiscal Year 2022 Supplemental Budget

Press Release Baker-Polito Administration Files $1.7 Billion Fiscal Year 2022 Supplemental Budget

SALEM — The Baker-Polito Administration today will file a Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) supplemental budget that proposes investments in transportation, housing, environmental …