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State and private manufacturing resources in Massachusetts
Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative One Ashburton Place, Room 2101, Boston 02108 617-788-361 / masstech.org Description: Comprised of leaders from industry, academia and government to help inform, implement and evaluate state policies to support the competitiveness...
Making a difference
Zildjian workers shape cymbals through a precise manufacturing process. Early in their careers, young manufacturers want to follow their passion and work with fun products and machinesZildjian Cymbal, an American company tracing its roots back to a 17th century...
Patrick Davis, Building Envelope Materials
Engineering undergrad Patrick Davis likes the kind of work where he can be hands-on, a tendency he probably developed growing up on a family farm in Maine.
9 Tips for a Rewarding Internship
Some of your friends had rewarding internships that led to good jobs. Others wasted their time, mostly filing paperwork and getting coffee. How can you have the best chance of an excellent internship? 1. Would interning really be worth your time?Talk to people in your...
Biotech’s diversity problems require more resources
Like many industries, the biopharmaceutical sector in Massachusetts is working to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion among its workforce, leadership, and supplier channels. Doing so requires tackling diversity from multiple angles, including on-ramping the...
ReWalk exo-suit designated as breakthrough device by FDA
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted breakthrough device designation for an exo-suit helping people with neurological-injury-related ankle issues walk, according to ReWalk Robotics, Ltd. of Marlborough, which makes the technology. PHOTO | COURTESY OF...
Sober brews: Central Massachusetts breweries try to tap into non-alcoholic beer
A new trend is brewing in the craft beer world, and it’s one without a buzz. Traditionally castigated to out-of-sight coolers and the bottom of beer lists, craft brewers are stepping into the realm of non-alcoholic brews and experimenting with the wide variety of...
Who buys weed? Nearly three years online, the Central Mass. cannabis market caters to a variety of consumers
Adult-use cannabis retailers in Massachusetts amassed more than $2 billion in lifetime sales by the end of August this year, signaling an eager, and likely growing, consumer base. And despite persistent, bad-faith tropes, and often racist stereotypes that have long...
Top five largest Central Mass. manufacturers led by tech companies
Central Massachusetts is home to a wide range of manufacturing companies, including healthcare, industrial, and technology. Here are the five largest manufacturers in the region when ranked by number of local employees, according to surveys completed by the WBJ...
Shaw-Reid brings balanced leadership to biologics
Cathryn A. Shaw-Reid, Ph.D. did not find her way to her position as vice president of global drug substance biologics operations at Bristol Myers Squibb by accident. Hailing from Los Angeles, Shaw-Reid spent her time as an undergraduate studying chemical engineering...
Mini-cluster: Worcester is trying to carve out its own niche in biotech
Located adjacent to the Polar Park baseball stadium in Worcester, the planned Left Field Building is a $16-million symbol of the ambitious plans in the city for the life sciences as a catalyst for its ever-evolving development efforts. “That’s a massive investment,...
Closeted companies: Businesses who identify as LGBTQ+owned remain disproportionately low
Major shifts are occurring in the LGBTQ+ community with an ever-increasing number of individuals openly identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, questioning, and queer. While the community is growing, particularly among younger generations, the number...
FDA clears Boston Scientific single-use bronchoscope
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new single-use bronchoscope made by Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific, the company announced recently. The EXALT Model B Single-Use Bronchoscope is designed for use during bedside procedures...
ReWalk hires biotech executive to lead strategy
ReWalk Robotics Ltd., an Israeli manufacturer of robotic medical devices for individuals with lower limb disabilities, which has its U.S. headquarters in Marlborough, announced Jeannine Lynch’s appointment as the new vice president of strategy and market access. Prior...
