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Mass High Tech has an archive of lists – from patent holders and women executives to largest lab spaces and largest NSF grant recipients – culled from the New England Tech Directory.

The lists are provided in PDF format, with many available in searchable form online, dating back to 2008.

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Today's News

January 29, 2012

LevelUp launches T-Mobile-backed pay terminals

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LevelUp, the customer loyalty deals business spun out of Scvngr Inc., has moved further down the road of a mobile payments company by now offering a terminal for merchants – the first piece of hardware offered by LevelUp or its parent Scvngr.

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Alkermes finally wins OK of diabetes drug

Alkermes Inc. and its California partner Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. have finally won approval from the FDA for the diabetes drug ... Read more

MLSC gives $5M to Museum of Science biology exhibit

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center gave a $5 million grant to the Museum of Science Boston on Wednesday to build ... Read more

Judge grants stay of preliminary injunction in Momenta Pharma case

Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. was dealt a blow Thursday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a ... Read more

Mass. puts $14.6M into Fall River biomanufacturing plant

True to its word from a year ago, the state of Massachusetts has ponied up nearly $15 million for a ... Read more

Infinity Pharma halts pancreatic cancer trial

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. has voluntarily halted a Phase 2 study of its drug target to treat metastatic pancreatic cancer, after ... Read more

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Upcoming Events:

Jan. 31st

MassTLC Social Media Breakfast Seminar: Finding, Ranking and Tracking the Online Influencers

The importance of identifying and engaging online influencers to talk about your business and build positive buzz, is becoming more important as people are turning to social channels to evaluate their next purchase.

Jan. 31st

Career Possibilities: Speed Networking Night

Do you want to define your value proposition, explore career possibilities, and be inspired by women who have grown their science and technology careers in different directions? Join us for WEST's annual Career Possibilities: Speed Networking Night Evening Career.

Feb. 1st

NFC In Smartphones Transforms Healthcare

With over 100 million NFC smartphones expected in service by 2012 and over 500 million by 2015, what will the impact be on healthcare? It will be transformational, says our panel of leading industry experts — and they’ll tell you why in this program.

Feb. 3rd

NSTC First Friday Bioscience Seminar - “Your Eye, Not Just a Window to Your Soul: Optical Microtremor Monitor measures brainstem activity”

Join scientists and executives from local biomedical companies for the North Shore Technology Council's First Friday Bioscience seminar series, sponsored by the Biomedical Technology Section.

Feb. 6th

WEI Business Plan Forum

Mary Davis, Davis Hairdressing, will present her business plan for evaluation by a panel of experts in the fields of Marketing/Social media; Business location and growth; and Branding.

Feb. 6th

NFC In Smartphones Transforms Healthcare

Feb. 7th

Women in Business Seminar "Lessons Learned"

In part two of the Women’s Business Committee Leadership Series "Lessons Learned" we will hear from two dynamic women on the cutting edge of social media and modern news with impressive careers in what was once a male dominated industry.

Feb. 8th

Innovation Series Event: The Future of the Personal Genome

Genome sequencing has rapidly moved from costing a million dollars to sequence a human genome in 2007 down to close to $1,000 today. This event will explore topics with an esteemed panel of experts who are at the forefront of the Personal Genome opportunity.

Feb. 8th

The Business Development Group Meeting

After networking and discussing "biz-dev" issues, we'll be looking at David Shaner's ideas from his book, "The Seven Arts of Change."

Feb. 9th

R&D Tax Credit Seminar

This seminar will provide specifics of the R&D Tax Credit program and help attendees understand how they can use the program to reduce both their Federal and State tax liability.