http://www.masshightech.com/latestnews.html Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High Tech Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:03:11 -0500 en-US http://www.masshightech.com/ http://www.masshightech.com/images/flag.gif http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily60-Mass-claims-2M-for-statewide-broadband-service.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded about $2 million in stimulus funding to Massachusetts for the purpose of developing initial steps for setting up broadband Internet service throughout the commonwealth, including Cape Cod and western Massachusetts. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily59-STR-Holdings-in-IPO-after-65-years.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Connecticut-based STR Holdings Inc., started as a plastics research and development company in 1944 and now a manufacturer of encapsulants for photovoltaic solar panels, opened an initial public offering yesterday, offering 12.3 million shares priced at $10 per share, or about $123 million. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily58-LogMeIn-aims-for-60M-offering.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology LogMeIn Inc. is planning to raise an additional $60 million on the public markets. The company this morning filed for a secondary public offering of stock – 3 million shares worth $60.1 million at Thursday’s closing price of $20.02 per share. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily57-Boston-Scientific-pays-296M-to-settle-Guidant-allegations.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. plans to spend $296 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department investigation into the company’s alleged failure to report possible defibrillator defects. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily56-Gloucester-Pharmaceuticals-lymphoma-drug-wins-FDA-OK.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a lymphoma drug developed by the privately-held Cambridge-based biotechnology firm Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Inc. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily55-Beerman-takes-CEO-post-at-RXi-Pharmaceuticals.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp., an RNAi-focused biopharmaceutical firm in Worcester, has appointed Noah Beerman as president and CEO. Co-founder, former president and CEO Tod Woolf will continue in his scientific advisory board member role. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily54-Past-and-present-innovators-take-center-stage-at-MassTLC-Awards.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Both the history and the future of innovation in Massachusetts were celebrated last night at the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s 12th Annual Mass Technology Leadership Awards, where Leo Beranek of Internet pioneer Bolt Beranek & Newman and Avid Technology founder Bill Warner shared the stage with Emerging Executive of the Year Patricia Cotter, senior vice president of Netezza Corp. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily53-Facet-Solutions-acquires-Archus-Orthopedics.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Facet Solutions Inc. has bought all the assets of Redmond, Wash.-based spine disorder implants maker Archus Orthopedics, the company announced today. The acquisition brings Facet’s total patents up to 36, along with 200 patent applications. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily52-NE-researchers-share-grants-for-infectious-diseases.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Three New England physicians are among eight researchers who will share $130 million in federal funds over the next five years under a research program designed to better understand the human immune response to emerging and re-emerging diseases, including those that may be the result of bioterrorism. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily50-Mass-solar-installers-worry-over-end-of-rebates.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Massachusett’s wildly popular program to pump money into the solar installation industry through rebates may just be a victim of its own success. The depleted Commonwealth Solar program lacks an immediate successor, potentially leaving a booming industry of solar installers in limbo.