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25Sep
Startups, be ready. Epicenter and SOE’s $10K pitch competition, The Next Big Thing, is back
In year one, Phillip Ashley Rix and his company, Phillip Ashley Chocolates, claimed victory. In year two, Lia Winter and her medical device business, Winter Innovations, took the top honor. Now year three is upon us, and the question remains — which local startup will follow in their footsteps, and be deemed “The Next Big Thing?” Called The Next Big Thing, it provides local startups and scale-ups the chance to compete for $10,000, as they make elevator pitches made before...
22Sep
CleanFiber raises $11.9M in funding to fuel Buffalo-based expansion
A former 43North winner has closed on a significant funding round to fuel its expansion in Buffalo. CleanFiber, which makes high-performance building insulation, came to Buffalo in 2017 after winning a 43North award. Read more >>
21Sep
Tax perks nudging employers to help pay workers’ student loans
By next year, many large companies will likely add that perk for their workers, after they’ve had time to amend their IRS Section 127 Educational Assistance Programs, said Laurel Taylor, CEO of FutureFuel.io, a company that works with employers and individuals on student loan debt. More than 70% of employers provide tuition reimbursement assistance to workers, making that a more common benefit than a 401(k) match, Taylor said. Read More...
18Sep
Would Boston Harbor Angels Have Invested in Theranos: the Answer is, No
By Ziad H. MoukheiberPresident Boston Harbor Angels Listening and reading about Theranos, I ask myself would Boston Harbor Angels have invested in the company? The simple answer is no! It is easy to say that in retrospect, however, there are some simple and fundamental reason why the group would have most likely passed on the deal. The group invests in many companies that don’t make it or struggle but the culture of BHA leads me to say that Theranos would have not been funded by Boston Harbor Angels and this is why: The Founder Founders...
17Sep
Wasabi on Jeopardy!
Wasabi was a clue on Jeopardy! Season 38 Episode 1.
17Sep
MTEC Awards $3M to Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals for Clinical Study of AST-004
Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel neuroprotective therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative brain injuries, announced today the granting of a $3.0M award from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC). Read more >>
15Sep
A Better Surgical Suture: A Development Story
The EasyWhip is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including the use of allograft tissue for orthopedic surgeries. It is ideal for repairing torn ligaments and tendons, like the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Achilles’ tendon, and distal biceps tendon. The EasyWhip’s clearance is the first regulatory milestone for Winter Innovations Inc., the company Winter and Dishner (its chief operating officer) founded in 2018. Shortly before gaining FDA clearance this past spring, the company received a $256,000...
15Sep
25 Under 25 – Meet the young entrepreneurs bursting onto the startup scene in Greater Boston.
David Zamarin, 23, founder of DetraPel. David Zamarin became an entrepreneur at just 15, launching a company after discovering what he found to be a lack of safe cleaning products for spills and stains. Zamarin ran a shoe-cleaning business that used a cleaning product that contained dangerous fluorochemicals. Read more >>
15Sep