One of the world's largest tech companies by market capitalization may be looking at buying one of the state's largest public companies by revenue. $HUBS

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At the end of 2023, vacant lab space in Greater Boston soared to a two-decade high. Despite optimism for an expected market improvement, new data shows lab vacancies are still on the rise in 2024. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

🎉 Last year, Boston named its first director of nightlife economy ('late-night czar,' if you will). One year in, what has she learned? What projects is she launching? Cassie McGrath and I find out: bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

With new venues and new leadership, will the city’s entertainment industry finally become fun enough to keep residents and workers shipping up to Boston? bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

Cassie (Cassie McGrath) and I spoke with Boston's late-night czar and nightlife business owners about what they're doing to make Boston ✨fun✨

In my day as a biotech writer, InVivo was one of my favorites, from stock surges due to a trial patient posting videos of himself, to that same patient getting romantically involved with ANOTHER trial patient, to the former CEO's alleged fraud. Pure gold. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

Journo request (please bear with me): Have you ever had to travel abroad to renew your H-1B visa stamp? Would you have ten minutes to tell me your travel story for a piece I'm working on for Boston Business Journal?

Just drop me a line: [email protected]

Thank you! 🙏

Vertex has received a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its CRISPR drug to treat a second rare disease. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

Officially official!

🧪I’m excited to share that I'm kicking off 2024 with a new role as life sciences reporter at the Boston Business Journal 🎉 I'll be covering biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Massachusetts. Boston Business Journal

🏗️ Clement Cazalot, the former managing director of Techstars Boston, is building what he calls the “Amazon of industrial equipment.” Today the company, Machinery Partner, announced an $8 million Series A financing.
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In today's BostInno Beat newsletter
🚧 “Amazon of industrial equipment”
💼 VMware office shutdown
🗺️ Brookline's weird history
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It feels like the quiet holiday season may already be here: November was a slow month for venture capital funding, with Boston-area companies raising around $280 million by our count.

VC funding update: Which Boston-area startups raised money in November?
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In today's BostInno Beat newsletter:
💡 District Hall's new leader
💸 November startup funding roundup
🎄 Newport musings
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🚗 Yet another innovation hub is coming to Kendall Square.

This one will focus on mobility, instead of the neighborhood's traditional focus on life sciences.

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In today's BostInno Beat newsletter:
🚌 New mobility innovation hub
💸 Capital gap is getting worse
⚽️ Netflix spotlights US women's soccer
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Here is an interview with MacPaw 🇺🇦 CEO about operations in wartime, new office opening and MacPaw's plans for Boston. Hannah Green Thank you for this great article!

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🇺🇦 While the majority of MacPaw 🇺🇦's team is in Ukraine, this fall, founder Oleksandr Kosovan led the company on a journey to expand globally. MacPaw has opened a new office in Cambridge and plans to grow its local team.

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