I first met Alice Lin Pomponio 林明慧 on the planning committee for BIO Convention in 2001 - a long and good friendship!

Many thanks for helping to kick off a great week for the Catalyst companies

I am jealous too! Such a great city to be in - and amazing food!

This week we have had a particularly nice accession deposited with us LibraryofBirmingham. This slim volume holds a special piece of Birmingham’s history. Please click through to read more about this mystery volume… [1/5]

This is the daybook of John Cadbury who went on to found a certain famous Birmingham Chocolate Factory. Before this, he began by selling tea, coffee and other luxury items from a shop in Bull Street and this is the first daybook from this enterprise… [2/5]

The first page shows the date as “3 mo. 4th 1824” which was the dating convention used by Quakers at this time. It also lists the customers and shows some of notable names in Birmingham such as Samuel Galton, Samuel Lloyd and Richard Cadbury… [3/5]

As well as providing a wonderful snapshot into the formation of this business it is also useful to see the availability and cost of these desirable commodities in early 19th Century Birmingham. Listings include fine coffee, green tea & cocoa nibs... [4/5]

The item was kindly deposited along with a range of papers related to the Barrow Family and will eventually be available for consultation in the searchroom LibraryofBirmingham. If you have any items related to Birmingham that you think should be preserved, please contact us! [5/5]

Great to see Bevi growing - a massventures Massachusetts Clean Energy Center early grant of #catalyst funding helped develop the prototype.... Bevi more than doubled its Charlestown office space. Take an exclusive look inside. bizjournals.com/boston/inno/st… via BostInno

BU has awarded $75,000 to eight faculty-led projects. The winners are working on technology such as an AI-based tool that improves elementary students’ reading skills and an enamel-mimicking formula to repair damaged teeth. bizjournals.com/boston/inno/st…

Many congrats to all the BU awardees

How do we create a health innovation network that reflects the people we serve? Our ARPANET-H is one way we are opening up to a diverse talent pool and tapping into brilliance from all communities across the nation. arpa-h.gov/news/arpanet-h/

It’s official ARPA-H launches in #MA - congrats to VentureWell (inactive account) and collaborators on your work for get the Hub in Mass and good luck with all the projects you will work on

Welcome to #Boston ⁦Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire⁩ - great to hear your views on the importance of trade at ⁦DLA Piper⁩ and ⁦with friends of Women in World Trade, New England⁩ and ⁦UK Consulate Boston⁩

Great turn out for our Japanese visitors CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) ⁦Venture Café Cambridge⁩

Many congrats to 3Daughters..... Women’s health startup lands seed funds, looks to disrupt the IUD market bizjournals.com/boston/inno/st… via BostInno

#onthisday 200 years ago John Cadbury started selling tea, coffee and chocolate from his new shop in #Birmingham - this was the launch of #Cadburys ⁦Birmingham Archives & Collections⁩ ⁦Mondelēz Intl⁩

Great event - thanks for the invitation @FCDOPeterAbbottand UNAGB

Consul General Peter Abbott OBE is returning to London this summer after 4 years in Boston. Before he goes, he wanted to talk to locals about the UK! 🇬🇧 What better place to find people than riding the MBTA? This is #TeaontheT 🫖 Where would you go? Post below. VisitBritain 🇬🇧

What a great start to #BIO2024 - reception with #Australia MTPConnect @hoteldelcoronado