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  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Without health care, the Massachusetts job market would be dead in the water

    But if you stripped out gains at health care and social assistance employers, job losses would have exceeded 20,000 — or nearly one in five of the positions added in the two years before that. What’s happening: In a rare divergence, hiring in Massachusetts …

    Source: The Boston Globe - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Massachusetts fired its elder affairs chief. Now she’s taking the state to court.

    The suit against the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services and Kate Walsh, the state’s former health secretary alleges racial discrimination, retaliation, coercion, intimidation, and threats. Other named defendants are Christopher Harding, …

    Source: The Boston Globe - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    Thermo Fisher Launches Kit for Sequential Protein, DNA and RNA Extraction

    Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced a laboratory kit designed to extract protein, DNA and RNA from a single biological sample, aiming to help researchers make better use of scarce tissue and cell materials often used in cancer and disease studies. The …

    Source: Contract Pharma - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families

    The next August, posing for a photo with business partners, Silva stepped backward and tripped, his head hitting a terra-cotta pot and cracking it into shards. “Not you again!” joked the EMT who responded to the call. Get Starting Point A guide through the …

    Source: The Boston Globe - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    RNA-targeting small molecules: a new frontier of drug discovery

    While small molecules have long been the cornerstone of the pharmaceutical industry, there is increasingly a demand for innovative precision approaches, often synonymous with biologic therapies. Yet a quiet resurgence in the small molecule sector is …

    Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    Why sky-high pay for AI researchers is bad for the future of science

    Young, successful AI researchers are increasingly choosing to leave academia for industry.Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via GettyIn 2025, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta collectively spent US$380 billion on building artificial-intelligence tools. That …

    Source: Nature - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    U.S. vaccine makers curtail research and cut jobs

    In Massachusetts, Moderna is pulling back on vaccine studies. In Texas, a small company canceled plans to build a factory that would have created new jobs manufacturing a technology used in vaccines. In San Diego, another manufacturing company laid off …

    Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Waltham’s biotech growth continues as two companies lease entire floors at Genesis 21

    Two biotech companies have each leased a full floor at Genesis at 21 Hickory Drive in Waltham, a newly converted life sciences building along Route 128. Dash Bio, headquartered in Boston, announced the expansion of its Massachusetts operations last week …

    Source: The Waltham Times - Massachusetts - Pending
  • Published on Feb 18, 2026

    Will self-driving ‘robot labs’ replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

    Chatbot-driven lab robots are automating methods such as protein synthesis.Credit: Du Yu/Xinhua via AlamyLast year, synthetic biologist Meagan Olsen performed the biggest experimental campaign of her career. The PhD student at Northwestern University …

    Source: Nature - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    A single blood test could spot multiple cancers early, saving lives

    Yearly screening with multi-cancer blood tests could nearly halve late-stage diagnoses. Implementing multi-cancer blood tests in routine screening could help doctors diagnose cancer at earlier stages, when treatment is more effective and patients are more …

    Source: Advanced Science News - Pending
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Inside the Brain Surgery That Could Rewrite Parkinson’s Care

    A new clinical trial is testing whether lab-engineered stem cells implanted directly into the brain can restore dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. The approach aims to replace the cells that progressively die in the disorder, rather …

    Source: Indian Defence Review - Pending
  • Published on Feb 16, 2026

    Bioscience: Curing Cuts

    Since its founding 74 years ago, the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in West Carson has become a major – if sometimes overlooked – research hub and economic engine for the South Bay and the entire county. Through …

    Source: Los Angeles Business Journal - California - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 14, 2026

    Axolotls can regenerate their thymus, a complex immune system organ

    February 14, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Axolotls wow scientists by regenerating this complex organ Axolotls can completely rebuild their thymus, a key immune organ By Taylor Mitchell Brown edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Paul Starosta/ …

    Source: Scientific American - Center-left
  • Published on Oct 9, 2025

    Concerto Downsizes Amid Pivot to Consumers; Faraday Closes Down

    Below is a look at which companies are tightening their belts and cutting staff in 2026, as well as a quick glance at overall data from 2025. For all of last year’s tracker entries, please visit the 2025 recap article. To see which biopharmas laid off …

    Source: BioSpace - Pending
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Akston CEO Todd Zion Appointed to KC Animal Health Corridor Advisory Board

    Akston, a biotech built for pets, has announced that Todd Zion, PhD, co-founder, president and CEO, has been appointed to the KC Animal Health Corridor Advisory Board in the Entrepreneur in Residence seat. The appointment recognizes Zion’s leadership in …

    Source: Pet Age - New Jersey - Pending
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    While peers enjoy week off, some Boston students study for first health care certifications

    “Some people, during break, they don’t have anything to do,” said Calvin Grayson, a Grade 11 student from Dorchester Center. “It allows us to study for something that’s really important for our lives.” The school, a longstanding in-district charter school, …

    Source: The Boston Globe - Massachusetts - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Science needs prediction markets that can’t be Sybil-attacked

    Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research Institute Prediction markets are trying to become serious financial plumbing, and regulators are noticing. Tennessee’s cease-and-desist orders against Kalshi, Polymarket and …

    Source: Coin Telegraph - Indeterminate
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    Agenus Presents Biomarker Data Demonstrating Survival Stratification in MSS mCRC and Other Immunologically Cold Tumors ...

    LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 19, 2026-- Agenus Inc. ( Nasdaq: AGEN ), a leader in immuno-oncology, today announced new translational and clinical biomarker data from its Phase 1b C-800-01 trial (NCT03860272) evaluating botensilimab (BOT), an Fc- …

    Source: Rutland Herald - Vermont - Pending
  • Published on Feb 19, 2026

    The quest to engineer a silk that’s stronger than steel

    Somewhere in Michigan, 10,000 silkworms are spinning the future of supermaterials. They labor in the thick air of a warm, humid warehouse, pulling a sticky white strand from a gland in their face and weaving it into a cocoon the size of a grape. Since they …

    Source: National Geographic - Center-left

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