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Mascoma,
General Motors enter biofuels pact
—Boston
Business Journal, May 1, 2008
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| Biofuel
company Mascoma Corp.and automaker General Motors Corp. have formed a strategic
relationship to develop cellulosic ethanol, a fuel made from wood, paper
pulp or agricultural waste. |
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Cambria
changes name, announces $5.4M VC round
—Mass
High Tech, April 22, 2008
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| Woburn
biotech firm Cambria Biosciences LLC has raised a Series A round of venture
capital and changed its name to Cambria Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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VisEn
attracts another $5M in financing
—Boston
Business Journal, April 18, 2008
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| VisEn
Medical Inc. has raised $5 million in additional venture funding to help
expand its imaging - product pipeline and grow in areas such as customer
short. |
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VisEn
Medical lands $5M more from Merck, Flagship
—Mass
High Tech, April 18, 2008
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| Officials
at VisEn Medical Inc. say that the medical imaging technology company has
landed a $5 million tranche of Series B financing.
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BioTrove
targets $75M in IPO filing
—Mass
High Tech, April 1, 2008
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| BioTrove
Inc., a maker of life sciences research products, has filed for a $75 million
initial public offering, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. |
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New
court offers central location
—The
Reading Advocate, March 26, 2008
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than 150 guests converged on the new Middlesex County Superior Court Thursday
to celebrate the grand opening of the seven-story, 15-courtroom building
just off Route 128 in Woburn. |
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Middlesex
Superior Court Moves to Woburn
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, March 19, 2008
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new furniture has been installed, years of case files have been dusted off,
moved and organized, and the computers are all hooked up and ready to go.
After 40 years in Cambridge, the Superior Court is open and ready for business
in Woburn. |
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Cambridge
biotech firms departing city for suburbs
—The
Boston Globe, March 1, 2008
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| As
the epicenter of biotechnology in Massachusetts, Cambridge is home to top
university researchers and scores of companies, including Genzyme Corp.,
Biogen Idec Inc., and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
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BioEnergy
closes $210M funding for ethanol plant
—Mass
High Tech, February 12, 2008
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| Alternative
fuels company BioEnergy International LLC, a developer of biorefineries
and biocatalysts, says it has completed the $210 million financing for its
corn ethanol biorefinery in Clearfield, Pa.
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Local
firms strum the chords of real music innovation
—Mass
High Tech, February 8, 2008
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| Technology
out of the MIT Media Lab, via Cambridge-based Harmonix Inc.'s Guitar Hero
and Rock Band games, has turned a generation of gamers into musician wannabes.
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Cummings
Properties gets LEED nod
—Boston
Business Journal, Febrauary 4, 2008
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| Cummings
Properties has received Gold Level LEED pre-certification from the U.S.
Green Building Council for its TradeCenter 128 office complex. |
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Green
Building Council awards precertification to TradeCenter 128
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, Febrauary 4, 2008
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| Cummings
Properties is proud to announce that its newest office complex, TradeCenter
128 in Woburn, MA, has received a Gold Level LEED pre-certification by the
United States Green Building Council (USGBC). |
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Planning
Board Approves Courthouse Occupancy
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, January 29, 2008
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| After
several days of active work on Route 38 traffic improvements, the lights
turned green for TradeCenter 128 last night. Planning Board members voted
unanimously that work had proceeded far enough to issue the Courthouse Occupancy
Permit.
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Cummings
to pay City $540,000
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, January 29, 2008
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| TradeCenter
128 may be nearing its first milestone tonight. The Planning Board is expected
to again consider Cummings Properties' request for the Board's signoff for
its occupancy permit for the new building constructed for Middlesex County
Superior Court. |
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Au
Bon Pain changing ownership
—Boston
Business Journal, January 16, 2008 |
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dining concept Au Bon Pain said Wednesday it is partnering with LNK Partners,
a private equity firm focused on the consumer and retail sector, to recapitalize
the company.
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NCipher
buys Calif.'s NeoScale for $1.95M
—Mass
High Tech, December 11, 2007
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| NCipher
Plc, a British firm that operates a U.S. headquarters in Stoneham, reports
it has acquired a California company. |
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Woburn
resident joins Cummings Properties' management team
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, November 14, 2007
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| Woburn
native Matthew Donaghey, of Thistle Road, has joined the management team
of Cummings Properties, 200 West Cummings Park, as special projects officer. |
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Woburn's
"MEAS Intersection" Improvements Nears Completion
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, November 14, 2007
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| Heavy
road planing equipment this morning is grinding away the asphalt from roadway
surfaces of Main, Elm and Alfred streets and Sylvan Road-known as the "MEAS
Intersection"-in preparation for a paving project that is expected
to be completed before next weekend. |
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BioTrove
inks two licensing deals
—Mass
High Tech, November 12, 2007
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| BioTrove
Inc., a maker of life sciences research products, has struck a pair of licensing
deals with a California company.
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Woburn
biotech reels in $3.5M for ALS
—Mass
High Tech, November 9, 2007
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| Cambria
Biosciences LLC reports it has won a $3.5 million contract from The ALS
Association, a nonprofit based in Calabasas Hills, Calif., to develop treatments
for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. |
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BioTrove
brings on new CFO
—Mass
High Tech, November 7, 2007
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| BioTrove
Inc., a Woburn maker of systems for drug discovery and genomic research,
has added a financial chief to its management team, according to the company.
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Mascoma
buys Hoosier biofuels startup
—Mass
High Tech, November 7, 2007
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| Cambridge
biofuels developer Mascoma Corp. says it has acquired Indianapolis-based
Celsys BioFuels Inc., a maker of cellulosic ethanol production technology
that was spun out of Purdue University last year. |
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VisEn
Medical sees $6.9M in second round
—Mass
High Tech, October 23, 2007
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| VisEn
Medical Inc., a maker of fluorescence-imaging products, has completed its
second round of venture capital financing, according to a regulatory filing. |
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Deshpande
Center doles out $1.03M in latest grants
—Mass
High Tech, October 23, 2007
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| The
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT reports it has awarded
$1.03 million to 10 MIT-associated researchers and research teams. Deshpande
Foundation maintains its headquarters offices in a Cummings Properties building
at 92 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham. |
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Startup
to demonstrate clean diesel fuel filter
—Boston
Business Journal, October 22, 2007
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| GEO2
Technologies Inc., a startup that develops clean diesel particulate filters,
has teamed with the local advocacy group Diesel Pollution Solution Coalition
and is set to stage a diesel retrofit demonstration on a truck on Monday,
the company said.
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BioEnergy
International Facility Opens in Bay State
—PR
Newswire , October 18, 2007
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| BioEnergy
International, LLC (BioEnergy), a science and technology leader in the development
of biorefineries that produce biofuels and specialty chemicals from renewable
resources, announced today the launch of the first world class, next- generation
research center at 42 Cummings Park in Woburn, Mass. |
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BioTrove
pens marketing deal with California firm
—Mass
High Tech, October 18, 2007
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| BioTrove
Inc., a Woburn maker of life sciences research products, reports it has
struck of co-marketing deal with a California company. |
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Cummings
Properties Announces Promotions
—Cummings
Properties Media Release, October 10, 2007
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| Cummings
Properties is delighted to announce that Greg Ahearn, Eric Anderson, and
Craig Ziady have been appointed to the Executive Committee. |
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Truck
event draws 3,000
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