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Plymouth Joins Others with BioReady™ Rating

August 31, 2010 — Plymouth Joins Others with BioReady™ Rating 63 Massachusetts Municipalities Are BioReady™   August 19, 2010 (Cambridge, MA)—The Town of Plymouth was awarded a BioReady™ rating of Gold by MassBio today. Plymouth provides…
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Quincy Earns Plantinum BioReady™ Rating

August 31, 2010 — Joins 62 other BioReady™ Communities in Massachusetts   The City of Quincy was awarded a BioReady™ rating of Platinum by MassBio and MassEcon today. In addition to "by-right zoning" allowing for biotech uses, the city has…
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Massachusetts maintains national strength in biotech despite downturn

August 25, 2010 — Commonwealth grows in employment, industry concentration in 2009 Massachusetts has improved its position as a nation-leading  biotechnology cluster, increasing jobs not just in research & development, but also in manufacturing. …
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MassBio Statement on Stem Cell Decision

August 24, 2010 — MassBio President & CEO Robert K. Coughlin's statement on U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth's decision to issue an injunction against embryonic stem cell research. “Stem cell research is one of the most promising areas…
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Sixteen MassBio Member Companies Selected to Present at BioPharm America™ 2010 and the MassBio Investors Forum

August 16, 2010 — Sixteen MassBio member companies were selected to present at BioPharm America™ 2010 and the MassBio Investors Forum being held Wednesday, September 15th at the Marriott Boston Copley Place.In partnership with BioPharm America™, the…
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Check out the MassBio Innovation Exchange!

August 10, 2010 — We are excited to unveil the MassBio Innovation Exchange, the only true & secure web-based connection between Inventors or “Sellers”, those looking to out-license their technology, and the people looking for technology or in-licensing…
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Nuclea Biotechnologies opens new Genomic Center in Pittsfield

August 4, 2010 — Pittsfield, Massachusetts (August 4th, 2010) -- Nuclea Biotechnologies, LLC today announced the opening of the “Nuclea Genomics Center,” located on Elm Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The opening of the 3,500 square foot facility completes…
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MassBio President Bob Coughlin speaks about the Co-Pay Assistance Bill on Greater Boston (WGBH)

July 9, 2010 — MassBio President Bob Coughlin explains how this bill will help the patient population of Massachusetts.
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FDA, CMS Memorandum of Understanding Released

July 8, 2010 — The FDA and CMS have released their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The text is below and can also be found online here.   MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEENUNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG…
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Gaming for Good at Summer Camp

July 6, 2010 — Microsoft, MassBioEd and Children’s Hospital Boston Host Week-long Learning Video Game Camp for Massachusetts Students School’s out and few students statewide will be able to say they spent a week of their summer…
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