CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New MIT offering brings a multidisciplinary approach to tackling substance use disorder through biomedical device innovation. * * * By Mariah Rawding, MIT Bootcamps A new MIT Bootcamps hybrid program recently convened 34 innovators to tackle substance use disorder from multiple perspectives. Together, they built and pitched new ventures with the goal of bringing life-savi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to share that Thomson Reuters has recognized 13 of the firm's attorneys as "Stand-out Lawyers." Honorees have been independently nominated by clients for their exemplary service. Stand-out Lawyers are nominated as part of Thomson Reuters' annual Sharplegal survey of more than 2,000 senior in-house legal counsel globally. Lawyers are recognized for the impact they have on c  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Fellows honored for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments. * * * Eight members of the MIT faculty are among 126 early-career researchers honored with 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Representing the departments of Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Physics, and the MIT Sloan School of Management, t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The event featured updates from faculty and staff from across MIT, as well as a panel on communicating climate in the media. * * * By Nicole Morell, MIT Office of Sustainability How is MIT working to meet its goal of decarbonizing the campus by 2050? How are local journalists communicating climate impacts and solutions to diverse audiences? What can each of us do to bri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 (TNSres) -- Boston University issued the following news: By Andrew Thurston Every year, millions of people around the world die from infections linked to bacteria that don't respond to any drug treatments. And the problem is getting worse, fueled in part by the COVID-19 pandemic: more pathogens are finding ways to sneak around our current antibiotics. But the fightback is on, and being led by a Boston University-based nonprofit partnership that's spent the past   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the launch of a first-in-the-nation community grant program for substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, recovery, and treatment. The administration is investing more than $5 million annually in this grantmaking program, with the goal of increasing the equitable allocation of Opioid Recovery and R  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Mini-UROP program connects first-years with graduate students and postdocs for enriched learning. * * * By Callie Ayoub, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering During MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) this January, first-year students interested in civil and environmental engineering (CEE) participated in a four-week undergraduate research opportuniti  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Sandi Miller, Department of Mathematics For the fourth time in the history of the annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, and for the fourth year in a row, all five of the top spots in the contest, known as Putnam Fellows, came from a single school: MIT. Putnam Fellows include three individuals who ranked in the top five in previous years -- sophomores Papon Lapate and   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: A global Goodwin team advised Heidelberg Pharma AG (FSE: HPHA), a clinical stage biotech company developing innovative Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs), on its royalty financing agreement with Healthcare Royalty (HCRx) for up to $115 million. Under the agreement, HCRx will acquire Heidelberg Pharma's royalties on sales of Zircaix(TM) (TLX250-CDx), a microdose radiopharmaceutical Positron Emission Tomograph  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: Goodwin's Capital Markets team advised the initial purchasers on Lyft's Rule 144A offering of 0.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029. The $460 million offering included the full exercise of the initial purchasers' option to purchase $60 million in additional notes. The initial conversion price of the notes represents a premium of approximately 32.5% to the last reported sale price of Lyft's common stock   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Life Sciences team advised Abingworth (NASDAQ: CG) on its strategic development financing agreement with Gilead Sciences. The financing agreement will provide up to $210 million in funding to support select clinical studies of Trodelvy(R) (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy), within non-small cell lung cancer. As part of the agreement, Launch Therapeutics, a clinical development company backed by Abingworth an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 4, 2023: The Life Sciences team advised Absci Corporation (Nasdaq: ABSI) on the closing of its underwritten public offering of 19,205,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $4.50 per share, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares of common stock include 2,505,000 shares pursuant to the option granted by Absci to the underwriters, which was exercised  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Paris Private Equity team advised Jolt Capital, the leading European investor in deeptech growth companies, in relation to Armen's equity investment in the firm. This transaction, which is subject to the prior approval of the French Financial Regulator, will allow Armen to acquire an equity stake of up to 32% in Jolt Capital. The Goodwin team was led by Sarah Michel and included Natacha Oz on funds a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Life Sciences team advised FogPharma on the closing of its $145 million Series E financing round. The financing was led by Nextech Invest with participation from other new investors including RA Capital Management, Rock Springs Capital, General Catalyst, Marshall Wace, Samsara Biocapital, Foresite Capital, Symbiosis, Catalio Capital Management, Sixty Degree Capital and former chairman and CEO of Johnso  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The European Debt Finance team advised a consortium of investors comprising PSG Equity, TA Associates, and Verdane in connection with the refinancing of the existing debt facilities of their portfolio company Hornetsecurity and the acquisition of Vade. PSG Equity, based in Boston, MA, is a growth equity firm that partners with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies to help them n  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a series of Consent Judgments with companies for the improper handling, disposal, and removal of asbestos-containing materials at several facilities across Massachusetts, including the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, the Worcester County Jail and House of Corrections, a redevelopment site in Lowell, and a residential de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the agency is accepting applications for lifeguards, swim instructors and other pool and waterfront roles across the state for the 2024 summer season. Qualified candidates, who apply early and work through the end of the season, can earn up to $1,250 in bonuses, in addit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Governor Maura T. Healey has appointed Monica Ferraro, Ph.D., and Maria Salvador, Ph.D., to serve on the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB). Dr. Ferraro and Dr. Salvador are seasoned experts who bring decades of clinical, court, and policy experience to their new roles as board members. "Doctors Ferraro and Salvador are highly experienced professionals with wide-ranging expertise and clinic  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, March 7 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: MassDevelopment has issued a $39.9 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of 32 Marion Apartments LLC, an affiliate of Brookline Housing Authority, which will use proceeds to build 115 units of affordable housing for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Brookline's Coolidge Corner neighborhood. The new one-bedroom units will be rented to households earning no more than 60% of area median   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 6 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGlinchey is pleased to announce Member Benjamin P. Lajoie will be honored with the 2024 "Up & Coming Lawyers" distinction by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly at their annual Excellence in the Law Event on Tuesday, March 19. "I am thrilled to see Ben receive this deserved recognition," said Shanna M. Boughton, Managing Member of McGlinchey's Boston office. "His collaborative spirit and dedicatio  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Achievements in air traffic control, microelectronics, and lasers are recognized for their lasting benefit to humanity. * * * Kylie Foy, MIT Lincoln Laboratory The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) designated three historical MIT Lincoln Laboratory technologies as IEEE Milestones. The technologies are the Mode S air traffic control (ATC) radar beaco  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Roger Petersen's new book details military operations and political dynamics in Iraq, shedding new light on the challenges of state-building. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News The term "fog of war" expresses the chaos and uncertainty of the battlefield. Often, it is only in hindsight that people can grasp what was unfolding around them. Now, additional clarity about the   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Tamara Broderick uses statistical approaches to understand and quantify the uncertainty that can affect study results. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Tamara Broderick first set foot on MIT's campus when she was a high school student, as a participant in the inaugural Women's Technology Program. The monthlong summer academic experience gives young women a hands-on introduction to eng  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A study of people in 15 countries reveals that while everyone favors rhythms with simple integer ratios, biases can vary quite a bit across societies. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News When listening to music, the human brain appears to be biased toward hearing and producing rhythms composed of simple integer ratios -- for example, a series of four beats separated by equal   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Nine postdocs and research scientists honored for contributions to the Institute. * * * The MIT School of Science has announced nine postdocs and research scientists as recipients of the 2024 Infinite Expansion Award, which highlights extraordinary members of the MIT community. The following are the 2024 School of Science Infinite Expansion winners: * Sarthak Chandra, a  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The "oriented" samples, the first of their kind from any planet, could shed light on Mars' ancient magnetic field. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News As it trundles around an ancient lakebed on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is assembling a one-of-a-kind rock collection. The car-sized explorer is methodically drilling into the Red Planet's surface and pulling out cores of  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Materials from MIT's Distinctive Collections reveal stories of women at the Institute. * * * By Brigham Fay, MIT Libraries This spring, two new exhibits on campus are shining a light on the critical contributions of pathbreaking women at the Institute. They are part of MIT Libraries' Women@MIT Archival Initiative in the Department of Distinctive Collections. Launched in  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The MIT senior seeks to make spaceflight easier and safer for the human body. * * * By Angelina Parrillo, MIT News correspondent What do meteor showers, medicine, and MIT have in common? Aerospace engineering major Nicole McGaa. The senior has long been drawn to both space and medicine. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she would search for good hillsides for watc  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The trailblazing MIT Sloan professor identified keys to successful technology-based business, helping generations of MIT students and faculty to start firms. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News Edward B. Roberts '58, SM '58, SM '60, PhD '62, a visionary management professor who studied entrepreneurship while building a flourishing innovation ecosystem at MIT, died on Tuesd  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lightmatter, founded by three MIT alumni, is using photonic technologies to reinvent how chips communicate and calculate. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Our ability to cram ever-smaller transistors onto a chip has enabled today's age of ubiquitous computing. But that approach is finally running into limits, with some experts declaring an end to Moore's Law and a related p  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News In the predawn hours of Sept. 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs of MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), when a new type of magnet, made from high-tempera  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News Generative AI is getting plenty of attention for its ability to create text and images. But those media represent only a fraction of the data that proliferate in our society today. Data are generated every time a patient goes thro  more