BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New research indicates that tuning into an educational podcast prepares healthcare providers to better screen and educate their patients on the risks of alcohol use during pregnancy. * * * By Megan Jones Podcasts have become a popular form of continuing education for healthcare providers, thanks to their ease of accessibility and broad reach--especially since the COVID-19 pa  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * GE Vernova provided three of its advanced 9HA.01 heavy duty gas turbines to Shenzhen Energy Group Corporation's Guangming power plant * New power plant is expected to deliver approximately 2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity to the grid * Project support China's decarbonization/* roadmap * * * Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (January 9, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE:GEV) and Ha  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * Higgins Institute announces wide range of faculty grants * * * For almost 40 years, the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities has supported faculty in their research and creative works, providing opportunities for personal career advancement while enhancing the national profile of the arts and humanities at Clark. In December, Institute Director Matt Malsky announced the recipients of th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Novo Nordisk in expanding its collaboration with Valo Health in a deal worth up to $4.6 billion to discover and develop new treatments using artificial intelligence and real-world patient data to develop up to 20 treatments for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The deal was announced on January 8. In 2023, Ropes & Gray advised Novo Nordisk in forming a Valo partnersh  more

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- DNV, a provider of classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services, issued the following news: According to the latest data from DNV's Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform the maritime industry's exceptional newbuilding year 2024 drove a significant rise in orders for alternative-fuelled vessels. A total of 515/* such ships were ordered, representing a 38% year-on-year increase compared to 2023, underscoring the i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP announced a significant legal victory on behalf of clients the Republic of France, the French ministere des Armees, and the Direction Generale de l'Armement. On December 19, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of lawsuit filed by Swiss merchant bank Aldini AG. Aldini had alleged a wide-ranging conspiracy supposedly involving the Republic of Fra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Four Ropes & Gray partners have been honored by Asian Legal Business as among their 2024 Dealmakers of Asia. M&A and Asia regional managing partner Arthur Mok is included within China International dealmakers; private equity partner Oliver Nip is included within Hong Kong; private equity partner Jaewoo Lee is included within Korea; private equity and M&A partner Tsuyoshi Imai is included within Japan. The  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented GCM in the acquisition of certain assets from Precision Swiss Products, a leading provider of technical machining solutions. The transaction was announced in a Jan. 7 press release. GCM is a preferred supplier of complex manufacturing services to leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in medical and aerospace markets. GCM offers precision machining, fabrication and integra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Life Sciences team advised Absci Corporation on a strategic collaboration with AMD to deploy AMD Instinct(TM) accelerators and ROCm(TM) software to power critical AI drug discovery workloads, including Absci's advanced de novo antibody design models. AMD made a $20 million investment in Absci, structured as a private investment in public equity, underscoring the growing demand for innovative AI applica  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Life Sciences team advised Ouro Medicines on its launch with $120 million in funding. The company was founded by Monograph Capital in partnership with GSK plc. The Series A was co-led by TPG Life Sciences Innovations, NEA, and Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Monograph Capital, GSK, UPMC Enterprises, Boyu/Zoo Capital, LongRiver Investments, and other unnamed investors. Ouro's most adva  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Goodwin Private Equity team is advising Broadstone, a leading independent UK financial services consultancy, on a strategic growth investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP). The transaction is conditional on regulatory approval and is expected to complete in 2025. Broadstone is a leading, independent UK financial services consultancy delivering expert advice to employers, insurers, lenders and pen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: Goodwin's Appellate team successfully represented the Town of Milton, MA, in defending against a lawsuit brought against it by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office to enforce the MBTA Communities Act, a law intended to address the state's housing crisis by requiring certain cities and towns to amend their zoning bylaws. The Act has been a matter of substantial public controversy in Massachusetts, w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 10 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets secures sale of 151 Charles F. Colton Road, a 198K SF Class A industrial property * * * BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of 151 Charles F. Colton Road, a 198,720-square-foot, Class A distribution center in Taunton, Massachusetts. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, a fund managed by Brookfield Asset  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in sending a letter (https://www.mass.gov/doc/letter-from-ags-to-doug-mcmillon/download) to Walmart today, voicing concerns about the company's recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the letter s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer writes algorithms that optimize overall function, minimize carbon footprint, and produce a manufacturable design. * * * By Denise Brehm, MIT Morningside Academy for Design Awed as a young child by the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, civil engineer and MIT Morningside Academy for Design (MAD) Fellow Zane Schemmer has reta  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * A professor of genetics, toxicology, and biological engineering, Thilly pushed himself and his students to develop solutions to real-world problems. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News William Thilly '67, ScD '71, a professor in MIT's Department of Biological Engineering, died Dec. 24 at his home in Winchester, Massachusetts. He was 79. Thilly, a pioneer in t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Professor Evan Lieberman describes new research in which he and colleagues find a sharp partisan divide over providing aid to poor nations. * * * Does the United States have a "moral responsibility" for providing aid to poor nations -- which have a significantly smaller carbon footprint and face catastrophic climate events at a much higher rate than wealth  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * New book from MIT AgeLab researchers applies the concept of innovation clusters to global population aging. * * * By Adam Felts, MIT AgeLab, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics In 2018, when Inc. Magazine named Boston one of the country's top places to start a business, it highlighted one significant reason: Boston is an innovation hub for products  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Place cells are known to encode individual locations, but research finds stitching together a "cognitive map" of a whole environment requires a broader ensemble of cells, aided by sleep, over several days. * * * By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory On the first day of your vacation in a new city, your explorations expose you to innumerable ind  more

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Nearly 1,000 handwritten letters penned by missionary and scientist David Crockett Graham will be digitally scanned, archived and preserved by a Mount Holyoke College history major and the Archives and Special Collections office. From traveling the Burma Road to being captured by Communist troops, David Crockett Graham cataloged his 37 years of explorations in China through handwritten letters. Now, nearly  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented New Mountain Capital in a definitive agreement to acquire Machinify, Inc., a leading provider of artificial intelligence-powered software transforming healthcare payments. The transaction was announced in a Jan. 10 press release and is expected to close in the first quarter of this year following receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Machinify will become a core part of the co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Evergreen Nephrology, a leader in value-based kidney care, in the company's $130 million fund raise led by Rubicon Founders, Oak HC/FT, and a group of existing investors with the addition of K2 HealthVentures. The transaction was announced in a Jan. 7 press release. Evergreen Nephrology partners with nephrologists and payors to provide care for patients with chronic and end-stage k  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised The Vistria Group, a middle market private investment firm, on the close of Vistria Fund V and its related vehicles, its largest private equity fund to date with $3 billion of total capital commitments. The fund close was announced in a press release on January 9. Vistria now manages almost $16 billion across its funds and co-investment vehicles, more than doubling its AUM in a little   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Valspring Capital, a healthcare-focused growth equity firm, on the final close of the firm's debut fund, Valspring Capital Fund I ("The Fund"), above its target, at $255 million. The fund close was announced in a press release on January 9. The Fund received strong institutional investor interest from a diverse LP base which includes endowments and foundations, pensions, financial inst  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $8 million to expand Early College programs, including a $60,000 Capacity Grant to support existing Early College programs at Franklin Cummings Tech and an additional $100,000 Planning Grant for the college to develop an Early College program in partnership with CityLab Innovation High School in Revere. The $8 million in state grants will be  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news: * * * Complete streets approach elevates safety & capacity improvements. * * * Osceola County is the fastest growing county in Central Florida by population growth, which has increased congestion on its roadways. VHB helped the region reach a major milestone in fall of 2024 when construction was   more