Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA) and Breakthrough Greater Boston (BTGB) , both based in Cambridge, have together raised more than $50,000 for vital summer youth programs as part of the 2012 Boston Foundation Giving Challenge competition.
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AC Immune/Genentech to Partner on R&D for Alzheimer’s Antibody; $418M Agree’t
AC Immune has entered into a second exclusive worldwide license agreement and research collaboration with Genentech,of the Roche Group, for the research, development and commercialization of AC Immune’s anti-Tau antibodies for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The agreement is valued at $400M.
Downturn + changing VC industry = funding challenges for startups
The economic recession of 2008 has led to soul-searching and innovation in the venture capital industry – to challenges for startups seeking funding, Boston VCs report .
“Elevator pitching is like dating,” CIC’s Tim Rowe tells HarrisCom Workshop
Tim Rowe, CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center tells Harris Communications Group workshop: “Elevator pitching is like dating”
US Economy Will See 3 Percent Growth Morgan Stanley Expert Tells Kendall Square Audience
Writer Anita Harris on talk by Morgan Stanley Chief Economist David Kelly. “Despite the crises of 2011, he pointed out, the Standard and Poor’s Index ended up just .003 percent lower than it had been at the year’s start. The coming year will be one of uncertainty, but “the US economy can grow through that, ” he said.
Cambridge Local Unions Protest With Huge Inflated Rat
Cambridge Local AFL-CIO Insulators, Tin Kinockers and Pipefitters exhibit a large inflatable rat to make clear how they feel about the use of non-union, non-Cambridge workers
Ladino Music Group Aljashu to perform at 2012 Boston Jewish Music Festival
Boston music group Aljashu’s intercultural performance of Sephardic songs, in the Ladino language, will take place at the 2012 Boston Jewish Music Festival on March 5, at Ohabei Shalom, Synagogue, in Brookline.
Review: Boston ICA Draw/Dance Transforms Ways of Seeing, Being
Cambridge writer Anita Harris finds Boston ICA’s Draw Dance show transformative.