Genzyme Hit with Shareholder Suit, Herald Reports

The Boston Herald reports that an investor in Genzyme (NASDAQ:[[ticker:GENZ]]) has filed a securities lawsuit against the Cambridge, MA-based biotech powerhouse. The daily tabloid writes that the suit, filed by Florida resident Jon Rahn, claims that Genzyme took “too long” to disclose issues that federal regulators found last fall at its drug-production facilities in Boston and Belgium.

Author: Ryan McBride

Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News. Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.