Our partnership with the folks at WGBH continues as we join forces again this week to bring you the Xconomy Report. In this week’s innovation news, TripAdvisor goes public and independent, breaking ties with Expedia. Seattle-based Amazon.com makes plans for a Boston-area office, which will open in Cambridge early next year. And much more, including … Continue reading “WGBH Xconomy Report: TripAdvisor, Amazon, & More”
Author: Lilly O'Flaherty
Prior to joining Xconomy, Lilly spent five years in the public programs department of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, providing event marketing and management support for lectures, symposiums, and a series of evening events called Gardner After Hours. During her time at the Gardner Museum she also studied at the University of Massachusetts Boston on a full tuition scholarship from the Boston Globe Foundation, receiving her Bachelor’s degree in English and Art History in Spring 2011. She developed a keen interest in all things media during her tenure as the editor-in-chief of UMass Boston’s student magazine, Lux, where she covered student and faculty research.
The Xconomy Report on WGBH: $10M for RunKeeper, Wolfram at Thursday’s 6×6 Event, & More
Xconomy continues its partnership with WGBH to bring you the latest and greatest in news from Boston’s innovation community. Have a listen to find out about software that may help you work off that Thanksgiving feast, investments in companies that make high-power lasers and plant-harvesting robots, and the Xconomy quote of the week. Plus, get … Continue reading “The Xconomy Report on WGBH: $10M for RunKeeper, Wolfram at Thursday’s 6×6 Event, & More”
This Week’s Xconomy Report on WGBH: Zuckerberg’s Change of Heart, IDing Adults Online, Vocal Cord Repair, and Verastem IPO
Xconomy and the folks at WGBH (Bob Seay, to be precise) are at it again: bringing you the latest and greatest in news from Boston’s innovation community. The Xconomy Report airs every Friday morning at 7:49am on 89.7 FM. To find out about the project that both The Who’s Roger Daltrey and actress Julie Andrews … Continue reading “This Week’s Xconomy Report on WGBH: Zuckerberg’s Change of Heart, IDing Adults Online, Vocal Cord Repair, and Verastem IPO”
Today’s Xconomy Report: Biogen Idec Meets Goals in Clinical Trial, iRobot Layoffs, $1M Awarded by MassChallenge, and Bay State Venture Capital Earnings
Today’s news: Weston, MA-based Biogen Idec, the largest maker of injectable treatments for multiple sclerosis, met its goals in a second clinical trial for an oral pill to treat the disease. The pill reduced flare-ups by 44 percent when taken twice per day, and by 51 percent if taken three times a day. Bedford, MA-based … Continue reading “Today’s Xconomy Report: Biogen Idec Meets Goals in Clinical Trial, iRobot Layoffs, $1M Awarded by MassChallenge, and Bay State Venture Capital Earnings”
This Week’s Xconomy Report on WGBH: Security Innovation, Vertex, West Coast Acquisitions, & More
Our exciting partnership with the folks at WGBH continues. Check out this morning’s Xconomy report—a roundup of business, technology, and life sciences news that airs every Friday at 7:49am on 89.7 FM. Today’s news: Wilmington, MA-based Security Innovation is involved in a transportation safety project that will test a wireless collision avoidance system for cars. … Continue reading “This Week’s Xconomy Report on WGBH: Security Innovation, Vertex, West Coast Acquisitions, & More”
The Latest Xconomy Report for WGBH: OvaScience, MassChallenge, and Care.com
Xconomy continues to team up with WGBH radio every Friday morning to bring you the Xconomy report, a weekly roundup of business, technology, and life science innovation news and how it’s impacting the local economy. Last week’s report highlighted new technology developed by OvaScience, as well as an update on the MassChallenge competition and a … Continue reading “The Latest Xconomy Report for WGBH: OvaScience, MassChallenge, and Care.com”