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Stryker CEO tapped for federal Manufacturing Council

August 12, 2010 by MassDevice staff

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke names Stryker Corp. CEO Stephen MacMillan to the 25-member 2010 federal Manufacturing Council.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke tapped Stryker Corp. (NYSE:SYK) CEO Stephen MacMillan for the 2010 Manufacturing Council.

MacMillan will serve as the medical device and diagnostics industry's representative on the 25-member federally chartered council.

Mass. Life Sciences Center adds Taligen Therapeutics CEO to board

July 30, 2010 by MassDevice staff

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appoints Taligen Therapeutics CEO Abbie Celniker to the Mass. Life Sciences Center board of directors.

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Abbie Celniker, the CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based Taligen Therapeutics, is the newest member on the board of directors at the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick made his appointment of the former Novartis Global Head of Biologics final on June 29.

Mass. Life Sciences Center doles out $1.5 million

June 1, 2010 by MassDevice staff

Mass. Life Sciences Center awards $1.5 million in so-called Small Business Matching Grants to three life science firms in Massachusetts.

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Three companies received $500,000 grants from the Mass. Life Sciences Center.

The quasi-public agency awarded the grants to Cambridge, Mass.-based Boston Biochem Inc. and Tetragenetics Inc. and Somerville, Mass.-based Thermedical Inc. to help fund research and development, commercialization and manufacturing. The awards match a federal small business grant each company had previously been awarded.

MassMEDIC expands board

June 1, 2010 by MassDevice staff

The Mass. Medical Industry Council (MassMEDIC) elects four new officers and seats five new directors on its board.

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The Mass. Medical Industry Council elected four new officers and added five directors to its board, taking its total board membership to 28 seats.

The new officers elected to one-year terms include:

An international experience

May 7, 2010 by MassDevice

The Mass. Life Sciences Center reports from the BIO International 2010 conference in Chicago.

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By Angus McQuilken, vice president for communications, Mass. Life Sciences Center

The final day of BIO International 2010 convention in Chicago was yesterday and it was our last chance (for this year!) to showcase Massachusetts to the largest annual gathering of international leaders in biotechnology.

An international partnership

May 6, 2010 by MassDevice

The Mass. Life Sciences Center reports from the BIO International 2010 conference in Chicago.

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By Susan Windham-Bannister, president & CEO, Mass. Life Sciences Center

An international flavor

May 5, 2010 by MassDevice

The Mass. Life Sciences Center reports from the BIO International 2010 conference in Chicago.

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By Angus McQuilken, vice president for communications, Mass. Life Sciences Center

The BIO International 2010 convention got underway this week in Chicago, and the Bay State once again has a strong presence at the show. The Massachusetts Pavilion, a 2,300-square-foot space on the show floor, has been a busy place on this first full day of the convention.

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