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Central Square Cambridge – An Official Cultural District
Back in October the Massachusetts Cultural Council Board officially designated Central Square in Cambridge Massachusetts a State Designated Cultural District. Some applicable excerpts from the official press release are: A cultural district is a compact, walkable area of a community with a concentration of cultural facilities, activities, and assets. MCC’s Cultural Districts Initiative grew out […]
Sheryl Sandberg Advocates Gender Equality at HBS Class Address
Sheryl Sandberg spoke to the HBS Class of 2012 recently. In the midst of the Facebook IPO chaos and drama many were hoping she would talk more specifically about that but her speech centered on the evolution of her career and the role of women in leadership positions in organizations that are predominantly held by […]
Steve Jobs and His Lasting Messages
Living in the Cambridge area Innovation is something to be revered and Steve Jobs impersonated innovation. I was surprisingly moved and saddened by the news yesterday that Steve Jobs had passed away at the young age of 56. I confess “I am a PC”. Of course it was inevitable for me to get an IPod […]
Cambridge – “On the Shoulders of Giants”
Recently Cambridge unveiled its Walk of Fame of Inventors in where else but Kendall Square. The walk is outside the Kendall Sq T station and features 7 “stars” honoring inventors and entrepreneurial visionaries. NECN reported on the unveiling and I liked the saying borrowed from Sir Isaac Newton about “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” […]
Genzyme Finally Sells – Henri Termeer to Resign
Well whether you wanted Genzyme to be bought or not many of us are happy the back and forth with Sanofi-Aventis is finally over. The 9 month drama was painful to watch since most of us in Massachusetts are wary of what the takeover may bring. Though many second guessed Genzyme management for not accepting […]
MIT’s Diamond Hopes Nobel Prize Tips the Scale
Recently Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty Member Peter A. Diamond won the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2010. We really shouldn’t be surprised that another winner with Cambridge area affiliations has won the prize. We wrote a while back of Cambridge’s impressive legacy of Nobel Prize winners. We even should not be surprised that Diamond […]
The Social Network Hits Cambridge
Is The Social Network the “real” story on the beginnings of Facebook? Most film goers are not going to care. Let’s be honest, if you are at all interested in business or technology odds are you want to see this movie. If you like Justin Timberlake you might see the movie for that reason too. […]
Genzyme TakeOver and Merger Rumors
It’s no secret that Genzyme has been struggling for a while due to its recurring plant problems. A few days ago rumors surfaced that the large French Drug Maker Sanofi-Aventis had approached Genzyme to buy it out. The debate is still on whether a merger will take place and we can only hope when and […]
Mass Life Sciences Center Awards Cambridge Area Companies
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center recently announced their 2010 Small Business Matching Grant Awards. The 3 companies awarded include 2 in Cambridge and 1 in Somerville. One of the main goals of the Small Business Matching Grant Program is to create jobs by helping to commercialize products in the Life Sciences. Boston Biochem, Inc which […]
Cambridge Continues to Rank for Top Companies
Cambridge based public companies held their own in the latest publication of the Globe 100. Though the list has shrunk to 82 in 2010 due to the economy The Globe 100 still listed 7 companies based in Cambridge. The list did change though since Alkermes and Bitstream(moved to Marlborough) which were on the list last […]
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