Eye disease startup to move to Mass. after Shire alum named CEO

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has mandated that insurers cover medically necessary telehealth services, to help keep patients with acute illnesses out of the hospital during the coronavirus outbreak. The disease, named COVID-19, is escalating .....»»

Ebb Therapeutics, a Pittsburgh-based med-tech startup, has named a new CEO and president. Eduard Röösli will be the new president and CEO of the company, which develops products for the sleep-deprived. The move is effective immediately, Ebb announc.....»»

Boston cybersecurity company Rapid7 earlier this month announced the acquisition of an Ireland-based network monitoring startup, NetFort. The move would further expand the company’s footprint across both countries the European island is politically.....»»

(Reuters) - When U.S. biotech startup Sorrento Therapeutics named ex-Lehman Brothers executive Jiong Shao as its new finance chief about two months ago, it was widely seen as a move driven by his background in raising capital for Alibaba and Tencent......»»

Rumi Morales, a well-known figure in Chicago’s fintech and startup scene, has joined a London-based venture capital firm focused on blockchain technology. Outlier Ventures announced Wednesday that it has named Morales as a partner, a move that a.....»»

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has announced plans to close its U.S. sales office in Deerfield, Illinois, and relocate employees to the Boston area. The announcement comes on the heels of Japan-based Takeda's $62 billion deal to acquire Shire plc, one of the la.....»»

MGM Resorts International says it will donate $500 to charities named by surviving victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting who waive or authorize an attorney to accept legal notice that they are being sued by the company......»»

A bustling startup company in downtown Dayton has been named as the first tenant in Woodward Development's Avant-Garde project. Tangram Flex, a spinoff of Galois, a computer science research and development company, will move next April into nearl.....»»

Good morning, readers, and happy Friday Eve. I hope your day is off to a better start than the four riders thrown from their horses during exercises near Buckingham Palace yesterday. The AP reports that the ponies heard a noise from a nearby buildi.....»»

A Dayton-created software with a national presence in the residential real estate market was recently named one of the top start-ups in the country. Find out more......»»

The move goes against common tech startup practices of remote work, as he doubles down on in-person communication......»»

Inc. Magazine revealed its sixth-annual Female Founders 250 list, denoting 250 women making moves in the entrepreneurial world. And on this year's list were several familiar faces to the Minnesota startup scene......»»

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In an interview with Quartz, Klarna's CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski discussed plans for a possible IPO and growth in the US. Klarna's business .....»»

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The association of 15 colleges, which collectively serve 136,265 students, said that Nate Mackinnon, most recently the vice chancellor for community colleges at the Nevada System of Higher Education, has been named its next executive director.....»»

Merida, head of ESPN's the Undefeated, has rare experience in print journalism, television and running a digital startup. Merida, head of ESPN's the Undefeated, has rare experience in print journalism, television and running a digital startup......»»

Merida, head of ESPN's the Undefeated, has rare experience in print journalism, television and running a digital startup. Merida, head of ESPN's the Undefeated, has rare experience in print journalism, television and running a digital startup......»»

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made the long-anticipated move to amend its conditional sail order for cruise lines, creating an easier path for the industry to get back to business as usual in the U.S. Those new guidelines c.....»»

These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for April 29. Hello, and welcome to Insid.....»»