Business
With a Break in Hollywood, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria is Only a Step Away From Realizing His Bollywood Fantasy
July 16, 2017
With a Break in Hollywood, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria is Only a Step Away From Realizing His Bollywood Fantasy
BOSTON—If Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria is lucky, his next break might come from a role in a Bollywood…
Ajit Jain, a potential successor to Warren Buffett, donates his company’s stocks to IIT Kharagpur Foundation
July 13, 2017
Ajit Jain, a potential successor to Warren Buffett, donates his company’s stocks to IIT Kharagpur Foundation
Kolkata–Ajit Jain, a Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology alumnus and President of Berkshire Hathaway Insurance group and one of the…
14 Indian-Americans Recognized as Emerging Leaders by the M&A Advisor
July 13, 2017
14 Indian-Americans Recognized as Emerging Leaders by the M&A Advisor
NEW YORK – The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the 8th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards, and 14 of them…
FDA Rejects Ocular Therapeutix’s Application for Drug Approval of DEXTENZA
July 12, 2017
FDA Rejects Ocular Therapeutix’s Application for Drug Approval of DEXTENZA
BEDFORD, MA– Ocular Therapeutix, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and…
Called “Biotech Wunderkind” Vivek Ramaswamy Opens First Office in Cambridge
July 10, 2017
Called “Biotech Wunderkind” Vivek Ramaswamy Opens First Office in Cambridge
BOSTON—Called “Biotech Wunderkind” by many, 31-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy, whose company Roivant Sciences has launched five biotech companies, has opened his…
Four South Asians Among Highest-Paid Executives in Massachusetts
July 5, 2017
Four South Asians Among Highest-Paid Executives in Massachusetts
BOSTON—Five South Asians are among the list of highest paid executives of public companies in Massachusetts. They are: Namal Nawana,…
Waste Industries Prepares for Connected Future with Actifio
July 4, 2017
Waste Industries Prepares for Connected Future with Actifio
BOSTON– Actifio, an Enterprise Data-as-a-Service (EDaaS) company, announced a partnership with Waste Industries, a provider of non-hazardous solid waste recycling,…
Progress Acquires Sravish Sridhar-Founded Kinvey for $49 Million in Cash
June 29, 2017
Progress Acquires Sravish Sridhar-Founded Kinvey for $49 Million in Cash
BEDFORD, MA– Progress announced that it has acquired Kinvey, a privately-held company based in Boston and founded by Sravish Sridhar,…
3 Marketing Myths Busted and A Return to Basics
June 29, 2017
3 Marketing Myths Busted and A Return to Basics
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Before you waste more money, energy and time on expensive new media marketing campaigns, take a look…
Scholar Rock to Develop Drugs to Improve Muscle Function
June 28, 2017
Scholar Rock to Develop Drugs to Improve Muscle Function
CAMBRIDGE, MA–Scholar Rock, a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing drugs that selectively target growth factors in the disease…