BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: Hong Kong - Circle, a global digital financial technology firm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today with HKT, a technology, media and telecommunication leader, to explore a potential collaboration in developing blockchain-based customer loyalty solutions for merchants in Hong Kong. Leveraging Circle's expertise in Web3 Services and HKT's extensive mercha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Dash Bio in a $6.5 million seed financing round led by Freestyle Capital. Swift Ventures, LifeX Ventures and other private investors participated in the round, which was announced by press release on Oct. 24. Ropes & Gray worked with Dash Bio's founders, who previously worked in data analytics and AI at Moderna, to form the company. Dash Bio is rebuilding drug development from the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * * GE Vernova to provide a H-class combined cycle equipment for Pulau Seraya Power Station operated by YTL PowerSeraya Pte. Limited * The new power plant is expected to deliver up to 600 megawatts (MW) to the national grid in 2027 * GE Vernova together with SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. (SEPCO III)Power Construction Corporation of China, Ltd. and Powerchina (Singapor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Goodwin Life Science team advised TELA Bio, Inc. ("TELA") on an underwritten public offering of 14,670,000 shares of its common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, at a price to the public of $2.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase 5,800,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $2.2499 per pre-funded warrant for gr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * 20 Attorneys General Join Amicus Brief Supporting Decision Against Blanket Immunity From Anti-Discrimination Laws For Christian Humanitarian Organization * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in defense of state and federal anti-discrimination law. The coalition filed an amicus brief (h  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * RM Transportation Allegedly Billed MassHealth for Services Not Provided; Will Pay $380,000 and Implement Compliance Program * * * The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has reached a settlement with RM Transportation, Inc. (RM Transport), a Swampscott-based medical services transportation provider, to resolve allegations that the company bi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Governor Healey also appoints Former Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur as Commissioner * * * Governor Maura Healey appointed Jordan Maynard as the Chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, a position he has held in an interim capacity since Cathy Judd-Stein's retirement in March. Governor Healey also appointed the former Melrose Mayor Paul Brodeur to serve as a Commiss  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 28 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that special counsel Gerard T. "Gerry" Leone, Jr. has been honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a 2024 "Go To Lawyer" for higher education law in the commonwealth. MLW selected the honorees using a number of criteria, including expertise in their field, familiarity with the nuances of relevant case law, statutes and regulations, their ability to think cre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz attorney Adam Falconi has been appointed Chair of the Life Sciences Sector for Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc. (LES). LES is the original, leading professional society for intellectual property and licensing experts. The group brings IP and licensing groups together to network, collaborate and discuss some of the most critical issues facing the industry today and tomorrow. Adam is   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) named Michael Renaud to its 2025 edition of the IAM Global Leaders Guide, a supplement to the IAM Patent 1000. To qualify for inclusion in the IAM Global Leaders Guide, individuals must be ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000, which identifies the top law and attorney firms and individuals in the world's most significant patent jurisdictions. Mintz Member and Ch  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz Member Meghan Burke has been named a 2024 "Go To Higher Education Lawyer" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. The award recognizes top lawyers across the Commonwealth who distinguish themselves as leaders in their fields with a history of success. Meghan counsels higher education clients across the government and nonprofit sectors in connection with tax exempt and taxable financing of capital assets and  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events. * * * What is it like to give birth on Mars? Can bioengineer TikTok stars win at the video game "Super Smash Brothers" while also answering questions about science? How do sheep, mouse, and human brains compare? These questio  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Two faculty, a graduate student, and 10 additional alumni receive top awards and prizes; four faculty, one senior researcher, and seven alumni named APS Fellows. * * * A number of individuals with MIT ties have received honors from the American Physical Society (APS) for 2024 and 2025. Awardees include Professor Frances Ross; Professor Vladan Vuletic, graduate student Jil  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * New MIT Sloan research has found human-AI combinations often perform worse in decision-making tasks than the best of humans or AI alone. But the partnerships showed much promise in creative tasks. * * * The potential of human-AI collaboration has captured our imagination: a future where human creativity and AI's analyt  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music. * * * By Terri Park, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has announced the launch of a new program to support postdocs conducting research at the intersection of art  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News In the classic cartoon "The Jetsons," Rosie the robotic maid seamlessly switches from vacuuming the house to cooking dinner to taking out the trash. But in real life, training a general-purpose robot remains a major   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT Kavli Institute scientists and collaborators will produce a concept study to launch a $1B experiment to investigate the X-ray universe. * * * By Erika Reinfeld and Nayanika Yellepeddi, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is a project lead for one of two finalist missions recently sel  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Through exploration in her lab, Technical Instructor Rhea Vedro helps students discover the power of working with their own hands. * * * By Michaela Jarvis, School of Engineering As the metal artist in residence and technical instructor in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), Rhea Vedro operates in a synthesis of realms that broadens and enriches   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The combination of phototherapy and chemotherapy could offer a more effective way to fight aggressive tumors. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Patients with late-stage cancer often have to endure multiple rounds of different types of treatment, which can cause unwanted side effects and may not always help. In hopes of expanding the treatment options for those patients, MI  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "MouthIO" is an in-mouth device that users can digitally design and 3D print with integrated sensors and actuators to capture health data and interact with a computer or phone. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL When you think about hands-free devices, you might picture Alexa and other voice-activated in-home assistants, Bluetooth earpieces, or asking Siri to make a phone ca  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Director of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, within the Center for Transportation and Logistics, honored for "leading the way ... to help disaster survivors in their own backyards and around the world." * * * By Benjy Kantor, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics In recognition of his leadership and contributions to global disaster response efforts, Jarrod Goe  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * The scientists' wide-scale acoustic mapping technique could help track vulnerable keystone species. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News There is power in numbers, or so the saying goes. But in the ocean, scientists are finding that fish that group together don't necessarily survive together. In some cases, the more fish there are, the larger a target they mak  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * From helping new parents to coordinating play dates and sharing information, MIT students who are parents are there for one another. * * * By Sarah Galison, Office of Graduate Education Last month, the MIT Office of Graduate Education celebrated National Student Parent Month with features on four MIT graduate student parents. These students' professional backgroun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised Monte Rosa Therapeutics (Nasdaq: GLUE) in a global exclusive licensing agreement with Novartis to develop and commercialize a molecular glue degrader (MGD) drug for immune-related diseases. MGDs aim to selectively degrade and eliminate abnormal protein functions associated with some diseases that are hard to treat with existing medications. The agreement was announced on October 28. Un  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray advised China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited, the main offshore investment and asset management platform of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("PAOH" or "Ping An"), on raising USD 850 million for its third vintage of private equity fund program (the "Fund"). The fund announced its successful closing on October 18. The Fund received capital commitments from a group  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented Sanofi as it participated in AgomAb Therapeutics' $89 million Series D financing round. AgomAb is an Antwerp, Belgium-based biopharma company focused on achieving disease modification by modulating fibrosis and regeneration in chronic indications such as fibrostenosing Crohn's disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The transaction was announced on October 25. The Ropes & Gray  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT) today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has declared effective the registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended, the "Registration Statement") filed with the SEC related to TechTarget's proposed strategic combination with the digital businesses   more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Tufts University's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following research: * * * Wisconsin ranks highly in CIRCLE's Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI), a tool that highlights states and districts in which young people have the highest potential to influence the 2024 election results. * * * The Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI) uses more than a dozen data points to rank states and districts where you  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 29 -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2024: Last week, VHB joined the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) for the transportation authority's annual Moving Together conference, enjoying the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues and highlight some of the nearly 1,000 projects we have delivered in su  more