The Massachusetts Life Science Center announced at the MassMEDIC conference in Boston last Friday that it had established a new competitive grant program designed to provide seed funding for emerging life science companies in order to de-risk subsequent angel and … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Law
The idea that venture capital has returned to the marketplace in order to finance life science companies, and particularly device companies, is simply not true, says Dr. Tom Fogarty, world renowned inventor and entrepreneur and most recently founder of the … Continue reading
How far can American hegemony extend when it comes to laying down the law of international transactions? Buried in Section B of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal are two articles which suggest that the United States, the world’s most robust economy, … Continue reading
The just-released Blue Ribbon Report of the National Association of Corporate Directors on the board’s role in corporate strategy identifies the growing complexity of the marketplace, and the accelerating pace of change, requiring a “new level of board engagement.” Since … Continue reading
Much has been written, but few useful cases decided, defining the role of corporate directors of a company which is insolvent or within the “zone of insolvency.” A deep dive into that debate is beyond the scope of this post, … Continue reading
How does a bio pharma company with no sales, an FDA order to cease trials on its principal drug candidate, and a burn rate that has absorbed nine figures manage to nonetheless exit with a $3.85 billion dollar enterprise value? … Continue reading
As the elections approach, news reports have been full of legal battles surrounding efforts in various states to restrict access to the voting booth. These efforts may be traced back to the results of the 2008 election, which might otherwise … Continue reading
What is happening in the M & A markets during 2014? The short answer is: so far, 2014 is the most active year for United States M & A since 2008 (we all know what happened after 2008). The current … Continue reading
At the September 16th meeting at MassMEDIC (the association of medical device manufacturers), the folks from Radford, leading compensation consultants, made a comprehensive presentation of trends in med device compensation. Radford reports that salary budgets have been almost flat … Continue reading
Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish leads the committee exploring bringing the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Boston. His reasons, however, are likely not what you expected. Delivering remarks at the National Association of Corporate Directors/New England September 18th breakfast meeting, … Continue reading