Mica Kanner-Mascolo

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Westborough-based nonprofit DetecTogether has raised an unprecedented amount of funding for its early cancer detection advocacy through the organization’s Sweet 16 Gala & Auction, headlined by comedian and TV host Jay Leno. The gala, held on May 31, combined with the DetecTogether’s golf tournament on June 2, raised a total of $1.4 million in support of the nonprofit's expansion of education and training programs to inform the public on how to recognize early cancer warning signs.

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Health insurer Point32Health has named Patrick Gilligan as the Canton-based nonprofit’s new CEO, effective this past Monday.

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Three Central Massachusetts companies have split more than $2 million in tax incentives as part of a broader state initiative to create new life sciences industry jobs across the commonwealth. Insulet received the bulk of the region’s funding, as the Acton-based medical device manufacturer was awarded $1.52 million to create 83 positions through funding provided by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s Tax Incentive Program, an initiative of the Mass Leads Act.

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Harvard Bioscience, a Holliston-based biotech firm, has fallen out of compliance with Nasdaq stock exchange requirements following the resignation of a board of directors member. After the June 10 resignation of board member Alan Edrick, Harvard Bioscience was left with only two members on its audit committee, falling short of Nasdaq’s minimum three member criteria, according to a Monday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Two months after assuming her role as interim president and CEO of RFK Community Alliance, Kathy Mills has dropped her temporary tag at the Lancaster nonprofit. Mills will lead RFK through June 30, 2026, following the board of trustees’ unanimous vote in favor of her appointment, according to a Tuesday press release. “The board has great confidence in Kathy and the direction she’s setting.