Biogen agreed to buy Apellis for about $5.6B, paying $41 a share to add pegcetacoplan programs and expand into rare kidney disease treatments.

A webinar-indexing site called WebinarTV has reposted recorded Zoom sessions — including local nonprofit trainings — and cybersecurity researchers warn the scraping is widespread.

Fenway-based Whoop raised $575M at roughly a $10B valuation, fueling a 600-job expansion and renewed IPO talk. The funding brings strategic investors and new runway.

NASA is moving ahead with Artemis II preparations at Kennedy Space Center while Coast Guard personnel who secure the launch range continue to work without pay amid a DHS funding lapse.

Infosys will acquire Jacksonville Beach-based Optimum Healthcare IT for up to $465M, adding provider-focused AI and cloud capabilities while preserving local leadership. The sale follows rapid growth and a notable apprenticeship program.

Levitate raised $16M and plans to hire more than 100 people in Raleigh as it scales its AI-powered relationship-marketing business. The company will also expand offices in Toronto and Wilmington.

Beken Bio opened a lab at the New Orleans BioInnovation Center to develop a CLIA‑ready ovarian cancer blood test and accelerate clinical validation. Local investors are backing the move.

ENCORE Research Group is enrolling in Jacksonville for an early trial testing a potential one‑time gene‑editing treatment that aims to permanently lower LDL for people with inherited high cholesterol.

L3Harris's Canoga Park plant is assembling RS‑25 core‑stage engines that will power NASA's Artemis II, linking Valley manufacturing to a crewed Moon mission.

XOi opened a Gulch headquarters built as a demo lab with a secret speakeasy and a 10‑ton HVAC centerpiece, a vote of confidence in Nashville's tech scene.

Chicago‑based nonprofit Current won an NSF commitment worth up to $45 million over three years to scale Great Lakes water‑tech pilots, startups and workforce programs.

MiniMed has spun out of Medtronic, raised roughly $560 million in an IPO and won FDA clearance for the smaller MiniMed Flex pump while re‑establishing its Northridge headquarters.

UT Austin’s FORTE system combines 3D‑printed soft fingers and air‑channel tactile sensors to pick up fragile items like potato chips in lab tests.