Seahorse Bioscience raises $9.4M

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...tive diseases. The Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Seahorse, which was... (Read Full Article)

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Diabetes researcher Dr. Sabyasachi Sen shares insight

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Dr. Sen, an endocrinologist in the endocrine and diabetes division at Baystate Medical Center as well as an award-winning diabetes researcher, talks about the importance of prevention and early......Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in Springfield, a collaboration between the center and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In this submitted interview, Dr. Sabyasachi Sen, an endocrinologist in the endocrine and d... (Read Full Article)

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Cooley Dickinson Hospital trustees vote for affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital; Baystate Health 'extremely disappointed'

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...pital. Cooley Dickinson Hospital trustees vote for affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital; Baystate Health 'extremely disappointed' Published: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:13 PM Updated: Monday, Februar......ere Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Lahey Clinic of Burlington, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Vanguard Health. “We are truly humbled that the leadership of Cooley Dickinson H... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: Western Massachusetts construction projects sign of brighter days

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...es and more jobs. The venture has some heavy-hitters as backers. Partners in the center include the University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, Northeastern Uni......n of the new $70 million federal courthouse. • In Springfield’s North End construction continues on Baystate Medical Center’s “Hospital of the Future.” The $250-million plus expansion of Baystate that will feature a heart ... (Read Full Article)

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Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

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...istening tour that will take him across the Bay State, courtesy of a Peter Pan bus. Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone Published: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 12:00 AM The Repub...... of Massachusetts President Robert Caret speaks at a breakfast meeting at the Springfield Sheraton. University of Massachusetts President Robert L. Caret has hit the ground running – and, more importantly, listening – as he beg... (Read Full Article)

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Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton planning for the future as it considers merger options

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...ley Dickinson's president/CEO, said the hospital is being proactive, not reactive, as it talks with Baystate Health, Massachusetts General Hospital and Vanguard Health Systems about a possible merger. Cooley Dickin......nson has approached has shown interest. The hospital had also been exploring a partnership with the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, but the UMass facility decided it could not afford the additional investment, according to Melin ... (Read Full Article)

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Springfield's unemployment inches up over 4 weeks, but is down for the year

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...t A. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst said the state’s overall job market is one of the more robust in the country. “What we a...... fiscal year which ended July 1 2010. Lynn said health care is still a growing industry, despite Baystate Health’s announcement last week that it will eliminate 354 jobs ... (Read Full Article)

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Amherst officials want Chancellor Robert C. Holub to remain in the position

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...rint HOLUB_.JPG Republican file photoUMass chancellor Robert C. Holub AMHERST - While the future of University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub is still being discussed, Amherst officials and business owners are hopi......een critical that Holub wanted to investigate the possibility of establishing a medical school with Baystate Health in Springfield without talking to trustees and othe officials at the UMass campus. The evaluation committee held forums and took ... (Read Full Article)

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Massachusetts report shows sharp differences in prices paid to Baystate Medical Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other hospitals

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...pitals despite the price variations. Massachusetts report shows sharp differences in prices paid to Baystate Medical Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other hospitals Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 7:41 PM Updat......re." Steven F. Bradley, vice president of government and community relations and public affairs for Baystate Health, also issued a prepared statement. “Greater transparency in cost and quality measures benefits pat... (Read Full Article)

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UMass-Amherst chancellor Robert Holub discusses his future with UMass officials in Boston

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...pon Fark Share Email Print large_BigHholub.jpg File photo | The RepublicanRobert Holub has been the UMass Chancellor since 2008. AMHERST – University of Massachusetts at Amherst Chancellor Robert C. Holub met with top university officials Monday to discuss his three... (Read Full Article)

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Most Massachusetts hospitals exceed industry benchmark for good financial health

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...ystate.JPG View full sizeRepublican photo | Michael S. GordonConstruction work is seen at Baystate Medical Center in this Dec. 3 photo. Despite pricing pressures from insurers and the state, many Massachusetts......Our prices are 60 percent lower than Mass. General, and 20 percent lower than our local competitor, UMass Memorial,” Gilmore said. He said he takes cost containment seriously and that the hospital has been... (Read Full Article)

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Western Massachusetts: the next life sciences hub?

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Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Colleges claim they bring $2 billion a year to Western Massachusetts economy

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...universities estimate that their economic impact on the region totals more than $2 billion with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst as the clear leader. In Amherst, UMass contributed $1.43 billion in economic activity to the economy, according to a recent report produce...... and design services to the city and nonprofit organizations. The university is also a partner with Baystate Health in the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a ... (Read Full Article)

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Outlook 2011: Road to recovery still long, winding

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...ight spots on the horizon include: Smith & Wesson plans to move 225 jobs here from Rochester, N.H.; Baystate Health’s nearing completion on its $259 million Hospital of the Future; and plans for the state data cente......t J. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, points to that pesky unemployment rate which never seems to change. “We seem to have hi... (Read Full Article)

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Development of life science is seen as critical to the future of Western Massachusetts

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...assachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, a six-year-old partnership between UMass and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. “We have some very important aspects of this cluster happening in western Massachus... (Read Full Article)

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A Documented Success

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... client roster to more than 7,000, including some of the largest hospitals in the region, including Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Center, Wing Memorial Hospital, and UMass Medical Center, as well as Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “Police, lawye... (Read Full Article)

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Joseph Jerry tabbed to lead PVLSI

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...grative Science. Joseph Jerry tabbed to lead PVLSI By: Ashley Berger | November 22, 2010 | Courtesy UMass.edu University of Massachusetts Professor Joseph Jerry was appointed Scientific Director of the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Instit......as been built with our colleagues, and the exciting possibilities now open to investigators at both UMass and Baystate Medical Center,” Jerry said. “We have so many people with creative ideas in science at both institutions ... (Read Full Article)

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UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Names New Science Director

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.... Schwartz was recently appointed Eugene M. and Ronnie Isenberg Professor of Integrative Science at UMass Amherst. "Under Larry’s direction, the PVLSI grew from an idea, to a world-class research center, a......." About the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Drawing on ... (Read Full Article)

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UMass Amherst Office of News & Information : News Releases : Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute Announces New CEAR Director

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...ished extensively in the apoptosis field, Schneider has taught several apoptosis-related courses at UMass Amherst and mentored many undergraduates and graduate students in the field. In addition, Schneid......g. About the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute PVLSI was created in 2002 as a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the dual missions of biomedical research and economic development. Drawing on each of ... (Read Full Article)

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UMass-Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub tells faculty he wants Amherst campus ready to excel

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University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub said Friday that he wants the Amherst campus to excel as befits the “fla....... Holub said Friday that he wants the Amherst campus to excel as befits the “flagship” campus. UMass-Amherst Chancellor Robert Holub tells faculty he wants Amherst campus ready to excel Published: Fri... (Read Full Article)

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Community hospitals in Western Massachusetts struggle with balance sheet

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...an recruitment, Cooley Dickinson’s fiscal picture is better than others in the three-county region. Baystate Medical Center is the region’s only teaching hospital, and the state data show the 659-bed facility concluded fisc......Sept. 30, with a total margin of almost 6.9 percent. The numbers for the other two hospitals in the Baystate Health network - Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in ... (Read Full Article)

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Amarantus MA Announces Collaboration With Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Springfield area salaries increase from 2008

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...ot just passing pills and changing dressings,” said Fox, who works in the acute renal department at Baystate Medical Center giving life-saving dialysis treatments to people with serious kidney ailments. “She’s the investiga......supply and demand at work, said Robert A. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management. “My guess is that there are shortages of these types of positions,” ... (Read Full Article)

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Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton seeks to partner with larger hospital in hopes of expanding services | masslive.com

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Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester are three hospitals cited in a statement by Cooley Dickinson officials ... (Read Full Article)

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