News from the life sciences and technology sectors north of Boston

November 2025

Teradar, a Boston-based startup pioneering the use of terahertz technology to launch a new generation of life-saving sensors for automotive, defense, and emerging industries, has emerged from stealth mode with the announcement of $150 million in Series B funding. Read more in Boston Business Journal (subscription required).

Minerva Biotechnologies recently celebrated the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot lab and office headquarters facility at Cummings Park in Woburn. The clinical-stage company is developing revolutionary therapeutics to treat and prevent cancers.

The event was attended by a host of regional economic development and life sciences industry leaders. In photo (l to r): Bill Cummings, founder, Cummings Properties and Cummings Foundation; Marisia Ketchum, business development manager, MassBio; Alexandra Husted, regional director, Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development; Jeanne LeClair, chief business officer, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center; Cynthia Bamdad, Ph.D., CEO, Minerva Biotechnologies; Ron Axelrod, COO, Minerva Biotechnologies; and Mike Concannon, Mayor, city of Woburn.

We are pleased to welcome CapyBara Energy as the newest cleantech client at Cummings Park in Woburn. CapyBara has developed an innovative, carbon-based aqueous supercapacitor technology that addresses the critical limitations of existing energy storage solutions. Its approach combines cutting-edge materials science, modular design, and sustainable practices to create a new standard in energy storage.

SanegeneBio (300 TradeCenter, Woburn), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative RNAi therapeutics, announced a global research and licensing collaboration with Eli Lilly earlier this week. The companies will collaborate to advance RNAi candidates for metabolic diseases, based on SanegeneBio’s proprietary tissue selective delivery technology, LEAD (Ligand and Enhancer Assisted Delivery).

According to SanegeneBio, its LEAD platform has the potential to generate breakthrough therapies for metabolic diseases that could be administered subcutaneously as infrequently as twice per year. Read more in Fierce Biotech.

Weimin Wang, Ph.D., is SanegeneBio's CEO.

VEIR (3 Gill Street, Woburn), a superconducting power delivery solutions company, announced yesterday that its first-generation Superconducting Technology for AI Racks (a.k.a. “STAR”) demonstration has successfully delivered 3 megawatts of power via a single low-voltage cable within a simulated and scalable data center environment.

A Techcrunch article describes how VEIR has taken the core technology it developed for transmission lines and adapted it to the low-voltage needs of data centers. The company has built a simulated data center near its headquarters to demonstrate its technology.

"The AI and data center community is desperate to find solutions today and is desperate to stay ahead. There’s a tremendous amount of competitive pressure to stay at the forefront.”

Tim Heidel

CEO

VEIR

The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Innovation Institute have announced more than $16.3 million and designated 14 regions across Massachusetts as official TechHubs through the Massachusetts (MA) TechHubs Program. Created through the Mass Leads Act, the TechHubs Program is designed to strengthen regional innovation ecosystems by investing in technology development, high-growth industries, and innovative local companies. 

Congratulations to all the awardees, including those in the MetroNorth region:

• Soil to Sea Sustainability TechHub, led by InnoVenture Labs (100 Cummings Center, Beverly), Metro North ($100,000). This partnership will develop a strategy for a “Soil to Sea” TechHub focused on advancing innovation in sustainability and climatetech, including green chemistry, agricultural biotechnology, agricultural climate technologies, and the blue economy. 
• Advanced Mobility Technologies TechHub, led by Endicott College, North Shore ($99,990). This partnership between Endicott College, MassDOT Aeronautics, and MassAutonomy will develop a roadmap for the North Shore as a regional TechHub for air, surface, and marine robotics and autonomous mobility technologies. 
• Advanced Manufacturing TechHub, led by Middlesex 3 Coalition, Middlesex 3 Corridor. This TechHub designation will formalize the advanced manufacturing ecosystem across Middlesex 3 Coalition’s 11-member region through the Advanced Technology Coalition. 

Emmanuel Kasseris, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Emvolon (30 Sixth Road, Woburn), will present at Planet Action 2025 on November 16 as part of this three-day convening that translates lab innovation into tangible impact that can be implemented and scaled.

Emmanuel will share how Emvolon is turning waste methane from landfills, farms, and industrial sites into carbon-negative green methanol. The company's modular technology brings breakthrough solutions directly to emission sites, building a circular economy where waste becomes a strategic asset and hard-to-decarbonize industries gain access to cost-competitive green fuels.

Learn more about the event and register.

Celebrate the season with friends old and new at North Shore Technology Council's holiday mixer. This annual tradition offers libations and networking opportunities with many of the North Shore's top tech firms, ranging from biotechnology to clean energy. 

Wednesday, December 10, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, The Beacon, Marblehead. Register.

Next week, MassBio will host "2025 R&D Reimagined," a dynamic, full-day event designed to connect members with the industry leaders transforming the life sciences with new technologies and services. This immersive experience will showcase how the right partnerships and platforms can supercharge R&D, streamline operations, and bring breakthrough therapies to patients faster. 

Thursday, November 20, 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM, MassBioHub, 700 Technology Square, Cambridge. Apply to register.

Woburn Lab and Office - 8 Cabot Road

Suites 3400 & 3800 | 5,488 SF

Join established and emerging biotechnology companies in the Woburn life sciences cluster just off I-95 near the I-93 interchange. The area features numerous dining and shopping amenities, including the nearby Woburn Village lifestyle center, and is just one mile from Anderson Regional Transportation Center.

Key features include:

• Corner unit
• 100% outside make-up air
• Two 6' chemical fume hoods
• Emergency shower/eyewash station
• Break room
• Ample natural light
• 5- and 15-gallon point-of-use acid neutralization tanks

• Vacuum pump
• Air compressor
• BL2 compliant construction with vinyl-faced ceiling tiles, epoxy-painted walls, and VCT floor
• Metal casework with resin countertops and reagent shelving
• Process piping
• Double-door loading

Contact John Halsey, vice president of leasing, for more information. Call or text: 781-983-2214.

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