Competition among US States for Life Sciences Investments

In my post yesterday, I wondered at the lack of excitement about the new Massachusetts Life Sciences law. Today, the top article in the Boston Globe’s business section is about Maryland’s announcement of a similar plan. Apparently the Massachusetts law hasn’t gone unnoticed by other state governments, even if it’s barely caused a [...]

Competitive Advantage of Regions

Yesterday, Governor Patrick signed into law a $1 billion package for a 10 year plan to support the growth of the life sciences industry in Massachusetts. This seems, to me, like a huge deal, and a really important step for the future Massachusetts economy. Yet news coverage seems kind of muted (see, for example, [...]