Industry Insights

Identifying a company’s social responsibility can be a difficult endeavor. Of course, you want to work for a sustainable and profitable company that contributes positively to society and the surrounding environment. But, this can be difficult to find. To that end, we’ve collected our top five things to look for to help you to spot a socially responsible company.
1. Cause-Related Marketing
A good indicator of a socially responsible company is cause-related marketing. This technique is used by companies to raise awareness …

Plenty of organizations use big data to enhance their operations. Banks deploy data mining techniques to detect fraud or predict the likelihood a borrower will default on a loan. E-commerce companies apply quantitative and probabilistic methods to head off cybersecurity threats while mining massive amounts of customer data to build recommendation engines. Targeted marketing campaigns aimed at providing personalized customer experience.
But as the use cases for data science grow more sophisticated, some innovative startups are now relying on artificial …

Are you eager to gain internship experience in the life sciences industry? Learn more and apply to the Mass Life Sciences Center Internship Challenge for the 2020-2021 year!
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is excited to announce that the Internship Challenge application period is now open for Summer 2021 through Spring 2022! This year-round workforce development program focuses on enhancing the talent pipeline for Massachusetts life sciences companies by providing college students and recent graduates with hands-on work experience …

Prior to the era of covid-19 the world of ecommerce was already hitting it’s stride in the business world. However, covid-19 placed a spotlight on the companies and industries which had well established ecommerce practices as well as those who pivoted creating an ecommerce platform. This change not only caused businesses to rethink how to maintain and increase revenue, but it also provided an opportunity for companies to rethink their workforce. For established ecommerce companies, this meant increasing staff levels …