Massachusetts has offered the life sciences industry $1 billion worth of incentives over the next decade, hoping that cutting-edge companies can offset losses in more traditional industries and develop innovative medical technology, as Gov. Deval Patrick

Randy Pausch, a terminally ill professor whose earnest farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University became an Internet phenomenon and best-selling book that turned him into a symbol for living and dying well, died Friday at his home in Chesapeake, Va.,

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Can the movies turn real-life physicists into stars? "The Atom Smashers" packs a lot of real life into its saga about the world's biggest subatomic quest - plus a bit of movie magic.

FAIRFIELD, Conn., July 29, 2008 -- Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Excel Life Sciences, Inc. granting them exclusive distribution rights in India for CTT's pain management therapy device.

BG Medicine Inc., a life sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostics, has raised a $40 million fourth round of funding, the company said on Thursday.