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A REVIVAL: Dr. Annie  De Groot’s cancer vaccine development company in Providence was dormant for several years, but it’s been restarted at an opportune time, when the favorable results of a related clinical trial have given the sector a boost.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Cancer vaccine startup comes back to life

Health Matters 09/25/2026

In 2016, Dr. Annie De Groot received a cry for help. A scientific researcher, De Groot had worked for decades on computational vaccinology – the...

EPIVAX PRESIDENT AND CEO Dr. Anne S. De Groot. EpiVax has launched a venture-backed spinoff, Epivax Oncology. / PBN FILE PHOTO

EpiVax launches EpiVax Oncology for personalized cancer vaccines

Health Services 09/25/2017

PROVIDENCE — Immunolgy engineering biotech firm EpiVax Inc. has launched EpiVax Oncology Inc., a venture-backed spinoff focused on the development of personalized therapeutic cancer...

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CHUGGING ALONG: Matt Bosgraaf, right, owner of the Kayak Centre in North Kingstown, adjusts the pedal drive system on a fishing kayak in the store’s showroom. With him is John Van Ness, the store’s product specialist. Bosgraaf says the business is growing, helped by the recent acquisition of a kayak rental business.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AT WHAT COSTS? PBN survey: Businesses haven’t lost all hope despite...

09/25/2026

POWERFUL PAIR: Solid State Power Corp. manufactures batteries for boats and aquatic vessels, drones, mining equipment, data center backup systems and scientific equipment, and ships them worldwide. Pictured from left are Phil Calef, father of founder and CEO Tom Calef, and assembly technician Jaquir Som at the company’s Pawtucket manufacturing facility. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Pawtucket battery maker takes power to the extreme

09/25/2026

COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE: Joseph Devine, center, president of Axiotrop LLC, meets with Dewetron Inc. Head of Operations Albon Redzepi, left, and marketing specialist Gabriella Scott at Axiotrop’s Narragansett office.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pentagon rule drives Axiotrop growth

09/25/2026

From small beginnings to a bright future

09/25/2026

Career Pathways: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Courage Builder in North Kingstown, builds career pathways connecting Rhode island students to fast-growing fields such as the blue economy.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Courage Builder for RI’s workforce

09/25/2026

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