Free guided bike rides during Red Line closure

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Free guided bike rides offered through Cambridge Squares this week

With the Red Line closure disrupting commutes through Friday, July 31, Cambridge's Department of Transportation is offering free weekday morning guided bike rides linking Alewife, Porter, Harvard, Central and Kendall Squares. Volunteer ride leaders guide groups at a leisurely pace along low-traffic streets and separated bike lanes. The rides are one of several transit alternatives, alongside MBTA shuttles, the EZRide Shuttle, and fare-free Commuter Rail between Porter Square and North Station.

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Sarepta Therapeutics names Michael Severino as next CEO

Cambridge biotech Sarepta Therapeutics says Michael Severino, former Tessera Therapeutics CEO, takes over as CEO starting today, July 28.

BioPharma Dive

Learn sewing machine safety and basics at Main Library workshop

Cambridge Public Library's "Sewing 101" workshop tonight, July 28 at 7 p.m., covers machine safety and helps participants make a simple drawstring bag.

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Kendall Square's CAMP4 Therapeutics gets clearance for clinical trial

CAMP4 Therapeutics received Australian regulatory clearance to start its first-in-human trial of CMP-002 for SYNGAP1-related disorder.

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MIT Media Lab hosts doctoral defense on robotic construction

MIT graduate student Miana Smith defends her dissertation, "Scalable Robotic Voxel Construction," on automated assembly of load-bearing structures today, July 28 at 2:30 p.m.

MIT Media Lab

Termeer Square hosts wellness botanical watercolor session

AIRI Jewelry & Gallery hosts "PaintWell," an outdoor watercolor workshop at Henri A. Termeer Square in East Cambridge tonight, July 28 starting at 5:30 p.m.

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Apnimed sets terms for $150 million Nasdaq IPO

Cambridge pharmaceutical developer Apnimed, working on a pill for obstructive sleep apnea, has set terms for a $150 million Nasdaq IPO.

Renaissance Capital

Cambridge Public Library hosts virtual Death Cafe

The library sponsors an online Death Cafe tonight, July 28 from 7-8:15 p.m., an open conversation about death for adults.

Death Cafe

Healthcare Cloud & AI Community hosts Kendall Square meetup

The Boston Healthcare Cloud & AI Community holds a networking meetup at the Microsoft NERD Center today, July 28, featuring a talk by Ashish Bhatia from Audible.

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Harbour BioMed partners with Sinopharm on antibody R&D

Cambridge-based Harbour BioMed announced a strategic collaboration with China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) to co-develop biologics and therapeutics.

Harbour BioMed

ProMIS Neurosciences hosts webinar on Alzheimer's trial data

Cambridge-based ProMIS Neurosciences holds a live webinar tonight, July 28, with clinical experts discussing six-month blinded interim data from its Phase 1b trial of Alzheimer's treatment PMN310.

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