Troubling Beginnings for Biotech Council Chief

FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS Biotechnology Council, the desire for political access is also a prescription for political controversy. The council's new president, Robert K. Coughlin, is already defending himself against charges that he violated the state conflict-of-interest law. Coughlin just replaced former speaker of the House Thomas M. Finneran, who was forced to quit as president after pleading guilty to a felony obstruction-of-justice charge.

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