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Trustnode Obtains $50,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8fdfb36-bfad-4d7e-8f00-4b09b41ec59e&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name Trustnode Mailing Address 965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Trustnode’s interactive education platform eliminates the complexity of insurance education. Our proprietary authoring engine allows flexible adaptation of a programmable, animated cast of cartoon characters to create an engaging and effective user experience. Website http://www.Trustnode.com … Continue reading “Trustnode Obtains $50,000 New Funding Round”

Clover Lands $3,000,300 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=375bdd1b-df8d-4ea9-b7d5-5ce162618f84&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name Clover Mailing Address 785 Castro St Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description The one-tap payment app. See why you’ll love paying with Clover. Available in the US for Android and iPhone. Website http://www.clover.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,300 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Clover Lands $3,000,300 New Financing”

Clover Receives $3,000,300 New Financing

GoBalto Obtains $12,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07533acc-ed06-4e69-8838-a2bd24b56ca8&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name GoBalto Mailing Address 230 California St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description goBalto was founded in 2008 by award winning industry veterans who believe study startup can be improved. How? By delivering web-based solutions that are simple, easy-to-use and accessible. Behind the scenes, we assembled a stellar … Continue reading “GoBalto Obtains $12,000,000 New Round”

Hover Garners $2,100,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b1875c3-28d4-4a65-b06a-b54d4f2a4c9f&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name Hover Mailing Address 127 First Street Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description Hover is dedicated to bringing advanced 3D computer vision technology to the marketplace, with a focus on crowdsourced imagery. Website http://www.hoverinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Hover Garners $2,100,000 New Financing Round”

Covidien Acquires CV Ingenuity for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6c122a32-066c-40c2-89de-641315087d77&Preview=1 Date 12/27/2012 Company Name CV Ingenuity Mailing Address 163 Britton Avenue Atherton, CA 94027 Company Description CV Ingenuity is a medical device company focused on improving patient outcomes in the treatment of vascular disease by providing “Touch-and-Go” solutions to relieve vascular obstructions, inhibit restenosis, leave no implant behind and allow natural … Continue reading “Covidien Acquires CV Ingenuity for Undisclosed Sum”

The Top Stories of 2012 from Xconomy San Francisco

It’s fun to look back at our Web traffic statistics once in a while, because the stories that prove most popular with readers aren’t always the ones we would expect. I wasn’t surprised that our series of stories this year about Google (looking at Google Transit, Google’s M&A strategy, the Google Lunar X Prize, and … Continue reading “The Top Stories of 2012 from Xconomy San Francisco”

A Banner Year for New Drugs

[Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading into 2013: “What does your gut tell you will happen this year even though you don’t have data to prove it?”] I think there will be even more FDA approvals for New Molecular … Continue reading “A Banner Year for New Drugs”

TubeMogul Secures $20,000,000 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af5f31c9-1f11-4c20-b5ad-9a648bbce640&Preview=1 Date 12/26/2012 Company Name TubeMogul Mailing Address 1250 53rd Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description TubeMogul is a free service that provides a single point for deploying uploads to the top video sharing sites, and powerful analytics on who, what, and how videos are being viewed. Website http://www.tubemogul.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “TubeMogul Secures $20,000,000 Series C Round”

Fundly Garners $2,001,875 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa4172c4-327d-4d72-b787-fb77a86eeeeb&Preview=1 Date 12/26/2012 Company Name Fundly Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description The company operates a website and service that allows users to raise funds for their causes. Website http://www.fundly.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,001,875 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Fundly Garners $2,001,875 New Funding”

Fundly Receives $2,001,875 New Round

Paper and Airplanes: The Long Road to Obsolescence

As the years go by, I increasingly find the history of the future as interesting as the future itself. We’ve all seen lists of incredibly bad technological predictions, and of course it’s always fun to smugly reflect on how wrong a smart person can be. Grandiose predictions of the future of technology often lead to … Continue reading “Paper and Airplanes: The Long Road to Obsolescence”

What Makes You Optimistic? Xconomists Chime In.

One of the great pleasures of helping to grow Xconomy over the last five-plus years has been getting to know the diverse and fascinating group of people we call the Xconomists, and getting to hang out with them at our various events around the country. And these last few months it has seemed that many … Continue reading “What Makes You Optimistic? Xconomists Chime In.”

Tough B Rounds and Valuations, New Business Models in 2013

[Editor’s note: To tap the wisdom of our distinguished group of Xconomists, we asked a few of them to answer this question heading into 2013: “What does your gut tell you will happen this year even though you don’t have data to prove it?”] I expect many companies looking for their Series B rounds to … Continue reading “Tough B Rounds and Valuations, New Business Models in 2013”

Water Mission to Israel (Day 4): Bringing It All Back Home

Wednesday, December 19th, marked the last day the full delegation was together in Israel. Several members headed for the airport to catch late-night flights after the final dinner, while a number of smaller groups are remaining behind to pursue additional meetings and touring activities over the coming days. The morning sessions were dedicated to open … Continue reading “Water Mission to Israel (Day 4): Bringing It All Back Home”

TapClicks Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad28eead-3a1c-4751-a292-a20fa9cf9a63&Preview=1 Date 12/22/2012 Company Name TapClicks Mailing Address 1054 South De Anza Blvd San Jose, CA 95129 Company Description TapClicks was founded in 2009 to help our customers launch their comprehensive digital presence and manage it with actionable analytics. Website http://www.tapclicks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “TapClicks Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round”

Water Mission to Israel (Day 3): Startup Day in Startup Nation

Tuesday, December 18th, was the midpoint of the Mission agenda and the centerpiece event of the trip. The Massachusetts Delegation hosted the W.E.T. Revolution at Tel Aviv University in the lovely and historic Green House, which was apparently originally built as part of a Palestinian Village, and at various times since has been part of … Continue reading “Water Mission to Israel (Day 3): Startup Day in Startup Nation”

An Xconomy Experiment in Crowdfunding, Colorado Style

Back in 2007, when Bob Buderi tapped out the first news story for the Xconomy Boston website, he wrote, “Ours is a grassroots endeavor, supported by some of the world’s great innovators and business leaders.” Our founding CEO and editor-in-chief took their lessons of entrepreneurship to heart—assembling a team of extraordinarily talented journalists who have … Continue reading “An Xconomy Experiment in Crowdfunding, Colorado Style”

20 Must-Have Apps for That Tablet Under the Tree

It’s time for the third annual version of “iStocking Stuffers,” the holiday apps edition of my weekly column World Wide Wade. The slide show above covers 20 of my favorite apps from 2012, which makes it my longest list yet: the 2010 edition of this guide had just 10 apps, and the 2011 version had 15. … Continue reading “20 Must-Have Apps for That Tablet Under the Tree”

Koding Secures $7,250,159 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c58b32b4-2094-4586-9051-3977ff9587aa&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Koding Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description The company provides cloud computing services. Website http://www.kodingen.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,250,159 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed

Intalio Lands $8,793,834 Series D Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aff38295-a140-4577-868f-3d4b99dbb53f&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Intalio Mailing Address 644 Emerson Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Intalio delivers private cloud computing solutions that can be deployed on demand or on premises. Website http://www.intalio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,793,834 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Intalio Lands $8,793,834 Series D Funding Round”

Single Cell Technology Lands $105,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=855ed8e3-4313-44fe-952c-7a6d4255a851&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Single Cell Technology Mailing Address 5941 Optical Court San Jose, CA 95138 Company Description Single Cell Technology (SCT) is a biotech company operating from the San Jose BioCenter. The CEO is Dr. Chun-Nan Chen and the COO is Jim Bowlby. Single Cell Technology has pioneered a better … Continue reading “Single Cell Technology Lands $105,000 New Round”

ShopWell Solutions Garners $838,878 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa9d8064-2c00-4ad3-a719-990d583488eb&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name ShopWell Solutions Mailing Address 100 Forest Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description ShopWell is a free food information site that scores products on how well they meet your unique needs. With easy-to-understand nutrition information and customized product scores, ShopWell gives you easy tools to find better … Continue reading “ShopWell Solutions Garners $838,878 New Financing”

Pluribus Networks Receives $23,000,000 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7e8cf2f8-ae87-49f8-be2b-aee20649c214&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Pluribus Networks Mailing Address 1808 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description The company’s mission is to drive the third wave of virtualization into the ethernet hardware market, deliver virtualized switches and distributed Netvisor operating system for true network virtualization with a fully programmable fabric, and … Continue reading “Pluribus Networks Receives $23,000,000 Series C Funding”

Chase Bank Acquires Bloomspot for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2645391e-a64c-4cb0-878c-27e4a3c265e7&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Bloomspot Mailing Address 345 Ritch Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Launched in 2010, Bloomspot provides exclusive offers for renowned local restaurants, spas, salons, weekend getaways, events, and international resorts. A highly targeted member base, expertly sourced partners, and individually designed promotions ensures member satisfaction and … Continue reading “Chase Bank Acquires Bloomspot for Undisclosed Sum”

Sponsorfied Garners $98,400 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aefc5f89-db94-4c73-81b3-0338f1b0719b&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Sponsorfied Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We’re building the worlds largest database of brands, and connecting them with amazing sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorfied was started by a small team of startup, technology, and sponsorship experts during SXSW 2012. We were so frustrated by the … Continue reading “Sponsorfied Garners $98,400 New Financing Round”

Gigsky Receives $2,028,715 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be5d21da-a01b-4715-8731-2250170062f4&Preview=1 Date 12/21/2012 Company Name Gigsky Mailing Address 1895 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Gigsky, Inc. is a start-up company, headquartered in Mountain View, CA. The Company is led by Ravi Rishy-Maharaj, an experienced executive, serial entrepreneur and perceptive leader in the technology market. Other team members collectively bring … Continue reading “Gigsky Receives $2,028,715 New Financing”

Why the World Will Beat a Path to Path

Part of me is reluctant to write about Path, the mobile-only social networking app. The place feels a little like your favorite backwoods hot spring right before it’s been discovered by all the travel magazines. Or more to the point, it feels like Facebook back in 2005, before it was open to everyone. It’s where … Continue reading “Why the World Will Beat a Path to Path”

A Long Interview with Path CEO Dave Morin

Below is the full, slightly edited text of my December 11, 2012 interview with Path co-founder and CEO Dave Morin. See this profile of Path for a summary version of Morin’s remarks. Xconomy: Imagine we’re speaking in front of a crowd of people who have never heard of Path. Which you probably have to do … Continue reading “A Long Interview with Path CEO Dave Morin”

Can (Should?) A Young Biotech Company Still Go Long?

It used to be that every young biotech company’s goal was to “go long,” to become a FIPCO (fully integrated pharmaceutical company…remember when that phrase was in vogue?), selling its own product and running a sustainable business. These days, that’s rarely in anyone’s business plan. And yet at the same time, I’ve heard public market … Continue reading “Can (Should?) A Young Biotech Company Still Go Long?”

Xconomist of the Week: Alexis Borisy Still Likes Early Stage Biotechs

The trending topic among biotech people and the people who fund them these days is that it is almost impossible to scrounge up financing for startups in the earliest stages of drug development. As Xconomy’s Luke Timmermanwrote in July, the amount of money invested in first-round biotech financings fell by 60 percent in the first … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Alexis Borisy Still Likes Early Stage Biotechs”

Ultragenyx, Led by BioMarin Vet, Snags $75M for Ultra-Rare Diseases

Some of the biggest investment checks in biotech are going to startups focused on treating extremely tiny groups of patients. You can see the story playing out at a little company in Novato, CA, called Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. The company, founded by former BioMarin Pharmaceuticals executive Emil Kakkis in April 2010, is announcing today it has … Continue reading “Ultragenyx, Led by BioMarin Vet, Snags $75M for Ultra-Rare Diseases”

FitStar Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ad06d01-a42c-46fb-93b2-933da0cb3685&Preview=1 Date 12/20/2012 Company Name FitStar Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description FitStar is on a mission to inspire people to live healthier lives by creating innovative health and fitness apps. Website http://www.fitstar.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company doesn’t have … Continue reading “FitStar Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding”

Signifyd Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d8ade53-3157-4aaf-9e6f-a9fb420fcef4&Preview=1 Date 12/20/2012 Company Name Signifyd Mailing Address 541 Cowper St Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Signifyd was founded in 2011 to help online businesses better control fraud and abuse. Access, Automation, and Anonymity make fraud and abuse possible at industrial scale, and most businesses simply can’t cope. They don’t have … Continue reading “Signifyd Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round”

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Obtains $75,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd613505-2bad-4d65-9c9e-be01add9222c&Preview=1 Date 12/20/2012 Company Name Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Mailing Address 77 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949 Company Description Ultragenyx is a new startup focused on developing therapeutics for rare diseases. The company is lead by Emil Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., former CMO of BioMarin Pharmaceutical, and will build on management’s experience in choosing and … Continue reading “Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Obtains $75,000,000 Series B Round”

IFTTT Secures $7,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e995ab8e-8dc4-4ed3-b073-8d9d01638a15&Preview=1 Date 12/20/2012 Company Name IFTTT Mailing Address 460 Fell St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description ifttt allows anyone to set up a chain of conditional actions between a wide variety of web services, like “If I post a photo to Flickr, save it to my Dropbox.” Website http://www.ifttt.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “IFTTT Secures $7,000,000 New Financing Round”

Five Tips for Building a Successful Relationship with the FDA

I recently led an initiative to communicate more proactively and frequently with the leaders of the FDA about issues specifically related to improving the agency’s focus on innovative biomedical and therapeutic technologies. At San Diego’s Biocom, where I am CEO, we believe that both industry and regulators can benefit from an atmosphere of open communication … Continue reading “Five Tips for Building a Successful Relationship with the FDA”

Geron Pinning Hopes On Single Drug Platform

In a way, John “Chip” Scarlett’s job since he became CEO of Geron last year has been to resist the allure of science. Starting in the 1990’s, Geron (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GERN]]) had nurtured seminal work on human embryonic stem cells. When Scarlett took over in September 2011, the Menlo Park company had begun the world’s first … Continue reading “Geron Pinning Hopes On Single Drug Platform”

The Cloud in Healthcare Post-Election

At the Dec. 10 Xconomy forum on Healthcare in Transition, I participated in a panel discussion on post-election themes in the business of healthcare from the perspective of a cloud-based healthcare IT company. There was, naturally, difference of opinions among the group on government’s role in facilitating healthcare IT innovation, but there was also some … Continue reading “The Cloud in Healthcare Post-Election”

LUMO BodyTech Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e17a10d-647f-4bff-b756-2a956a8b2de8&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name LUMO BodyTech Mailing Address 3340 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description LUMO BodyTech uses smart sensors and software to help people improve their health. Website http://www.lumoback.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will use the funding … Continue reading “LUMO BodyTech Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

RallyPoint Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2048aae8-7b39-43aa-9fb3-47f113432475&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name RallyPoint Mailing Address 2080 Gough Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Company Description RallyPoint empowers your military life and career. RallyPoint uses patent-pending technology to revolutionize the way US military servicemembers connect, develop, and pursue fulfilling opportunities throughout their careers. Created by veterans at Harvard Business School, we … Continue reading “RallyPoint Lands $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”

VivaReal Secures $14,000,001 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ec5655a-02ed-417a-81b7-5f6e53de4f75&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name VivaReal Mailing Address 2955 Pleasant Hill Rd Sebastopol, CA 95472 Company Description VivaReal is the fastest growing online real estate marketplace in Latin America where people go to buy, sell or rent property. Website http://www.vivareal.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,000,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “VivaReal Secures $14,000,001 New Financing Round”

Kamcord Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf9fd789-03db-4fb6-a4bd-8437503f1e49&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name Kamcord Mailing Address 542 La Conner Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Company Description Unlock your mobile gaming moments. Allow users to record and share their awesome gameplays. Without having to leave your game. Get more installs from people that see your game on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Currently … Continue reading “Kamcord Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding”

Tubular Labs Garners $2,504,398 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=339e5035-f3d4-44cc-9bb3-a15b20dac9a9&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name Tubular Labs Mailing Address 17977 Saratoga Los Gatos Road Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Company Description The company is developing a marketing and analytics platform for YouTube video channels. Website http://www.tubularlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,504,398 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Tubular Labs Garners $2,504,398 New Financing Round”

Glue Networks Secures $1,566,599 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e43d44e8-a05c-4930-b292-adc30d58738a&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name Glue Networks Mailing Address 2020 L street Sacramento, CA 95811 Company Description Glue Virtual Office is powered by our patent-pending GLUWARE technology, which enables us to deliver the industry’s first and only virtual office networking platform as a service. Glue Virtual Office is a comprehensive, turn-key solution. … Continue reading “Glue Networks Secures $1,566,599 New Round”

Catbird Receives $2,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43f16225-54b7-4dc8-8705-cd2ecfdba88f&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name Catbird Mailing Address 1800 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Company Description Catbird vSecurity is the industry’s first and only comprehensive security solution for virtual, cloud and physical infrastructures. Website http://www2.catbird.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Catbird Receives $2,000,000 New Round”

Bump Brings Flock Photo-Sharing App to Android

David Lieb thinks there’s a big transition under way in the world of consumer information technology, and he wants his company, Bump Technologies, to be there waiting on the other side. The Mountain View startup’s specialty is helping smartphone owners get photos, address book entries, and other digital information off their phones and onto other … Continue reading “Bump Brings Flock Photo-Sharing App to Android”

Water Mission to Israel (Day 2): Water Management Solutions at Scale

Monday in Israel started out quickly with the Massachusetts Water Delegation taking part in a global water market networking event with the CleanIsrael Meetup Group. CleanIsrael is a pan-Israel cleantech business network with over 1,000 members and is akin to the Clean Economy Network (now part of the Advanced Energy Economy). After charging up with … Continue reading “Water Mission to Israel (Day 2): Water Management Solutions at Scale”

Sutro Strikes Celgene Deal Worth Up to $500M

South San Francisco-based Sutro Biopharma thinks it has a way to make biotech drugs that’s faster and better than the traditional method that incubates the molecules inside living cells. And today it got a big vote of confidence from one of biotech’s big players, Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]). Sutro said today it struck a broad agreement … Continue reading “Sutro Strikes Celgene Deal Worth Up to $500M”