Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b1cb3523-133e-4904-93b2-ed23a6c35133 Date 12/8/2016 Company Name Flipps Mailing Address 55 East 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Flipps is a mobile app for entertainment enthusiasts to easily discover & project unique content onto a TV using only their smartphone. Flipps fuses what we love about mobile (touch-screen, portable, personalized) and … Continue reading “Flipps Garners $2,536,230 New Financing Round”
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Senate Approves 21st Century Cures Act, Sending Bill to Obama
The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a wide-ranging healthcare spending and reform bill that aims to infuse medical research with new funding and also speed up the regulatory approval process for new drugs and medical devices. With the Senate’s 94-5 vote on Wednesday, the bill now advances to … Continue reading “Senate Approves 21st Century Cures Act, Sending Bill to Obama”
Voyager’s Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Shows Promise in Small Study
Voyager Therapeutics this afternoon is providing very early evidence that an experimental gene therapy it’s been developing might have a chance to help patients with Parkinson’s disease for whom standard treatment is no longer working well. Cambridge, MA-based Voyager (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VYGR]]) is disclosing interim data from a small, open-label, Phase 1 trial among volunteers with … Continue reading “Voyager’s Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s Shows Promise in Small Study”
Visbit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Smooth Choppy VR Streaming
We’re closing out a critical year for the fledgling virtual reality industry, which rolled out a batch of the first consumer VR headsets in 2016 in a wave of media attention. But first impressions can dampen the excitement when technical hitches frustrate eager new users as they try to enter virtual worlds. Visbit, one of … Continue reading “Visbit Raises $3.2M Seed Round To Smooth Choppy VR Streaming”
Tenaya Spins Out of Gladstone With $50M to Fight Heart Disease
The human body can’t repair the heart damage that leads to heart failure. But new biopharmaceutical company Tenaya Therapeutics aims to find a way by turning research from the nonprofit Gladstone Institutes into regenerative medicine treatments. Tenaya Therapeutics launched on Wednesday, spinning out of San Francisco-based Gladstone. The company is backed by a $50 million … Continue reading “Tenaya Spins Out of Gladstone With $50M to Fight Heart Disease”
Navdy Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f933117a-0cdb-4625-9999-225ad7ae0ad6 Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Navdy Mailing Address 2 Shotwell St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Navdy is a Head-Up Display (HUD) for your car that let’s you use all the apps you love while keeping your eyes on the road. You can think of it as Google Glass for … Continue reading “Navdy Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding”
Accompany Obtains $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63fdb822-f985-4abf-99f2-2d732dc51d21 Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Accompany Mailing Address 382 1st Street Los Altos, CA 94022 USA Company Description Imagine your network come to life – a three-dimensional, living, breathing engine of opportunity. That’s Accompany. Website http://www.accompani.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Accompany, which launched in … Continue reading “Accompany Obtains $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Tradeshift Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40705cd5-56b3-4071-8e6b-4e229cafd9b4 Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Tradeshift Mailing Address 612 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Tradeshift is a platform for all your business interactions. Modern business is broken. On one hand, growing companies who want to focus on doing what they love are plagued by user-unfriendly and time-consuming solutions … Continue reading “Tradeshift Receives New Round”
MoEngage Garners $2,615,112 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b1602d12-5e09-4cc2-ae5e-7cbd888e32af Date 12/7/2016 Company Name MoEngage Mailing Address 1300 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description MoEngage is a Marketing Automation Platform for Mobile Apps. We empower mobile apps to reach the right customer at the right time with the right message and at the right place. Website http://www.moengage.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “MoEngage Garners $2,615,112 New Funding”
Visbit Obtains $3,200,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2fbdd46-167e-4cea-86af-9d3e349fab2b Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Visbit Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description VISBIT Inc. was founded in 2015 by Dr. Changyin Zhou and Elaine Lu, to develop next generation visual technologies and products that can revolutionize how people capture and consume visual information. Website http://www.visbit.co Transaction … Continue reading “Visbit Obtains $3,200,000 Seed Funding Round”
Onfleet Receives $4,468,185 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0509f2d0-9b07-432b-a59b-fa113e711330 Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Onfleet Mailing Address 767 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Managing a delivery operation is complicated and frustrating. Spreadsheets, phone calls, traffic, angry customers, fleet maintenance. Headaches. We knew there had to be a better way. Website http://www.onfleet.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Onfleet Receives $4,468,185 New Funding Round”
Fitbit Acquires Pebble for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=edb988b7-124a-4580-900f-79348bae7c96 Date 12/7/2016 Company Name Pebble Mailing Address 925 Alma St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Pebble is a customizable, Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch that connects to iPhone and Android smartphones. It features a 144×168 1-bit display, a 3-axis accelerometer and a Cortex-M3 ARM microprocessor. Pebble can be customized by installing new … Continue reading “Fitbit Acquires Pebble for Undisclosed Sum”
PatientPing Gets $32M From Leerink, Andreessen for Health Info Sharing
PatientPing has raised $31.6 million from investors on both coasts to speed up adoption of its software that helps doctors track when their patients get admitted to or released from the hospital. The Series B funding round was led by Boston-based Leerink Transformation Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley venture firm that has backed … Continue reading “PatientPing Gets $32M From Leerink, Andreessen for Health Info Sharing”
ASH Roundup: CAR-T Shuffle, Hemophilia Updates, Checkpoint Progress & More
Two years ago at the American Society of Hematology conference, excitement, not blood, was running in the streets of San Francisco. The cancer immunotherapy known as CAR-T was the star of the show, thanks to dazzling early data that showed more patients than not saw their leukemias and lymphomas knocked into remission by the living, … Continue reading “ASH Roundup: CAR-T Shuffle, Hemophilia Updates, Checkpoint Progress & More”
Rainbow Broadband Leads Charge to Bring Fixed Wireless to Brooklyn
Microwaves belong in kitchens, right? Not according to Russ Hamm, president and founder of New York-based Rainbow Broadband. Since 2004, Hamm and his firm have been installing microwave antennas on rooftops across Manhattan capable of providing fixed wireless Internet service to hundreds of clients in a roughly two-mile radius. The devices are capable of wirelessly providing … Continue reading “Rainbow Broadband Leads Charge to Bring Fixed Wireless to Brooklyn”
Hyperloop One Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=29021952-b57a-466c-98c8-007a980980b9 Date 12/6/2016 Company Name Hyperloop One Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description We are Hyperloop One. We will move people and cargo at speeds never thought possible. We will make the world smaller, cleaner and more efficient. Website http://www.hyperloop-one.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Hyperloop One Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Datrium Secures $55,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=29d57f90-04a3-4970-9af7-0eae85fcc114 Date 12/6/2016 Company Name Datrium Mailing Address 385 Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Datrium is the leader in Open Convergence for private clouds. Datrium converges storage and compute in a radical new way—modeled on public cloud IaaS versus traditional converged infrastructure or hyper-convergence. Website http://www.datrium.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Datrium Secures $55,000,000 Series C Round”
SocialChorus Receives $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d897f20d-56f0-41da-92de-2f39eb4f7d3d Date 12/6/2016 Company Name SocialChorus Mailing Address 123 Mission Street 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We believe the most powerful marketing happens when people advocate for a brand they love. We believe in a social and mobile world where advocates endorse more often, to more people, faster … Continue reading “SocialChorus Receives $10,000,000 New Round”
Connectedyard Secures $7,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d60edfc-0c53-46f5-8311-9e9a57be3ed8 Date 12/6/2016 Company Name Connectedyard Mailing Address 900 East Hamilton Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 USA Company Description Get pHin! The floating Bluetooth sensor, mobile app & pool chemical subscription that simplifies pool care & ensure your pool is perfectly always balanced. Website http://www.phin.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Connectedyard Secures $7,000,000 Series A Round”
With Nod To Biden, Senate To Say Yes To “Cures” Spending, Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate cleared the way for the 21st Century Cures Act, an omnibus healthcare spending and reform bill, by voting 85-13 to end debate this evening. It passed the House with 392 votes last week. After a final Senate vote as early as tomorrow, it will head to President Obama’s desk. The president used … Continue reading “With Nod To Biden, Senate To Say Yes To “Cures” Spending, Reform Bill”
Uber Buys New York’s Geometric Intelligence to Power New A.I. Lab
Uber is ratcheting up its efforts to advance artificial intelligence technologies as it pushes down the road toward self-driving vehicles. The ride-hailing app company has launched Uber AI Labs, a new division based in San Francisco focused on A.I. and machine learning research. The initial core team is made up of the 15 employees of … Continue reading “Uber Buys New York’s Geometric Intelligence to Power New A.I. Lab”
With Cowboys’ Backing, Blue Star Set to Boost Sports Startups
Dallas—Partners with a deep well of subject matter expertise and capital are on the top of any entrepreneur’s wish list. Now an accelerator tailored to sports technology startups might be giving those founders a connection to the ultimate in sports and marketing royalty: the Dallas Cowboys. The new Blue Star Accelerator, aimed at nurturing young … Continue reading “With Cowboys’ Backing, Blue Star Set to Boost Sports Startups”
Procrastinator’s Special Ends Today for State of the Biotech Union
We’re only one day away from State of the Biotech Union, Xconomy’s annual Bay Area life sciences forum, which will take place tomorrow afternoon (December 6) at the Amgen Campus in South San Francisco. For you late decision-makers, you’re almost out of time to save on this unique event. Our Procrastinator’s Special rate ends today … Continue reading “Procrastinator’s Special Ends Today for State of the Biotech Union”
The Xconomy Immuno-Oncology Resource: A Mid-ASH T Cell Update
[Updated, 12/5/16, 4 p.m. See below.] If you’re following cancer immunotherapy, you might feel a bit swamped by this week’s wave of clinical data from experimental programs that turn living T cells into revved-up cancer fighters. We’re updating our ongoing cancer immunotherapy trial resource with American Society of Hematology results, plus a few others we’ve … Continue reading “The Xconomy Immuno-Oncology Resource: A Mid-ASH T Cell Update”
Materna Medical Obtains $4,596,792 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dab47db-6ae5-43ba-8d2b-993af22e6ebd Date 12/3/2016 Company Name Materna Medical Mailing Address 1700 Beach Street San Francisco, CA 94123 USA Company Description The company develops Surgical and Medical Instruments. Website http://www.maternamed.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,596,792 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 50 investors participated in the offering. The … Continue reading “Materna Medical Obtains $4,596,792 New Funding Round”
SF Digital Health VC Suennen Joins GE Ventures
Lisa Suennen has been named a managing director at GE Ventures, according to her blog. Suennen co-founded Psilos Group almost two decades ago before starting up her own consulting firm, Venture Valkyrie, in 2014. According to her blog, Suennen will now be “back on the front lines of venture capital investing,” doing deals in health IT, … Continue reading “SF Digital Health VC Suennen Joins GE Ventures”
This Week in Drug Pricing and Post-Election Healthcare Policy News
Healthcare news has been coming fast and furious in the fallout of the election, particularly this week. Read on below for the latest on the 21st Century Cures Act, the Trump Administration’s latest nominees, and a biopharma CEO’s warning to his peers on drug pricing. IN WASHINGTON… —The House of Representatives passed a sweeping healthcare … Continue reading “This Week in Drug Pricing and Post-Election Healthcare Policy News”
Bio Roundup: CAR-T Ups & Downs, Lilly’s Failure, Myeloma & More
We’ve packed some extra stuffing into the roundup this week to account for some burnt turkey delivered by biopharma in the few days before Thanksgiving—starting with Eli Lilly’s failed gamble in Alzheimer’s disease. Lilly wasn’t alone, however. Several companies, among them Juno Therapeutics, Arrowhead Pharmaceutials, and Nivalis Therapeutics, have had some bad news for investors … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: CAR-T Ups & Downs, Lilly’s Failure, Myeloma & More”
An Innovation Snapshot of Medellin, Colombia
As we fly over Cuba en route from Fort Lauderdale to Medellin, I am already imbibing the upcoming culture change from the happy chaos at the departure gate in Florida. The plane is surprisingly not full and my fellow passengers, primarily Hispanics, are in a sleepy good mood. We will be arriving at 1am and … Continue reading “An Innovation Snapshot of Medellin, Colombia”
Osterhout Design Group Receives $58,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c2bb599-3431-4378-b0d7-36559b1e3b54 Date 12/2/2016 Company Name Osterhout Design Group Mailing Address 153 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Osterhout Design Group (ODG) is a private company headquartered in San Francisco. Our story begins in 1999, revolutionizing the high-tech toy industry by integrating high-performance electronics to create devices loved by the … Continue reading “Osterhout Design Group Receives $58,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
WorkRamp Lands $1,800,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b31ff6a8-e390-4f61-8f30-4d279d33ad14 Date 12/2/2016 Company Name WorkRamp Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description From the first moon landing to the unveiling of the iPod, great teams have pushed themselves to accomplish the unimaginable. Our hope is that every team feels empowered to achieve their wildest ambitions. Poor guidance and … Continue reading “WorkRamp Lands $1,800,000 Seed Funding Round”
Juniper Networks Acquires AppFormix for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c28b824-8a6f-4fd6-a642-63f9f6377338 Date 12/2/2016 Company Name AppFormix Mailing Address 4 North 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description AppFormix is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure performance optimization. AppFormix enables consistent performance of applications running in VMs or container. Website http://www.appformix.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Juniper Networks Acquires AppFormix for Undisclosed Sum”
AttackIQ, Which Makes Tools to Assess Cybersecurity, Raises $8.8M
San Diego-based AttackIQ, a cybersecurity startup providing a Web-based platform for assessing network defenses, has finally closed its Series A round of founding, after raising a total of $8.8 million over the past three years, according to co-founder and CEO Stephan Chenette. Institutional investors included San Francisco-based Index Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and Telstra Ventures. In … Continue reading “AttackIQ, Which Makes Tools to Assess Cybersecurity, Raises $8.8M”
Sudden Coffee Garners $2,700,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c128cdbe-a6cf-49f3-89f7-3ad625101e76 Date 12/1/2016 Company Name Sudden Coffee Mailing Address 635 Steiner Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Shopping for the holidays is hard – but not this year! We designed the Sudden Coffee Holiday Stocking Stuffer as the perfect gift for you to show someone you care about them. Website … Continue reading “Sudden Coffee Garners $2,700,000 Seed Financing”
S2solutions Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a0add82-61b1-4394-94af-868ee5bbde10 Date 12/1/2016 Company Name S2solutions Mailing Address Undisclosed Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description S2 Solutions, Inc., is a Value Added Reseller of SYSPRO ERP software. Together with our parent company Systems Advisory Services, we have been the leading provider of SYSPRO implementation services in California for two decades. Website Undisclosed … Continue reading “S2solutions Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
Rhumbix Obtains $6,237,849 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd10fe5d-70ac-48bf-a028-94c47964d3d3 Date 12/1/2016 Company Name Rhumbix Mailing Address 1169 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description We build products that make crews better at their most important work. Rhumbix empowers foremen and work crews by providing daily feedback on performance. Website http://www.rhumbix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,237,849 Transaction … Continue reading “Rhumbix Obtains $6,237,849 New Funding Round”
Grokker Receives $15,500,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb14226a-41cb-45ef-8347-ad8e7f970dd9 Date 12/1/2016 Company Name Grokker Mailing Address 560 South Winchester Boulevard San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description The best Yoga, Fitness, and Cooking video classes taught by expert instructors. With Grokker you will stay inspired, motivated, and challenged so you can be a better you. Website http://www.grokker.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Grokker Receives $15,500,000 Series B Round”
AngelList Acquires Product Hunt for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=743a8f3d-7321-4023-b5cb-eeb0a9af8782 Date 12/1/2016 Company Name Product Hunt Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It’s a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. Website http://www.producthunt.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “AngelList Acquires Product Hunt for Undisclosed Sum”
Brushing Aside Critics, House Votes in Landslide for Cures Act
By a 392 to 26 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the omnibus healthcare legislation called the 21st Century Cures Act, bringing new funding for top Obama administration health priorities a big step closer to the outgoing president’s signature. While critics of the bill questioned whether that funding would actually materialize in coming … Continue reading “Brushing Aside Critics, House Votes in Landslide for Cures Act”
Founder Collective Closes Third Fund: $75M to Back Early-Stage Startups
Founder Collective has reloaded its stock of dry powder to fuel young startups. The venture firm today announced it has raised $75 million for its third fund, roughly the same aggregate size as its second. The firm was founded by a group of entrepreneurs in 2009, and launched with a $40 million seed-stage fund. Founder … Continue reading “Founder Collective Closes Third Fund: $75M to Back Early-Stage Startups”
RAM shift phase 2
[Editor’s note: Seattle-based sci-fi author Greg Bear has contemplated a day when intelligent machines, which are already assisting or replacing humans in manufacturing and transportation, could do his job, too. Indeed, a World Economic Forum study (PDF) predicts that technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics will replace some 5 million jobs by 2020, while … Continue reading “RAM shift phase 2”
With $19M, Axial Becomes Latest Startup to Target Gut-Brain Connection
We’re still a long way from understanding how the trillions of bacteria that live in and on our bodies, known collectively as the human microbiome, affect our health and well-being. Despite those unknowns, a steady drip of companies have launched in recent years to explore those links and make drugs for a range of diseases. … Continue reading “With $19M, Axial Becomes Latest Startup to Target Gut-Brain Connection”
ServiceAide Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7f524f0-2a6f-40b1-9313-af420fe8e18b Date 11/30/2016 Company Name ServiceAide Mailing Address 2635 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description ServiceAide Cloud Service Management is a powerful yet simple to use SaaS ITSM product available worldwide. ServiceAide was created around the core concept of connecting data to create coherent information that can revolutionize … Continue reading “ServiceAide Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round”
Trump Tabs Fiscal, Social Conservatives To Run U.S. Health Agencies
Two big pieces of the Trump healthcare puzzle have fallen into place. The President-elect’s transition team has nominated Georgia Republican congressman Tom Price to be Health and Human Services secretary. It has also tabbed Indiana health consultant Seema Verma to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a statement, Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), … Continue reading “Trump Tabs Fiscal, Social Conservatives To Run U.S. Health Agencies”
The Tough Questions You Must Discuss Before You Take the Money
If all goes well, the day will come when just one small thing will stand between you and funding for your startup: your signature on a term sheet. Most founders quickly sign on the line and get back to the business of growing their business. Smart ones set aside the paperwork, grab their business partners, … Continue reading “The Tough Questions You Must Discuss Before You Take the Money”
Saver Rate Ends Today for State of the Biotech Union
We’re only one week away from our annual Bay Area life sciences forum, State of the Biotech Union—and this is your last chance to save $120. This special event takes place on Tuesday, December 6th, at the Amgen campus in South San Francisco. This year, we’re holding a series of post-election discussions to assess where … Continue reading “Saver Rate Ends Today for State of the Biotech Union”
Silexica Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a150d0ea-cf4d-4820-967c-8b5632451709 Date 11/29/2016 Company Name Silexica Mailing Address 19495 Via Real Drive Saratoga, CA 95070 USA Company Description Modern software applications increasingly push processor boundaries. The industry has responded by moving to multicore architectures. Multicore development techniques and tools, however, have not experienced the same levels of innovation and progress. Website http://www.silexica.com … Continue reading “Silexica Obtains $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
SynGen Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fecea5a1-29df-4b2c-8adf-e2d2a8dce7ff Date 11/29/2016 Company Name SynGen Mailing Address 100 Howe Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 USA Company Description We are in the business of inventing and commercializing products that utilizes single-use sterile plastic cartridge disposables and dedicated, highly automated mechanical medical devices to isolate and capture stem and progenitor cells from peripheral and … Continue reading “SynGen Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
Natural Pesticides Maker Marrone Bio Gets EPA Nod on Biofumigant
A biological fumigant developed by Marrone Bio Innovations is one step closer to joining the pest-control toolkit of strawberry farmers after clearing a key regulatory hurdle. Marrone Bio (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MBII]]) announced Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency has registered the Davis, CA-based company’s biofumigant, called MBI-601 EP. The biofumigant was developed to control and suppress … Continue reading “Natural Pesticides Maker Marrone Bio Gets EPA Nod on Biofumigant”
Should We Rewrite the Human Genome?
Scientists are engineering a new living thing: a radically modified version of the lowly bacterium E. coli. In an article in Science from August, researchers at Harvard University described an ongoing project to build the genetic code of E. coli from scratch, but with major revisions to create a new strain unlike any in existence. The modified E. coli is … Continue reading “Should We Rewrite the Human Genome?”