When Jen McCabe joined smartphone robot startup Romotive, the crew was still in its frantic post-Kickstarter afterglow—a flood of pre-orders, an apartment full of parts, nonstop sessions of assembling and shipping products. Soon enough, though, the manic energy gave way to some cold realities. Even with relatively cheap components, cloud-based software, and enthusiastic crowdfunders, building … Continue reading “Inside Tony Hsieh’s Quiet Plan to Bankroll Hardware Startups”
Category: Boston
Alkermes Nabs $250M It Doesn’t Need, But Could Fend Off Barbarians
Alkermes doesn’t want to be the little fish that ends up getting swallowed by a big fish someday, like so many other biotechs. Today it has raised another $250 million so that it can be more aggressive, and maybe even more acquisitive, when it wants to be. The Dublin, Ireland and Waltham, MA-based biotech company … Continue reading “Alkermes Nabs $250M It Doesn’t Need, But Could Fend Off Barbarians”
What Biotech Pros Will Be Chirping About at JP Morgan This Week
Somebody always has to announce a monster acquisition, or gee-whiz biotech/pharma partnership, on the eve of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Everyone wants to be the center of attention at the annual biotech investing and networking frenzy. With a full business week to get ready, biotech executives and all their PR handlers … Continue reading “What Biotech Pros Will Be Chirping About at JP Morgan This Week”
Alnylam Wheels, Deals, and Gets $700M Investment From Genzyme
A few years ago, Genzyme struck a deal with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) to grab some rights to an RNA interference drug program for a rare disease called transthyretin amyloidosis. Clearly, Genzyme liked what it saw, because it’s now ready to write a massive $700 million check to the Cambridge, MA-based company to significantly expand … Continue reading “Alnylam Wheels, Deals, and Gets $700M Investment From Genzyme”
CyVek Lands $1,854,410 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1bace25c-6768-4402-91e2-22d26fdbefc5 Date 1/13/2014 Company Name CyVek Mailing Address 2 Barnes Industrial Road South Wallingford, CT 06492 Company Description The objective of the CyVek technology is to provide a robust platform for multiplexed proteomics, particularly to serve the market needs of biomarker validation. Website http://www.cyvek.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,854,410 Transaction Round … Continue reading “CyVek Lands $1,854,410 New Funding”
CheckiO Garners $750,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e36380c9-babc-491b-add1-55ce55e2aeb2 Date 1/13/2014 Company Name CheckiO Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 Company Description CheckiO is a game world you can explore using your programming skills. CheckiO is an exciting adventure where in order to discover new islands you have to solve tasks starting from the first Home island with the help … Continue reading “CheckiO Garners $750,000 Seed Funding Round”
Sonian Garners $8,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7aca54c3-0cd5-4ee9-ae64-72510e9892e9 Date 1/13/2014 Company Name Sonian Mailing Address 3 Allied Drive Dedham, MA 02026 Company Description Sonian is a technology platform and hosted services company on a mission to help millions of organizations world-wide manage their critical IT functions such as archiving, search, compliance, e-discovery and storage management. The Sonian platform is … Continue reading “Sonian Garners $8,000,000 Series C Round”
Kitsy Lane Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a56caa02-10a5-4f53-b801-afe5db17a61d Date 1/13/2014 Company Name Kitsy Lane Mailing Address 2 Clock Tower Place Maynard, MA 01754 Company Description It’s all about the find, the hunt, the deal, the giving and receiving. And, it’s all about you. Kitsy Lane is made up of a community of Boutique Owners (from stay-at-home moms to professional … Continue reading “Kitsy Lane Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
Tal Medical Gets NIMH Backing for Fast-Acting Depression Therapy
If you’re suffering from depression, then going to a doctor’s office, sticking your head into a magnetic coil and getting your brain electronically stimulated might not seem all that appetizing. But what if the antidepressants you’ve been prescribed haven’t helped—and that new procedure, in a half hour or less, just might? That’s the kind of … Continue reading “Tal Medical Gets NIMH Backing for Fast-Acting Depression Therapy”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Gerngross, Akili, Intercept, & More
The (entire) biotech world is preparing to descend on San Francisco next week for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare bonanza. No surprise, then, that a flood of news hit the wires just before everyone headed to the airport. Those stories, and a few Xconomy specials below, recap a frenzied few days in biotech: —You may … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Gerngross, Akili, Intercept, & More”
How I Learned to Stay Organized with Evernote, Post-its & Foamcore
I like to think I’m a fairly organized person. I have to be. I’ve got stories to edit and events to plan. I write 5,000 to 10,000 words a week. Some 200 to 300 new e-mail messages hit my inbox every day, all requiring some kind of action. And I have a lot of cool … Continue reading “How I Learned to Stay Organized with Evernote, Post-its & Foamcore”
Backupify Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c522b29d-032c-4a8e-9756-e65dd4a00670 Date 1/10/2014 Company Name Backupify Mailing Address 17 Sellers St. Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Backupify is not just about backup, it is about controlling your data yourself instead of having it stored in hundreds of services all around the web. Your online data is just as important as the data … Continue reading “Backupify Obtains $3,000,000 New Financing”
Akili, Pfizer, and the Rise of Videogame Brain Therapies
The idea that playing video games can affect your brain has been around for a while. Now a startup and a big drug company are setting up a clinical trial to answer a specific question—namely, whether a video game can predict which players are at risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. Akili Interactive Labs, based in … Continue reading “Akili, Pfizer, and the Rise of Videogame Brain Therapies”
Sangamo, Biogen Team up to Make Drugs For Blood Disorders
Sangamo Biosciences has found a second big player willing to place a bet on its zinc finger technology: Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]). Richmond, CA-based Sangamo (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SGMO]]) and Biogen have struck a deal to co-develop a group of drugs to treat hemoglobinopathies, inherited blood diseases—like beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease—that come either from … Continue reading “Sangamo, Biogen Team up to Make Drugs For Blood Disorders”
Tillman Gerngross, the Scientist Turned Scientific Businessman
Tillman Gerngross came to Dartmouth College 15 years ago desperate for a new start. A biochemical engineer in his mid 30s, he’d just watched seven prime career years go by with little but wasted time, a narrow set of skills, and a few tough life lessons to show for it. As it turns out, it … Continue reading “Tillman Gerngross, the Scientist Turned Scientific Businessman”
U.S. Biomedical Research at a Precipice
[Editor’s Note: this post was co-authored by Justin Chakma, Dr. Reshma Jagsi, and Stephen M. Sammut.] Since 1950, U.S. government funding has supported research underlying 84 percent of Nobel Prizes awarded in Medicine & Physiology. These scientific breakthroughs have resulted in new medicines and created significant economic value. For example, the discovery of gene silencing, … Continue reading “U.S. Biomedical Research at a Precipice”
Immedia Semiconductor Lands $11,892,857 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c1de6c2-a6fd-4f5c-9675-9924cda39145 Date 1/9/2014 Company Name Immedia Semiconductor Mailing Address 100 Burtt Rd. Andover, MA 01810 Company Description Immedia Semiconductor, Inc. develops and markets semiconductor based ISP and video compression technologies for consumer electronics applications. Staffed by a world class team of ISP and video compression technology experts, Immedia is the first company … Continue reading “Immedia Semiconductor Lands $11,892,857 New Funding”
FRX Polymers Receives $12,037,414 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3b2e22e-ca72-4995-b2bb-b74772b8bfbd Date 1/9/2014 Company Name FRX Polymers Mailing Address 200 Turnpike Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 Company Description Welcome to FRX Polymers (FRX), the clear choice for Flame Retardancy. Our polymers are fully transparent, high flowing and due to their high phosphorus content, are inherently non-burning. FRX Polymers is developing Homopolymers and Copolymers … Continue reading “FRX Polymers Receives $12,037,414 New Financing”
ArthroMeda Secures $1,600,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dccdcf50-c282-44bc-9973-d933366bdc4b Date 1/9/2014 Company Name ArthroMeda Mailing Address 75 Sandy Pond Road Ayer, MA 01432 Company Description ArthroMeda Inc., an Ayer, Massachusetts based developer of medical devices. Co-founded by PJ Anand, Chairman, Mehran Aghazadeh, inventor of the technology, ArthroCAD focuses on developing solutions to improve surgical outcomes for patients undergoing joint replacement … Continue reading “ArthroMeda Secures $1,600,000 New Round”
TraceLink Obtains $5,500,829 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd40e437-ddbe-48cb-ac6e-de9f81bfa0d1 Date 1/9/2014 Company Name TraceLink Mailing Address 200 Quannapowitt Parkway Wakefield, MA 01880 Company Description TraceLink protects patients, enables health, grows profits and ensures compliance for companies across the global Life Sciences network through the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud. Website http://www.tracelink.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,500,829 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “TraceLink Obtains $5,500,829 New Financing Round”
Aura Biosciences Lands $1,335,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=961c78f1-3cce-48f1-88d1-e471d289720b Date 1/9/2014 Company Name Aura Biosciences Mailing Address 85 Bolton Street Cambridge, MA 02140 Company Description Aura Biosciences is a next generation biotech company – combining the expertise of leading academic institutions through research and licensing agreements, with the flexibility and efficiency of a dedicated team of in-house scientists, deal-makers, and … Continue reading “Aura Biosciences Lands $1,335,000 New Financing”
Flexion Files for IPO, Seeks $86M to Develop Osteoarthritis Drugs
(Corrected, 2/12/14 at 12:11 pm ET) Flexion Therapeutics today became the latest biotech to jump into the IPO queue, looking to public investors to help bankroll the development of its osteoarthritis drugs. The Burlington, MA-based company filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday, outlining plans to raise as much as … Continue reading “Flexion Files for IPO, Seeks $86M to Develop Osteoarthritis Drugs”
Reinventing Bandy—Innovation on Ice
Later this month, a team of Somali youngsters living in Sweden will travel to Siberia, to compete in the world championships of bandy, an exotic winter sport mostly played in the icier parts of Europe. Innovation often means moving something from one context to a new one, for instance, by applying a known technology into … Continue reading “Reinventing Bandy—Innovation on Ice”
Boston Roundup: MC10, PeerTransfer, CO Everywhere, Bridge Boys
A few fundraising deals you may have missed over the holidays: —MC10, which makes thin, flexible, sensor-packed electronics, has raised nearly $20 million more in equity financing. It’s not clear who the investors in the round were, since the news comes via the bare-bones SEC filing and there’s no additional word on the company’s website. The … Continue reading “Boston Roundup: MC10, PeerTransfer, CO Everywhere, Bridge Boys”
NetClarity Lands $260,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=508762bb-99bf-4ead-bfce-b20e4d367435 Date 1/8/2014 Company Name NetClarity Mailing Address 19 Crosby Drive Bedford, MA 01730 Company Description NetClarity develops vulnerability management and intrusion prevention network security products. NetClarity’s new product, called EasyNAC, is designed to identify devices that should be allowed within a network and is expected to be a boon to the … Continue reading “NetClarity Lands $260,000 New Funding”
RailRunner Receives $6,082,611 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=080f2ff0-425c-425d-8d13-e1f4c407f8b5 Date 1/8/2014 Company Name RailRunner Mailing Address 430 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420 Company Description To be acknowledged as a leading supplier to the transportation market by developing, manufacturing and marketing safe, progressive, patented, high-quality, and cost effective intermodal and bi-modal products and services to markets worldwide. Website http://www.railrunner.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “RailRunner Receives $6,082,611 New Financing”
Blueprint Medicines Hauls in $25M For Cancer Drug Push
Blueprint Medicines has just grabbed a new round of cash to help get its first drug candidate into a clinical trial next year. The Cambridge, MA-based company said today that it’s completed a $25 million Series B round led by new backer Nextech Invest Ltd., as well as some new investors—Biotech Value Fund and Casdin … Continue reading “Blueprint Medicines Hauls in $25M For Cancer Drug Push”
IRobot’s New Floor-Cleaning Bot a Key to Company’s Future
IRobot has built a pretty large business on the gee-whiz proposition of letting robotic vacuum cleaners tidy up around the house. But the company won’t get truly huge until home cleaning robots are as commonplace as dishwashers or sonic toothbrushes. That’s a big part of the thinking behind the company’s introduction of a new robot, … Continue reading “IRobot’s New Floor-Cleaning Bot a Key to Company’s Future”
Histogenics Secures $10,323,988 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab0416a6-e98e-442d-8449-01b80cb2bc3d Date 1/7/2014 Company Name Histogenics Mailing Address 830 Winter Street 3rd Floor Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Histogenics is a tissue regeneration company developing breakthrough treatments for long-lasting joint repair. Its cartilage regeneration products apply advanced cell biology, tissue engineering, and materials science in the repair of injured or diseased joints, … Continue reading “Histogenics Secures $10,323,988 New Financing”
iDevices Receives $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74f5556f-d900-465e-b072-8c909c813be1 Date 1/7/2014 Company Name iDevices Mailing Address 136 Simsbury Road Bldg 12 Avon, CT 06001 Company Description iDevices, LLC., is an American based company that creates and specializes in unique products using our extensive knowledge of wireless connectivity. In 2010 iDevices successfully developed and launched the iGrill, and the iGrill applications. … Continue reading “iDevices Receives $5,000,000 New Funding”
ImmuneXcite Obtains $3,579,950 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a0f8333e-f5aa-4e4e-ae96-ffdacd7ff0bc Date 1/7/2014 Company Name ImmuneXcite Mailing Address 3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA 02421 Company Description ImmuneXcite has developed a proprietary platform technology for enhancing the efficacy of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies for oncological and infectious disease targets. Website http://www.immunexcite.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,579,950 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “ImmuneXcite Obtains $3,579,950 New Round”
Blueprint Medicines Secures $25,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be9dd446-62d3-4b0c-bc7d-2deef6398cfd Date 1/7/2014 Company Name Blueprint Medicines Mailing Address 215 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Blueprint Medicines is driving the development of personalized, highly-selective cancer therapies that harness the growing understanding of the molecular blueprint of cancer. Website http://www.blueprintmedicines.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “Blueprint Medicines Secures $25,000,000 Series B Round”
Brightcove Spends $49M for Ad-Tech Company Unicorn Media
Boston-based online video company Brightcove is paying $49 million, mostly in stock, for a smaller private company that specializes in digital video advertising technology. Brightcove says it will continue offering products from Tempe, AZ-based Unicorn Media once the deal is complete, and turn the Unicorn offices into a Brightcove branch operation. The purchase involves about … Continue reading “Brightcove Spends $49M for Ad-Tech Company Unicorn Media”
Bad Statistics, and Bad Training, Are Sabotaging Drug Discovery
One of the most widely read college textbooks in the 1960s and ‘70s was How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Despite the humorous title, the serious intent of the book (written by a journalist, not a statistician) was to illustrate how common errors in the use of statistics frequently lead to misleading conclusions. … Continue reading “Bad Statistics, and Bad Training, Are Sabotaging Drug Discovery”
Josh Boger Finds Beauty Off the Coast of Fiji, in Life After Vertex
What has Josh Boger been doing the past four years in his supposed “retirement” from Vertex Pharmaceuticals? Turns out, he’s found peace and beauty. He discovered it about as far away from the biotech grind as you can possibly get. Boger, as many readers know, is the founder and former president and CEO of Cambridge, … Continue reading “Josh Boger Finds Beauty Off the Coast of Fiji, in Life After Vertex”
Laser Light Engines Receives $310,201 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87034b3e-74f1-414c-b9a2-8229187bce7c Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Laser Light Engines Mailing Address 8C Industrial Way Salem, NH 03079 Company Description Laser Light Engines is a new company developing an innovative digital light source to upgrade the future cinema experience. Website http://www.laserlightengines.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $310,201 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Laser Light Engines Receives $310,201 New Funding Round”
Laser Light Engines Lands $310,201 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87034b3e-74f1-414c-b9a2-8229187bce7c Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Laser Light Engines Mailing Address 8C Industrial Way Salem, NH 03079 Company Description Laser Light Engines is a new company developing an innovative digital light source to upgrade the future cinema experience. Website http://www.laserlightengines.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $310,201 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Laser Light Engines Lands $310,201 New Funding Round”
Soft Tissue Regeneration Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe3b23b4-a7ee-4ecd-8eb9-5daa30fa8105 Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Soft Tissue Regeneration Mailing Address 142 Temple Street New Haven, CT 06510 Company Description Soft Tissue Regeneration has developed and preliminarily tested a potential breakthrough technology for soft tissue regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. Website http://www.softtissueregeneration.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 … Continue reading “Soft Tissue Regeneration Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
Liv Blends Obtains $20,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd3c2f2f-9812-43c2-8d5e-509c4307b643 Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Liv Blends Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02451 Company Description Liv Blends, Cambridge, Mass., packages 16-ounce cups with fresh fruits, vegetables, seed and nuts that can be inserted into the company’s machine and blended into smoothies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Liv Blends Obtains $20,000 Seed Funding”
Farmivore Receives $40,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7e004c8f-88c2-49c0-b877-859799d1d85d Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Farmivore Mailing Address 55 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06510 Company Description After college, we found ourselves eating out and eating junk food more often than we liked to admit. Stocking up on staples like peanut butter and pasta was easy, but getting fresh produce required weekly … Continue reading “Farmivore Receives $40,000 Seed Round”
Dashride Obtains $40,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9551c873-8730-4c5a-9837-db2cc50ac318 Date 1/6/2014 Company Name Dashride Mailing Address 270 Middle Turnpike Storrs, CT 06269 Company Description Mobile technology is revolutionizing the livery industry, and changing how people approach transportation. Most livery services don’t have the time or resources to build their own mobile solutions, and Dashride is designed to provide a cost-effective, … Continue reading “Dashride Obtains $40,000 Seed Funding”
Hacking Management: In pursuit of the “Business Value of Joy”
Richard Sheridan (UPOP Mentor, Menlo Innovations CEO, and Detroit Xconomist) will speak about his new book, Joy, Inc. – How We Built a Workplace People Love, which describes how he created a joyful culture at Menlo. Richard will be interviewed by Polly LaBarre, a co-founder and editorial director of the MIX (Management Innovation eXchange). The event is … Continue reading “Hacking Management: In pursuit of the “Business Value of Joy””
ZeroTurnaround Garners $2,700,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df54fa8b-66fd-4bd2-b0eb-1e507a927860 Date 1/4/2014 Company Name ZeroTurnaround Mailing Address 399 Boylston St 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02116 Company Description Our products help Java teams improve productivity & efficiency – resulting in better code, happy devs, and more reliable releases. Website http://www.zeroturnaround.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,700,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ZeroTurnaround Garners $2,700,000 New Financing”
Gener8tor Goes International With Latest Startup Accelerator Class
Last summer, gener8tor’s startup accelerator class featured companies from outside Wisconsin, a first for the program. Now the Madison and Milwaukee-based startup nurturer has an international flavor. Five new startups have been accepted into the winter class in Madison that gener8tor is starting tonight. The companies hail from Mexico, Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. From … Continue reading “Gener8tor Goes International With Latest Startup Accelerator Class”
Startups Poised to Make Their Mark Alongside the Big Guys at CES
Much of the technology world will descend this weekend on Las Vegas, bound for the annual spectacle of new gadgets known as the International CES. As soon as the Northeast digs its way out of the snow, I will be on my way for hands-on coverage of this carnival of consumer devices. Big companies such … Continue reading “Startups Poised to Make Their Mark Alongside the Big Guys at CES”
Scientific Reproducibility: Raising the Standards for Biomedicine
The vast majority of findings published in high-profile biomedical research publications can’t be reproduced by independent laboratories. Multiple groups have come to this same shocking conclusion in recent years, and it has deservedly generated considerable attention. It matters because the ability to reproduce a result is fundamental to establishing the legitimacy of a new research … Continue reading “Scientific Reproducibility: Raising the Standards for Biomedicine”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Scholar Rock, Dicerna, Eleven, & More
Just when you thought the biotech IPO stampede was over, the holiday break came, and with it, a new batch of prospective publicly-traded life sciences companies. Those stories and more below as the roundup returns from a short vacation: —Growth factors are well known in the biotech world, but a new Cambridge, MA-based startup named … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Scholar Rock, Dicerna, Eleven, & More”
The Future of Education: 10 Trends To Watch
It is that time of the year when we tend to pause, reflect, and look forward. What have we achieved in the year just passed? What are the highlights of culture, business, technology, and trends that we have observed around us? For me, the most exciting and positive movement at present is in the domain … Continue reading “The Future of Education: 10 Trends To Watch”
New Online Services Put You Back in Command of Your 401(k)
If you’re still in search of a New Year’s resolution, here’s one you’re free to borrow from me: Become a more active and self-reliant manager of your retirement investment accounts, using some of the affordable new tools available online. This week I’ve been exploring two of the leading services, Jemstep and Personal Capital. After just … Continue reading “New Online Services Put You Back in Command of Your 401(k)”
Lumicell Diagnostics Garners $1,013,582 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78caaf82-b84d-46d2-b5d6-06f6a97dddcc Date 1/3/2014 Company Name Lumicell Diagnostics Mailing Address 80 William Street Wellesley, MA 02481 Company Description The company is developing a medical device that can detect remaining cancer cells after surgery. Lumicell is addressing the number one challenge in cancer surgery – the need to remove all cancer cells within the … Continue reading “Lumicell Diagnostics Garners $1,013,582 Series B Financing Round”