Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f33e5a75-0192-4321-9447-a231e45d5211&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name Handybook Mailing Address One Broadway 16th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Handybook is quite simply the easiest way to get stuff done around the house. Within a couple of minutes, you can book a pre-approved cleaner or handyman for whatever time you like. All you have … Continue reading “Handybook Receives $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
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OutSmart Power Systems Lands $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d8ff476-1117-466b-9778-cf3dd945e10e&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2012 Company Name OutSmart Power Systems Mailing Address 11 Mercer Road Natick, MA 01760 Company Description OutSmart Power Systems turns a building’s existing wiring infrastructure into a real-time power management network. The intelligent system knows exactly where and how much electricity is being used which enables building owners and facility … Continue reading “OutSmart Power Systems Lands $1,500,000 New Financing”
Chronic Disease Focus Helps Healthrageous Raise $15 Million
Healthrageous, a Boston-based startup that provides people suffering from chronic illnesses with tools to manage their health, said today that it raised $6.5 million in series B financing from North Bridge Venture Partners, Long River Ventures, Egan-Managed Capital and an unnamed investor. The two-year-old firm’s second round brings total investments to more than $15 million, and … Continue reading “Chronic Disease Focus Helps Healthrageous Raise $15 Million”
A123 Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Off Auto Business
[Updated 4:20pm ET. See below] It’s a dark day for A123 Systems and U.S. cleantech. The struggling Waltham, MA, lithium-ion battery maker (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AONE]]) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is selling its automotive business to industrial tech company Johnson Controls (NYSE: [[ticker:JCI]]) for $125 million. That means A123’s plants in Livonia and Romulus, MI, … Continue reading “A123 Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Off Auto Business”
Boston Deals: Attivio, Perfecto, GrabCAD, Healthrageous, & More
Investors have been pouring more cash into Boston-area startups in recent days, targeting companies that tackle big data, mobile development, medical rehab, and more: —Attivio, a five-year-old company that sells data analysis software, has raised $34 million in growth financing. The investment was led by Oak Investment Partners, which joined previous investors Per-Olof Söderberg and Tenth … Continue reading “Boston Deals: Attivio, Perfecto, GrabCAD, Healthrageous, & More”
ByteLight Flips Switch, Raises Cash for Indoor Positioning Using LEDs
File this one under “game-changing, if it works.” And if it gets widely adopted. ByteLight, a stealthy startup in Cambridge, MA, has raised $1.25 million in seed funding led by VantagePoint Capital Partners to pursue its vision of an indoor positioning system based on LEDs (light-emitting diodes). Here’s the basic premise. Your GPS-enabled phone knows … Continue reading “ByteLight Flips Switch, Raises Cash for Indoor Positioning Using LEDs”
Neurovance Lands $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08ee848c-7af2-4887-a7c3-a530d7f6d8f3&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name Neurovance Mailing Address 43 Thorndike Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description Neurovance is a stealth pharmaceutical company developing pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of disorder of the central nervous system. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The offering will close … Continue reading “Neurovance Lands $3,000,000 New Round”
FDA Staff Issues Positive Report for Aegerion’s Lomatapide
FDA staff members issued a report today that brings the experimental drug lomitapide from Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AEGR]]) one step closer to a likely approval by year end. The report concluded that lomitapide is an appropriate and effective treatment for people with a rare genetic condition that causes their cholesterol levels to soar, with the caveat … Continue reading “FDA Staff Issues Positive Report for Aegerion’s Lomatapide”
Amid Layoff Rumors, PayPal’s Mok Oh Out as Chief Scientist
[Updated 5:55pm ET] Since late last week, we’ve been hearing about impending layoffs at PayPal, the payments division of San Jose, CA-based eBay (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EBAY]]). But one high-level executive is already out—and he has strong ties to both the Bay Area and Boston. Mok Oh has left his post as chief scientist of PayPal as … Continue reading “Amid Layoff Rumors, PayPal’s Mok Oh Out as Chief Scientist”
MassTLC Innovation unConference
Imagine, all in one place, 800 people who, together, represent Massachusetts’ technology ecosystem…from C-level executives…to young entrepreneurs…to investors…to students aka future tech stars. Mix all these folks together and give them an open forum to share and receive ideas and you have the MassTLC Innovation unConference. Information and registration here and here.
Biotech Racking Up Successes Against Ultra-Orphan Diseases
There are two U.S. Food & Drug Administration hearings coming up this week that highlight the reasons why the biotech industry is increasingly focused on developing drugs for very rare diseases. Tomorrow, an advisory committee of independent experts will hear evidence about NPS Pharmaceutical’s (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NPSP]]) experimental drug for short bowel syndrome, a debilitating condition that … Continue reading “Biotech Racking Up Successes Against Ultra-Orphan Diseases”
GrabCAD Grabs $8M from Charles River Ventures, Yammer’s David Sacks
GrabCAD is looking more and more like the quintessential Boston tech company—and maybe, just maybe, a big part of the future of the whole tech ecosystem. First of all, the company has CAD (computer aided design) in its name; Boston, of course, is the cradle of CAD, with SolidWorks/Dassault, PTC, an Autodesk presence, and many … Continue reading “GrabCAD Grabs $8M from Charles River Ventures, Yammer’s David Sacks”
Which VCs Are Poised to Cash In On the Biotech IPOs of 2012?
There’s a story going on in biotech venture capital, and it’s about a slow and painful death. Four years after the start of the Great Recession, and after a decade of too much promising and too little delivering, the majority of biotech VCs are struggling to stay afloat. Firms are shutting their doors, forcing partners … Continue reading “Which VCs Are Poised to Cash In On the Biotech IPOs of 2012?”
Healthrageous Receives $6,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5fc6225b-9963-4358-8c91-21daaab751de&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name Healthrageous Mailing Address 75 Federal St. Boston, MA 02110 Company Description The startup’s software is designed to automatically give people personalized advice to help them reach health goals such as losing weight, lowering blood pressure, or controlling their diabetes. Website http://www.Healthrageous.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Healthrageous Receives $6,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
GrabCAD Lands $8,150,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=329fc4f7-3c6e-4c30-adde-fe435daf9df5&Preview=1 Date 10/15/2012 Company Name GrabCAD Mailing Address One Cambridge Center 6th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description GrabCAD is a services marketplace that connects manufacturing and product development companies with CAD engineers around the world. Website http://www.grabcad.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,150,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes GrabCAD … Continue reading “GrabCAD Lands $8,150,000 Series B Round”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Biotech Hubs, Vertex, More
Here’s our latest roundup of news from Boston and New York’s life sciences communities. —Move over, San Francisco. Boston may be ready to take your place as the leading hub for biotech. In his Biobeat column , Xconomy’s Luke Timmerman, who has been covering biotech for 11 years, says that even though San Francisco has … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Biotech Hubs, Vertex, More”
I Won’t Buy an iPad Mini—But Parents and Schools Will
Until recently, I was an iPad Mini denier. A tablet with a 7- or 8-inch screen feels like the worst of both worlds to me—too big for simple e-reading, too small for serious Web browsing, games, and photos. And Apple has historically been a creator, not a joiner, so the idea that the company would … Continue reading “I Won’t Buy an iPad Mini—But Parents and Schools Will”
DisruptiveApps Receives $500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=277d30a1-fa99-4d51-baa5-1ed211900e5f&Preview=1 Date 10/12/2012 Company Name DisruptiveApps Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02101 Company Description iJukebox is a smartphone app that lets you request songs wherever you eat, drink, shop or hangout. Website http://www.myijukebox.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “DisruptiveApps Receives $500,000 New Financing”
Myomo Garners $3,674,917 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32cfa10b-f57c-46dc-8651-7e8ce89c0ba1&Preview=1 Date 10/12/2012 Company Name Myomo Mailing Address One Broadway 14th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Myomo is pioneering NeuroRobotics, a new category of non-invasive medical device technology to help people relearn how to move severely weak or partially paralyzed limbs. Originally an acronym for Muscle-Motion, Myomo (pronounced MY-O-MO) was re-defined … Continue reading “Myomo Garners $3,674,917 New Financing Round”
Aspen Aerogels Receives $10,560,913 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa887a76-e48f-4c38-8348-f8cdf4d564d9&Preview=1 Date 10/12/2012 Company Name Aspen Aerogels Mailing Address 30 Forbes Road Building B Northborough, MA 01532 Company Description Aspen Aerogels is nanotechnology at work in oil pipelines, natural gas and military ships, building and construction, boots and jackets and much, much more. Website http://www.aerogel.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $10,560,913 Transaction … Continue reading “Aspen Aerogels Receives $10,560,913 New Financing”
Boston Life Sciences 2032: The Photos
Four and a half years ago, we organized a special Xconomy biotech forum: an evening focused on what the Boston life sciences scene would look like 20 years down the road. Fast forward through a major recession, a new presidency, and further increases in healthcare costs, and the life sciences world looks much different already. So we … Continue reading “Boston Life Sciences 2032: The Photos”
Xconomist of the Week: Bill Warner’s Rules for Angel Investing
First, a word to the wise. These investment rules may work for Bill Warner, but they’re not for everyone. Because Warner is one of a kind. The renowned Boston-area techie founded Avid Technology (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVID]]) in video production and Wildfire Communications in voice-based systems, back in the day. In recent years he has dedicated his … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Bill Warner’s Rules for Angel Investing”
Attivio Secures $34,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6c751842-bb68-4e1b-b794-6491fd40f031&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Attivio Mailing Address 275 Grove St. Newton, MA 02466 Company Description Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine rapidly delivers comprehensive, high-value insight the way you want it, when you want it – regardless of what applications or sources you rely on. With Attivio AIE, users retrieve and analyze all … Continue reading “Attivio Secures $34,000,000 New Financing”
ezCater Obtains $2,160,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ecc2b8b-b830-4324-9652-88532a9c6abc&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name ezCater Mailing Address 19 Plymouth Road Weston, MA 02493 Company Description ezCater: The easiest, most reliable way to find and order food from local caterers. Website http://www.ezcater.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,160,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “ezCater Obtains $2,160,000 New Financing Round”
Traackr Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2a23ffc-1dc0-4620-b24f-9ffae1097faa&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Traackr Mailing Address 288 Norfolk St Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description The company provides an online service that allows users to measure online influence of other people. Website http://www.traackr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The newly raised funds will be … Continue reading “Traackr Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
Ramp Holdings Garners $15,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4897e32c-fa84-468e-af28-ae27e8aa1765&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Ramp Holdings Mailing Address 300 Trade Center Woburn, MA 01801 Company Description The company develops platforms for workflow optimization for online publishers, media companies and broadcasters. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Ramp Holdings Garners $15,000,000 New Funding Round”
VBrick Systems Secures $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67002519-f07e-45cc-871b-e356bfb74bb8&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name VBrick Systems Mailing Address 12 Beaumont Road Wallingford, CT 06492 Company Description Since our founding, VBrick has been setting the standard for quality, performance, and innovation in the delivery of live and stored video over IP networks – LANs, WANs, and the Internet. With over 20,000 video … Continue reading “VBrick Systems Secures $5,000,000 New Financing”
Sialix Obtains $400,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f8fcf38-8aef-4c94-92a2-f0a64dc1eec1&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name Sialix Mailing Address One Cambridge Center 6th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Sialix is developing products based on new biological discoveries of non-human sialic acids, their dietary role and inflammatory consequences, and their potential impact on cancer, cardiovascular, and other inflammatory-mediated diseases. Sialix is actively pursuing … Continue reading “Sialix Obtains $400,000 Series B Round”
SurgiQuest Garners $5,000,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa68f9d1-746e-40a7-8504-f7022b758bec&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name SurgiQuest Mailing Address 333 Quarry Road Milford, CT 06460 Company Description SurgiQuest, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 with the goal of removing current technological barriers for minimally invasive surgery. We are a venture funded company located in Orange, CT. Our focus is the current and emerging trends … Continue reading “SurgiQuest Garners $5,000,001 New Round”
The Future of Big Data on Oct. 24: Here’s the Agenda
Two weeks to go. Then it’s Armageddon for Big Data. I’m talking about “The Future of Big Data,” Xconomy’s half-day conference on Oct. 24, at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology in Boston. We are tackling the tough questions. We are pulling no punches. We are going to get to the bottom of what all … Continue reading “The Future of Big Data on Oct. 24: Here’s the Agenda”
Genocea Snags $30M from Gates Foundation, VCs for New Vaccines
Genocea Biosciences, one of the big ideas for new vaccines in Boston biotech, just got another $30 million boost from a group of investors that includes the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Cambridge, MA-based Genocea said today it raised its Series C investment round from the Gates Foundation, CVF, and all of its existing … Continue reading “Genocea Snags $30M from Gates Foundation, VCs for New Vaccines”
Rapid7, Veracode, Boston Scientific, Vaxxas in the Boston Deals Roundup
Biotech and mobile security account for the notable deals making headlines around the Boston area in the past week: —IT security firm Rapid7, loaded up with nearly $60 million in venture capital, is boosting its portfolio of business services by acquiring Seattle-based Mobilisafe. Founded in 2010 by two veterans of T-Mobile, Mobilisafe just unveiled its … Continue reading “Rapid7, Veracode, Boston Scientific, Vaxxas in the Boston Deals Roundup”
Gazelle Leaps Past $35M in Revenue, Pushed by iPhone 5
Which local consumer-facing tech company is benefiting the most from the new iPhone release? It just might be Gazelle (fka Second Rotation). The six-year-old Boston startup, which has raised roughly $46 million in venture funding from Venrock, RockPort Capital Partners, and other investors, is starting to turn the corner on the “re-commerce” market—buying used smartphones … Continue reading “Gazelle Leaps Past $35M in Revenue, Pushed by iPhone 5”
Incentive Targeting Obtains $1,046,566 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9418a415-22c1-4832-be1b-6d7b189ce242&Preview=1 Date 10/10/2012 Company Name Incentive Targeting Mailing Address 196 Broadway First Floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Incentive Targeting partners with retail chains to provide a targeted marketing service to manufacturers of grocery and consumer products. Using our service, manufacturers market directly to individual shoppers across our entire retail network—based on … Continue reading “Incentive Targeting Obtains $1,046,566 New Round”
Genocea Biosciences Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=120b514e-6cfe-4e38-a16d-ee2f1c16c51b&Preview=1 Date 10/10/2012 Company Name Genocea Biosciences Mailing Address 161 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Genocea is developing a new class of human vaccines based on a revolutionary platform for the rapid discovery of antigens that induce T cell immunity. The platform, which dramatically reduces the time to discover vaccine … Continue reading “Genocea Biosciences Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing”
Boston Scientific Buys Rhythmia, Expands Cardiac Footprint
Boston Scientific (NYSE: [[ticker:BSX]]) is expanding its presence in the fast-growing market for electrophysiology treatments for irregular heartbeats with its acquisition, announced Oct. 8, of privately held Rhythmia Medical. The Natick, MA-based medical device giant will make an initial payment of $90 million for the Burlington, MA-based startup, plus another $175 million through 2017 if … Continue reading “Boston Scientific Buys Rhythmia, Expands Cardiac Footprint”
Rapid7 Acquires Mobilisafe, Boosting Mobile Device Security
Looks like it’s a good time to be in the mobile security business. Seattle-based Mobilisafe, a startup that just rolled out its product in June, has been acquired by Boston IT security company Rapid7 for an undisclosed price. And Mobilisafe’s technology will live on—Rapid7 will start selling the product as of Wednesday, Mobilisafe co-founder Giri … Continue reading “Rapid7 Acquires Mobilisafe, Boosting Mobile Device Security”
Massachusetts: The Global Cluster of Water Innovation?
The worldwide demand for water is accelerating and shows no signs of abating. How will this demand be satisfied? This question was explored in depth last month at a meeting of the New England chapter of Environmental Entrepreneurs, and the answer may lie right here in Massachusetts. It turns out that exports are key. While … Continue reading “Massachusetts: The Global Cluster of Water Innovation?”
Innovation’s New Wave: MassChallenge, Shark Tank, and HackReduce
October is when you can really feel the next wave of innovators emerging in Boston. Especially with all the structures now in place for early stage entrepreneurs. Consider: —MassChallenge, the accelerator program and startup competition now in its third year, announced its final 26 companies that are vying for $50K and $100K prizes. These are … Continue reading “Innovation’s New Wave: MassChallenge, Shark Tank, and HackReduce”
Tarpon Biosystems Lands $295,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73b9489b-1fcd-4e39-a503-4a5ceb69f566&Preview=1 Date 10/9/2012 Company Name Tarpon Biosystems Mailing Address Undisclosed Worcester, MA 01605 Company Description The efficiencies of upstream processes have increased dramatically over the past decade. Downstream processing or purification has not kept pace with these innovations. Tarpon Biosystems has developed the first ever BioSMB systems to provide flexible, economic and … Continue reading “Tarpon Biosystems Lands $295,000 New Round”
AngioDynamics Acquires Vortex Medical for $55,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04df631c-e4ac-4828-bf80-1a7431ef3dfa&Preview=1 Date 10/9/2012 Company Name Vortex Medical Mailing Address 50 Loring Drive Norwell, MA 02061 Company Description The company develops and sells medical devices. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Under the terms of the definitive agreement, AngioDynamics will acquire all the outstanding capital … Continue reading “AngioDynamics Acquires Vortex Medical for $55,000,000”
Boston Scientific Acquires Rhythmia Medical for $265,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e505a2f6-d866-4005-a007-c6b94bd96a33&Preview=1 Date 10/9/2012 Company Name Rhythmia Medical Mailing Address 111 S. Bedford Street Burlington, MA 01803 Company Description Rhythmia Medical, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Doron Harlev and Leon Amariglio and is developing an innovative medical device for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The market for the treatment of arrhythmia is … Continue reading “Boston Scientific Acquires Rhythmia Medical for $265,000,000”
Vaxxas Entices Merck to Try Needle-Free Vaccine Technique
Scientists have been trying for a long time to deliver vaccines without needles. Now the Boston biotech community is importing a new take on this idea from Australia that’s also caught the eye of Merck. Vaxxas, a company founded in Mark Kendall’s lab at the University of Queensland in Australia, said it is establishing a … Continue reading “Vaxxas Entices Merck to Try Needle-Free Vaccine Technique”
Watch Out SF, Boston Is Turning Into Biotech’s No. 1 Cluster
Biotech has never concentrated in just one place. This industry tends to grow up in geographic clusters, but it will always be spread across the map, partly because great science comes from hundreds of academic hotspots around the world. But there have always been two places—San Francisco and Boston—that have stood out far above all … Continue reading “Watch Out SF, Boston Is Turning Into Biotech’s No. 1 Cluster”
ThermoCeramiX Obtains $469,626 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=168a3bbb-f758-4a46-9631-8aba5c861093&Preview=1 Date 10/8/2012 Company Name ThermoCeramiX Mailing Address 241 A Street Boston, MA 02210 Company Description ThermoCeramiX, Inc. is an early stage company commercializing a revolutionary new smart electroresistive coating and heating technology known as TCX. This technology serves an existing three billion dollar heater market and enables incremental business in value-added … Continue reading “ThermoCeramiX Obtains $469,626 New Funding”
Veracode Buys Marvin Mobile Security, Moves Into App Intelligence
BYOD is starting to become a big business driver. I’m talking about “Bring Your Own Device,” the corporate practice of letting employees use their personal smartphones, tablets, and other computers for work purposes. As you can imagine, this is a major challenge for IT departments, which need to make sure the software and business data … Continue reading “Veracode Buys Marvin Mobile Security, Moves Into App Intelligence”
Launch of new MIT Wireless Center and Briefing on the Future of Wireless and Mobile Technologies
Join MIT faculty and researchers for a series of session on wireless and mobile technologies during the unveiling of Wireless@MIT. The event concludes with a cocktail and networking reception offering a sneak peek of a few of MIT’s new projects. Complete agenda. For questions, or to RSVP, please email Abby Abazorius, MIT CSAIL
Xconomist of the Week: SRI’s Curt Carlson on 7 Rules for Creating Jobs
“This all comes down to job growth,” Curt Carlson says, considering the future of the U.S. economy. “Budget cuts and changes to tax policies and regulations are necessary. But whether they lower rates for some people, increase revenue by taxing the rich, or close corporate loopholes, they aren’t remotely enough to offset the deficit we face. … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: SRI’s Curt Carlson on 7 Rules for Creating Jobs”
IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security
Innovators from universities, research laboratories, small businesses, and more will gather at this event to discuss emerging technologies in government security. Speakers come from the Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security and will cover topics such as biometrics, disaster preparation and recovery, and cyber security. Registration details are here.
gdgt Live
This free event is all about showing off tech products to enthusiastic consumers. Sponsors include Qualcomm, Nokia, TiVo, Backupify, and iRobot. Register here.