Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f13aeec0-aff8-4167-8ec3-1d09df657d48 Date 10/13/2016 Company Name Altiostar Mailing Address 200 Ames Pond Drive Tewksbury, MA 01876 USA Company Description Altiostar is the mobile broadband industry’s first provider of Virtual RAN (vRAN) with Ethernet front haul, for software-intensive LTE eNodeB. Our unique solution is designed to improve quality of experience, enhance spectral efficiency and … Continue reading “Altiostar Secures $30,043,334 New Funding”
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Mobiquity Receives $13,167,319 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47e2e5ca-7a11-4842-8b22-91a85085d6ce Date 10/13/2016 Company Name Mobiquity Mailing Address 51 Sawyer Rd. Waltham, MA 02453 USA Company Description Mobiquity is a strategy-led, implementation driven Mobile Computing professional services firm focused on architecting, developing and deploying custom mobile solutions for the Global 2000. Mobiquity offers a broad range of services for clients seeking to … Continue reading “Mobiquity Receives $13,167,319 New Funding Round”
Bison Obtains Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6081c562-a398-4f92-ad62-b978e6e0a831 Date 10/13/2016 Company Name Bison Mailing Address 727 Atlantic Ave. Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Founded in 2011, Bison is a fast-growing startup company focused on developing innovative technology for private markets. With roots in solving complex challenges within private equity and venture capital, Bison’s mission has been to use … Continue reading “Bison Obtains Series A Funding”
eBrevia Secures $1,754,313 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48b12c78-18c6-4222-9cf8-d8fef56681b3 Date 10/13/2016 Company Name eBrevia Mailing Address North Stamford Road Stamford, CT 06903 USA Company Description eBrevia uses machine learning to automate contract review in due diligence, lease abstraction, contract mgmt, & doc drafting. #contractanalytics #futureoflaw Website http://www.ebrevia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,754,313 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “eBrevia Secures $1,754,313 New Funding”
Optimus Ride Secures $5,250,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1341d80e-46ed-4b13-9ae0-f3d2cee415c0 Date 10/13/2016 Company Name Optimus Ride Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description Optimus Ride Inc. is an MIT spinoff company based in Cambridge, MA that develops self-driving technologies to enable safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions. We are designing a fully autonomous (level 4) system for electric vehicle … Continue reading “Optimus Ride Secures $5,250,000 Seed Financing Round”
Bay Area Researchers Take A CRISPR Cut At Sickle Cell Disease
[Corrected 10/13/16, 1:00 p.m. See below.] Another academic group has published results of animal experiments that use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to treat sickle cell disease, adding to the hope that one day, the devastating genetic condition and others like it could be fixed by changing a patient’s DNA. The latest research, published today … Continue reading “Bay Area Researchers Take A CRISPR Cut At Sickle Cell Disease”
Boston Startup & Tech Expo
TechBreakfast is putting on this event to facilitate networking among members of the local tech community, as well as connect job seekers with firms that have openings, startups with potential investors, and companies with potential business partners. More from the event organizer: “There will be thousands of attendees representing tech companies, influencers, press, investors, and … Continue reading “Boston Startup & Tech Expo”
Procrastinator’s Special Ends Thursday for Boston’s Life Science Disruptors
We’re only a week away from “Boston’s Life Science Disruptors,” and this Thursday is the last day to save $50 with our Procrastinator’s Special. Xconomy will bring together an outstanding lineup of scientific founders, executives, and investors on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. This … Continue reading “Procrastinator’s Special Ends Thursday for Boston’s Life Science Disruptors”
Life Science Leaders Who Feel the Right Kind of Fear
In the world of betting on the future, life sciences find themselves in a storm, with huge opportunities, like CRISPR gene editing, and immense obstacles, such as soaring drug prices, that call for leaders of extra intensity who are imbued with a sense of crisis. Most people agree that the life sciences today, more than … Continue reading “Life Science Leaders Who Feel the Right Kind of Fear”
Boston Tech Deals: Nokia, Altiostar, Gridco, Virtudent, & More
October has been a busy month for venture capital investments and acquisitions in the Boston area. The latest deals include an acquisition by Nokia, another big round for telecom technology startup Altiostar, and a seed round for a telehealth startup. Read on for details. —Nokia bought Cambridge, MA-based Eta Devices for an undisclosed price. The … Continue reading “Boston Tech Deals: Nokia, Altiostar, Gridco, Virtudent, & More”
Seniorlink Garners $7,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5c9e6cf-3afb-415e-8136-0b2c1f6c4459 Date 10/12/2016 Company Name Seniorlink Mailing Address 500 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 USA Company Description Seniorlink is dedicated to helping frail seniors and people with disabilities live with dignity and independence. Website http://www.seniorlink.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be used for … Continue reading “Seniorlink Garners $7,500,000 New Financing Round”
Optimus Ride, Fueled by $5.25M, Advances Self-Driving Vehicle Tech
Optimus Ride has received a $5.25 million injection of cash to goose its development of autonomous electric-vehicle technology. The funding round was led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital. The news was reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by NextView in a blog post. The race to deliver reliable self-driving cars is heating up, and the Boston … Continue reading “Optimus Ride, Fueled by $5.25M, Advances Self-Driving Vehicle Tech”
Progress Software, Amid Shift to Cloud, Names 4th CEO in Seven Years
Progress Software, one of the largest and oldest software firms in Massachusetts, has once again changed CEOs. The Bedford, MA-based company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PRGS]]) said Monday that CEO Phil Pead will retire, and Yogesh Gupta will become chief executive and join the company’s board. Pead will remain a board member. Gupta previously was president and CEO … Continue reading “Progress Software, Amid Shift to Cloud, Names 4th CEO in Seven Years”
How Doctors Think About Drug Prices
There are a lot of factors involved in drug pricing that don’t enter my head when I’m seeing a patient. The three letters “PBM,” for example (pharmacy benefit manager), have never crossed my mind when I’m writing a prescription. Nor has the word “rebate.” Or the phrase “pay for delay.” Or “marketing exclusivity.” Basically, I … Continue reading “How Doctors Think About Drug Prices”
Checkpoints In Lung Cancer, and Other Oncology News From Europe
The European Society for Medical Oncology’s annual conference wraps up in Copenhagen today. We’ve seen updates on heavyweight immunotherapy programs, potential options for patients with advanced breast cancer, and more. Here’s a quick roundup of the major news. LUNG CHECKS ESMO provided more evidence that the treatment of lung cancer is changing fast. Going into … Continue reading “Checkpoints In Lung Cancer, and Other Oncology News From Europe”
Soundtrap Lands $6M for Collaborative Music & Audio Creation App
Soundtrap, a recording studio app that competes with Apple’s GarageBand, announced today it has raised $6 million to expand its reach in both the consumer and education markets. Like GarageBand, Soundtrap is easy to use and has been adopted for use in schools, Soundtrap CEO and co-founder Per Emanuelsson says. What differentiates Soundtrap is that … Continue reading “Soundtrap Lands $6M for Collaborative Music & Audio Creation App”
Allergy Amulet Lands $1,100,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd4cb613-2e86-48a0-9224-566d200ebfa2 Date 10/10/2016 Company Name Allergy Amulet Mailing Address 21 Drydock Avenue 6th Floor Boston, MA 05068 USA Company Description Introducing the Allergy Amulet: a rapid, portable, food allergen detection device. Restaurants are responsible for over half of all food allergy fatalities. This is a statistic we are trying to change. Users … Continue reading “Allergy Amulet Lands $1,100,000 Seed Round”
Defying Patient Pressure, Anthem Says No to Sarepta’s Duchenne Drug
A few weeks ago, Xconomy spoke with analysts and patient advocates who considered it unlikely that insurers would balk at a potential price of $300,000 a year for eteplirsen (Exondys 51), the first approved drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. That’s largely been the case so far, but today a significant outlier emerged—Anthem, one of the … Continue reading “Defying Patient Pressure, Anthem Says No to Sarepta’s Duchenne Drug”
Allergy Amulet Raises $1.1M for Device That Detects Food Allergens
Abigail Barnes is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and shellfish. Her food allergies have landed her in the hospital on six different occasions. She’s not alone: in the U.S., every three minutes a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency department. A few years ago, when Barnes was living in Vermont and attending law … Continue reading “Allergy Amulet Raises $1.1M for Device That Detects Food Allergens”
How Augmented Reality Is Transforming the Manufacturing Industry
For many Americans, the manufacturing industry brings to mind images of Industrial Revolution-era factories, World War II assembly lines, or perhaps even outsourced workshops overseas. But that picture is outdated. The truth is that the advanced technologies that are changing modern life are also revolutionizing the manufacturing industry in ways that are not yet widely … Continue reading “How Augmented Reality Is Transforming the Manufacturing Industry”
Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More
[Updated, 11:50 a.m. ET, see below] With the Caribbean and now the southeast U.S. coast bearing the brunt of Hurricane Matthew, we send our thoughts and more to those who have more pressing matters to worry about this week. But the show must go on. The biotech industry saw its own storms pass through, with … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More”
Cybric Lands $6,300,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79850b46-caf1-48fa-87ea-28f2663aa5ad Date 10/7/2016 Company Name Cybric Mailing Address 2 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Cybric provides a continuous security delivery fabric for today’s modern enterprise infrastructure. Organizations rely on Cybric’s security virtualization to dramatically reduce vulnerability identification and remediation time from months to minutes, whether on-premises or in the … Continue reading “Cybric Lands $6,300,000 Seed Funding Round”
Authess Secures $830,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=969a118e-609b-4e97-913d-8dcc34f7fda1 Date 10/7/2016 Company Name Authess Mailing Address 281 Summer St. 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02466 USA Company Description Authess measures expertise by comparing learner behaviors in an open-ended, authentic problem with the actions of a control group of novices through experts. Website http://www.authess.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $830,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Authess Secures $830,000 New Funding”
Gridco Systems Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ef0d3b1-3354-4794-a7f4-e462cf4395d9 Date 10/7/2016 Company Name Gridco Systems Mailing Address 10 Commerce Way Woburn, MA 01801 USA Company Description Gridco Inc. is a leader in active grid infrastructure solutions: powering the agile grid. Website http://www.gridcosystems.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This new funding will enable Gridco … Continue reading “Gridco Systems Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round”
Cybric Bags $5M to Automate & Align Cybersecurity Tools
Boston cybersecurity startup Cybric announced $5 million in new funding today, as investors place more bets on tech companies promising to make security tools more sophisticated and unified. Cybric says it closed a $6.3 million seed round. But that amount includes $1.3 million in funding announced in November 2015, a spokeswoman says. Cybric’s main backers … Continue reading “Cybric Bags $5M to Automate & Align Cybersecurity Tools”
Siri Creators Score Again With Viv, Sold to Samsung in A.I. Race
Samsung entered the conversational artificial intelligence fray in a major way Wednesday with its purchase of Viv Labs, a San Jose, CA-based startup led by three of the key people behind virtual assistant Siri. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Viv’s roughly 30 employees will keep their jobs, Recode reported. Viv will work closely with … Continue reading “Siri Creators Score Again With Viv, Sold to Samsung in A.I. Race”
Intellia Execs Talk CRISPR’s Path Forward at Xconomy’s Oct. 20 Event
Earlier this year, Intellia Therapeutics became the second drugmaker using the landmark gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to go public, after Editas Medicine. A third, CRISPR Therapeutics, could be on the way soon. Now comes the hard part. Getting past the hype and making safe, effective medicines. Over the past few decades, new drugmaking methods like … Continue reading “Intellia Execs Talk CRISPR’s Path Forward at Xconomy’s Oct. 20 Event”
Press Institute Teams with Newsela to Make Kids Savvier News Consumers
Web technologies have brought financial challenges and a tidal wave of media competitors to traditional news organizations in recent decades. Now a non-profit that has been championing newspapers since 1946 is using technology to bolster demand for high-quality journalism. The American Press Institute is working with educational technology company Newsela to teach school children how … Continue reading “Press Institute Teams with Newsela to Make Kids Savvier News Consumers”
Surviving an Exhausting Basketball Lesson With CoachUp’s CEO: Video
As I step onto the basketball court, I feel a flash of giddiness mixed with a tinge of nervousness. Just like when I was a kid, warming up before a game. I’m dressed in dark silver athletic shorts and a worn-out Marquette University basketball T-shirt with the sleeves cut off. My laptop is stowed in … Continue reading “Surviving an Exhausting Basketball Lesson With CoachUp’s CEO: Video”
Third-Quarter Report Shows Slowdown in VC Activity, & Top 10 Deals
Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. VC firms invested $14.99 billion in 1,810 U.S. deals (1,796 companies) during the third quarter that ended September 30, according to the inaugural “Venture Monitor” report released today. … Continue reading “Third-Quarter Report Shows Slowdown in VC Activity, & Top 10 Deals”
Alnylam Scraps RNAi Drug After Safety Problems, Shares Plunge
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has gone through more than a decade of twists and turns, trying to become the first company to bring an RNA interference drug, a method of “silencing” disease-causing genes, to market. And while the Cambridge, MA, company still may achieve that goal, it suffered a big setback this afternoon as safety concerns have … Continue reading “Alnylam Scraps RNAi Drug After Safety Problems, Shares Plunge”
With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing
[Updated 10/6/16, 12:17 p.m. See below.] Drugs that use molecular scissors to snip out or replace defective genes. Altered mosquitoes meant to sabotage entire disease-carrying populations. Both are potential uses of genome editing, which thanks to the CRISPR-Cas9 system has spread throughout the world’s biology labs and is now on the doorstep of the outside … Continue reading “With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing”
Is Your Organization Ready to Become an Ecosystem Driver?
[This article is co-authored by Stephanie Woerner.] Dominating business-to-consumer sales, Amazon seems ready to take over the world of business-to-business too. In its first year, Amazon Business generated $1 billion in sales. However, there is still room for competition. It’s not yet an ecosystem driver in B2B, although the longer it takes for other business … Continue reading “Is Your Organization Ready to Become an Ecosystem Driver?”
eCurv Receives $2,943,723 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b0b8742-c090-4464-9b3b-44a5608f4abc Date 10/5/2016 Company Name eCurv Mailing Address 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description eCurv, Inc provides a cloud-based machine-to-machine (M2M) network, building controllers, and sensor networks aimed at monitoring and reducing electricity demand. Through its patented Queued Power Access Control (QPAC) system, eCurv optimizes the duty cycles of electrical … Continue reading “eCurv Receives $2,943,723 New Round”
aPriori Technologies Obtains $3,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d338d9c8-ebbf-47a2-8786-88e008d3482b Date 10/5/2016 Company Name aPriori Technologies Mailing Address 300 Baker Avenue Concord, MA 01742 USA Company Description A leading provider of product cost management software solutions for the discrete manufacturing industry. Website http://www.apriori.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 11 … Continue reading “aPriori Technologies Obtains $3,500,000 New Financing”
In Cloud Security Move, Akamai Scoops Up Soha Systems
Akamai has announced its second acquisition in less than a week. The Cambridge, MA-based technology company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]) said Tuesday it has acquired Soha Systems, a startup based in Sunnyvale, CA. Terms of the all-cash deal were undisclosed. Soha makes software to help businesses remotely and securely access applications hosted in data centers and hybrid … Continue reading “In Cloud Security Move, Akamai Scoops Up Soha Systems”
Post FDA Approval, Sarepta Wheels and Deals for Combo Duchenne Drugs
Sarepta Therapeutics recently won the first FDA approval for a Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug, eteplirsen (Exondys 51). But the future for patients with the complex, progressive, fatal genetic disease is likely to lie in combinations of therapies, and that’s something Sarepta has clearly decided to pursue through deal-making. For the second time in two weeks, … Continue reading “Post FDA Approval, Sarepta Wheels and Deals for Combo Duchenne Drugs”
Pathways to Leadership Success: Working Towards Gender Balance
Join us for an exciting evening of discussion between senior men and women from diverse sectors of science and technology. These eminent leaders will describe their personal journey to success, and will share their thoughts on progress to closing the gender gap. This event is cohosted by WEST, Xconomy and Biogen and promises to be … Continue reading “Pathways to Leadership Success: Working Towards Gender Balance”
Still Stuck Below IPO Price, Merrimack Restructures, CEO Resigns
In the four years since going public, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals has brought its first drug to market, a treatment for pancreatic cancer. But disappointing sales, mounting losses, and a sagging share price have triggered sweeping changes at the Cambridge, MA, company. Merrimack president and CEO Robert Mulroy is resigning, effective immediately, as a result of a … Continue reading “Still Stuck Below IPO Price, Merrimack Restructures, CEO Resigns”
Taking Aim at Alexion, Ra Pharma Heads to IPO Queue
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria may be an ultra-rare blood disease, but Alexion Pharmaceuticals makes over $2 billion a year by selling the only approved drug for it, eculizumab (Soliris). Ra Pharmaceuticals is one of those developing an alternative, and the Cambridge, MA, company is looking to Wall Street to help fund the clinical work. Ra filed … Continue reading “Taking Aim at Alexion, Ra Pharma Heads to IPO Queue”
Boston Tech Watch: Inclusive Tech, Drones, Layoffs, Alcohol, & More
[Updated 10/3/16, 9:53 am. See below.] It’s hard to believe October is upon us. Before fall gets into full swing, let’s take a look at some of the late September happenings in Boston’s tech sector: —Waltham, MA-based cybersecurity company Carbon Black has filed for an initial public offering, according to a report by The Wall … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Inclusive Tech, Drones, Layoffs, Alcohol, & More”
Boston Tech Deal Roundup: Akamai, Cengage, Mautic, Skedaddle, & More
[Updated 9/30/16, 3:34 pm. See below.] September was a busy month for tech startup funding and acquisition news in the Boston area. Here are a few of the latest deals that you might’ve missed: —Building Engines, a Waltham, MA-based seller of property management software, disclosed in an SEC filing that it raised $26.5 million from … Continue reading “Boston Tech Deal Roundup: Akamai, Cengage, Mautic, Skedaddle, & More”
Bio Roundup: CAR-T & Migraine Races, Intra-Cellular, Rockefeller & More
The presidential race captivated millions of TV viewers this week as the first debate took place in Hofstra. But biotech watchers had other races on their mind. Who will be first to market with a new type of cancer treatment known as CAR-T? Who will break free of the pack of companies developing drugs meant … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: CAR-T & Migraine Races, Intra-Cellular, Rockefeller & More”
Aligned With Roche, SQZ Bio Gets $16M to Push Cell Therapies to Clinic
The first experimental cell-based cancer immunotherapy, known as CAR-T, could soon be submitted to the FDA for approval. But CAR-T therapies have limitations. One of many companies looking to improve them is tiny Boston startup SQZ Biotech, and it just pulled in more cash. The $16 million Series B round SQZ is announcing this morning … Continue reading “Aligned With Roche, SQZ Bio Gets $16M to Push Cell Therapies to Clinic”
Aura Biosciences Secures $8,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93a16ace-3b5c-47be-a877-7e790d34e3c2 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Aura Biosciences Mailing Address 85 Bolton Street Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description Aura Biosciences is developing a new class of therapies to target and selectively destroy tumor cells. Its lead program in ocular melanoma, developed under a CRADA with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been … Continue reading “Aura Biosciences Secures $8,000,000 New Funding Round”
SQZ Biotech Garners $16,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc00c609-54ee-4668-b415-429bafc4e965 Date 9/30/2016 Company Name SQZ Biotech Mailing Address 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125 USA Company Description Many promising therapeutic modalities have limited clinical efficacy due to the challenges of delivering molecules into cells. SQZ Biotech seeks to address this fundamental problem by developing its CellSqueeze platform for use in drug … Continue reading “SQZ Biotech Garners $16,000,000 Series B Funding”
Passport Systems Secures $5,638,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a0bb95a-1011-488e-9b7f-9f865c2320da Date 9/30/2016 Company Name Passport Systems Mailing Address 70 Treble Cove Road 1st Floor Billerica, MA 01862 USA Company Description Passport was founded in December 2002 with the express purpose of commercializing NRF technology to solve one of the world’s most pressing security problems, the non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers. Website … Continue reading “Passport Systems Secures $5,638,000 New Funding Round”
GE, Allied Minds to Invest in Startups Amid Evolving Funding Market
Startup creation firm Allied Minds announced a partnership Thursday with GE’s venture arm to jointly invest in promising technologies. The deal speaks to broader trends in how companies get formed and funded beyond traditional means like venture capital and the public markets, and where large enterprises fit into that equation. Boston-based Allied Minds is a … Continue reading “GE, Allied Minds to Invest in Startups Amid Evolving Funding Market”
Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI
With public interest in artificial intelligence technologies on the rise, five of the world’s largest corporations—vying against each other in so many spheres—are banding together to support research on the ethical and societal issues raised by machines with increasingly human-like capabilities. The Partnership on AI, formally unveiled Wednesday, includes Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, Google and … Continue reading “Tech Giants’ Partnership To Explore Ethics, Societal Impacts of AI”
Caribou CEO Touts Incubator’s Role Translating Science into Startup
San Antonio — [Corrected 10/3/16, 5 p.m.] For a researcher trying to turn their science into a business, sometimes the big issues—such as perfecting an intricate scientific process like gene editing—feels like a less daunting task than what might seem to be smaller stuff, like finding an attorney to help incorporate a business, says Rachel Haurwitz, the … Continue reading “Caribou CEO Touts Incubator’s Role Translating Science into Startup”