If you are a software engineer, you are in demand. This you know. What you may not know is how your salary stacks up to that of your peers around the country. For that, I present to you the State of U.S. Salaries Report, courtesy of a San Francisco company called Hired. To no one’s … Continue reading “Austin, Denver Score High in U.S. List of Software Engineer Pay”
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East Coast Biotech Roundup: ASH, Kallyope, SQZ, Kyras & More
Boston and New York are known for their sports rivalries, particularly the century-old blood feud between the Yankees and Red Sox. As locals know, for most of that time, Yankees-Red Sox wasn’t much of a rivalry. The mythical “Curse of the Bambino” ensured the Yankees were the hammer, and the Red Sox the nail—until a … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: ASH, Kallyope, SQZ, Kyras & More”
After Gobbling $20M More, Harvest Power Still Hungry for Table Scraps
In recent years, the recycling of glass, paper, plastic, and metal has become second nature for most people. That’s thanks in part to cities and recycling companies making the process much easier by instituting things like single-stream recycling. Harvest Power is among the companies trying to make the recycling of organic waste—think table scraps, oil … Continue reading “After Gobbling $20M More, Harvest Power Still Hungry for Table Scraps”
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Lands $40,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a4f3705-265b-4a1d-92ca-02b256375a5f Date 12/11/2015 Company Name Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 855 Boylston Street 11th Floor Boston, MA 02116 USA Company Description Rhythm is a biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics that address unmet needs in metabolic diseases. Website http://www.rhythmtx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $40,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Lands $40,000,000 Series A Funding”
Brain Tunnelgenix Obtains $9,149,015 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d12d44fc-4abc-4383-9f96-282dd40d95fe Date 12/11/2015 Company Name Brain Tunnelgenix Mailing Address 375 Mather Street Hamden, CT 06514 USA Company Description Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp. has developed revolutionary technology that solves a 300-year old problem. Now, for the first time, human body temperature can be measured continuously outside the body, just like other vital signs … Continue reading “Brain Tunnelgenix Obtains $9,149,015 New Financing Round”
ImmuneXcite Receives $5,761,038 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f496685-d9ba-4584-927d-4519115b0559 Date 12/11/2015 Company Name ImmuneXcite Mailing Address 3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA 02421 USA 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 $5,761,038 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ImmuneXcite Receives $5,761,038 New Financing”
Boundless Garners $5,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86eaf19a-64d5-409e-a94c-dcfea8b0dcde Date 12/11/2015 Company Name Boundless Mailing Address 207 South Street Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Designed for bringing spatial information into modern workflows, OpenGeo Suite provides a complete platform for managing data and building maps and applications. The experts at Boundless reduce the cost and time of deploying and managing … Continue reading “Boundless Garners $5,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
The Tab Secures $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37d0f278-db88-48f5-9914-e53943a455a6 Date 12/11/2015 Company Name The Tab Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description Tab founders Marangos Gilks and Rivlin founded The Tab as students at Cambridge in 2009 because they wanted to write for something more entertaining and direct than traditional student newspapers. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “The Tab Secures $3,000,000 New Round”
ImmuneXcite Garners $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f496685-d9ba-4584-927d-4519115b0559 Date 12/11/2015 Company Name ImmuneXcite Mailing Address 3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA 02421 USA 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 $8,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “ImmuneXcite Garners $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round”
With $5M for Open-Source Mapping Tools, Boundless to Make New Hires
The market for mapping tools like geographic information systems (GIS) is pretty well established and entrenched, especially when you consider that the largest company, Esri, controls more than 40 percent of it. Boundless Spatial, a New York-based startup that spun out of a nonprofit in 2013, has raised a Series B round of more than … Continue reading “With $5M for Open-Source Mapping Tools, Boundless to Make New Hires”
With Startup, Bio Pioneer Tom Maniatis Looks to Spark NY Scene Again
When molecular biology pioneer Tom Maniatis left Harvard University for New York six years ago, he set his sights on creating the same entrepreneurial foment that he’d come to know in Cambridge, MA. Many years before moving to New York, he helped found Genetics Institute, one of the biotech industry’s early trailblazing companies. It’s fair … Continue reading “With Startup, Bio Pioneer Tom Maniatis Looks to Spark NY Scene Again”
In New York and Montreal, Versant Seeds Two New Biotech Startups
Over the past few years, Versant Ventures has set up outposts in places like New York, Montreal, and Vancouver, with the goal of starting some new life sciences companies outside the biotech hotbeds of San Francisco and Boston. Two of those startups, known as Inception IBD and Kyras Therapeutics, are launching today with some financial … Continue reading “In New York and Montreal, Versant Seeds Two New Biotech Startups”
Constellation Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54c694e2-73bc-43f0-927e-6cfc05c328c0 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name Constellation Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 215 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description Constellation Pharmaceuticals is the first biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics in the emerging field of Epigenetics, a new field of science which is focused on selective regulators of epigenetic function, … Continue reading “Constellation Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 New Funding Round”
Respiratory Motion Lands $5,590,393 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d832e682-4fb9-4929-96c8-a7cfaf59765b Date 12/10/2015 Company Name Respiratory Motion Mailing Address 411 Waverly Oaks Rd. Waltham, MA 02452 USA Company Description Respiratory Motion, Inc. (RMI) is a new generation medical device company developing and commercializing the ExSpironTM. RMI’s goal is to cost-effectively improve the standard of care in respiration monitoring. Ventilation monitoring is increasingly … Continue reading “Respiratory Motion Lands $5,590,393 New Round”
Rubius Therapeutics Garners $25,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46c3f673-ad78-4d21-8374-d4018b255015 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name Rubius Therapeutics Mailing Address 620 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Rubius is developing a new class of drugs, Red-Cell Therapeutics, for the treatment of a wide array of diseases. Website http://www.rubiustx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Rubius Therapeutics Garners $25,000,000 New Round”
Courion Acquires Core Security Technologies for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f700c31b-522b-4def-b6a9-f87eb6340190 Date 12/10/2015 Company Name Core Security Technologies Mailing Address 41 Farnsworth St. Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Core Security Technologies develops strategic security solutions for Fortune 1000 corporations, government agencies and military organizations. The company’s flagship product, CORE IMPACT, is the first automated penetration testing product for assessing specific information … Continue reading “Courion Acquires Core Security Technologies for Undisclosed Sum”
Cyber Insecurity Grows for CEOs, IT Departments, and Devices
Everyone knows cybersecurity is one of the biggest problems of our time. The question is what to do about it. According to a new report, the problem starts at the top of most organizations—but it certainly doesn’t end there. Fifty-three percent of IT security professionals surveyed say CEOs make business decisions without regard to security. … Continue reading “Cyber Insecurity Grows for CEOs, IT Departments, and Devices”
With Drugs in Clinic, Constellation Nabs $55M For IPO Push
Cancer drug developer Constellation Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has reeled in $55 million in what it describes as a mezzanine round of funding, typically a final financial push before a company tries to go public. The news jibes with what Constellation CEO Keith Dionne told Xconomy in August. Dionne was in a mood to celebrate … Continue reading “With Drugs in Clinic, Constellation Nabs $55M For IPO Push”
Your Startup Should Try a Switchback Strategy
When it comes to startup strategies, many entrepreneurs assume there is one optimal path. They may need to experiment or “pivot” initially among alternatives, but once they fix on an ideal strategy they simply need to execute. For example, a startup attempting to commercialize a new technology faces the strategic choice of whether to “go … Continue reading “Your Startup Should Try a Switchback Strategy”
Rubius Aims To Turn Red Blood Cells Into Engineered Drug Carriers
Treating sick people with healthy blood is nothing new. But a new biotech company wants to treat disease by transforming red blood cells into tiny medicine delivery pods, using genetic engineering techniques that have helped turn other human cells into cutting-edge cancer therapies. The startup is called Rubius Therapeutics, and it’s announcing today a $25 … Continue reading “Rubius Aims To Turn Red Blood Cells Into Engineered Drug Carriers”
Allena Pharmaceuticals Obtains $53,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=870ef200-b7f1-4563-bd3f-17e46d93a5c7 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Allena Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address One Newton Executive Park Newton, MA 02462 USA Company Description Allena Pharmaceuticals is developing and commercializing non-systemic protein therapeutics to treat metabolic and orphan diseases, with a particular focus on nephrologic and urologic conditions. Website http://www.allenapharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $53,000,000 … Continue reading “Allena Pharmaceuticals Obtains $53,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Lemonade Secures $13,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3071caab-506e-484e-aa3c-c56368602d3e Date 12/9/2015 Company Name Lemonade Mailing Address P.O. Box 445 South Norwalk, CT 06856 USA Company Description Lemonade Insurance is set to be the first insurance company designed around peer-to-peer technology. Lemonade harnesses the power of behavioral economics and the essence of the sharing economy, delivering to consumers an insurance experience … Continue reading “Lemonade Secures $13,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
ORIG3N Lands $5,105,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6be3a18-3bd0-4b52-a5c6-ed9baf3af071 Date 12/9/2015 Company Name ORIG3N Mailing Address 27 Drydock Ave. 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Boston based ORIG3N is a biotechnology company developing breakthrough treatments for rare genetically inherited diseases with targets in heart, liver and neurodegenerative indications. These treatments are based upon Nobel Prize winning technology. Website … Continue reading “ORIG3N Lands $5,105,000 New Financing”
Andy Ory’s 128 Technology Scores $20M for Next-Gen Networking
When you’ve founded and run a company like Acme Packet—acquired by Oracle for $2 billion-plus in 2013—raising venture capital is not a problem. 128 Technology, a stealthy startup led by Andy Ory and other Acme Packet veterans, has closed $20 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing. By our … Continue reading “Andy Ory’s 128 Technology Scores $20M for Next-Gen Networking”
At Hematological Meeting, More Than Just Biotech Data Runs Blood Red
[Editor’s note: Deputy Biotechnology Editor Ben Fidler co-wrote this story.] The annual American Society for Hematology meeting, held this year in Orlando, FL, ends today. The meeting is a showcase for new data, drugs, and approaches to treat cancers like leukemia, rare genetic diseases, and other maladies that originate in or otherwise affect blood. But … Continue reading “At Hematological Meeting, More Than Just Biotech Data Runs Blood Red”
Clammr Aims to Be an Instagram for Audio, Draw Listeners to Podcasts
Social media has made it incredibly easy to share short pieces of content in nearly every form. There’s Twitter and Facebook for text. Images have Instagram and Pinterest. Video has Vine. But what about audio? That’s what newcomer Clammr aspires to be—the go-to way to share bite-sized audio clips from your favorite podcasts and streaming … Continue reading “Clammr Aims to Be an Instagram for Audio, Draw Listeners to Podcasts”
Boston Tech Watch: Keurig, Codeship, Twine, Ve Interactive, & More
This week, we’re following new funding rounds and acquisitions in industries ranging from drones to coffee, plus a look at technologies that are helping authorities respond to mass shootings. Read on for details. —Keurig Green Mountain (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GMCR]]) is getting scooped up by an investor group led by Germany-based JAB Holding Co. for $13.9 billion. … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Keurig, Codeship, Twine, Ve Interactive, & More”
Twine Health Secures $6,750,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ede22415-2b9e-4ef3-b750-2cca3e40feb1 Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Twine Health Mailing Address 1430 Mass Ave. 2nd floor Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Company Description Twine Health’s SaaS-based coaching platform enables risk-bearing organizations to transition quickly and economically from episodic, office-based care to continuous, whole-person care. Website http://www.twinehealth.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,750,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Twine Health Secures $6,750,000 Series A Funding”
Shearwater International Lands $1,125,114 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=584d07b0-9852-4bf8-934c-3e5b9ead7f90 Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Shearwater International Mailing Address 179 Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Shearwater was founded with an adventurous spirit and a strong mission: to teach people to engage the unknown and feel at home in the world. Website http://www.shearwaterintl.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,125,114 … Continue reading “Shearwater International Lands $1,125,114 New Funding Round”
Gemr Garners $2,525,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=75d1a743-b521-4e33-961e-ed36a1a94eae Date 12/8/2015 Company Name Gemr Mailing Address 230 Commerce Way Portsmouth, NH 03801 USA Company Description Gemr is a mobile native application that allows users to easily find, collect, trade or sell an item simply by snapping a picture and sharing it with a community of interested peers. Website http://www.gemr.com Transaction … Continue reading “Gemr Garners $2,525,000 New Funding Round”
GNS Healthcare Secures $10,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=649e8f1b-db8f-43f7-a82d-158fc21bf09b Date 12/8/2015 Company Name GNS Healthcare Mailing Address 196 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description GNS Healthcare is a healthcare analytics company that was founded in 2000. We focus on advancing and applying industrial-scale data analytics to empower key healthcare stakeholders to solve complex care, treatment and cost challenges. Website … Continue reading “GNS Healthcare Secures $10,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
2016: The Year We Give Shoppers What They Want
This time of year, all eyes in e-commerce are heavily focused on 2016 strategies for growing sales, keeping customers happy, and expanding channels. Consumer shopping behaviors are shifting too, forcing brands and retailers to be even more agile, though they’re currently struggling just to keep up. There is a disconnect in the industry between how … Continue reading “2016: The Year We Give Shoppers What They Want”
With SQZ Deal, Roche Finally Dips Its Toes into Cell Therapy
Roche is the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs, but it hasn’t moved into cellular immunotherapy, one of oncology’s most promising new treatments that turns our own immune cells into cancer killers. Today the Swiss company is taking the plunge by turning to tiny Boston startup SQZ Biotech and working on a form of immunotherapy … Continue reading “With SQZ Deal, Roche Finally Dips Its Toes into Cell Therapy”
Agios COO Duncan Higgons To Step Down After New Year
In a regulatory filing late Friday, Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AGIO]]) of Cambridge, MA, reported that chief operating officer Duncan Higgons is leaving the company “to pursue other interests.” Previous to Agios, Higgons was COO of Archemix from 2006 to 2009 and chief commercial officer of Transform Pharmaceuticals from 2002 to 2005. His final day at … Continue reading “Agios COO Duncan Higgons To Step Down After New Year”
Introducing Xconomy’s New Fintech Channel
Whether you think Apple Pay or bitcoins, lending or mobile banking, not to mention new ways to protect our financial information, a revolution is underway when it comes to the technology behind finance. What’s more, this revolution is playing out all over the country—not just in the financial hubs of New York or Silicon Valley … Continue reading “Introducing Xconomy’s New Fintech Channel”
CODEX MIT Media Lab Hackathon
From the event organizer: “We’re throwing a literary/publishing/library/books hackathon at the MIT Media Lab on January 8-10, 2016. (To coincide with the American Library Association mid-winter conference in Boston.) CODEX is a community of folks who want to imagine the future of books and reading. Programmers, designers, writers, librarians, publishers, readers. All are welcome.” For … Continue reading “CODEX MIT Media Lab Hackathon”
Enterprise Tech Strikes Back: Photos and Takeaways
Steve Papa said it takes having a different viewpoint and the persistence to turn a bad idea into a good idea. Andy Ory said it takes choosing the right market and problem to solve in the first place. Ash Ashutosh said that fast is the new big. The translation from these successful serial entrepreneurs: building … Continue reading “Enterprise Tech Strikes Back: Photos and Takeaways”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Gene Edit Talk, Not Poor ORIC, BioMarin Sags
[Corrected, 12/4/15, 5:10pm. See below.] In Washington, DC, this week, a three-day meeting brought together scientists, ethicists, and others to discuss the blistering advances in gene editing and the related legal, ethical, and medical implications. David Baltimore, a Nobel Prize winning biologist at the Pasadena-based California Institute of Technology, led the committee that planned the … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Gene Edit Talk, Not Poor ORIC, BioMarin Sags”
Groupize Secures $547,760 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b1057c1f-0161-4187-9eb1-fc669b2d3dcb Date 12/4/2015 Company Name Groupize Mailing Address 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 USA Company Description Groupize Solutions has developed technology for the hotel industry to take control of their online group destiny. The white label technology allows hotels to capture more groups and lessens the burden on hotels and their … Continue reading “Groupize Secures $547,760 New Round”
Gene Edit Summit Leaders Stop Shy Of Call To Ban Germline Changes
No call for a ban. No moratorium. But the scientists and ethicists who convened this week’s once-in-a-generation summit in Washington, DC, say that the practice of editing human DNA in a way that can be passed to future generations is “irresponsible” until there’s a body of evidence that it is safe, that it works, and … Continue reading “Gene Edit Summit Leaders Stop Shy Of Call To Ban Germline Changes”
Paul English’s Lola Envisions Easy Travel Powered By Mobile & Humans
The travel-booking process will become simpler, more personalized, and increasingly handled on smartphones—but with a renewed emphasis on consumers getting help from human experts. At least, that’s the vision presented Wednesday night at an event featuring four Boston-area travel tech startups, held at the Fort Point office of Blade Travel. That’s the former venture fund/startup … Continue reading “Paul English’s Lola Envisions Easy Travel Powered By Mobile & Humans”
Welltok Bolsters Growth With $45M Funding, Silverlink Acquisition
Health IT company Welltok is capping a busy two-year streak of acquisitions and financing with another deal. The Denver-based maker of software that aims to keep users healthy is acquiring Burlington, MA-based Silverlink Communications for an undisclosed price. Welltok has raised a $45 million round of venture capital to help make the deal happen. The … Continue reading “Welltok Bolsters Growth With $45M Funding, Silverlink Acquisition”
Bevi Secures $6,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e8bc31e-7ba0-4e3b-a4b8-2f8ad8735acb Date 12/3/2015 Company Name Bevi Mailing Address 28 Damrell Street Boston, MA 02127 USA Company Description Environmentalism doesn’t have to be at odds with quality and convenience. Our team came together with the goal of eliminating plastic bottles by making any healthy drink available on demand. Website http://www.bevi.co Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Bevi Secures $6,500,000 Series A Round”
Top Flight Technologies Lands $1,750,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acaa8708-7dae-43f4-a424-b48ef0ee4a16 Date 12/3/2015 Company Name Top Flight Technologies Mailing Address 730 Eastern Avenue Malden, MA 02148 USA Company Description Top Flight Technologies is dedicated to application-specific, cost effective commercial solutions of unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) using the latest advanced technologies driving automation and safety. Website http://www.tflighttech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Top Flight Technologies Lands $1,750,000 Seed Funding”
Zebra Biologics Receives $3,000,060 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2947e428-b227-489f-8cd5-e4a06fa12bf3 Date 12/3/2015 Company Name Zebra Biologics Mailing Address 1041 Old Marlboro Road Concord, MA 01742 USA Company Description Zebra Biologics Inc. is a start-up biotechnology company focused on a “next-gen” approach to more efficiently and more effectively discovering and developing novel human biologic drugs utilizing a proprietary platform technology. Website http://www.zebrabiologics.com … Continue reading “Zebra Biologics Receives $3,000,060 New Financing”
With $42M Deal, Evariant Goes Big in Health Marketing, Analytics
Hospitals worry about patient care, but they also worry about making money. Now one health IT company has more money of its own to bring to bear on the problem. Evariant, a Farmington, CT-based maker of healthcare marketing and analytics software, says today it has raised a $42.3 million Series C round. The deal was … Continue reading “With $42M Deal, Evariant Goes Big in Health Marketing, Analytics”
Zafgen Shares Fall Again as Second Patient Dies in Trial
[Updated, 12/3/15, see below] A second patient on an experimental treatment from Boston-based Zafgen has died from a pulmonary embolism, casting even more doubt on the future of the drug. Zafgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ZFGN]]) said in a statement Wednesday morning that it learned on Tuesday that a patient with Prader-Willi Syndrome taking its drug, beloranib had … Continue reading “Zafgen Shares Fall Again as Second Patient Dies in Trial”
Avecto Raises First External Funding with $49M from JMI Equity
JMI Equity, the specialized growth equity firm based in San Diego and Baltimore, has invested $49 million to establish a minority stake in Avecto, a U.K.-based network security firm that has established its U.S. headquarters in Somerville, MA. Avecto specializes in so-called endpoint security, an approach that protects a corporate network by focusing on the … Continue reading “Avecto Raises First External Funding with $49M from JMI Equity”
Vapotherm Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e72e06a-0cc5-4ea9-b552-eb9fac9d188f Date 12/2/2015 Company Name Vapotherm Mailing Address 22 Exeter Drive Stevensville, NH 03833 USA Company Description Vapotherm, Inc. is a privately held company based in Stevensville on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, dedicated to the development, manufacture and marketing of respiratory devices that improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall delivery costs and improve quality … Continue reading “Vapotherm Obtains $15,000,000 New Funding Round”
Codeship Garners $1,505,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ac21c7c-3c1e-47ee-a21a-b7a55ce21c65 Date 12/2/2015 Company Name Codeship Mailing Address 745 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description We offer hosted continuous integration and deployment for your web apps. You have a rails, php, python, java or go project you want us to handle? Go ahead and give it a try. Website http://www.codeship.io … Continue reading “Codeship Garners $1,505,000 New Funding”