Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1f4ec07-a27a-4041-b568-bc5a60a02a58 Date 2/12/2016 Company Name Gorgias Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description Respond faster to your customers. Gorgias is a helpdesk built to provide great support at scale. Website http://www.gorgias.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company intends to use the … Continue reading “Gorgias Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Round”
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Can Innovation Improve Lives of Vulnerable Children and Families?
Technological innovation is rare in the human services field because most service providers operate with limited resources and they are forced to choose between serving more families or investing in technology. In addition, most funding in human services comes from government sources, which rely on paper processes for accountability. More specifically, social service providers lack … Continue reading “Can Innovation Improve Lives of Vulnerable Children and Families?”
SOLS Takes a New Step to Find Its Stride in 3D-Customized Products
Will ExoSOLS give a maker of 3D-printed foot care products a boost in scaling up? On Thursday, New York-based SOLS introduced a new app, revised website, and ExoSOLS, the chief product in its new “science of comfort” line. When we first got introduced to SOLS, its focus was on 3D-printed medical orthotics and custom insoles … Continue reading “SOLS Takes a New Step to Find Its Stride in 3D-Customized Products”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Scangos, CRISPR, Yumanity, Synlogic & More
Biotech and pharma executives from across the country descended on frigid midtown Manhattan this week for the BIO CEO & Investor Conference, and we’ve got a few tidbits from the festivities—as well as the rest of your East Coast headlines—below. But first, a programming note. The East Coast roundup has moved to a weekly Thursday … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Scangos, CRISPR, Yumanity, Synlogic & More”
scriptr.io Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=594a11a2-6505-4ae3-bfbc-1755d188a14f Date 2/11/2016 Company Name scriptr.io Mailing Address 100 West 26th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description scriptr.io takes away the pain of managing servers and allows you to concentrate on what matters the most: your product. Website http://www.scriptr.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “scriptr.io Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
ThingLink Garners $1,300,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c09f1901-57cc-4802-86e9-1d30a861e188 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name ThingLink Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description Thinglink is an image engagement tool that makes it easy to add clickable tags to any image on the web and share the tagged images on social networks. Any publisher or brand can distribute tagged images … Continue reading “ThingLink Garners $1,300,000 New Financing”
Cynet Obtains $7,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a69c0c17-0ad1-4868-bab0-46fb6142dca1 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Cynet Mailing Address 17 State Street New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description Cynet originated as part of the BugSec Group. Cynet was created in response to the growing prevalence of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks from unknown origins. Website http://www.cynet.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Cynet Obtains $7,000,000 New Financing”
Anchor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34fcec92-ed05-4024-b5f4-571503428bc5 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Anchor Mailing Address 79 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Anchor is a free iPhone app that makes it easy to broadcast short audio clips to a global audience in seconds. Your listeners can talk back, sparking instant group conversations that were never before … Continue reading “Anchor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing”
Halo Neuroscience Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68dab0ed-3c64-494c-9db3-734e34548ca3 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Halo Neuroscience Mailing Address 33 W. 17th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Neuromodulation technology that elevates cognitive performance. Halo is developing a novel, simple, and powerful neuroscience-based technology for enhancing performance on cognitive tasks, for the healthy and impaired. Website http://www.haloneuro.com Transaction … Continue reading “Halo Neuroscience Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
Good Uncle Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=198ded7e-db68-405a-b15a-c3d29e163617 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Good Uncle Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Instead of bringing expansive, overwhelming menus to people in smaller cities, Good Uncle wants to cook and sell just a few items from the world’s most iconic restaurants. Website http://www.gooduncle.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Good Uncle Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round”
Web.com Acquires Yodle for $344,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a5e7976-8f80-4d21-bc00-68dde3f13a29 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Yodle Mailing Address 50 W 23rd St New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description As a leading provider of local online advertising services, Yodle helps you get found – offering the expertise and tools you need to reach these prospects, and convert them into customers. Website http://www.yodle.com … Continue reading “Web.com Acquires Yodle for $344,000,000”
Founder Nathan Smith on What Comes Next for Wink, Smart Homes, & IoT
To say the least, the past year was “colorful” for Wink, the New York-based developer of a hub and app that control smart home devices. Back in the fall, the company that Wink spun out from and shared a headquarters building with, Quirky, went bankrupt in spectacular fashion. However, in that time of seeming uncertainty, … Continue reading “Founder Nathan Smith on What Comes Next for Wink, Smart Homes, & IoT”
Latch Garners $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d37ef1e-2220-44cd-8cee-44fd80162d7f Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Latch Mailing Address 350 W 39th Street New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Latch has developed a connected, keyless entry security platform using beacons to manage building access. Website http://www.getlatch.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Latch will debut … Continue reading “Latch Garners $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Stash Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dba41c98-a56f-49f6-ae9b-b373eade0e73 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Stash Mailing Address 44 West 28th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Our solution, the Stash app, starts with you. That’s because we believe that even if you aren’t an expert investor, you have interests, beliefs, and goals that relate to investing. We wanted to … Continue reading “Stash Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Stash Raises $3M Seed Round for App for Stock Investing Novices
The stock market might be cruel and unforgiving these days, but a New York-based startup with an app for investing is on the rise. In a deal announced Tuesday, Stash got $3 million in a seed round led by Goodwater Capital, with Entrée Capital and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures participating. Previously, Stash raised $1.5 million … Continue reading “Stash Raises $3M Seed Round for App for Stock Investing Novices”
Roomi Secures $4,034,449 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afbafd82-1b53-4a1c-8c48-e29220758f00 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Roomi Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 11801 USA Company Description Roomi is a free mobile app that simplifies roommate and housing search in New York by making it easy for people to post and list rooms and connect safely, in a city where it’s rarely affordable … Continue reading “Roomi Secures $4,034,449 New Financing”
Canary Finds Its CMO in Marketing Vet From Yahoo & Virgin Mobile USA
[Updated 2/8/16 11:50 am. See below.] The executive team at Canary just got more seasoned, with the addition of Bob Stohrer as its chief marketing officer. This particular hire, announced last week, is interesting because Stohrer has been chief marketing officer for such companies as Virgin Mobile USA and iHeartRadio. His latest gig was as … Continue reading “Canary Finds Its CMO in Marketing Vet From Yahoo & Virgin Mobile USA”
Wiper Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce0cdae6-8361-49e3-97cd-b85eb0cac524 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Wiper Mailing Address 424 West 33Rd Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Use Wiper Messenger for free private texting and calling worldwide. Tap Wipe to erase a conversation’s texts, files and videos instantly, everywhere — your phone, your friend’s phone, and any temporary copy on … Continue reading “Wiper Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
CommonBond, The Muse, Common, and Gimlet Media Get Real on Startup Life
What is the best way to build a startup? Naturally there are lots of different answers, but a few misconceptions and wrongheaded ideas should get put to rest while chasing unicorn dreams. Thursday morning in New York, David Klein, CEO of student loan marketplace CommonBond; Brad Hargreaves, CEO of Common and co-founder of General Assembly; … Continue reading “CommonBond, The Muse, Common, and Gimlet Media Get Real on Startup Life”
4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery
It’s a topic frequently heard in board meetings and splashed across the news: storm-related data loss and downtime trigger threats to our IT environments. For instance, last winter in New England caused a scare among executives and IT professionals alike. Record-breaking snowfall and increased risks to regional business data created a huge buzz about the … Continue reading “4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery”
East Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR, Tessier-Lavigne, Pricing, Spero & More
There was biotech news up and down the East Coast this week. In Boston, all eyes were on the first biotech IPO of the year—and the sector let out a collective sigh when things went well. New York, meanwhile, suffered a tough blow to its life sciences scene, as one of its strongest advocates announced … Continue reading “East Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR, Tessier-Lavigne, Pricing, Spero & More”
One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload
This week one of my favorite podcasts, WNYC’s Note to Self, is featuring a project called Infomagical. Every day the show is sharing new challenges designed to help listeners cope with information overload. We all know that feeling of being so far behind on the e-mails, texts, articles, and all the other stuff our digital … Continue reading “One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload”
PuzzleSocial Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2fb97dac-99bb-4787-8c2a-a7a96322f4f5 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name PuzzleSocial Mailing Address 511 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description 50 Million Americans solve a crossword puzzle each week in a highly fragmented market (in-flight magazines, local newspapers, etc.). What if there was one fun, relevant, mass-market, cross-platform, digital puzzle that the world … Continue reading “PuzzleSocial Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
Rockefeller’s Tessier-Lavigne Heads Back to the Bay to Run Stanford
[Updated, 2/5/16, 7:06 am ET] Marc Tessier-Lavigne spent much of his professional life on the West Coast before becoming president of Rockefeller University in 2011. From that perch, the neuroscientist was a ringleader in New York’s emerging life sciences community. After five years, however, he’s heading back to the San Francisco Bay Area to run … Continue reading “Rockefeller’s Tessier-Lavigne Heads Back to the Bay to Run Stanford”
Improving Odds for Women in Tech? Take Notes from Biotech
At our entrepreneurial support organization, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), we often joke about adhering to the proper dress and catering code for our networking events: jeans and beer for tech; suits, wine and cocktails for life sciences. But there is more to these superficial differences between the two networks serving 1,200 entrepreneurial companies … Continue reading “Improving Odds for Women in Tech? Take Notes from Biotech”
Blood Simple? Grail’s Cancer Screening Quest Faces Tough Questions
[Corrected, 2/4/16, 2:05pm. See below.] Three weeks ago the world’s biggest genomic sequencing company, Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]), unveiled a spinout called Grail to make blood tests that could spot all kinds of cancer in seemingly healthy people, perhaps as soon as 2019. If you know anything about the history of screening healthy people for cancer, … Continue reading “Blood Simple? Grail’s Cancer Screening Quest Faces Tough Questions”
ViaCyte Reports on Stem Cell Diabetes Trial, Absorbs BetaLogics
[Corrected 2/8/16, 11:20 am. See below.] In a deal that consolidates its position as a leader in developing a stem cell-derived treatment for diabetes, San Diego’s ViaCyte says today it is absorbing its chief rival, New Jersey-based Janssen BetaLogics. [Clarifies that the packet is filled with engineered stem cells, not embryonic stem cells] The asset … Continue reading “ViaCyte Reports on Stem Cell Diabetes Trial, Absorbs BetaLogics”
How Scientific Social Work Helps People Flourish
Here’s a question for everyone who wants to change the world: Which of these innovations will have more impact on society—a first-of-its-kind experimental vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS that’s been developed by a venture-capital-backed biotechnology company, or a big-data research study from a social work scholar that identifies the role that alcohol consumption plays in the … Continue reading “How Scientific Social Work Helps People Flourish”
Time to Ease On Down the Road
It’s been a real pleasure writing my guest op-ed pieces for Xconomy for the past six years. I’ve enjoyed sharing my thoughts about a wide spectrum of biopharma topics, and appreciated the feedback I received whether you agreed with my views or not. However, it’s time for me to move on. I’ve already started posting … Continue reading “Time to Ease On Down the Road”
Tattoodo Garners $2,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c51836d7-dfc8-4d5a-895c-0ec701a07af2 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Tattoodo Mailing Address 127 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description The ride started in Copenhagen in 2013. The two seasoned entrepreneurs, Johan Plenge and Mik Thobo-Carlsen, set out on a journey to revolutionize the online presence of the tattoo industry. Website http://www.tattoodo.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Tattoodo Garners $2,500,000 New Financing”
KEMP Technologies Receives $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f3c2e79-a632-4ccb-ad0a-c723267422e3 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name KEMP Technologies Mailing Address 600 5th Avenue 5th Floor New York, NY 10020 USA Company Description KEMP leads the industry in driving the price/performance value proposition for application delivery and load balancing to levels that our customers can afford. Website http://www.kemptechnologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “KEMP Technologies Receives $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Ioxus Lands $400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70737c9b-54a9-4f40-8112-271c05535605 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Ioxus Mailing Address 18 Stadium Circle Oneonta, NY 13820 USA Company Description Ioxus ultracapacitor devices are optimized for higher voltage levels that combine improved materials and provide simple solutions, with significantly enhanced performance. The IP-protected technology improvements offer markets a much higher performing product that is easier … Continue reading “Ioxus Lands $400,000 New Funding”
Totspot Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a64b664d-221e-4a0c-8be4-285758e66484 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Totspot Mailing Address 70 N 7th St. New York, NY 11211 USA Company Description Totspot is a mobile marketplace for moms to shop and sell kids fashion. $50B is spent on kids fashion (clothes, shoes and accessories) in US every year. That is $50B added to kids … Continue reading “Totspot Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
Starry Not Looking for a Fight, but Broadband Vision Draws Skeptics
Starry probably won’t suffer the same fate as its founders’ previous venture, Aereo, which lost a high-stakes legal battle with broadcast television titans that ended at the highest court in the land. But in trying to change the way people access broadband Internet, Starry’s path to success is perhaps equally daunting. The startup, based in … Continue reading “Starry Not Looking for a Fight, but Broadband Vision Draws Skeptics”
SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York
SprinkleBit, a social networking platform for stock trades founded in San Diego at least five years ago, has raised $10 million in new funding from GTC, a newly formed private equity firm in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to founder Alexander Wallin. The deal will allow SprinkleBit “to exponentially grow our user base and generate some substantial … Continue reading “SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York”
Cambridge Blockchain Wins First Santander Challenge for Fintech Startups
A team based out of the Cambridge Innovation Center came down to New York last week and snagged a bit of starting cash at the Santander InnoVentures Distributed Ledger Challenge fintech pitch competition. CEO Matthew Commons said his startup, Cambridge Blockchain, is an identity management platform for blockchain systems (the public ledgers for the Bitcoin network.) Blockchains … Continue reading “Cambridge Blockchain Wins First Santander Challenge for Fintech Startups”
Early Bird Special Ends Today for New York’s Life Science Disruptors
Most early birds settle for worms, but we’re offering something much better: the chance to save $60. Join us on Tuesday, March 29, for New York’s Life Science Disruptors, where you’ll hear candid stories from some of the funders and founders who are trying to turn New York into the nation’s next great biotech cluster. … Continue reading “Early Bird Special Ends Today for New York’s Life Science Disruptors”
Grapeshot Receives $8,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05ee7d04-3f67-41ce-9846-12e58c1d61b0 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Grapeshot Mailing Address 30 Wall Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10005 USA Company Description The Grapeshot founders first worked together in 1992, developing the commercial use of the Muscat software, first developed and installed on the University of Cambridge’s mainframe systems in the 1980s. Website http://www.grapeshot.com … Continue reading “Grapeshot Receives $8,500,000 New Funding”
Mercato Garners $1,075,657 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=808d5b51-2f59-485d-b38e-5645c1783656 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Mercato Mailing Address 48 Wall Street 32 Floor New York, NY 10005 USA Company Description Mercato is an online grocery marketplace that connects customers who want to do their food shopping at their convenience, with local merchants. Website http://www.mercato.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,075,657 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mercato Garners $1,075,657 New Round”
LimitScreen Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de49a993-a628-4d65-b4c9-b9a9703fdf70 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name LimitScreen Mailing Address PO Box 582 Scarsdale, NY 10583 USA Company Description New York startup Screen has developed a piece of hardware, coupled with a mobile application, that would allow parents to manage the use of all devices, including phones, whether they run on iOS or Android … Continue reading “LimitScreen Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round”
Telenor Group Acquires Tapad for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57fcc74b-f01c-4305-8dc8-34eafaa04c5b Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Tapad Mailing Address 60 Madison Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description The company’s groundbreaking technologies address the new and ever-evolving reality of media consumption on smartphones, tablets and home computers. Through Tapad, advertisers are now able to get a unified view of consumers … Continue reading “Telenor Group Acquires Tapad for Undisclosed Sum”
Knewton Lands $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5844592a-1708-4e2e-bbe2-e0ed24c0d8c6 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Knewton Mailing Address 100 5th Avenue New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Knewton has developed the industry’s most powerful adaptive learning engine, customizing educational content to meet the needs of each student. Website http://www.knewton.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Knewton Lands $10,000,000 New Financing”
AHAlife Acquires Bezar for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=256094be-7687-4869-9cce-353edf413e9c Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Bezar Mailing Address 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Bezar is a New York City based e-commerce startup offering carefully curated, modern design. Bezar is where people who design special things connect with people who desire special things. Website http://www.bezar.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “AHAlife Acquires Bezar for Undisclosed Sum”
Knight Foundation: Can Data Work for the People Without Selling Out?
More and more, data gets used to define our lives. But where does that leave the layperson who might not know what to make of this information era? And what can be done with data gleaned from the public beyond helping companies turn a profit? Is there a way to democratize the digital realm? Last … Continue reading “Knight Foundation: Can Data Work for the People Without Selling Out?”
Seeking A Fresh Start in Gene Therapy, Avalanche Merges With Annapurna
Avalanche Biotechnologies went public during a renaissance for gene therapy, but it’s been searching for a way forward ever since a disappointing trial led to an executive overhaul. The Menlo Park, CA, company has turned to a privately held startup with roots at Weill Cornell Medical College to turn things around. This morning, Avalanche (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “Seeking A Fresh Start in Gene Therapy, Avalanche Merges With Annapurna”
Machine Learning Advances Cybersecurity: Battery Ventures’ View
An office worker who usually spends time in programs like PowerPoint suddenly logs into the company expense records system. Data-sifting computers are on the alert for unusual behavior like this across the globe, and Dharmesh Thakker thinks they’ll help thwart criminal hackers who pose a growing threat to companies. Thakker, a general partner at Battery … Continue reading “Machine Learning Advances Cybersecurity: Battery Ventures’ View”
Shareablee, Others Pitch for Diversity in Tech at NYTM Women’s Demo Night
It has been an admittedly personal mission for Jessica Lawrence, executive director of the New York Tech Meetup, to encourage more gender diversity in the city’s tech scene. She said when she first started working with New York Tech Meetup, women were scarce among the tech founders who sought to demo at the monthly gathering, … Continue reading “Shareablee, Others Pitch for Diversity in Tech at NYTM Women’s Demo Night”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Hep C, Akashi, Tarveda & More
January is just about over, and for biotech investors, that’s a good thing. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IBB]]) has plummeted more than 22 percent in January. Thursday alone the index fell more than 3.6 percent without any clear negative catalyst (see this Fortune article), prompting a series of notes from sell-side analysts trying to … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Hep C, Akashi, Tarveda & More”
CRISPR: The Path to Clinical Trials
If you have read a newspaper lately, there is a good chance you have heard about CRISPR-Cas9, the versatile gene editing technology. Over the past several months, legal battles over intellectual property, ethical concerns over editing of the human germline, jaw-dropping partnerships with pharma, and talk of IPOs have crescendoed to a steady roar, reaching … Continue reading “CRISPR: The Path to Clinical Trials”
Kanojia Returns With a Starry Plan for Wireless Internet & Smart Homes
Making a fast return to the innovation scene on Wednesday—or rather, he never truly left—CEO Chet Kanojia unveiled Starry, his latest startup, in New York. As we previously reported, Kanojia and other expatriates from Aereo have been developing this project in stealth under the codename Project Decibel. With Starry, Kanojia dives into wireless broadband while … Continue reading “Kanojia Returns With a Starry Plan for Wireless Internet & Smart Homes”