Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=263690c0-2308-4c0b-b54b-284e4a20a952&Preview=1 Date 8/16/2012 Company Name Little Black Bag Mailing Address 2332 Cotner Los Angeles, CA 90064 Company Description Who knew shopping online could be so much fun! At Little Black Bag, we aim to please and hope you enjoy shopping, trading, and interacting with other fashionistas in a one-of-a-kind environment. Website http://www.littleblackbag.com … Continue reading “Little Black Bag Obtains $8,000,000 Series B Financing”
Category: San Diego
Biogen Idec, Regulus Cut Deal to Monitor Multiple Sclerosis
Regulus Therapeutics has staked out a strategy as a developer of drugs that alter microRNA, but today it has struck a new deal with Biogen Idec to look at microRNA in a different way. The plan is to track the progress of multiple sclerosis and how patients might be responding to a given therapy. San … Continue reading “Biogen Idec, Regulus Cut Deal to Monitor Multiple Sclerosis”
Renamed West Health Institute Names CEO, Creates Health Tech Incubator
San Diego’s renamed West Health Institute has hired a new CEO and is unveiling some organizational changes today, reflecting its continuing shift away from an exclusive focus on wireless health to a broader mission that studies ways to lower healthcare costs The organization that began more than three years ago as the “West Wireless Health … Continue reading “Renamed West Health Institute Names CEO, Creates Health Tech Incubator”
Ecomom.com Lands $4,700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c5c061e-0c23-4867-948c-4cc8af446ddb&Preview=1 Date 8/15/2012 Company Name Ecomom.com Mailing Address 8737 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034 Company Description EcoMom is committed to making eco-conscious living easy, affordable, and rewarding. By helping women begin to take better care of themselves and their families – with education, support, tools and products – we empower them … Continue reading “Ecomom.com Lands $4,700,000 New Funding Round”
Zefr Receives $18,500,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02e3e5e1-d820-4824-9ea0-b4aadc26776c&Preview=1 Date 8/15/2012 Company Name Zefr Mailing Address 1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice, CA 90291 Company Description Zefr is an online video destination offering audiences the largest and most diverse collection of movie scenes. Zefr allows fans to find, watch and share more than 12,000 movie clips from the libraries of most … Continue reading “Zefr Receives $18,500,000 Series C Financing Round”
Rox Medical Lands $5,396,439 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b7a4ef4-2d0f-4f5c-91c0-f15070a532e7&Preview=1 Date 8/15/2012 Company Name Rox Medical Mailing Address 150 Calle Iglesia San Clemente, CA 92672 Company Description ROX Medical is an early phase medical device company that is pioneering an innovative treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Our therapy is intended to improve the delivery of oxygen to tissue to … Continue reading “Rox Medical Lands $5,396,439 New Round”
Remove the Cap on Social Security
I am apolitical by nature. The entire process of electing representatives, from city councils to Presidents, leaves me cold. Blame my extraordinary microeconomics professor H. Scott Bierman who was at Carleton College then but now is the President at Beloit College. He helped me crystallize a handful of tangential thoughts about our system into a … Continue reading “Remove the Cap on Social Security”
Elcelyx Therapeutics Raises $4M to Treat Obesity and Diabetes
After two years of maintaining a low profile, San Diego’s Elcelyx Therapeutics says it has secured a $4 million extension on its Series B round of private equity financing. The startup, which is focused on treatments for obesity and diabetes, has been developing compounds to boost the signal along the appetite-control pathway that tells your … Continue reading “Elcelyx Therapeutics Raises $4M to Treat Obesity and Diabetes”
Smartphones at Tipping Point as Carriers Turn to Data Revenue
More than half of Americans are now carrying a smartphone—and their hunger for mobile Internet access will only grow, leading to more tiered data plans as wireless carriers search for new streams of cash. In a new market survey, relying on data from carriers, industry consultant Chetan Sharma reports that smartphones for the first time … Continue reading “Smartphones at Tipping Point as Carriers Turn to Data Revenue”
Brace Yourself: Biotech IPOs Are Beating Tech’s Big Names
The average American on the street has a Facebook account, an opinion about Facebook, heard about the Facebook initial public offering, and knows it collapsed. That same person doesn’t see how their life connects with biotech, probably can’t name a single biotech company, and certainly hasn’t heard of any members of the biotech IPO class … Continue reading “Brace Yourself: Biotech IPOs Are Beating Tech’s Big Names”
The San Diego Security Technology Summit
Two affiliated San Diego organizations, the Maritime Alliance and the Security Network, are hosting their first joint conference, The Security Technology Summit, within the week-long HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit. It is intended to serve as a regional mini-conference and technology exposition embedded in the world’s premier counter-terrorism training and networking event, which is being held from … Continue reading “The San Diego Security Technology Summit”
Surfing for a Cure: Luau & Longboard Invitational
The Longboard Invitational begins at 7 a.m. at the beach near the Scripps Pier, with a longboard legend joining each company-sponsored team in the 19th annual surf competition. The luau begins at noon on the nearby campus of UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Survivor Beach and the Longboard Invitational are open to the public. Information … Continue reading “Surfing for a Cure: Luau & Longboard Invitational”
2012 Collective Biofuels Conference
Promethean Biofuels is hosting the 2012 Collective Biofuels Conference in Temecula, CA. The conference covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on scaling up industrial production. More information and online registration is here.
ACG Brown Bag Program: Could Crowdfunding Unleash Untold Opportunities?
With startup companies struggling to raise funds and the capital markets still reeling from the banking crisis of 2008, the advent of crowdfunding may well find a welcome home in business plans throughout the U.S. This new capital formation pathway needs to be balanced with safeguards to prevent fraud and to protect the investing public. … Continue reading “ACG Brown Bag Program: Could Crowdfunding Unleash Untold Opportunities?”
Elcelyx Therapeutics Secures $4,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf320a24-5854-4f9e-94dc-97d0bf2858c8&Preview=1 Date 8/13/2012 Company Name Elcelyx Therapeutics Mailing Address 11995 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description Elcelyx Therapeutics of San Diego is a stealth mode diabetes related biotechnology company. Website http://www.elcelyx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new financing will support … Continue reading “Elcelyx Therapeutics Secures $4,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Waiting for the Speakularity
In late 2010, the Nieman Journalism Lab surveyed reporters for their predictions about what 2011 would bring for the future of journalism. My favorite prediction came from Matt Thompson, an editorial product manager at National Public Radio and a widely respected evangelist for digital journalism. (I happened to meet Thompson in person around the same … Continue reading “Waiting for the Speakularity”
Aperio Technologies Receives $364,857 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c27ff3e-7a69-4937-8411-4d891cdb7b56&Preview=1 Date 8/10/2012 Company Name Aperio Technologies Mailing Address 1360 Park Center Dr. Vista, CA 92081 Company Description Aperio is digitizing pathology. We provide systems and services for digital pathology, a digital environment for the management and interpretation of pathology information that originates with the digitization of a glass slide. Website http://www.aperio.com … Continue reading “Aperio Technologies Receives $364,857 New Financing Round”
Connect Takes on Programs after TechAmerica Closes San Diego Office
A move to restructure the operations at TechAmerica, the nonprofit technology trade association, has prompted its longtime San Diego representative, Kevin Carroll, to jump to Connect, the San Diego nonprofit focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. As an executive vice president at Connect, Carroll is now responsible for building a new program intended to help small-to-medium … Continue reading “Connect Takes on Programs after TechAmerica Closes San Diego Office”
Join Risa Stack, Tony Coles & More for ‘Reinventing Biotech’
Back in the old days, biotech companies used to dream about becoming a “FIBCO,” as in, “fully integrated biopharmaceutical company.” Entrepreneurs sought to raise lots of venture capital and invest it in everything from research to development to marketing and manufacturing. Most companies failed, but the industry’s first-generation success stories—Amgen, Genentech, Biogen, Genzyme—set a powerful … Continue reading “Join Risa Stack, Tony Coles & More for ‘Reinventing Biotech’”
Fallbrook Technologies Secures $20,145,800 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ad67a76-a271-4df9-8614-1392da311264&Preview=1 Date 8/9/2012 Company Name Fallbrook Technologies Mailing Address 9444 Waples St San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Fallbrook Technologies is a research and development company manufacturing advanced transmission systems. Website http://www.fallbrooktech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,145,800 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Fallbrook Technologies Secures $20,145,800 New Funding Round”
Pivotshare Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e3ea70e-5eee-4c00-ae71-4ad3fc13dda3&Preview=1 Date 8/9/2012 Company Name Pivotshare Mailing Address 2967 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612 Company Description Pivotshare’s mission is simple: to provide a world-class platform that enables content creators and publishers to profit off their hard work, that in turn entertains, informs, and delights their audiences. Website http://www.pivotshare.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Pivotshare Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Funding”
OUYA Receives $8,596,475 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0cc94217-7f84-4e5f-85a7-b072ce79eb7b&Preview=1 Date 8/9/2012 Company Name OUYA Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description OUYA is a $99 Android-powered box that’s open to any developer for hacking. In addition to running Android applications, OUYA is going to carry a ton of games that you can play for free. Developers, by default, … Continue reading “OUYA Receives $8,596,475 New Funding Round”
Realtime Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d6d76c9-8268-4727-af39-b935608fadf2&Preview=1 Date 8/9/2012 Company Name Realtime Mailing Address 2500 Broadway Building F Santa Monica, CA 90404 Company Description Realtime allows the use of real time communication between the users browsers and the servers, creating an unprecedented amount of interactivity with a website visitor, while greatly reducing bandwidth usage and server load. This … Continue reading “Realtime Obtains $100,000,000 New Funding”
AwesomenessTV Obtains $3,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=798ea2cf-a4ae-4ee4-ba97-c4d1cd964e2e&Preview=1 Date 8/9/2012 Company Name AwesomenessTV Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description The all new online destination for teens and tweens on YouTube. Created by vetaran TV and Film producer Brian Robbins, Awesomeness TV is one of the original 100 channels that launched as a part of the YouTube … Continue reading “AwesomenessTV Obtains $3,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Xconomist of the Week Christina Lampe-Onnerud Talks Cleantech
It’s been less than a year since Boston-Power, a lithium-ion battery maker, announced it had raised a whopping $125 million Series F funding round from Beijing-based GSR Ventures—and was moving most of its operations to China to chase down the electric vehicle market in that country. It’s seeing the first big payoff from that decision. … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week Christina Lampe-Onnerud Talks Cleantech”
After Persevering for 22 Years, Peregrine Semiconductor Marks IPO
[Updated 8/7/12 5:30 pm, with Peregrine pricing shares.] It’s been a long time coming, but San Diego’s Peregrine Semiconductor raised $77 million in its IPO, offering 5.5 million shares at $14, according to Renaissance Capital’s IPO website. That’s at the low end of its planned range of $14 to $16. Trading is set to begin tomorrow … Continue reading “After Persevering for 22 Years, Peregrine Semiconductor Marks IPO”
Mayo and Myriad: Can Two Patent Rulings Chill Innovation?
Two recent patent cases have engendered considerable uncertainty regarding the ability of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to patent their commercial products and methods. The first case, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., relates to the patent eligibility of certain diagnostic methods. On March 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the personalized medicine … Continue reading “Mayo and Myriad: Can Two Patent Rulings Chill Innovation?”
Ritter Pharmaceuticals Garners $5,801,545 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f013a90-cd2d-4986-9cb1-7738e088147f&Preview=1 Date 8/7/2012 Company Name Ritter Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1880 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 Company Description Ritter is committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutic treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and conditions. Website http://www.ritterpharmaceuticals.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,801,545 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Ritter Pharmaceuticals Garners $5,801,545 New Funding Round”
Halozyme Says Roche Work Unaffected by FDA Concerns over HyQ Program
San Diego’s Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:HALO]]) told analysts and investors today it cannot provide a new timeline for its derailed HyQ program until company officials can meet with FDA regulators. But when the company will meet with regulators was not addressed during a conference call this afternoon. The price of Halozyme’s stock plunged by 50 … Continue reading “Halozyme Says Roche Work Unaffected by FDA Concerns over HyQ Program”
U.S. Biotech Clusters Are Losing Their Anchor Tenants, and It Hurts
Every industry needs its anchors, the companies that everyone looks up to as models of success. Think Apple, GE, Boeing. Biotech is no different, as it has been defined by trailblazers like Genentech, Genzyme, and more. But if you look around, biotech is clearly losing its anchors. And this worrisome trend isn’t just happening in … Continue reading “U.S. Biotech Clusters Are Losing Their Anchor Tenants, and It Hurts”
Element Materials Technology Secures $93,250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=269fcb2f-29a6-4e9d-8e94-683c55a082d5&Preview=1 Date 8/6/2012 Company Name Element Materials Technology Mailing Address Undisclosed Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Company Description Today, we’re a global network of laboratories with experts specializing in materials testing, product qualification testing and failure analysis. With a team of 1000 scientists, engineers and technicians working in laboratories located throughout the USA … Continue reading “Element Materials Technology Secures $93,250,000 New Funding Round”
Life Sciences Roundup: Halozyme, Avalon Ventures, Auspex & More
In case anyone noticed last week that I was missing, I’ve enclosed a photo below from Rocky Mountain National Park, where I spent much of my vacation. And in case anyone is wondering why I came back, here’s my latest update on San Diego’s life sciences news. —In a huge setback for Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “Life Sciences Roundup: Halozyme, Avalon Ventures, Auspex & More”
SportStream’s App Bottles the Social Media Explosion in Sports
I don’t have much of a head for sports. If you said “ERA” my first thought would be Equal Rights Amendment, not Earned Run Average. And being a cable TV cord-cutter, I never watch televised games. But I do know about iPads, social media, and next-generation-TV technologies. So at the risk of sounding like a … Continue reading “SportStream’s App Bottles the Social Media Explosion in Sports”
Xconomist of the Week: John Reed on Sanford-Burnham’s Drug Pipeline
In the decade since John Reed stepped in as chief executive, San Diego’s Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has basically doubled in size. The nonprofit research facility has added a campus in Orlando, FL, the full-time faculty has grown from 52 to 89, and the overall staff has increased from 520 to 1,200. Today the institute … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: John Reed on Sanford-Burnham’s Drug Pipeline”
Sonexa Therapeutics Receives $1,999,995 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7911fdb3-5b72-449c-868c-946ff24f6fba&Preview=1 Date 8/3/2012 Company Name Sonexa Therapeutics Mailing Address 12555 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description The company is developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Website http://www.sonexa.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,999,995 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Sonexa Therapeutics Receives $1,999,995 New Financing”
Genomatica Receives $41,500,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8888a371-94ed-48ab-91fe-999f9014a58c&Preview=1 Date 8/3/2012 Company Name Genomatica Mailing Address 10520 Wateridge Circle San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Genomatica is a San Diego-based chemical company that, through biotechnology, develops and commercializes innovative bio-manufacturing processes for the sustainable production of high value chemical products. Website http://www.genomatica.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $41,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Genomatica Receives $41,500,000 Series D Funding”
Genomatica Withdraws IPO, Instead Raises $41.5M in Private Financing
Almost exactly a year ago, San Diego-based Genomatica filed paperwork to raise roughly $100 million through an initial public offering, with a proposed listing on NASDAQ under the symbol GENO. Then the industrial biotech went silent. Today, the company is announcing that it is withdrawing its IPO, and has raised $41.5 million in a Series … Continue reading “Genomatica Withdraws IPO, Instead Raises $41.5M in Private Financing”
Connexity Secures $1,149,899 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5dcde79e-663a-459b-a083-72f83a863a74&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name Connexity Mailing Address 505 Poli Street Ventura, CA 93001 Company Description Connexity is introducing advertisers and publishers to audience networking and cross-channel connectivity. Connexity applies social networking architecture, recommendation engine learning, and best-of-breed targeting & optimization technology to media representation and media buying. Website http://www.connexityllc.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Connexity Secures $1,149,899 New Funding”
CoDa Therapeutics Lands $19,400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12ee62e4-1234-4953-a88b-a270aaa947ce&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name CoDa Therapeutics Mailing Address 10505 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description CoDa Therapeutics, Inc. is a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of wound care therapeutics based on gap junction modulation. Website http://www.codatherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,400,000 … Continue reading “CoDa Therapeutics Lands $19,400,000 New Funding Round”
BillMyParents Receives $390,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6767538-34a3-4805-97aa-ab03a20dffbe&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name BillMyParents Mailing Address 6440 Lusk Blvd San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description BillMyParents, Inc. is a financial solutions company focused on helping teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 18 to manage spending. Website http://www.billmyparents.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $390,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “BillMyParents Receives $390,000 New Financing Round”
AT&T Acquires NextWave Telecom for $600,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2aa6507b-991d-4153-a90b-ada5d9347871&Preview=1 Date 8/2/2012 Company Name NextWave Telecom Mailing Address 12264 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description We see a world where the vast wealth of global information and multimedia entertainment is always in reach. Website http://www.nextwave.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $600,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Under … Continue reading “AT&T Acquires NextWave Telecom for $600,000,000”
Regulatory Concerns Over Halozyme’s Flagship Product Trigger Selloff
Shares of Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:HALO]]) plunged by more than 55 percent this evening, after the 14-year-old biopharmaceutical said FDA regulators have raised concerns about the potential effects its adjunctive enzyme technology might have on human fertility and reproduction. In a statement released after regular trading, San Diego-based Halozyme says a complete response letter issued … Continue reading “Regulatory Concerns Over Halozyme’s Flagship Product Trigger Selloff”
Gladstone, Sage Bionetworks Top ‘Best Places to Work’ List
A couple of small West Coast research centers, the J. David Gladstone Research Institutes in San Francisco, and Sage Bionetworks in Seattle, have gotten kudos as the “Best Places to Work” in academia by The Scientist magazine. The 10th annual survey by the magazine found that the Gladstone Institutes, composed of 27 researchers affiliated with … Continue reading “Gladstone, Sage Bionetworks Top ‘Best Places to Work’ List”
Auspex Pharmaceuticals Lands $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2b8624c-02f9-4865-8aa9-5326c1f9269a&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Auspex Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 3366 North Torrey Pines Court La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description Auspex Pharmaceuticals is a developer of next-generation medicines with improved safety and performance and a pioneer in the targeted application of deuterium chemistry to clinically validated drugs. For more than five years … Continue reading “Auspex Pharmaceuticals Lands $1,500,000 New Financing”
Instacanvas Lands $1,700,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4842dcf-30bf-4adb-80c4-efcb3e87b441&Preview=1 Date 8/1/2012 Company Name Instacanvas Mailing Address 1207 4th St. Penthouse 2 Santa Monica, CA 90401 Company Description We are building the world’s largest design marketplace. Our flagship product enables users to buy and sell Instagram photos as canvas art. Instacanvas powers galleries for over 50,000 photographers in 30 countries. Website … Continue reading “Instacanvas Lands $1,700,000 New Funding”
Personalized Medicine: A Case Study of Academic-Industry Collaboration
In this second program in the series, On Meeting the Challenge of Conflicts of Interest, we will explore firsthand experience through a case study of how these collaborations have succeeded and where they have and will face challenges. Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Patrick Groody of Abbott Molecular and Dr. Richard Schwab … Continue reading “Personalized Medicine: A Case Study of Academic-Industry Collaboration”
SPIE Optics and Photonics 2012
SPIE Optics and Photonics, the largest interdisciplinary technical event in North America focused on research and technologies in solar, nano, optics, photonics, and space optics, is expected to draw some 5,000 scientists, engineers, and others to the San Diego Convention Center. The event includes 76 technical conferences, nearly 40 courses, and some 240 corporate exhibits … Continue reading “SPIE Optics and Photonics 2012”
Avalon Ventures, Coming Off Zynga Investment, Raising 10th Fund
Venture investing in the life sciences has been declining over the past year or so, along with a contraction in the number of VC firms that are actively investing. Yet San Diego’s Avalon Ventures, which also has a strong presence in Boston, seems to be running contrary to the industry’s overall trend. The venture firm—which … Continue reading “Avalon Ventures, Coming Off Zynga Investment, Raising 10th Fund”
The Case for Including Investors on Conference Calls
We are in the middle of a busy earnings season on Wall Street, which for an independent investor like me means listening to a lot of company conference calls. While that admittedly is not always the most exciting way to spend your days and evenings, I would like to relate a story about a novel … Continue reading “The Case for Including Investors on Conference Calls”
TrueVision Systems Secures $2,326,502 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a7c1f283-c0a8-4452-aad7-2c1b38a58fdd&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2012 Company Name TrueVision Systems Mailing Address 315 Bollay Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Company Description Our company’s mission is to be the leading provider of 3D vision systems for microscopes. TrueVision is the first product of its kind to make digital stereoscopic 3D imaging in such high quality and … Continue reading “TrueVision Systems Secures $2,326,502 New Financing Round”