It was an abbreviated week for technology news following the July 4th holiday, so our roundup should be a quick read. —The president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Barry Broome, had a change of heart less than two days after he was publicly introduced as the new leader of the San Diego … Continue reading “San Diego’s Economic Development Leadership Resumes CEO Search, NewBlue Launching Mobile Video Editing Technology, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Category: San Diego
Shire Gains West Coast Presence with Advanced BioHealing; Looks to Hire 50
After completing its $750 million acquisition of San Diego-based regenerative medicine company Advanced BioHealing (ABH) on June 28th, Irish drug giant Shire (NASDAQ: SHPGY) is going on a minor hiring binge. ABH plans to hire 50 new employees in San Diego, according to ABH CEO Kevin Rakin. The company now employs 256 people at its … Continue reading “Shire Gains West Coast Presence with Advanced BioHealing; Looks to Hire 50”
The Missing Ingredient in Today’s Biotech: Guts
People in the biotech business (most, anyway) aren’t delusional. They know the odds are stacked against anybody who dares to develop a new drug. But even during the darkest days of recent economic history, December 2008, I heard a seasoned executive explain why the U.S. was, and would remain, the leading place in the world … Continue reading “The Missing Ingredient in Today’s Biotech: Guts”
Daylight Solutions Receives $15,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e039908-bc05-4012-aeae-39c7d7aae2b5&Preview=1 Date 7/11/2011 Company Name Daylight Solutions Mailing Address 15378 Avenue of Science San Diego, CA 92128 Company Description Daylight Solutions is a manufacturer of advanced molecular detection and imaging instruments. The company’s core technology provides significant advancement in the fields of medical diagnostics, homeland security, military applications and industrial/environmental monitoring. Website … Continue reading “Daylight Solutions Receives $15,000,000 Series C Financing”
Phoenix Biz Leader Backs Out of San Diego Job
Less than two days after publicly accepting the top job at the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. (EDC), Barry Broome changed his mind, saying Friday afternoon he had decided to remain in Phoenix, AZ, where he heads the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. EDC leaders introduced Broome to reporters Wednesday morning, saying he would take … Continue reading “Phoenix Biz Leader Backs Out of San Diego Job”
Will Apple’s iCloud Finally Kill Off iTunes and End the Scourge of Sync? My Week in Apple Hell
Xconomy has been around for four years now (our birthday was June 27) and I used the same white plastic MacBook that whole time. It was a great little machine—but despite a memory upgrade, two battery transplants, and a new keyboard (I’m pretty hard on keyboards), it just wasn’t pulling its weight anymore. The OS … Continue reading “Will Apple’s iCloud Finally Kill Off iTunes and End the Scourge of Sync? My Week in Apple Hell”
BlueCava Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31020b41-7975-4fbc-9692-9fab25292dea&Preview=1 Date 7/8/2011 Company Name BlueCava Mailing Address 2151 Michelson Dr. Irvine, CA 92612 Company Description The company has created the BlueCava Device Identification Platform that helps identify any device that is connected to the Internet. Website http://www.BlueCava.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “BlueCava Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
Sotera Wireless Garners $7,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43e3b8c8-26d7-49fd-9513-efb798db3702&Preview=1 Date 7/8/2011 Company Name Sotera Wireless Mailing Address 9444 Waples Street San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Our vision is to revolutionize patient safety by enabling the early detection of deterioration in patients who are mobile and free to move about in the hospital or the home. With adequate warning of … Continue reading “Sotera Wireless Garners $7,000,000 New Financing Round”
Amylin, Alkermes Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Passes Heart Trial Demanded by FDA
The diabetes drug that people are counting on at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Alkermes has passed a crucial test that the FDA demanded almost 10 months ago. San Diego-based Amylin (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMLN]]), along with its partners, said today that exenatide once-weekly (Bydureon) didn’t appear to cause an irregular heart rhythm, known as QT prolongation, … Continue reading “Amylin, Alkermes Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Passes Heart Trial Demanded by FDA”
Fate Therapeutics Trims Chemistry Staff, Bets on Biotech Drugs
Fate Therapeutics, the high-profile stem cell startup in San Diego, has made some limited job cuts in recent months and changed strategy to focus on biotech drugs—instead of conventional small molecules—to coax stem cells into becoming a useful therapies. The company, founded by leading scientists at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Washington, … Continue reading “Fate Therapeutics Trims Chemistry Staff, Bets on Biotech Drugs”
San Diego’s Cadence Gets a Generic Headache, aTyr Pharma Seeks Structure for Diverse Funding, CareFusion Plans Global Expansion, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
Buying, Selling, Agreeing. San Diego’s life sciences companies conducted a lot of different transactions over the past week. We have a rundown for you. —San Diego’s ResMed, which specializes in medical devices used to treat sleep apnea and related breathing disorders, said it acquired BiancaMed, a private Irish maker of sensor technology used to monitor … Continue reading “San Diego’s Cadence Gets a Generic Headache, aTyr Pharma Seeks Structure for Diverse Funding, CareFusion Plans Global Expansion, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Ellipse Technologies Lands $15,006,521 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d57cd2f-9e2b-41ca-b372-85bf327bdb5b&Preview=1 Date 7/7/2011 Company Name Ellipse Technologies Mailing Address 13900 Alton Pkwy. Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description Ellipse Technologies, Inc. is a privately held medical device company located in Irvine, California. The Company is focused on developing the innovative MAGEC Technology treatment for numerous clinical applications, the first application being spinal scoliosis. … Continue reading “Ellipse Technologies Lands $15,006,521 New Financing Round”
ParAccel Secures New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74f90d3f-5a7e-41b5-bb63-d58bef4ad7f3&Preview=1 Date 7/7/2011 Company Name ParAccel Mailing Address 9920 Pacific Heights Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The company develops data warehousing software for use by enterprises and other data-intensive organizations. Website http://www.paraccel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the investment … Continue reading “ParAccel Secures New Funding”
ResMed Buys Irish Device Company
San Diego’s ResMed (NYSE: [[ticker:RMD]]), which makes continuous positive air pressure devices for managing sleep-disordered breathing, said today it paid cash to acquire all the outstanding shares it doesn’t already own for BiancaMed of Dublin, Ireland. While financial terms were not disclosed, a ResMed spokeswoman told The San Diego Union-Tribune the price was a “significant … Continue reading “ResMed Buys Irish Device Company”
Arizona’s Broome Named to Head San Diego’s Regional Economic Development
Following a nationwide search that considered 300 candidates, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. (EDC) today named a new president and CEO, Barry Broome, who has spent the past six years heading the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. EDC board members who participated in the four-month search process said they paid particular heed to what … Continue reading “Arizona’s Broome Named to Head San Diego’s Regional Economic Development”
FADE IN: NewBlue Founders Bring FX Catalog to Mobile Video Platform
Melissa Jordan Grey and Todor Fay trapped lightning in a bottle when they sold their Atlanta-based music software startup, Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, to Microsoft in 1995 (for an undisclosed amount). As part of the deal, they joined Microsoft (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]), which merged their audio editor software with its DirectSound technology. As they tell the story, … Continue reading “FADE IN: NewBlue Founders Bring FX Catalog to Mobile Video Platform”
I Love Entrepreneurs, But Not as My Science Teacher
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” It may be just a bumper sticker aphorism, but lately it’s got me thinking. Peter Thiel, early Facebook investor and Paypal cofounder, announced recently that he’s offering $100,000 to 24 young people to drop out of school and pursue an entrepreneurial idea in Silicon Valley. Thiel says … Continue reading “I Love Entrepreneurs, But Not as My Science Teacher”
aTyr Pharma Looks to Strike Balance Between Nonprofits, and Really Big For-Profits
Quite a few biotech entrepreneurs are thinking hard these days about how to reinvent the industry’s wobbling business models, and one of these interesting experiments is happening at San Diego-based aTyr Pharma. John Mendlein, the well-known entrepreneur who splits time as the executive chairman at both San Diego-based aTyr Pharma and Fate Therapeutics, says that … Continue reading “aTyr Pharma Looks to Strike Balance Between Nonprofits, and Really Big For-Profits”
Hawthorne Labs Secures $5,192,555 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4c1833c-3e3d-43e9-a48f-9343e9c59ae8&Preview=1 Date 7/6/2011 Company Name Hawthorne Labs Mailing Address 129 Hawthorne Ave Palo Alto, CA 92708 Company Description Hawthorne Labs is a team of crazy entrepreneurs looking to revolutionize the way that people discover great content. We started in a small apartment on Hawthorne Ave in Palo Alto with 8 large whiteboards … Continue reading “Hawthorne Labs Secures $5,192,555 New Financing”
CareFusion Buying Germany’s Rowa
San Diego-based CareFusion (NYSE: [[ticker:CFN]]) says it has agreed to pay roughly $150 million to acquire Rowa, a German company that makes robotic equipment used in pharmacies for high-speed storage and retrieval of pre-packaged pharmaceutical products. In a statement today, CareFusion Chairman and CEO Kieran Gallahue calls Rowa “the clear pharmacy automation leader in Western … Continue reading “CareFusion Buying Germany’s Rowa”
OncoSec Medical Raises $3M
San Diego’s OncoSec Medical, which trades on the over-the-counter bulletin board as ONCSD, recently raised $3 million through a private stock placement with rights to acquire additional securities at set prices, according to a regulatory filing. In a statement last week, the company says the deal includes a series of warrants that enables the buyer … Continue reading “OncoSec Medical Raises $3M”
Legend 3D Lays Off 15 Percent, Avalon Ventures Holds 6.1 Percent of Zynga, SweetLabs Launches App Platform for PCs, & More San Diego BizTech News
There was no shortage of news from San Diego’s high-tech business front last week. If you’ve been on a holiday the past few days, here’s your chance to get up to speed. —Legend 3D, the San Diego-based 3D film conversion specialist, laid off 15 percent of its local workforce Friday, according to a note I … Continue reading “Legend 3D Lays Off 15 Percent, Avalon Ventures Holds 6.1 Percent of Zynga, SweetLabs Launches App Platform for PCs, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame Looking Real-September 16 Launch Targeted
It’s an idea people love the instant they hear it: movies stars have their Walk of Fame out in Hollywood, so entrepreneurs should have one, too—and what better place than right here in Kendall Square, the most fertile, concentrated ground for entrepreneurship in the world? Last August, Xconomy was first to report on the idea … Continue reading “Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame Looking Real-September 16 Launch Targeted”
A Roundtable Discussion on Near-Sourcing in Health Care
Connect and Invetech have organized this workshop and networking event to explore how near-sourcing is driving the future of healthcare. Industry leaders from Organovo, ViaCyte, Invetech, and Connect will discuss how the San Diego biotech industry is rich with capabilities and world-leading examples of technologies that are transforming global health. Online registration is here.
Frontiers in Science: Back From the Brink and the Science of Resuscitation
The UC San Diego Center for Resuscitation Science has developed a novel resuscitation paradigm that has doubled survival both in and out of the hospital, representing one of the few bright spots in resuscitation science over the past several decades. In addition, the center has fostered relationships with industry to create new sensor technology, improve … Continue reading “Frontiers in Science: Back From the Brink and the Science of Resuscitation”
Combined Conference on Advanced Energy, Energy Conversion, and Clean Power Propulsion Technologies
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Society for Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, and the American Society of Engineering Education are hosting a four-day conference on energy at the San Diego Convention Center. Topics to be discussed include energy conversion technology, advanced energy and power systems, energy conversion engineering, and advanced, reliable, and … Continue reading “Combined Conference on Advanced Energy, Energy Conversion, and Clean Power Propulsion Technologies”
Opportunities for Innovation with CROs in Outsourced Projects
All new chemical entities entering clinical development still require improvements in synthesis and formulation to become commercially viable, a process that can require a sizable investment. Partnering with a contract research organization (CRO) to deliver an innovative manufacturing process can be a strategic way to maximize the sponsor’s resources. Biocom has invited speakers from DavosPharma, … Continue reading “Opportunities for Innovation with CROs in Outsourced Projects”
Three E-Books That Are Making the iPad Sing, Just in Time for Summer Reading Season
Technology changes quickly, and sometimes, so does my own mind. In January, I wrote a dismissive column about two e-book titles tailored for the Apple iPad, Alice for the iPad and Why the Net Matters. My main beef was that the apps, which had been lauded by the New York Times as “superbooks,” contained more … Continue reading “Three E-Books That Are Making the iPad Sing, Just in Time for Summer Reading Season”
TouchCommerce Lands $2,999,999 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1eb7dbf9-6673-486a-9e79-23527be5a81c&Preview=1 Date 7/1/2011 Company Name TouchCommerce Mailing Address 30501 Agoura Road Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Company Description TouchCommerce is a leader in online interaction optimization. TouchCommerce solutions increase web site conversion for clients like Sprint, AT&T, Virgin Media, and Wyndham Hotels by 20% or more. TouchCommerce uses RightTouch real-time analytics to identify … Continue reading “TouchCommerce Lands $2,999,999 New Financing Round”
Cadence Faces Competition from Generic Pain Reliever, Less Than a Year After FDA Approval
San Diego-based Cadence Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CADX]]) won FDA clearance in November to start selling the first intravenous form of a common pain reliever, and it’s already attracting competition from a generic rival. The FDA’s website was updated today to show that another company is seeking to sell a generic version of injectable acetaminophen, which Cadence … Continue reading “Cadence Faces Competition from Generic Pain Reliever, Less Than a Year After FDA Approval”
BeyondTrust Buys Security Technology from Likewise Software
Carlsbad, CA-based BeyondTrust said today it has acquired software from Likewise Software of Bellevue, WA, that helps businesses bridge Linux, Unix, and Mac environments to Microsoft Active Directory. Financial terms of the deal for Likewise Open and Likewise Enterprise were not disclosed. Likewise, an open source company that provides a platform for identity, security, and … Continue reading “BeyondTrust Buys Security Technology from Likewise Software”
Amylin Buoyed by Diabetes Trials, Vital Therapies Raises $22.6M, Acutus Medical Gets Seed Cash, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
The Food and Drug Administration, often the center of attention for the U.S. biotech and medical device industries, came under the spotlight a bit more this week amid talk of changing the agency’s mission statement. There also was news from Amylin that should address at least some concerns FDA regulators have raised about its once-a-week … Continue reading “Amylin Buoyed by Diabetes Trials, Vital Therapies Raises $22.6M, Acutus Medical Gets Seed Cash, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
This Drug Didn’t Work for Me. May I Have My $88,000 Back, Please?
If you bought a new toaster, carried it home, plugged it in, and it didn’t work, what would you do? Suppose you purchased a pineapple at the grocery store, sliced it open, and found it was inedible. In both cases you’d seek the same remedy: you’d return the item and ask for your money back. … Continue reading “This Drug Didn’t Work for Me. May I Have My $88,000 Back, Please?”
Celladon Obtains $400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70347736-a020-4439-b31d-6c8c9b822960&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2011 Company Name Celladon Mailing Address 2223 Avenida de la Playa La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description Celladon Corporation is an exciting new biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for cardiovascular diseases through the application of scientific discoveries in molecular cardiology. Website http://www.celladon.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $400,000 … Continue reading “Celladon Obtains $400,000 New Funding”
Maxwell Gets $500K to Advance Ultracapacitor Technologies
San Diego ultracapacitor maker Maxwell Technologies (Nasdaq: [[ticker:MXWL]]), says it’s getting more than $500,000 in government funding to collaborate on energy storage and R&D programs with three other U.S. companies. Maxwell and Yardney Technical products of Pawcatuck, CT, will get $300,000 under a Small Business Innovation Research grant to integrate Maxwell’s high power-density with Yardney’s … Continue reading “Maxwell Gets $500K to Advance Ultracapacitor Technologies”
Hookit Goes Mobile and Hits the Road to Build its Online Brand, Audience
Southern California might well be the coastal lifestyle capital of the U.S., replete with hundreds of action sports and apparel companies, and scores of competitive events for surfers, skateboarders, BMX riders, and other extreme lifestyle sporting events. Connecting the up-and-coming amateurs with prospective corporate sponsors has become the online province of San Diego-based Hookit.com, which … Continue reading “Hookit Goes Mobile and Hits the Road to Build its Online Brand, Audience”
AnaBios Obtains $269,548 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ee17354-8e9c-4979-a29d-2d27b0606f8b&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2011 Company Name AnaBios Mailing Address 3030 Bunker Hill St. San Diego, CA 92109 Company Description AnaBios Corporation is a unique contract research organization that will deploy assays and develop databases for the testing of efficacy and safety of drugs in development. This novel platform will create a paradigm shift … Continue reading “AnaBios Obtains $269,548 New Funding Round”
Gamzee Garners $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2cfcab9-a361-464a-8f5e-c3b89017cde1&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2011 Company Name Gamzee Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90024 Company Description The company is a mobile and social game developer focused on the HTML 5 format. Website http://www.gamzee.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, however the company … Continue reading “Gamzee Garners $1,000,000 New Financing”
Running Rampant, On-Ramp Wireless Raises $11.5M in Equity Round
San Diego’s On-Ramp Wireless, which has been on quite a romp over the past year or so, recently raised $11.5 million of a planned $14.7 million round from investors, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. The investors were not disclosed in the filing. On-Ramp, which was founded in 2008 to develop low-power wireless networking technology … Continue reading “Running Rampant, On-Ramp Wireless Raises $11.5M in Equity Round”
Cardium to Get Transdel Assets
San Diego-based Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: [[ticker:CXM]]) said it would acquire substantially all of the business assets of San Diego’s Transdel Pharmaceuticals, including a pain treatment in late-stage clinical trials. Terms of the deal apparently were worked out before Transdel filed for bankruptcy reorganization yesterday. If approved by the federal bankruptcy court, Cardium would provide … Continue reading “Cardium to Get Transdel Assets”
Lilly to Hire 20 in San Diego
Eli Lilly today unveiled a multi-million dollar initiative to expand its biotech R&D in protein engineering, a move that includes hiring biochemists and biologists to work in “multi-specific therapeutics” in San Diego and Indianapolis. A spokeswoman says Lilly plans to hire about 20 scientists in each city. With its extensive expertise in biologics, Lilly says … Continue reading “Lilly to Hire 20 in San Diego”
Debra Reed Takes Over as Sempra Energy CEO
San Diego’s Sempra Energy has named Debra Reed as CEO of the global energy conglomerate, which operates two Southern California utilities and a separate holding company of diversified energy businesses focused on natural gas and power generation. Reed, who also joined Sempra’s board, is the first woman appointed to head Sempra, which posted an annual … Continue reading “Debra Reed Takes Over as Sempra Energy CEO”
With Debut of Pokki Desktop Apps, OpenCandy Founders Create New Corporate Identity
San Diego’s OpenCandy has a new name today—SweetLabs. The change coincides with the beta launch of Pokki, a new platform the company has developed to provide desktop users with an “always on” experience more commonly found among apps for smartphones. “We’re spoiled by having all these incredible apps on our mobile devices,” says Chester Ng, … Continue reading “With Debut of Pokki Desktop Apps, OpenCandy Founders Create New Corporate Identity”
Independa Unveils Integrated App to Link the Independent Elderly with Care-Givers
A little more than two years after Kian Saneii founded Independa, the San Diego wireless health startup says it is making its integrated telecare app, Angela, available Friday for beta testing. The program, which will be generally available in September, provides a very simple interface that enables the elderly to send and receive e-mail, download … Continue reading “Independa Unveils Integrated App to Link the Independent Elderly with Care-Givers”
On-Ramp Wireless Secures $11,498,741 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f6841d4-34fe-4ce6-a89b-963d032c5f80&Preview=1 Date 6/28/2011 Company Name On-Ramp Wireless Mailing Address 10920 Via Frontera San Diego, CA 92127 Company Description On-Ramp Wireless has developed the first wireless system purpose-built to efficiently connect billions of hard-to-reach devices in metro scale and other challenging environments. Website http://www.onrampwireless.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,498,741 Transaction Round … Continue reading “On-Ramp Wireless Secures $11,498,741 New Funding Round”
Aptera Motors Obtains $2,225,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3136b922-e365-4cc2-9ff0-6d972d3c18f5&Preview=1 Date 6/28/2011 Company Name Aptera Motors Mailing Address 2778 Loker Ave W Carlsbad, CA 92010 Company Description The company is developing a futuristic hybrid automobile. Website http://www.aptera.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,225,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. Amount may include options, warrants or other rights … Continue reading “Aptera Motors Obtains $2,225,000 New Funding”
Verve Wireless Charts Local Media Trends on Mobile Devices
[Corrected 6/27/11 8:25 pm. See Below] When I profiled Verve Wireless almost nine months ago, the Encinitas, CA-based startup was providing its web-based technology for some 750 newspaper publishers and broadcast stations throughout the United States. Today, more than 1,200 local newspapers and broadcasters use Verve’s platform to publish their content and serve ads to … Continue reading “Verve Wireless Charts Local Media Trends on Mobile Devices”
Verenium and Novus Collaborate to Develop New Enzymes for Animal Markets
San Diego-based Verenium, which retained a library of industrial enzymes following last year’s buyout of its cellulosic biofuels business, is announcing a strategic collaboration today with Novus International, a St. Louis, MO-based maker of animal nutrition and health products. The partners plan to jointly develop and commercialize a series of enzymes from Verenium’s late-stage product … Continue reading “Verenium and Novus Collaborate to Develop New Enzymes for Animal Markets”
Qualcomm Moves to Expand Development of Augmented Reality, VCs See More Funding for Cloud Computing, Ortiva Gets $2M, & More San Diego BizTech News
Qualcomm has been funding some impressive R&D work on augmented reality (AR) at its research centers around the world. Could the technology really revolutionize the mobile graphical user interface? It’s time to find out. Your roundup begins now. —Qualcomm’s Jay Wright outlined the San Diego wireless giant’s strategy for advancing augmented reality by encouraging development … Continue reading “Qualcomm Moves to Expand Development of Augmented Reality, VCs See More Funding for Cloud Computing, Ortiva Gets $2M, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Betting That Biotech Will Bring the FDA to Heel? Don’t Count On It
When Minnesota Democrat Al Franken and Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown line up on the same side of an issue, my first guess would usually be that it’s to vote on some meaningless resolution in favor of apple pie. Or, like now, it could be a sign that a controversial, potentially transformative piece of legislation is … Continue reading “Betting That Biotech Will Bring the FDA to Heel? Don’t Count On It”