Starting a business has always been a risky financial undertaking. With the huge rise in health insurance costs over the last decade, I’m increasingly worried we have created an enormous new obstacle that discourages and slows down the growth trajectory of new businesses. This post is not about rehashing the debates over the federal healthcare … Continue reading “Want to Create More Startups? Do More to Corral Health Insurance Costs”
Category: San Diego
Optimer Raises $77.6M, Former Sequenom Patent Agent Pleads Guilty, IPO Lineup Includes San Diego’s Ambit and IASO Pharma, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
With San Diego’s Optimer and Conatus Pharmaceuticals successfully raising capital, and Sanderling Ventures reportedly planning to raise a new fund, it would be easy to think that the capital markets are opening a little for the life sciences sector. You decide. —San Diego’s Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OPTR]]) completed a secondary public offering of 7.8 million … Continue reading “Optimer Raises $77.6M, Former Sequenom Patent Agent Pleads Guilty, IPO Lineup Includes San Diego’s Ambit and IASO Pharma, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Fisker Automotive Lands $71,920,754 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7ddc8e9-be65-421a-b31e-627685323718&Preview=1 Date 2/17/2011 Company Name Fisker Automotive Mailing Address 19 Corporate Park Irvine, CA 92606 Company Description The concept was created between two independent companies who clearly wanted to make a difference in not only the automotive industry, but to the environment as well. Website http://www.fiskerautomotive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Fisker Automotive Lands $71,920,754 New Round”
EcoATM Raises $14.4M for Mass Production of Electronics Recycling Kiosks
EcoATM, the San Diego startup developing automated kiosks for recycling cell phones and other devices, says it has raised a total of $14.4 million in preferred equity and venture debt financing, which the company plans to use to fund commercial manufacturing of its final kiosk design. The Series A venture round was led by Bellevue, … Continue reading “EcoATM Raises $14.4M for Mass Production of Electronics Recycling Kiosks”
ecoATM Receives $14,400,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27e4f1d7-d545-4b8d-b9ac-8ae629d52627&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2011 Company Name ecoATM Mailing Address 10515 Vista Sorrento Parkway San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Solving the eWaste problem on a broad scale requires the collaboration of the OEM’s that make the devices, the retailers that sell them, and the consumers that buy and retire them. Website http://www.ecoatm.com Transaction … Continue reading “ecoATM Receives $14,400,000 Series A Financing Round”
Blue Sky Network Finds Markets Beyond Aviation for Satellite-Based Technology
Jon Gilbert says when he started the Blue Sky Network in 2001, he saw an opportunity to combine his passion for aviation (he’s a pilot) with his experience in telematics—technology that combines communications, GPS tracking, and informatics. Gilbert had gained his experience as the CEO at Boatracs, a small San Diego company that had licensed … Continue reading “Blue Sky Network Finds Markets Beyond Aviation for Satellite-Based Technology”
Qualcomm Announces AR Awards
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]), the San Diego wireless technology giant, said today it awarded its top prize to two developers from Lithuania in its 2010 Augmented Reality Developer Challenge. The company awarded $125,000 to Lithuanians Paulius Liekis and Arminas Didžiokas for Paparazzi, an interactive game where the player becomes a virtual paparazzo who tries to photograph … Continue reading “Qualcomm Announces AR Awards”
The Active Network Files for IPO
San Diego’s Active Network, which operates a Web-based network that provides online registrations for everything from campsite reservations to tee times, filed for an IPO yesterday, proposing to raise $150 million. The company, founded in 1998 to provide online registrations for marathons and triathlons, has expanded its services through acquisitions and organic growth. It now … Continue reading “The Active Network Files for IPO”
What Does “Out-Innovate the World” Mean Today?
Today, much manufacturing has gone to China, many services are going to India, and agriculture is threatening to go to South America. What will the U.S. excel in? Innovation is the frequent response. Indeed, President Obama has issued a clarion call to the nation: “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the … Continue reading “What Does “Out-Innovate the World” Mean Today?”
M2M Wireless Sensor Technology
The CommNexus Emerging Wireless SIG has organized this event to examine the strategies, technological requirements, and available solutions for machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless sensor technology. From battlefield surveillance to healthcare monitoring, smart grid, and equipment monitoring, M2M technology has evolved a long way and is still gaining momentum. It is expected that this sector will grow … Continue reading “M2M Wireless Sensor Technology”
Undead Sanderling Ventures Plans to Raise Seventh Fund
At the beginning of the year, Forbes included San Diego’s Sanderling Ventures on its latest list of venture capital’s walking dead “zombie funds,” saying the firm hasn’t been able to raise a new fund since it raised $421 million for its last fund in 2004. But wouldn’t you know, Sanderling has sprung back to life, … Continue reading “Undead Sanderling Ventures Plans to Raise Seventh Fund”
Tech Coast Angels Makes First Investment From New Fund
Southern California’s Tech Coast Angels said today its new Angel Capital Entrepreneurial (ACE) Fund 1, which was formed last year as an alternative investment vehicle for early stage startups, has made its first investment—in Vokle, an Internet startup in the Los Angeles area. The fund is not announcing how much capital it has raised so … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels Makes First Investment From New Fund”
Book Talk: ‘Advantage’ Author Adam Segal on How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge
UC San Diego’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies has organized a presentation by Adam Segal, the Ira A. Lipman senior fellow for counterterrorism and national security studies at New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. Segal will talk about his book, ‘Advantage,’ and how the emergence of India and China as economic powers has … Continue reading “Book Talk: ‘Advantage’ Author Adam Segal on How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge”
Slacker Raises $3M
San Diego-based Slacker has raised an additional $3 million in debt, rights to acquire securities, and securities, according to a recent regulatory filing. Before this financing, the streaming radio service has raised at least $23.2 million since it was founded in 2006. The company offers a free, ad-supported radio service that features music and news.
Conatus Raises $20M for Hepatitis C Studies
San Diego’s Conatus Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in developing drugs for liver disease and cancers, said it closed on a $20 million block of equity funding, which was led by a new investor, AgeChem Venture Fund of Montreal. Existing investors Aberdare Ventures, Advent Venture Partners, Bay City Capital, Gilde Healthcare Partners, and the Roche Venture Fund … Continue reading “Conatus Raises $20M for Hepatitis C Studies”
Peregrine Semi and Fallbrook in IPO Lineup, Qualcomm Unveils FlashLinq in Barcelona, Algebraix Raises $7.5M, & More San Diego BizTech News
With the Mobile World Congress underway this week in Barcelona, you can expect a cacophony of wireless news this week. San Diego’s Qualcomm was among the companies that issued some news ahead of the conference, and we’ve got it wrapped up for you here. —Two San Diego technology companies, Peregrine Semiconductor and Fallbrook Technologies, were … Continue reading “Peregrine Semi and Fallbrook in IPO Lineup, Qualcomm Unveils FlashLinq in Barcelona, Algebraix Raises $7.5M, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Will 2011 Be a Breakout Year?
[Editor’s note: This post was co-authored by Moss Adams partners Ken Salgado (based in Southern California) and Derek Dowsett (Silicon Valley).] It’s early in the year, and although there are a number of positive trends building, it’s hard to make overly optimistic predictions. But based on the data we currently have, 2011 could be a … Continue reading “Will 2011 Be a Breakout Year?”
FireScope Obtains $1,329,762 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0679ce9-bc0d-4800-a3b3-615b8eb959cf&Preview=1 Date 2/14/2011 Company Name FireScope Mailing Address 2130 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Company Description FireScope IT Service Management Solutions help remove barriers and delivers a powerful framework for the development and day-to-day management of your comprehensive IT strategy. Website http://www.firescope.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,329,762 Transaction Round … Continue reading “FireScope Obtains $1,329,762 New Funding Round”
Telogis Secures $2,799,629 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2634d529-4826-4e6b-8f95-1aa00c4e1f6d&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2011 Company Name Telogis Mailing Address 85 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Company Description Telogis’ product portfolio consists of a comprehensive wireless fleet management solution for fleets and a robust, proprietary mapping solution for fleet management companies and other telematics OEMs, enterprise users and systems integrators. Website http://www.telogis.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Telogis Secures $2,799,629 New Round”
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Receives $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=144d2fa4-c980-4e08-b792-d3edced8bd62&Preview=1 Date 2/13/2011 Company Name Conatus Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 4365 Executive Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The Conatus team pioneered the science of apoptosis and the clinical development of pan caspase inhibitors, validating this first-in-class technology. Conatus has well established relationships with key opinion leaders in the fields of hepatology, … Continue reading “Conatus Pharmaceuticals Receives $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Optimer Nabs $68M in Stock Sale
San Diego-based Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OPTR]]) said today it has raised $67.5 million through a stock offering. The company sold 6 million new shares at $11.25 apiece. The underwriters have an option to buy another 900,000 shares over the next 30 days, which would add more money to the deal. Jefferies & Co., Baird, Canaccord … Continue reading “Optimer Nabs $68M in Stock Sale”
Cartoon Raccoons Lampoon Startup Life
I was too busy to write a regular column this week. Or maybe I’ve simply run out of weighty things to say about mobile gadgets, digital media, the future of journalism, and the like. In any case, I thought I’d entertain you instead with a few of my favorite startup cartoons. These animated shorts all … Continue reading “Cartoon Raccoons Lampoon Startup Life”
SDEE Roundtable: Global Climate Change, Biotechnology, and Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the New Decade
The San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange has organized a meeting that will focus on global climate change, and how local entrepreneurs are developing green technologies to provide sustainable solutions to our ever-expanding need for energy and resources. We hope to provide a forum for interactive discussions that should help you learn more about entrepreneurial opportunities in … Continue reading “SDEE Roundtable: Global Climate Change, Biotechnology, and Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the New Decade”
Digital Life and the Connect with Connect Networking Reception
The annual “Connect with Connect Networking Reception” usually attracts more than 400 leaders from San Diego’s most innovative technology and life sciences companies. Come eat, drink, and connect at the San Diego offices of KPMG. The theme of this year’s event is all about your Digital Life. Come out and see cool technology displays from … Continue reading “Digital Life and the Connect with Connect Networking Reception”
Industry Dialogue with the FDA
Biocom, the San Diego non-profit trade group for the life sciences and Irvine, CA-based Ista Pharmaceuticals are hosting a meeting in Irvine, CA, with Alonza E. Cruse, director of the Los Angeles District Office in the office of regulatory affairs with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. More information and online registration is available here.
Cancer Stem Cells and Recurring Tumors
Inder Verma, Professor in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute for Biological Medicine, is bringing a new focus on the role played by cancer stem cells, which are capable of self-renewal and differentiation. As a result, cancer stem cells may continue to generate tumors, causing relapse and metastasis to other organs. Verma will … Continue reading “Cancer Stem Cells and Recurring Tumors”
Linden Blue on the Future of Innovation, Business, and Defense
As the vice chairman of General Atomics, Linden Blue has overseen development of the Predator Unmanned Aerial System, nuclear fusion, fission, and high-powered electromagnetics. He also is the former CEO of Beech Aircraft, GM of Learjet, and a founder of San Diego-based Spectrum Aeronautical, which is pioneering advances in next-generation production techniques for composite aircraft. … Continue reading “Linden Blue on the Future of Innovation, Business, and Defense”
Algebraix Data Raises $7.5M for Unstructured Analytics Technology
San Diego analytics startup Algebraix Data, which moved its headquarters to San Diego from Austin, TX, at the end of 2009, has raised about $7.5 million in a combination of debt, securities, and rights to acquire securities, according to a regulatory filing this week. As I reported in 2009, Algebraix has developed analytics software that … Continue reading “Algebraix Data Raises $7.5M for Unstructured Analytics Technology”
Illumina Rides Business Surge, IntegenX Acquires GenValult, Orexigen Cuts Payroll, & More San Diego Life Science News
There was good news and bad news from San Diego’s life sciences community over the past week. Here’s our recap for you. —San Diego-based Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) said it shipped a record number of DNA mapping systems during the fourth quarter that ended Jan. 2. With demand for its genetic equipment soaring, Illumina said its … Continue reading “Illumina Rides Business Surge, IntegenX Acquires GenValult, Orexigen Cuts Payroll, & More San Diego Life Science News”
Slacker Obtains $2,993,858 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b890ddac-16d6-45ea-98b6-1e1a11e3d41b&Preview=1 Date 2/10/2011 Company Name Slacker Mailing Address 16935 W. Bernardo Dr. San Diego, CA 92127 Company Description Slacker is a new kind of music company. We deliver personal radio that is customized for every listener. Slacker is effortless to use and the music is accessible at home, in the car, or … Continue reading “Slacker Obtains $2,993,858 New Round”
Algebraix Data Secures $7,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ebab737-6fb6-4729-8123-6d972642673c&Preview=1 Date 2/10/2011 Company Name Algebraix Data Mailing Address 4350 Executive Dr. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Algebraix Data A2DB is the faster, smarter, more affordable way to make sense of your business intelligence Website http://www.algebraixdata.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Algebraix Data Secures $7,500,000 New Funding”
Orexigen Axes 40 Percent of Workforce After FDA Turns Down Obesity Drug
No surprise here, the axe has fallen at San Diego-based Orexigen Therapeutics. Orexigen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OREX]]) said today it has eliminated 23 jobs, or about 40 percent of its workforce, a little more than a week after the FDA shot down Orexigen’s application to start selling its first product, a new drug for obesity. The company … Continue reading “Orexigen Axes 40 Percent of Workforce After FDA Turns Down Obesity Drug”
Genomatica, Waste Mangement Sign Pact
San Diego-based Genomatica, which has been developing technology to produce basic chemicals from renewable feedstocks, has signed a strategic agreement with Houston’s Waste Management to develop ways of making basic chemicals from landfill gas and other sources. Genomatica says it will create proprietary organisms and manufacturing processes that use syngas as the raw material for … Continue reading “Genomatica, Waste Mangement Sign Pact”
Illumina Moving to Biogen Idec Campus
In reporting strong financial results yesterday, San Diego-based Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]) said it will move its 1,100 San Diego employees into buildings that are being vacated by Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec. Illumina, which said its fourth-quarter revenue leaped by 45 percent, from $180.6 million in 2009 to $261.3 million in 2010, said there will be … Continue reading “Illumina Moving to Biogen Idec Campus”
Active Network Gets Religion
The San Diego-based Active Network, which helps people locate and register for activities online, said it has acquired Fellowship Technologies, an Irving, TX-based company that provides software as a service (SaaS) for church management and ministry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Fellowship Technologies counts more than 1,700 churches as customers, including more than a third … Continue reading “Active Network Gets Religion”
Qualcomm Ventures’ Kashyap Sees QPrize Drawing Better Entries, Especially Overseas
Qualcomm Ventures’ Nagraj Kashyap told me back in 2009 that the economic slowdown was a key factor when San Diego-based Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) decided to set aside $550,000 and to launch its first “QPrize” competition. Qualcomm designed the incentive prize to provide seed money to very early stage mobile technology startups. When I sat down … Continue reading “Qualcomm Ventures’ Kashyap Sees QPrize Drawing Better Entries, Especially Overseas”
Physio-Control Cuts Deal With San Diego’s BeneChill to Cool the Brain, Buy Time for Doctors
Science fiction writers have long imagined putting humans into a hibernation-like state to travel long distances in space. Doctors see another application here on Earth, in which cooling the body could slow down blood flow just enough to buy time when a patient could bleed to death or suffer serious brain damage. Now Redmond, WA-based … Continue reading “Physio-Control Cuts Deal With San Diego’s BeneChill to Cool the Brain, Buy Time for Doctors”
CalciMedica Secures $9,163,636 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09c68780-dea7-43f5-834f-b86e9dcaba3c&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2011 Company Name CalciMedica Mailing Address 505 Coast Blvd S. La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description The company is developing drugs focused on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Website http://www.calcimedica.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $9,163,636 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “CalciMedica Secures $9,163,636 New Funding”
Docufide Garners $4,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9ac904d-e3d8-4fc0-815a-bd23afd8fb9d&Preview=1 Date 2/9/2011 Company Name Docufide Mailing Address 11835 W. Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 Company Description Docufide’s mission is to help manage the ordering, processing, and delivery of student records from schools to authorized destinations. Website http://www.docufide.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Docufide Garners $4,500,000 New Financing”
San Diego’s Leading Ventures Takes on Commercialization of Bioengineering Breakthroughs
[Corrected 2/9/11, 2:15 pm. See below.] Their histories are so entwined, it’s hard to say which were sowed first—the seeds of San Diego’s Leading Ventures or those of InflammaGen, an early stage biotech founded to commercialize technology conceived by Geert Schmid-Schönbein, a professor of bioengineering at UC San Diego. Leading Ventures revealed last month that … Continue reading “San Diego’s Leading Ventures Takes on Commercialization of Bioengineering Breakthroughs”
Ernst & Young Says IPOs Continue to Gain Steam in 2011
The IPO pipeline, which slowed to a trickle in 2008 (when just six companies went public), rebounded significantly during the last three months of 2010, as 57 companies went public and 56 others registered for IPOs, according to a report from the Ernst & Young accounting firm. The rate of replenishment represents a healthy balance … Continue reading “Ernst & Young Says IPOs Continue to Gain Steam in 2011”
Cymer Sees Growth in Chip-Making, Northrop Grumman Combat Drone Takes First Flight, TurboTax Launches Mobile Tax-Filing App, & More San Diego BizTech News
The innovation economy took center stage last week in San Diego, where new innovations were announced in mobile apps, unmanned aircraft, and new technology platforms developed for smart grid operating systems. We’ve got it wrapped for you here. —Diego-based Cymer (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CYMI]]), which is considered a bellwether for the semiconductor industry, said during a fourth-quarter … Continue reading “Cymer Sees Growth in Chip-Making, Northrop Grumman Combat Drone Takes First Flight, TurboTax Launches Mobile Tax-Filing App, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Optimer Pockets $68M Upfront From Astellas For Rights to Antibiotic in Europe
San Diego-based Optimer Pharmaceuticals has found a partner to help market its most important drug candidate outside the U.S. Optimer (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OPTR]]) is announcing today it has struck a deal with Japan-based Astellas Pharma in which Astellas gets exclusive rights to market fidaxomicin in Europe, plus parts of the Middle East, Africa, and the Commonwealth … Continue reading “Optimer Pockets $68M Upfront From Astellas For Rights to Antibiotic in Europe”
Regulus, the MicroRNA Child of Alnylam and Isis, Offers Litmus Test for Biotech Hope in 2011
The notion that Regulus Therapeutics might go public in 2011 sounds like nonsense at first blush. The San Diego-based startup doesn’t have a shred of evidence that says its experimental drugs are safe, or even a little effective, in human beings. And it will be at least another year before the company enters the vital … Continue reading “Regulus, the MicroRNA Child of Alnylam and Isis, Offers Litmus Test for Biotech Hope in 2011”
Vital Therapies Obtains $14,041,092 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b58bf6d2-52c3-47d0-a69d-f60a788447db&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2011 Company Name Vital Therapies Mailing Address 15222 Avenue of Science San Diego, CA 92128 Company Description Vital Therapies, Inc. (VTI) is a new company formed in 2003 to continue the development of the ELAD (Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device) System, which augments the metabolic functions of a patient’s liver, thereby … Continue reading “Vital Therapies Obtains $14,041,092 New Round”
Tencent Holdings Acquires Riot Games for $400,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e692f483-f17f-4cb4-8724-fea828571881&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2011 Company Name Riot Games Mailing Address P.O. Box: 10736 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230 Company Description Riot Games Inc., founded in 2006, is an independently funded video game development company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Website http://www.riotgames.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $400,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “Tencent Holdings Acquires Riot Games for $400,000,000”
Tablet Journalism: Can Rupert Murdoch’s iPad Adventure Save the News Business?
Sorry for the sensational headline. I couldn’t help myself. Talking about the future of journalism just gets me fired up, I guess. Anyway, the answer, of course, is no. Rupert Murdoch’s new initiative, called The Daily, can’t save journalism in an Internet era when advertising rates have declined and everyone wants to get their content … Continue reading “Tablet Journalism: Can Rupert Murdoch’s iPad Adventure Save the News Business?”
IntegenX Acquires Genvault for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f4c90cc-b31a-4ae1-8877-90c76b20d066&Preview=1 Date 2/4/2011 Company Name Genvault Mailing Address 6190 Corte Del Cedro Carlsbad, CA 92011-1515 Company Description GenVault is dedicated to stabilizing biosamples and to the integration of biosample transport, storage and retrieval, in a way that meshes seamlessly with day-to-day lab operations: thus simplifying sample sharing for customers in genomic medicine, … Continue reading “IntegenX Acquires Genvault for Undisclosed Sum”
Isis Spinoff Altair Therapeutics Shut Down, After Mid-Stage Asthma Study Fails
San Diego-based Altair Therapeutics, a spinoff from Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ISIS]]), has shut down operations after the startup’s only drug candidate failed in a mid-stage clinical trial against asthma, Xconomy has learned. Carlsbad, CA-based Isis told investors back in November on its quarterly conference call that Altair’s lead drug candidate, AIR645, failed to show enough … Continue reading “Isis Spinoff Altair Therapeutics Shut Down, After Mid-Stage Asthma Study Fails”
The Super Bowl of Marketing: Quantifying the Impact and Online Afterlife of TV Ads
San Diego’s Covario, a five-year-old startup that provides analytics and services for digital marketing, convened its annual users conference in downtown San Diego yesterday. The event draws top marketing executives from companies like Intel, Procter & Gamble, and Research In Motion (RIM), which led Covario to develop a movie theme around the “Top Guns” of … Continue reading “The Super Bowl of Marketing: Quantifying the Impact and Online Afterlife of TV Ads”