My friend Eileen and I are planning to “phone-watch” the first presidential debate together on Monday. Just by calling her number in Louisiana from my couch in the Bay Area, I’ll hear hilarious commentary on the Clinton-Trump exchange from Eileen, a terrific reporter who’s wittier than most standup comics. I found another name for this … Continue reading “Tech Transforms the Election Experience, From VR to Voter Registration”
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In Turnaround Saga, Ignyta Nears Crucial Phase in Cancer Drug Trial
Biotech CEO Jonathan Lim co-founded Ignyta in 2011 to commercialize a new approach to diagnosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis, based on discoveries that showed how changes in methyl group molecules associated with the human genome could change the way genes function. Instead, Lim may end up showing how to breathe new life into a life … Continue reading “In Turnaround Saga, Ignyta Nears Crucial Phase in Cancer Drug Trial”
CarLabs Garners New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=922b4b6a-82f5-4906-95b6-5614931ca348 Date 9/23/2016 Company Name CarLabs Mailing Address 23480 Park Sorrento Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Company Description Led by industry icons and emerging visionaries, the CarLabs team is dedicated to rethinking the way people buy, sell, finance, insure and maintain their cars. Carla & the AutoEQ are just a few of the … Continue reading “CarLabs Garners New Funding”
Tealium Lands $9,999,995 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b52ed80a-3879-4f2a-b7ee-5757b224b5d8 Date 9/23/2016 Company Name Tealium Mailing Address 11085 Torreyana Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Tealium is the global leader in Tag Management, serving some of the most demanding clients worldwide. Website http://www.tealium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,999,995 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Tealium Lands $9,999,995 New Round”
Imbellus Receives $4,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e9d2567-f29f-435f-b110-ffa565cf9439 Date 9/22/2016 Company Name Imbellus Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Company Description Imbellus is reinventing how we measure human potential. Imbellus builds assessments to understand how people think, instead of what they know. Our name comes from the Latin word imbellis, a breed of betta fish. Bettas don’t … Continue reading “Imbellus Receives $4,000,000 New Financing Round”
Announcing Xconomy’s Agtech and Food Channel
A core tenet of Xconomy—and the reason behind our broad coverage across information technology, life sciences, energy, and more—is that the most interesting and important innovations often arise from the intersection of different disciplines. One of the most important intersections today is between agriculture, the life sciences, and information technology—as evidenced by the growing field … Continue reading “Announcing Xconomy’s Agtech and Food Channel”
The Trade Desk Lands $84,060,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d073b16-3273-4ac8-8204-120ab324452d Date 9/21/2016 Company Name The Trade Desk Mailing Address 42 Chestnut Street Ventura, CA 93001 USA Company Description Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD). From the pioneers of the ad exchange and experts from all facets of online advertising—display, search, mobile, ad serving, data protection, and data monetization—The Trade Desk has emerged to … Continue reading “The Trade Desk Lands $84,060,000 New Round”
GroundMetrics Garners $4,261,372 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=456df3b6-0e8a-48ac-b604-4cbc5a136fdf Date 9/21/2016 Company Name GroundMetrics Mailing Address 4217 Ponderosa Avenue San Diego, CA 92123 USA Company Description GroundMetrics technologies are used for various types of Resistivity and Electromagnetic (EM) surveys from traditional Controlled Source EM (CSEM) and Induced Polarization (IP) surveys to reservoir imaging survey methods such as Borehole-to-Surface EM (BSEM) … Continue reading “GroundMetrics Garners $4,261,372 New Funding”
Allergan Plc Acquires Akarna Therapeutics for $50,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09884060-054d-4889-9429-c602b138d3a2 Date 9/21/2016 Company Name Akarna Therapeutics Mailing Address 1012 Second Street Encinitas, CA 92007 USA Company Description Akarna Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics that target inflammatory and fibrotic diseases for which there is no approved treatment. Website http://www.akarna.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Allergan Plc Acquires Akarna Therapeutics for $50,000,000”
Pharmaceutical Price Controls Might Be Closer Than You Think
Amid the hue and cry over the Mylan EpiPen pricing debacle, Hillary Clinton unveiled her “Plan to Respond to Unjustified Price Hikes for Long-Available Drugs.” Clinton’s plan calls for “dedicated oversight to protect consumers.” To that end she would “convene representatives of federal agencies…to create a dedicated group charged with protecting consumers from outlier price … Continue reading “Pharmaceutical Price Controls Might Be Closer Than You Think”
CyberTech Opens New “Entrepreneur in Residence” Program to 8 Teams
Darin Andersen, the busy-bee creator of San Diego’s Cyberhive, iHive, and xHive startup programs, says eight early stage tech companies have joined the co-working space he has been building out in Bankers Hill under a new “Entrepreneur in Residence” program. Andersen created the program under the auspices of CyberTech, a membership organization he created to … Continue reading “CyberTech Opens New “Entrepreneur in Residence” Program to 8 Teams”
Good Culture Secures $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4470a63f-7e83-4305-9d95-5950104e331b Date 9/20/2016 Company Name Good Culture Mailing Address 233 South Beverly Drive Irvine, CA 90212 USA Company Description We’d love you to join us in a movement for good. Just open up, taste, and let one good thing lead to another. Good is for whenever—laying in the grass, on a drive, … Continue reading “Good Culture Secures $3,000,000 New Round”
AltheaDx Receives $6,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62d1e8d3-ba9b-4835-8618-5cc9858b278d Date 9/20/2016 Company Name AltheaDx Mailing Address 10578 Science Center Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description AltheaDx provides molecular biomarker discovery, assay development and validation, clinical trial testing and companion diagnostics development services. Website http://www.altheadx.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “AltheaDx Receives $6,000,000 New Funding”
Greenwave Systems Acquires Predixion Software for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46f101fa-6b10-4ff9-b11b-3d31aaf4ac7c Date 9/20/2016 Company Name Predixion Software Mailing Address 15 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA Company Description Predictive analytics enable organizations to use and analyze current and historical data to make predictions about the future that can be applied across a multitude of functional areas. Website http://www.predixionsoftware.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Greenwave Systems Acquires Predixion Software for Undisclosed Sum”
Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus
Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. But the reality is that turning science into big business often requires far more sophisticated infrastructure—and the landlord who provides that infrastructure sometimes has one of the best windows into … Continue reading “Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus”
Colorado’s Webroot Buys CyberFlow Analytics, Expands in San Diego
Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VSAT]]) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013, former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. Eslambolchi, who had served as a LonoCloud advisor and CEO, told Caldwell he had an idea for a cybersecurity startup that would use … Continue reading “Colorado’s Webroot Buys CyberFlow Analytics, Expands in San Diego”
Webroot Software Acquires CyberFlow Analytics for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7e07c56-b31d-4c9b-a6ca-2507428e3114 Date 9/19/2016 Company Name CyberFlow Analytics Mailing Address 4250 Executive Square San Diego, CA 92037 USA Company Description Next-generation approach to Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) in Cyber Espionage. CyberFlow Analytics has developed a disruptive approach to cyber security. Website http://www.cyberflowanalytics.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “Webroot Software Acquires CyberFlow Analytics for Undisclosed Sum”
Biotech Roundup: CRISPR’s 3rd IPO, Gender Diversity, Buyouts & More
Across the nation, and even looking back into the past, health was in the headlines this week. Our presidential candidates were either recovering from pneumonia or talking up their health records. New documents came to light that showed the sugar industry paid for studies downplaying the ties between sugar and heart disease. And the drug-price … Continue reading “Biotech Roundup: CRISPR’s 3rd IPO, Gender Diversity, Buyouts & More”
What Startups Can Do About Cyber Attacks
A cybersecurity report by Ponemon Institute, in association with Keeper Security, found that in the 12 months leading up to June 2016, 55 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a cyber attack, while 50 percent encountered data breaches involving customer and employee information. These statistics belie the common notion that cybercriminals attack only … Continue reading “What Startups Can Do About Cyber Attacks”
BAROnova Lands $7,500,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d426fd8-ddb7-4d1b-bc79-e6dd1d3146f4 Date 9/16/2016 Company Name BAROnova Mailing Address 281 Magnolia Avenue Goleta, CA 93117 USA Company Description BAROnova, Inc., founded in 2006 and based in Goleta, CA, is a clinical-stage medical-device company focused on developing non-surgical non-pharmacologic devices to induce weight loss. BAROnova® recently closed its Series D financing of $36.5 million … Continue reading “BAROnova Lands $7,500,000 Series D Financing”
San Diego Innovation Economy Extended Gains in 2015: Connect Report
San Diego’s innovation clusters continued to grow in 2015, as local startups, funding deals, and job growth extended an economic growth spurt that began in 2013. That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and … Continue reading “San Diego Innovation Economy Extended Gains in 2015: Connect Report”
How to Teach Computational Thinking
Computational thinking is going to be a defining feature of the future—and it’s an incredibly important thing to be teaching to kids today. There’s always lots of discussion (and concern) about how to teach traditional mathematical thinking to kids. But looking to the future, this pales in comparison to the importance of teaching computational thinking. … Continue reading “How to Teach Computational Thinking”
Vertebrae Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6d736693-99c6-4561-91f5-0bf47dd6dda7 Date 9/15/2016 Company Name Vertebrae Mailing Address 202 Bicknell Ave. PH Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Vertebrae is a technology company building the future of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) advertising. Our mission is to make VR accessible to publishers, advertisers and consumers alike through our next … Continue reading “Vertebrae Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
InvestCloud Lands $24,999,996 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d039f5b-d33c-4a8c-8fba-16252874012b Date 9/15/2016 Company Name InvestCloud Mailing Address 8800 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA Company Description InvestCloud is a cloud-based financial services company that develops high-tech scalable solutions enabling businesses to leverage their existing technologies, applications and processes. We are the largest developer of wealth management websites and financial services … Continue reading “InvestCloud Lands $24,999,996 New Financing Round”
FastPay Receives New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=973f84c3-93bd-4ae5-a3e2-dc38a075e736 Date 9/15/2016 Company Name FastPay Mailing Address 8201 Beverly Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90048 USA Company Description FastPay is a finance platform providing specialized lines of credit to digital businesses. By combining proprietary technology with industry experience, FastPay can quickly assess the creditworthiness of a digital business and provide loans ranging … Continue reading “FastPay Receives New Funding”
Everbridge Receives $90,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=507a27b1-ea4e-4992-83eb-d2d07a4580f2 Date 9/15/2016 Company Name Everbridge Mailing Address 500 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203 USA Company Description Everbridge (Nasdaq: EVBG) automates critical communications in an instant to ensure the right people receive the right messages quickly. Website http://www.everbridge.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $90,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Although we … Continue reading “Everbridge Receives $90,000,000 New Financing”
Sofinnova, Atlas Put $35M Into Delinia to Tackle Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases occur when our immune systems mistakenly start fighting parts of our own bodies, rather than foreign invaders. The trick is to stop the attack without weakening our body’s defenses. That’s the idea behind a new startup that launched this morning called Delinia. The company, with operations in Cambridge, MA, and San Francisco, CA, … Continue reading “Sofinnova, Atlas Put $35M Into Delinia to Tackle Autoimmune Diseases”
MedCrypt Obtains $750,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2222fd51-9535-4549-a3e4-7f8c4309d9fa Date 9/14/2016 Company Name MedCrypt Mailing Address Undisclosed San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description MedEncrypt is one of the trusted leading nationwide providers of web-based dictation and transcription solutions. Our mission is to provide easy-to-use dictation and transcription applications which will enhance the quality of services offered at the most … Continue reading “MedCrypt Obtains $750,000 Seed Round”
Cybersecurity Startup MedCrypt Gets $750K to Defend Health Devices
MedCrypt, a healthtech cybersecurity startup founded near San Diego, has raised $750,000 in a seed financing round led by Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: [[ticker:SFE]]), a private equity fund in suburban Philadelphia that invests in healthcare, fintech, and digital media. (Safeguard Scientifics also is an investor in Sotera Wireless, the San Diego-based maker of wireless devices for … Continue reading “Cybersecurity Startup MedCrypt Gets $750K to Defend Health Devices”
NuVasive Promotes Jason Hannon to Chief Operating Officer
San Diego-based NuVasive (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NUVA]]), which provides medical devices, tools, and other technology for spinal surgery, today named Jason Hannon as president and COO. He succeeds Patrick Miles, who has been appointed vice chairman, and will continue to serve as a member of NuVasive’s board. Hannon was previously NuVasive’s executive vice president for international business. Greg … Continue reading “NuVasive Promotes Jason Hannon to Chief Operating Officer”
AcuFocus Receives $66,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b8a554b-78eb-405c-93b8-44adb8751fd4 Date 9/13/2016 Company Name AcuFocus Mailing Address 32 Discovery Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description AcuFocus is the market leader in small aperture technology, providing physicians and patients unique, reliable and long-term solutions for presbyopia and cataracts. Website http://www.acufocus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $66,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “AcuFocus Receives $66,000,000 New Funding Round”
Portfolium Obtains $6,600,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5b93798-f138-4fce-ae9d-b49797fc1af6 Date 9/13/2016 Company Name Portfolium Mailing Address 401 B Street San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description Portfolium solves the LinkedIn problem for students with no professional work history. It’s an online platform for students of all majors to visually showcase their skills, projects and experiences to employers. Website http://www.portfolium.com Transaction … Continue reading “Portfolium Obtains $6,600,000 New Funding”
How We Won $50,000 in SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Contest
Recently, the student accelerator program mystartupXX, a joint program of UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management and the Jacobs School of Engineering, won a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration as a Growth Accelerator Fund Competition winner. We were one of 68 winners announced Aug. 31 in the nationwide contest. This was … Continue reading “How We Won $50,000 in SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Contest”
Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue
It’s been almost two years since Organovo (NYSE: [[ticker:ONVO]]) created a new business—using its bio-printing technology to create 3-D samples of living human liver tissue for use in testing the toxicity of pre-clinical drug candidates. Since then, the San Diego company has built a thriving business as a contract research organization (CRO) that tests experimental … Continue reading “Organovo to Test Pre-Clinical Drugs on Bio-Printed Kidney Tissue”
Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More
[Corrected, 9/12/16, 4:28 p.m. See below.] What do cancer experts want? The moon, perhaps. As part of the Obama administration’s “cancer moonshot” program, a panel of scientists this week presented a set of broad, ambitious recommendations to speed up the pace of cancer research, treatment, and prevention. The scientific goals, writ large, included nationwide data … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More”
Tyler Jacks, Cancer Moonshot Panel Co-Chair, Discusses Roadmap
The Obama administration wants to speed up cancer research with its “Cancer Moonshot” program—packing 10 years’ worth of work on prevention and treatment programs into five is one of its rallying cries. Agreeing on what to do, and how to do it, is the first step. The FDA agreed this summer to reorganize the way … Continue reading “Tyler Jacks, Cancer Moonshot Panel Co-Chair, Discusses Roadmap”
Ledge Obtains $1,080,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a3bfac4-b96e-406b-ad67-2ceac691245b Date 9/9/2016 Company Name Ledge Mailing Address 2633 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Almost everyone needs a helping hand at some point in their lives, and in many of those cases the best option is borrowing from friends and family. This process is currently weirdly painful to … Continue reading “Ledge Obtains $1,080,000 New Financing”
ChowNow Lands $5,314,159 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e6ee1b9-03f3-4d08-b7ce-712151b4c0e3 Date 9/9/2016 Company Name ChowNow Mailing Address 2801 Ocean Park Boulevard Venice, CA 90405 USA Company Description Online ordering system and marketing platform for restaurants. Restaurant apps, online food ordering system, Facebook ordering = :) customers. Website http://www.chownow.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,314,159 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “ChowNow Lands $5,314,159 New Financing Round”
Zenedge Obtains $6,200,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7aebac1-e5d4-4afd-b243-e4ce044d33b2 Date 9/9/2016 Company Name Zenedge Mailing Address 12011 San Vicente Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Company Description ZENEDGE offers total security for your Web sites and applications. We ensure malicious traffic never gets through to your web properties, networks or DNS servers. Malicious traffic coming from hackers is stopped at … Continue reading “Zenedge Obtains $6,200,000 Series C Round”
The Power of Polymers
Throughout history, innovative humans have developed technology to overcome or adapt to challenges in the natural world. As it turns out, some of our most important advances were actually inspired by a naturally occurring group of materials: polymers. Derived from Greek words meaning “many parts,” the word polymer refers to a large molecule composed of … Continue reading “The Power of Polymers”
Everyone Counts Voting System Accredited for Federal Elections, But…
When the San Diego voting technology company Everyone Counts closed on a $20 million financing deal a year ago, executive chairman Tom Tullie said the company needed funding in “a pretty big way” to get ready for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Among other things, Everyone Counts needed to get its eLect Quad Audit voting … Continue reading “Everyone Counts Voting System Accredited for Federal Elections, But…”
Cielo24 Lands $1,070,926 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=317fc0cb-ff23-4dca-afcc-40378a0c43ed Date 9/8/2016 Company Name Cielo24 Mailing Address 1029 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA Company Description Human quality and high volume captions, search and transcriptions at competitive prices. Three hour turn around time and free trial! Try cielo24 today. Website http://www.cielo24.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,070,926 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Cielo24 Lands $1,070,926 New Round”
BookingPal Receives $3,499,995 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4882f769-7665-4807-a736-420ed2b14dab Date 9/8/2016 Company Name BookingPal Mailing Address 18101 Von Karman Irvine, CA 92612 USA Company Description BookingPal is a cloud based travel technology company, providing a global distribution system and a centralized booking platform for vacation rental properties. Website http://www.mybookingpal.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,499,995 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “BookingPal Receives $3,499,995 New Financing Round”
Cielo24 Obtains $8,598,275 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43e69846-951c-4b8e-85d9-954d39d78c62 Date 9/8/2016 Company Name Cielo24 Mailing Address 1029 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA Company Description Human quality and high volume captions, search and transcriptions at competitive prices. Three hour turn around time and free trial! Try cielo24 today. Website http://www.cielo24.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,598,275 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Cielo24 Obtains $8,598,275 New Round”
Retrophin Drug Licensed by Shkreli Shows Positive Phase 2 Results
Retrophin, the drug developer founded by controversial former biotech executive Martin Shkreli, has posted positive results from a midstage study for its treatment for a rare kidney disease. San Diego-based Retrophin said that its drug, sparsentan, outperformed another drug sometimes used to manage a rare kidney disease, called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), in a Phase … Continue reading “Retrophin Drug Licensed by Shkreli Shows Positive Phase 2 Results”
New Cybersecurity Alliance Continues Trend of Industry Collaboration
For the cybersecurity industry, 2016 is shaping up to be the year of alliances. There have been a series of tie-ups, as security-tech companies try to boost their businesses and amplify their products via acquisitions. IBM bought Resilient Systems, Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock, Symantec acquired Blue Coat, and Carbon Black purchased Confer, to name … Continue reading “New Cybersecurity Alliance Continues Trend of Industry Collaboration”
Immunotherapy Clinical Tests Spur Hope, and Plenty of Headaches
Thanks to remarkable results in a small group of patients, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, cancer immunotherapy has spurred talk of once impossible-to-imagine cures and has gained its share, perhaps more than its share, of hype. But immunotherapy is also creating new challenges and exacerbating old ones for doctors, patients, and researchers. These new … Continue reading “Immunotherapy Clinical Tests Spur Hope, and Plenty of Headaches”
Rox Medical Obtains $40,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8af7ae61-7f95-4f59-b0d9-abab512b16dc Date 9/7/2016 Company Name Rox Medical Mailing Address 150 Calle Iglesia San Clemente, CA 92672 USA 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 … Continue reading “Rox Medical Obtains $40,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Overcoming the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
For several years now, the “cybersecurity skills gap” has been a top challenge for organizations. The statistics are well-vetted, and they tell a clear story: —There are many unfilled security jobs: The industry is facing 1.5 million unfilled IT security jobs globally by 2020. —The hiring problem is getting harder to figure out: Ninety-two percent of businesses say it’s … Continue reading “Overcoming the Cybersecurity Skills Gap”
Qualcomm and AT&T Partner to Use Wireless Network for Drone Flights
After signaling that it plans to operate drones via cellular technologies, San Diego-based Qualcomm says today it is working with AT&T to use commercial wireless networks for test flights beyond an operator’s visual line of sight. Qualcomm said in April it had received FAA authorization to operate drones in restricted airspace around its San Diego … Continue reading “Qualcomm and AT&T Partner to Use Wireless Network for Drone Flights”