The past seven days have seen breakthroughs and heartbreaks for West Coast biotech companies. Mapp Biopharmaceutical of San Diego got promising preclinical news about its Ebola drug, then almost immediately got millions of dollars of federal funding to push it quickly into human trials. Up the coast near San Francisco, though, Exelixis’s flagship product returned … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Mapp Bio, Calico, Alder, VentiRx & More”
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AcuFocus Obtains $21,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50c6a1ab-59db-4fd5-9e96-726e7bd306e6 Date 9/4/2014 Company Name AcuFocus Mailing Address 32 Discovery Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description The company is developing a treatment for Presbyopia.The AcuFocus ACI 7000 is placed in your cornea (the eye’s outer layer).There, it sits securely without the use of sutures. All that is required for your comfort during … Continue reading “AcuFocus Obtains $21,000,000 New Round”
Wemo Media Receives $1,780,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ad39385-a1f4-4212-803e-f8d987203527 Date 9/4/2014 Company Name Wemo Media Mailing Address 550 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description Wemo Media is a small team of developers and artists pioneering a new form of art and entertainment on the Web called Maker Media. Website http://www.wemomedia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,780,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Wemo Media Receives $1,780,000 New Funding”
AbbVie Plunks Down $275M Upfront for Infinity’s Blood Cancer Drug
It’s been a topsy-turvy few years for Infinity Pharmaceuticals. The Cambridge, MA-based company is well behind a few others, whose rival blood cancer drugs that have already made it to market, and Infinity has seen its shares rise and fall as investors have wondered whether its own prospect—known as duvelisib, or IPI-145—can stand out. Pharma … Continue reading “AbbVie Plunks Down $275M Upfront for Infinity’s Blood Cancer Drug”
Cynvenio Biosystems Lands $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1ab85f6-eb50-4c9a-9818-8199657cb6b9 Date 9/3/2014 Company Name Cynvenio Biosystems Mailing Address 2260 Townsgate Road Westlake Village, CA 91361 USA Company Description Cynvenio Biosystems, Inc. is a California biotech company dedicated to providing game-changing technology to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. Cynvenio’s rare cell detection and mutational profiling applications include the LiquidBiopsy … Continue reading “Cynvenio Biosystems Lands $1,000,000 New Funding”
Feds Provide Funding, Expertise to Advance ZMapp Drug for Ebola
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said today it would provide its expertise and as much as $42.3 million to help San Diego-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical accelerate development and testing of ZMapp, the biotech’s experimental Ebola drug. With just nine employees, Mapp Bio lacks the resources to respond to the Ebola crisis unfolding in … Continue reading “Feds Provide Funding, Expertise to Advance ZMapp Drug for Ebola”
Measurabl Raises $2M to Provide Various Disclosures as a Service
Measurabl, a San Diego startup developing Web-based software to help big companies and others collect data required to meet non-financial disclosure requirements, says today it has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by CrossCut Ventures. The startup was founded last year by Matt Ellis, who was previously director of sustainability solutions at … Continue reading “Measurabl Raises $2M to Provide Various Disclosures as a Service”
Which Countries Excel in Creating New Drugs? It’s Complicated
A lot has been written lately about innovation, or the lack thereof, in the world of biopharma. One question that often gets asked: which countries lead the way in creating new medicines? Many people think that drugs originate in the nation where the companies that produce them are headquartered. The truth, however, is much more … Continue reading “Which Countries Excel in Creating New Drugs? It’s Complicated”
Legend3D Secures $10,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf2b2774-c75d-4d8c-bec5-0bef1ea9bf4e Date 9/2/2014 Company Name Legend3D Mailing Address 1017 Cole Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 USA Company Description Legend3D, Inc. is a leading digital media technology company that specializes in using its proprietary image processing technology and artistry to create greater value from entertainment assets for its clients. Website http://www.legend3d.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Legend3D Secures $10,000,000 Series C Round”
Measurabl Obtains $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07b4ff9c-cf8a-472a-b2f2-5d29c9263a49 Date 9/2/2014 Company Name Measurabl Mailing Address 1014 W Washington St. San Diego, CA 92103 USA Company Description We want to make sustainability reporting something any organization can do regardless of size, expertise, or resources. That means making reporting easy, affordable and accurate. Website http://www.measurabl.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Measurabl Obtains $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Mapp Bio Steps onto Global Stage as Ebola “Hot Zone” Gets Hotter
The “hot zone” in West Africa that has become the worst Ebola outbreak in history is now a full-blown global health crisis—and it is expected to continue into 2015. That is the consensus of three Ebola experts who, speaking at a public forum in San Diego, joined a growing number of world health officials in … Continue reading “Mapp Bio Steps onto Global Stage as Ebola “Hot Zone” Gets Hotter”
JustFab Garners $85,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8979cdaa-837e-4854-9e8e-809cfbf25f52 Date 8/29/2014 Company Name JustFab Mailing Address 2301 Rosecrans Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90245 USA Company Description At JustFab, we believe that every woman deserves to wear the same fashion-forward designs as the rich and famous regardless of her social status. Not to mention the fact that establishing an on-trend wardrobe … Continue reading “JustFab Garners $85,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Maana Lands $6,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f1a4860-6141-47f1-a38e-bec339468339 Date 8/29/2014 Company Name Maana Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description Maana is a search & discovery engine for big data on Hadoop. Right out-of-the-box, Maana organizes the data on Hadoop for discovery, recommendation and personalization through search. Website http://www.maana.io Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Maana Lands $6,000,000 New Funding”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: ARCH, Ebola, ViaCyte, Calithera & More
Lots of news this week up and down the coast and up and down the biotech food chain. We’ve got a new twist (or fold, if you prefer) on academic Ebola research at the University of Washington, and new workspace for tiny startups in Palo Alto and San Diego. We’ve got fresh venture capital for … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: ARCH, Ebola, ViaCyte, Calithera & More”
New Ebola Vaccine Tests Could Provide Early Results End of 2014
The National Institutes of Health has the green light to begin testing a new Ebola vaccine in humans, and data showing the vaccine’s safety and ability to provoke an immune response should be available by the end of the year. Whether those data are enough to make health officials confident to give the vaccine to … Continue reading “New Ebola Vaccine Tests Could Provide Early Results End of 2014”
Open Data Can Help Government Be the Airbnb of Civic Services
Until recently, 99 percent of government data around the world was shrouded in darkness. It was trapped in a vault, gathering mold, and never saw the light of day. But the vibrant open data movement, which is taking hold on just about every continent, has begun to radically change this. Now, government data is being … Continue reading “Open Data Can Help Government Be the Airbnb of Civic Services”
AirStrip Raises $25M to Expand into Home Health, Foreign Markets
AirStrip, a San Antonio, TX-based company integrating mobile health and IT technologies, has raised $25 million in a strategic funding round that includes new and existing investors. In a statement, AirStrip says the capital would be used to support the continued expansion of its AirStrip ONE mobile technology platform, introduce its technology to the home … Continue reading “AirStrip Raises $25M to Expand into Home Health, Foreign Markets”
San Diego Venture Group Names Mike Krenn as New President
The San Diego Venture Group is announcing a change in command. Mike Krenn, a veteran San Diego marketing and business development executive, is succeeding Dave Titus as president of the nonprofit business organization, which has worked in recent years to inject new energy to the startup ecosystem in San Diego. Krenn has worked for various … Continue reading “San Diego Venture Group Names Mike Krenn as New President”
ZipRecruiter Secures $63,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a2b1f59-4e7e-481f-b296-2ddf49c42112 Date 8/27/2014 Company Name ZipRecruiter Mailing Address 1453 Third Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description At ZipRecruiter, founded in 2010, we believe the experience of finding the right job or finding the right candidate should be a delight. We knew there had to be a better way. Website … Continue reading “ZipRecruiter Secures $63,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Coelacanths And Other IPO Thoughts Before The Autumn Markets Return
Ah, the final week of summer. Would that it could go on forever. And thanks for reading this on your mobile device with your toes in the sand. Just don’t forget to take a dip or toss a Frisbee when you’re done. No doubt many would like the current biotech IPO climate to stretch on … Continue reading “Coelacanths And Other IPO Thoughts Before The Autumn Markets Return”
Cognuse Obtains $67,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73bf5b8a-ee8b-4421-afa0-c44955bc27ae Date 8/26/2014 Company Name Cognuse Mailing Address 3210 Merryfield Row San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Cognuse produces and manufactures systems and devices specifically for cognitive rehabilitation. Our clients are professional health care service providers who specialize in brain health treatments, diagnostics, and rehabilitation services. Website http://www.cognuse.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Cognuse Obtains $67,000 New Financing”
“Plan” Versus “Vision” Entrepreneurs and How a VC Evaluates Startups
Since I first joined Mercury Fund in 2008, I’ve seen the ups (now) and downs (2009) of venture capital in just six years. Despite the wildly different environments, I’ve noticed that the types of pitches we get, and our responses to them, haven’t changed much. Although we have seen small changes to some of the … Continue reading ““Plan” Versus “Vision” Entrepreneurs and How a VC Evaluates Startups”
Roche To Pay $8.3B For Intermune: Who’s Next In Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Sunday it would buy Intermune (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ITMN]]) of Brisbane, CA, for $8.3 billion. It’s by far the high water mark of a growing wave in recent years of deals for drugs to treat pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly scarring of the lungs that often has no known cause. The idiopathic version—meaning … Continue reading “Roche To Pay $8.3B For Intermune: Who’s Next In Pulmonary Fibrosis?”
BioKier Takes a Shot at a New Kind of Diabetes Drug
Diabetics know all too well that needle sticks are a routine part of managing their disease. Insulin injections have been part of the diabetes standard of care for decades. And in recent years, a new class of injectable drugs have emerged to help patients regulate their blood sugar levels. Chapel Hill, NC, drug developer BioKier … Continue reading “BioKier Takes a Shot at a New Kind of Diabetes Drug”
What I’ve Learned From 25 Years in the Tech Industry
Building and running a successful startup in America’s fiercely competitive tech industry is never easy. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution or manual for how to go about it. But as they say, experience is the best teacher. So it’s my pleasure to share with you some of my own experiences and observations in building and managing … Continue reading “What I’ve Learned From 25 Years in the Tech Industry”
Quest for Electoral Innovation Leads to Online Voting for Emmys
Lori Steele-Contorer says she was attending a United Nations conference on technology with the likes of Bill Gates and Carly Fiorina in October 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger was first elected as governor of California in a special recall election. At that time, Steele-Contorer was at Solomon Smith Barney, managing a $200 million portfolio of technology … Continue reading “Quest for Electoral Innovation Leads to Online Voting for Emmys”
Metamason Secures $135,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2decb1d-70d5-4714-8c00-32e783e0fc6d Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Metamason Mailing Address 13 W Union Pasadena, CA 91107 USA Company Description Metamason’s flagship products are the Respere Secure CPAP Mask & the Respere Freedom CPAP Adapter, targeting the $17B sleep apnea treatment industry. Website http://www.metamason.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $135,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Metamason Secures $135,000 New Funding”
Covidien Acquires Reverse Medical for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5623e0e-589b-45fa-b3bd-63330741fdc9 Date 8/25/2014 Company Name Reverse Medical Mailing Address 13700 Alton Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description Reverse Medical is a privately held medical device company focused on expanding the endovascular management of acute stroke, neuro and peripheral vascular disease. Website http://www.reversemed.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Covidien Acquires Reverse Medical for Undisclosed Sum”
Innovation Hub: Rise of the Nerds
I was labeled one. You probably were too. And now that we’re grown up, lots of us believe that being a “nerd” is actually a badge of honor. But David Anderegg, author of Nerds: How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies and Trekkies Can Save America and Why They Might Be Our Last Hope, argues that the nerd … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Rise of the Nerds”
Biotech Unveils Drug for Viral Infections Tied to Cervical Cancer
A small San Diego biotech has identified a drug that appears to prevent several subtypes of the human papillomavirus (HPV) from replicating—including the two HPV subtypes that cause 70 percent of all cases of cervical cancer. “It’s early, so we shouldn’t hype it too much. But the antiviral studies look pretty good,” said Karl Hostetler, … Continue reading “Biotech Unveils Drug for Viral Infections Tied to Cervical Cancer”
Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a14f483-758b-4def-bb99-12f024ea5c91 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Laurel & Wolf Mailing Address 636 N Almont Dr. West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA Company Description We believe in the power of great design and how it can transform the way we live, work, and love! If you think about it, the way furniture is placed in … Continue reading “Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding”
TherOx Receives $964,499 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09ac0e1d-03e0-4a8a-b9b6-7cbadc747676 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name TherOx Mailing Address 17500 Cartwright Rd. Irvine, CA 92614 USA Company Description TherOx, Inc. (TherOx) is a private, venture-financed medical device company based in Irvine, California, dedicated to elevating the standard of care for treatment of heart attack patients. Website http://www.therox.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $964,499 … Continue reading “TherOx Receives $964,499 New Financing Round”
ViaCyte Garners $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23e41019-36d3-4857-9237-faa1b386013f Date 8/22/2014 Company Name ViaCyte Mailing Address 3550 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description ViaCyte is a preclinical therapeutic company focused on diabetes. Our therapy is based on pancreatic beta cell progenitors (Pro-Islet) derived from human pluripotent stem cells. These cells are implanted using a durable and … Continue reading “ViaCyte Garners $15,000,000 New Financing”
Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a14f483-758b-4def-bb99-12f024ea5c91 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Laurel & Wolf Mailing Address 636 N Almont Dr. West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA Company Description We believe in the power of great design and how it can transform the way we live, work, and love! If you think about it, the way furniture is placed in … Continue reading “Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding”
Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a14f483-758b-4def-bb99-12f024ea5c91 Date 8/22/2014 Company Name Laurel & Wolf Mailing Address 636 N Almont Dr. West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA Company Description We believe in the power of great design and how it can transform the way we live, work, and love! If you think about it, the way furniture is placed in … Continue reading “Laurel & Wolf Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Ebola, Mapp, Tekmira, ViaCyte & More
Big news this morning: two Americans treated with an experimental Ebola treatment have recovered and are now out of the hospital. (A third person, a Spaniard, who received the treatment unfortunately did not recover.) Meanwhile, the Ebola epidemic continues—more than 1,300 people have died—and with it comes fear and rage. In the U.S., potential cases … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Ebola, Mapp, Tekmira, ViaCyte & More”
JMI Equity Raises $1B for New Fund, Still Riding IT Spending Surge
JMI Equity, the private equity firm that specializes in software deals, says it has raised $1 billion in committed capital for its eighth growth equity fund—its biggest ever—and plans to keep on investing in growing companies with proven business models. “The business-to-business economy is pretty healthy,” Paul Barber, JMI Equity managing general partner said by … Continue reading “JMI Equity Raises $1B for New Fund, Still Riding IT Spending Surge”
MicroPower Technologies Garners $2,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1d4b2fa-0788-4c34-be62-68f1bc995026 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name MicroPower Technologies Mailing Address 4350 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92121 USA Company Description MicroPower Technologies is the creator of the world’s most power-efficient wireless video camera technology. Website http://www.micropowerapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “MicroPower Technologies Garners $2,000,000 New Round”
Chain Receives $9,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d0da451-8091-4921-83e6-a15d60fadfe2 Date 8/21/2014 Company Name Chain Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA Company Description We maintain a fleet of self-healing, auto-scaling Bitcoin nodes. Link indexes data from the nodes into Chain DB in real-time. Our PostgreSQL cluster is highly tuned for speed & data integrity. Website http://www.chain.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Chain Receives $9,500,000 New Financing Round”
Nervana Systems Receives $3,300,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52bbbc53-9d6d-4cb0-a84b-d9b68c7a20fc Date 8/21/2014 Company Name Nervana Systems Mailing Address 6440 Lusk Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Founded by experts in machine learning, neuroscience, processor architecture, and chip design, Nervana Systems is bringing unprecedented scale and simplicity to the application of brain-inspired algorithms. Website http://www.nervanasys.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Nervana Systems Receives $3,300,000 Series A Funding Round”
IQMS Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb8e6f4b-a768-4b4a-a167-09b7601a3603 Date 8/20/2014 Company Name IQMS Mailing Address 2231 Wisteria Lane Paso Robles, CA 93446 USA Company Description At IQMS, relationships matter and we take pride in our ongoing commitment to both our product and our clients. From the time you make IQMS your technology partner, and through the entire relationship, an … Continue reading “IQMS Secures New Funding Round”
Sanford-Burnham Seeks Improved Pharma Ties with New CEO from GSK
Following an executive search that took about 18 months, San Diego’s Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute named a new CEO today. He is Perry Nisen, a pediatric cancer specialist who specialized in commercializing new drugs as senior vice president of science and innovation at GlaxoSmithKline’s campus in King of Prussia, PA. The nonprofit research institute is … Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham Seeks Improved Pharma Ties with New CEO from GSK”
HealthQuest Capital Raises $110M for Debut Fund with Medtech Focus
HealthQuest Capital, founded last year by Sofinnova Ventures partner Garheng Kong, says it has raised $110 million for its debut fund and already has invested in several medical technology and patient care products. While HealthQuest is staying close to Sofinnova—sharing its Menlo Park, CA, office and back office resources—Kong says the firm has a different … Continue reading “HealthQuest Capital Raises $110M for Debut Fund with Medtech Focus”
Lawn Love Lands $120,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9bce9897-1a59-4115-a0c4-8f9d5b5548fc Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Lawn Love Mailing Address 402 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description We started Lawn Love with one primary goal. To revolutionize the age-old lawn service industry. We are doing this by bringing a high-tech approach, paired with the best customer service we can offer. … Continue reading “Lawn Love Lands $120,000 Seed Financing Round”
Women.com Secures $120,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b006ca6-e90d-4518-a638-1d04716447f1 Date 8/19/2014 Company Name Women.com Mailing Address 1140 Highland Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 USA Company Description Women.com is the new home for women. We discuss careers, relationships, parenting, products, and more. Take what you want and leave the rest. Website http://www.women.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $120,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Women.com Secures $120,000 Seed Round”
Cargomatic Obtains $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4344ebea-7a0b-492a-bcfb-43d4cdc2cbd3 Date 8/18/2014 Company Name Cargomatic Mailing Address 114 W. Washington Blvd. Venice, CA 90292 USA Company Description Cargomatic is a technology company based in Venice Beach, CA. Our platform was born of our passion to solve the inefficiency and fragmentation of the local trucking industry. Simply, we connect shippers with qualified … Continue reading “Cargomatic Obtains $500,000 New Round”
Innovation Hub: Your Brilliant Other Half
We spend a lot of time celebrating one-in-a-million entrepreneurs: the Mark Zuckerbergs, the Steve Jobs, the Elon Musks. But what if most entrepreneurs are more like two in a million? People who couldn’t realize their vision without a brilliant partner. Joshua Wolf Shenk writes about this phenomenon in Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Your Brilliant Other Half”
Carless in Cambridge: Bike & Car Sharing and the Future of Traffic
Nine weeks ago, I lost my fancy hybrid street/trail bike to one of San Francisco’s plentiful bicycle thieves. Seven weeks ago, in preparation for a big move east, I sold my car. Now I’m settling into a new apartment in Cambridge, MA, and for the first time in my adult life, I don’t own a … Continue reading “Carless in Cambridge: Bike & Car Sharing and the Future of Traffic”
Mapp’s Ebola Drug Shows Promise, But Making More Will Take Time
The experimental drug therapy given to two Americans and a Spaniard stricken with the lethal Ebola virus was still in research studies when the Ebola outbreak erupted this year in West Africa. Most of the available material was “laboratory-grade, not human-grade,” said Erica Ollman Saphire, a structural biologist whose lab at The Scripps Research Institute … Continue reading “Mapp’s Ebola Drug Shows Promise, But Making More Will Take Time”
Hovelstay.com Obtains $1,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68a34079-a595-456f-b03e-2c7b4446a192 Date 8/15/2014 Company Name Hovelstay.com Mailing Address 225 East Broadway Glendale, CA 91205 USA Company Description A niche marketplace for college students seeking a little adventure within their crash-space. Be it a weekend to Los Angeles, or a summer internship on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, we’re here to help you … Continue reading “Hovelstay.com Obtains $1,200,000 Series A Financing”