It was a short week, but we saw a spate of deals involving San Diego companies, beginning with the $323 million buyout of DivX, which could be the prelude to a coming boom in Internet TV. Tune in now for our high-def view of the big picture. —Novato, CA-based Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SNIC]]) agreed to … Continue reading “DivX Buyout Anticipates Boom in Internet TV, ViaSat Sees Big Bet Paying Off, Solekai Leads Charge in Smart Grid Software Development, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Builds Stronger Case for Blood Cancer Drug
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals has come a long way in one year. The Seattle-based biotech company made its first ripple on the national scene last year at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), when it showed its novel drug for blood cancers caused tumor shrinkage in half of the first dozen patients tested. This year at … Continue reading “Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Builds Stronger Case for Blood Cancer Drug”
Hacker with Former Slashdot Ties and Tech Entrepreneur Tackle Home Health Hurdles With Web-Based Eldersync
David Bernick saw his mom’s struggles in coordinating care for his elderly grandmother. His mom relied on spreadsheets and Post-It notes to organize his grandmother’s visits with doctors, home health workers, and physical therapists. “This is a lot of stuff to keep track of,” Bernick says. “This is a real problem and it’s only going … Continue reading “Hacker with Former Slashdot Ties and Tech Entrepreneur Tackle Home Health Hurdles With Web-Based Eldersync”
Of Cuban Missiles and Chinese Wind Turbines
Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a series of meetings in Washington, DC, together with an impressive array of business leaders and investors. The group that held the meetings is called the Progressive Business Leaders Network, and it focuses on a select set of issues that are critical to driving U.S. competitiveness. PBLN’s … Continue reading “Of Cuban Missiles and Chinese Wind Turbines”
Etouches Secures Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae4feeba-d106-45c5-8c99-9ff50c053393&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Etouches Mailing Address 90 Grove St. Ridgefield, CT 06877 Company Description etouches is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) provider to the $3.0 billion global, meeting and event technology marketplace. Website http://www.etouches.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes etouches … Continue reading “Etouches Secures Series A Round”
AutoVirt Obtains $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c23f3be-2394-4a81-aff5-dd1e6d072f7a&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name AutoVirt Mailing Address 12 Murphy Drive Nashua, NH 03062 Company Description AutoVirt’s mission is to increase IT productivity by replacing manual labor with automation and virtualization. Virtualization separates the purpose and benefit of a service from its physical implementation and is often the key to greater automation. … Continue reading “AutoVirt Obtains $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
OneRoof Garners $3,400,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ee73887c-cbe4-453a-92fe-2d86181cff92&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name OneRoof Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Its software (CyberCafePro, and its unique online enterprise OneRoof Reports SaaS options) provides the information to maximize cyber café profits or capture social metrics to secure continued funding for non-profit telecenters – and in both cases facilitate … Continue reading “OneRoof Garners $3,400,000 Series A Funding”
Reply Obtains $15,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dde498ee-b089-47aa-92f9-3395e4e964bd&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Reply Mailing Address 12667 Alcosta Blvd San Ramon, CA 94583 Company Description Reply.com is the leading online marketing platform for the acquisition of locally-targeted and category-specific consumers on a cost-per-click or cost-per-lead basis. By eliminating the need for complex and expensive online marketing infrastructures and large teams … Continue reading “Reply Obtains $15,000,000 New Financing Round”
Solexant Garners $41,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f3371e8-b6a9-4e68-b26f-4644407e565b&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Solexant Mailing Address 2385 Bering Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description Solexant is developing high efficiency low cost solar cells that can harvest energy from the entire solar spectrum. Solexant plans to develop and manufacture solar cells and supply them to OEMs. Website http://www.solexant.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Solexant Garners $41,500,000 New Financing Round”
SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Obtains $15,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=494cf3bf-92f2-443a-aa03-6760ebbcf003&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Mailing Address 3255 Scott Blvd. Bld. 7 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description SiliconBlue has built from ground up, the first single-chip, reprogrammable, ultra-low power FPGA optimized for handheld, mobile applications. Website http://www.siliconbluetech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Obtains $15,000,000 Series C Funding”
Metacafe Secures $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7187b4a0-7c38-4091-abde-7496de419014&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Metacafe Mailing Address 537 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Metacafe is one of the world’s largest online video broadcasters with a global audience of 16 million unique visitors (comScore Media Metrix) watching over 400 million videos each month. Website http://www.metacafe.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture … Continue reading “Metacafe Secures $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
Ozmo Devices Obtains $10,800,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f5b1c22-6d06-4b7c-b99e-a90993f5c2a9&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Ozmo Devices Mailing Address 2595 East Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Ozmo Devices develops innovative Wi-Fi compatible communication technologies that deliver cost-effective wireless personal area network (WPAN) connectivity for battery-operated devices. The Ozmo solution is ultra-low power and highly integrated, making it ideal for … Continue reading “Ozmo Devices Obtains $10,800,000 Series D Round”
Socialtext Lands $2,260,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4727f4e9-3970-472c-9200-d54c16aac342&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Socialtext Mailing Address 655 High Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Socialtext Incorporated makes enterprise social software for collaboration. Socialtext captures the best features of web-native tools called “wikis” and “weblogs” and brings them inside your enterprise to create a collaboration and knowledge tool that works … Continue reading “Socialtext Lands $2,260,000 Series A Funding”
RockYou! Obtains $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3623ee37-a2bb-42a6-845f-eb701190dfea&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name RockYou! Mailing Address 585 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description RockYou! creates and distributes the most popular self-expression widgets on the web. RockYou!’s viral accessories can be used to enhance the look and feel of any blog, personal website, and are used on social networks … Continue reading “RockYou! Obtains $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Schoology Secures $1,250,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b2161cf7-8bce-4099-b51b-027346339ae6&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name Schoology Mailing Address 80 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Company Description Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration. Website http://www.schoology.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Schoology Secures $1,250,000 New Financing Round”
IronStratus Obtains $3,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9293d375-1e81-4158-a8c1-cd30d7e3606e&Preview=1 Date 6/7/2010 Company Name IronStratus Mailing Address 7301 Ranch Road 620 N Austin, TX 78726 Company Description IronStratus is the simple and secure way that businesses login to the cloud. It offers trusted one-password, one-click access to all your web applications, in a single vault available from any browser. IronStratus is … Continue reading “IronStratus Obtains $3,000,000 Series A Round”
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and Mobile Strategy
Microsoft’s Toni Abrusia and Daniel Egan host a session to explain the next major mobile phone release, which is slated for availability later this year, and how to leverage the robust application platform to develop games and applications for Marketplace. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., or register online here.
2010 International ESRI User Conference
TED Conference founder Richard Saul Wurman will discuss the impacts of urban supercenters and the role of GIS in problem solving in his keynote address at the annual ESRI User Conference in San Diego. More information and online registration is here.
Alder Reduces Anemia in Cancer Study
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, the Bothell, WA-based developer of targeted antibody drugs against cancer and inflammation, said today its lead product candidate was effective against anemia for more than half of advanced cancer patients in a trial. The study, of 124 patients, randomly assigned patients to take Alder’s ALD518 or a placebo. About 58 percent of patients … Continue reading “Alder Reduces Anemia in Cancer Study”
Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future
David Luberoff, executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, sent in the following notice: “Have a great idea about what Boston can do to make itself more competitive in the 21st century? Then Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future is looking for you. The Committee, which was appointed … Continue reading “Citizens’ Committee on Boston’s Future”
Legislative Roundtable with California Assemblyman Joel Anderson, R-El Cajon
Assemblyman Joel Anderson represents California’s 77th Assembly District, which encompasses more than 420,000 people in East San Diego County. He sits on the Assembly’s Select Committee on Biotechnology, the Insurance Committee and the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. He also is vice-chair of the Governmental Organization Committee. More information and registration is here.
Fresh Starts and Offshoots at Advanced BioHealing
Advanced BioHealing has turned Dermagraft, its product for diabetic foot ulcers, into a success story for regenerative medicine. Kathy McGee, Advanced BioHealing’s vice president and general manager, will give a short presentation, and ABH representatives will be available for networking throughout the evening—and ABH is hiring. More information and online registration is here.
Using SDSU Mapping to Help Disaster Relief Workers Navigate Chaos
Through a partnership with the U.S. Navy, researchers at San Diego State University’s Visualization Center used high-resolution imagery from Navy P-3 aircraft to provide mapping and web services to relief organizations following the January quake in Haiti. Similar mapping, visualization and data integration efforts are also underway for the Mexicali earthquake and Gulf oil spill, … Continue reading “Using SDSU Mapping to Help Disaster Relief Workers Navigate Chaos”
Life Sciences Analytics: Bridging the Gap to Drug Discovery and Diagnostics
Life sciences analytics has adapted a number of techniques from other industries for successful forays into drug discovery and diagnostics. The San Diego Software Industry Council has organized a session to discuss how algorithms and research from outside life sciences are being adapted for new research and analysis. Speakers include Stephen Tanner of Illumina, Michael … Continue reading “Life Sciences Analytics: Bridging the Gap to Drug Discovery and Diagnostics”
ZymoGenetics Melanoma Drug Passes Small Study, Gets Overshadowed by Bristol-Myers
[Updated: 2:30 pm Pacific] ZymoGenetics just can’t seem to catch a break. The Seattle-based biotech company has some positive, albeit preliminary, data out today on its experimental treatment for melanoma that has spread throughout the body—one of the toughest forms of cancer to treat. But ZymoGenetics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ZGEN]]) had the misfortune to be upstaged big-time … Continue reading “ZymoGenetics Melanoma Drug Passes Small Study, Gets Overshadowed by Bristol-Myers”
Seattle Genetics Shows Re-Treatment Action
Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SGEN]]) and Cambridge, MA-based Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company said today that their “empowered antibody” for blood cancers showed promising results in a small study of patients who were re-treated following a relapse. The study found that seven of 11 patients with Hodgkin’s disease or anaplastic large cell lymphoma had at least … Continue reading “Seattle Genetics Shows Re-Treatment Action”
Chase Franklin Departs Daptiv
Seattle-based Daptiv, a maker of project management software, has reduced its staff from 105 to 90 people, and CEO Chase Franklin has stepped down, according to a report in TechFlash. Franklin, the co-founder and former CEO of mobile commerce firm Qpass, joined Daptiv last September, but was unable to raise a new financing round for … Continue reading “Chase Franklin Departs Daptiv”
ViaSat Buys Data Encryption Technology
ViaSat (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VSAT]]), the Carlsbad, CA-based provider of satellite-based digital media and wireless communications technologies, plans to buy privately held Stonewood Group of Dorset, England, in a cash and stock deal valued at $20 million, according to a statement today. Stonewood’s products are used to encrypt data on computer hard drives so that a lost … Continue reading “ViaSat Buys Data Encryption Technology”
My Journey from Microsoft to the Cleantech Industry
[This post first appeared on the EnergySavvy blog—Eds.] In May 2008, I left my corporate software job in search of my next challenge. I had spent 10 years developing software in various product roles mostly at Microsoft. When I left, I had heard of the hyped-up cleantech space and said to myself, “I don’t know … Continue reading “My Journey from Microsoft to the Cleantech Industry”
Tolera Therapeutics, Cleveland Clinic Spinoff Focused on Immune Disorders, Raises $4M
Tolera Therapeutics was named one of Michigan’s top 50 companies to watch this spring, and now it has raised more capital to pursue its idea for making effective new drugs against immune system disorders. The company, based in Kalamazoo, MI, has nailed down about $4.1 million out of an equity financing round that could be … Continue reading “Tolera Therapeutics, Cleveland Clinic Spinoff Focused on Immune Disorders, Raises $4M”
Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open: Semifinalists Reception
The Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open is hosting a reception on June 14th for the regional group of semifinalists in the national cleantech startup competition. For more information on how to register, click here.
Counterfeit Medicine Fighter Sproxil Declared Winner at IBM SmartCamp Event Spotlighting Technology that Improves the Physical World
IBM predicts the next big set of opportunities in technology will be in the “intersection of the physical and digital world,” says Deborah Magid, a director in the company’s Venture Capital Group. “It used to be where IT was never a part of our lives,” she said at an event Thursday celebrating the use of … Continue reading “Counterfeit Medicine Fighter Sproxil Declared Winner at IBM SmartCamp Event Spotlighting Technology that Improves the Physical World”
300-Plus Sloanies Graduating Today—Forming 34 Companies (and Counting)
[Updated, June 4, 2010—see below]—A small whiteboard set up in the offices of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center is covered with a hand-scrawled list of names—so many that E-Center acting managing director and Xconomist Bill Aulet says they had to pick up the list on the other side of the board. The long list is a … Continue reading “300-Plus Sloanies Graduating Today—Forming 34 Companies (and Counting)”
General Motors Launches VC Subsidiary to Develop New Automotive Technologies
General Motors today announced another measure aimed at showing the world that it can learn new tricks. Suffering from some severe image problems as a result of its recent government bailout, GM has launched a new venture capital subsidiary aimed at identifying and developing innovative automotive technologies. Add this development to the soon-to-be released electric … Continue reading “General Motors Launches VC Subsidiary to Develop New Automotive Technologies”
San Diego’s Solekai Moves to Catch Wave of Smart Grid Software Development
Solekai Systems was founded in 2002, and quickly became one of San Diego’s fastest-growing privately held companies. By specializing in digital video software development and engineering services (set-top boxes and related hardware) for customers like Sony Electronics, TiVo, Pioneer, and DirectTV, Solekai’s revenue soared by 1,536 percent from 2003 to 2006—to $18.2 million. That was … Continue reading “San Diego’s Solekai Moves to Catch Wave of Smart Grid Software Development”
Edge Conference: Branded in Boston
The Ad Club presents a full-day conference on Boston’s leading role in product innovation and marketing. From the conference organizers: “Boston has been and continues to be a hub of innovation and revolution. From design to technology to marketing to finance, Boston has consistently been at the forefront of change. Come hear from Boston’s revolutionary … Continue reading “Edge Conference: Branded in Boston”
Stop By Today’s Pre-XSITE Pizza Party, Meet MassChallenge CEO John Harthorne, Michael Greeley, and Your Fellow Innovators
The day-long Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship is just 13 days from today. To help build some buzz around the event, we’re inviting local entrepreneurs and other members of the Boston innovation community to our office for free pizza today (Friday) at high noon. The pizza will be compliments of Za, a hip … Continue reading “Stop By Today’s Pre-XSITE Pizza Party, Meet MassChallenge CEO John Harthorne, Michael Greeley, and Your Fellow Innovators”
Let’s Abandon the Industrial-Decay Porn and Take a Closer Look at What’s Growing in Detroit
If you got all your information about Detroit from the blogosphere, the mainstream media, or the photography section of your local bookstore and never actually visited the Motor City, you could be forgiven for assuming that it’s one giant, bombed-out wasteland. That’s certainly the impression conveyed by many of the artists who have been criss-crossing … Continue reading “Let’s Abandon the Industrial-Decay Porn and Take a Closer Look at What’s Growing in Detroit”
Heartland Robotics Hires New CEO
Heartland Robotics, the Cambridge, MA, firm founded by Rodney Brooks and backed by Jeff Bezos and Charles River Ventures, said today it has hired Scott Eckert as its new chief executive. Eckert, a former Dell executive and co-founder and CEO of Motion Computing, succeeds Heartland’s outgoing president, Patrick Sobalvarro. Heartland Robotics, which raised $7 million … Continue reading “Heartland Robotics Hires New CEO”
Follica Grabs $7.5M, Glaxo’s SR One Leads $22M Round For Constellation, MoMelan Seeks to Improve Skin Grafts, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News
There were fewer life sciences headlines this week than we’ve seen lately, but the news covered an array of biotech companies fighting everything from baldness to skin disease to stubborn bacteria. —Watertown, MA-based Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals pulled in a $45 million Series C round that was led by new investor Excel Venture Management and also included … Continue reading “Follica Grabs $7.5M, Glaxo’s SR One Leads $22M Round For Constellation, MoMelan Seeks to Improve Skin Grafts, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News”
Burstly Receives Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b2aba68-26ba-4831-8479-849597416e64&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Burstly Mailing Address Undisclosed Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Company Description Burstly is commited to providing the best platform for mobile developers to maximize both their marketing and revenue opportunities. We believe the first step to achieving this goal is to empower developers with the tools and data … Continue reading “Burstly Receives Series A Financing”
Firm58 Obtains $7,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f54d2425-0ef5-499c-834a-731f9793a895&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Firm58 Mailing Address 130 South Jefferson Street Second Floor Chicago, IL 60661 Company Description Firm58 offers on-demand post-trade management software solutions to manage critical operations such as position management, billing, reconciliation, payment, fees and commission calculations, in addition to customer, financial and operational analytics. By automating all … Continue reading “Firm58 Obtains $7,000,000 Series C Round”
Anulex Technologies Obtains $18,260,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c3c002f-df66-4864-a112-d7cd31bd45e5&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Anulex Technologies Mailing Address 5600 Rowland Road Minnetonka, MN 55343 Company Description Anulex™ Technologies is redefining discectomy by developing proprietary medical technology designed to effectively repair and seal the anulus. Website http://www.anulex.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,260,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes This financing … Continue reading “Anulex Technologies Obtains $18,260,000 Series E Financing”
Tolera Therapeutics Lands $4,100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc7459ba-c906-41b9-8b69-b9e68995b993&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Tolera Therapeutics Mailing Address 350 E. Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Company Description Building upon research done at the University of Kentucky and the Cleveland Clinic, Tolera Therapeutics is developing and commercializing therapies for the immune suppression / modulation market with the goal of addressing unmet medical … Continue reading “Tolera Therapeutics Lands $4,100,000 New Funding”
Intransa Receives $1,900,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84fef41c-19c8-4f11-928d-b1273c578c8e&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Intransa Mailing Address 10710 N. Tantau Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description Intransa is an innovator of an enterprise class, intelligent IP storage products and software. Based on technology that leverages the low cost and maturity of Ethernet technology, Intransa’s IP SAN solutions dramatically reduce the cost … Continue reading “Intransa Receives $1,900,000 New Funding Round”
SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Garners $15,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15b1fc59-9bb4-4ac2-b280-bd50e8990435&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Mailing Address 3255 Scott Blvd. Bld. 7 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description SiliconBlue has built from ground up, the first single-chip, reprogrammable, ultra-low power FPGA optimized for handheld, mobile applications. Website http://www.siliconbluetech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Garners $15,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Dilithium Networks Lands $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6b8deafc-fa80-454d-b9e3-e073b9a8c796&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name Dilithium Networks Mailing Address 5401 Old Redwood Highway Petaluma, CA 94954 Company Description Dilithium Networks is the leader in 3G video telephony solutions for the world’s mobile and broadband industries. Website http://www.dilithiumnetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Dilithium Networks Lands $1,500,000 New Financing”
SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Lands $15,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15b1fc59-9bb4-4ac2-b280-bd50e8990435&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2010 Company Name SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Mailing Address 3255 Scott Blvd. Bld. 7 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description SiliconBlue has built from ground up, the first single-chip, reprogrammable, ultra-low power FPGA optimized for handheld, mobile applications. Website http://www.siliconbluetech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series C … Continue reading “SiliconBlue Technologies Corporation Lands $15,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Ballmer Says iPad Is a PC, Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs and Apple—A Few Microsoft Highlights
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Microsoft. Amid all the product news about Windows Live, Windows and Google, Office Web Apps, Kin phones, Bing Maps, and the like, the media has been buzzing about Apple (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AAPL]]) passing the Redmond, WA, software firm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]) in terms of market capitalization for the first … Continue reading “Ballmer Says iPad Is a PC, Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs and Apple—A Few Microsoft Highlights”
Trubion Wins Genentech, Biogen Patent Case
Seattle-based Trubion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TRBN]]), the developer of targeted therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, said today it has won a patent dispute against Genentech and Biogen Idec. The dispute centers on targeted therapies designed to block a marker on cells, CD20, which is currently hit by Genentech and Biogen Idec’s rituximab (Rituxan). Trubion, which … Continue reading “Trubion Wins Genentech, Biogen Patent Case”