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Calling early-stage cleantech companies: come learn how to distinguish the different funding opportunities—such as VC, angel funding, government grants, and utility partnerships—that you could be using to get off the ground. A cleantech company founder and a state official will explain how your startup can attract funding, at this event sponsored by The Capital Network. … Continue reading “The Capital Network: Raising Capital for CleanTech”

Come mingle with area entrepreneurs, whose technologies facilitate kids’ used clothing swaps, make online shopping a bit more personal, aid you in searches on your mobile phone, and create social networks, virtual worlds, and online gaming. Cambridge’s MIT Enterprise Forum will be hosting this open house, with drinks, networking,and demos. Event-goers will vote on what … Continue reading “MITEF of Cambridge: In-NOW-vation Technology Showcase and Celebration”

Life sciences venture capitalists will discuss opportunities they’re finding in early-stage biotech and medical devices companies, despite what seems to be a dropoff in funding, at this MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge-hosted discussion.  They’ll also be sharing which life sciences and healthcare technologies they find most promising. You can register for this one here.

Entrepreneurs who have managed to market their products at minimal cost will dish at this MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge event. Come hear about their strategies for getting buzz out through blogs and viral video, and share your experiences in the space, too. Register here.

Pharmaceutical companies will dish on how their technologies make it from development to drugs, at this session of the Cambridge Science Festival. They’ll cover topics from stem cell technology to protein engineering to metabolomics, and even the importance of collaboration.  E-mail to register.

It’s open door night for area tech companies. Neighborhood institutions—from Microsoft to the Cambridge Innovation Center—will give you a peek inside their operations, as part of Cambridge’s Science Festival.

Here’s an event that cuts to the chase. Area thinkers in science and technology will each give five-minute presentations on an array of ideas, at this Cambridge Science Festival session.

WilmerHale lawyers and Jeffrey McCarthy, of North Bridge Venture Partners, will discuss legal to-dos for new businesses, from start to finish. Get their take on startup law issues, including licensing technology, hiring employees, getting government funding, and preparing for an initial public offering or a merger. RSVP here.

When it comes to energy efficiency, there’s plenty of green available beyond environmental gain. Learn how make a business opportunity out of the growing buzz surrounding energy efficiency, and check out companies that are innovating in various aspects of the energy supply chain, at this event put on by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge. … Continue reading “MITEF Energy SIG: Seizing the Energy Efficiency Opportunity”