Seattle-based venture firms Voyager Capital and Maveron have made some West Coast additions. Voyager announced it has opened an office in Portland, OR, staffed by new venture partner Diane Fraiman, formerly of Sanctum and Informix Software. Maveron has recruited Amy Errett, formerly of Olivia and Trinity Ventures, as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Daily TIPs: Military Mind Tech, Cellulosic Plans, Bugs in the Subway, & More
Cyber Command Offline for Now An Air Force project to coordinate the defense of military computer systems and launch offensives against enemy systems has been put on hold while higher-ups review the plan. The so-called Cyber Command was scheduled to go operational in less than two months before the Pentagon called a time out. InformationWeek … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Military Mind Tech, Cellulosic Plans, Bugs in the Subway, & More”
Lockheed Martin Nabs Nantero Unit
The government business unit of Nantero—a Woburn, MA-based startup developing a carbon-nanotube-based form of computer memory it calls NRAM—has been acquired by Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: [[ticker:LMT]]) for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the deal, some 30 Nantero employees will join Lockheed Martin, as will Brent Segal, the startup’s co-founder and Chief Operating … Continue reading “Lockheed Martin Nabs Nantero Unit”
WSJ Hits Boston Scientific Stent Data
An FDA application for a Boston Scientific (NYSE:[[ticker:BSX]]) coronary stent currently awaiting approval was supported by a flawed statistical equation, according to today’s Wall Street Journal. Citing its own review of a clinical study of the device, the paper said the Taxus Liberte stent, which is already approved for use abroad, would have been judged … Continue reading “WSJ Hits Boston Scientific Stent Data”
Backed by Washington Venture Firms, Connecticut’s InstallFree Could Help Remake the Fabric of Computing
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about how software startups don’t need as much venture capital as they used to. But someone forgot to tell Stamford, CT-based InstallFree, which last week closed an $8.5 million financing round led by Ignition Partners and Trilogy Equity Partners, both of Bellevue, WA. It was a second-round deal to … Continue reading “Backed by Washington Venture Firms, Connecticut’s InstallFree Could Help Remake the Fabric of Computing”
Taligen CEO Aims to Develop Drugs For Inflammatory Diseases, Build Company in Cambridge
Abbie Celniker has been climbing biotech’s corporate ladder for much of her career. Higher and higher she went, in senior R&D jobs at Genentech, Wyeth Biopharma, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and most recently as global head of Novartis Biologics in Cambridge, MA. Now, at 49, she has taken a detour to become CEO of a growing startup … Continue reading “Taligen CEO Aims to Develop Drugs For Inflammatory Diseases, Build Company in Cambridge”
Busting the “Idea Investor” Myth, and Other Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
“Startups are desirable again,” says Tony Wright. That sums up the feeling I get whenever I meet with innovators and investors these days. We’re sitting at the Caffe Umbria in Pioneer Square, Seattle. I’m sipping the best latte I’ve had since Le Panier and Espresso Vivace got inconsistent last month. Wright’s drink of choice is … Continue reading “Busting the “Idea Investor” Myth, and Other Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs”
MariCal, Inc. Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51b1e3c0-1db3-4620-8422-5847578fa566&Preview=1 Date 8/14/2008 Company Name MariCal, Inc. Mailing Address 400 Commercial Street Portland, ME 04101 Company Description MariCal, headquartered in Portland, Maine USA was founded in 1996 and is a privately held aquatic life science biotechnology company with 22 full time employees and operations in Alaska, Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, and Norway. … Continue reading “MariCal, Inc. Garners $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Marrone Organic Innovations Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d6b2362-c880-4bd9-84ed-3294a053b19a&Preview=1 Date 8/14/2008 Company Name Marrone Organic Innovations Mailing Address 2121 Second St. Davis, CA 95618 Company Description Marrone Organic Innovations discovers and develops effective natural products that fill unmet market needs for weed and pest management. Website http://www.marroneorganicinnovations.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Marrone Organic Innovations Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding”
Anthera Pharmaceuticals Receives $19,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aab8e8c5-6820-4580-9ed4-ebc192bf5e39&Preview=1 Date 8/14/2008 Company Name Anthera Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 25801 Industrial Blvd Hayward, CA 94545 Company Description Anthera Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical development company focused on the development and advancement of promising clinical products for the treatment of serious inflammatory diseases. Website http://www.anthera.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Anthera Pharmaceuticals Receives $19,000,000 New Round”
Y Combinator Goes Open-Source With Legal Funding Documents
If you’ve ever launched a startup with funding from a venture firm or angel group, you know the bank-account-draining toll those startup legal bills can take. I still feel the pain: an amazing $25K each from my lawyer and the lead investor’s lawyer for a simple angel deal. And guess who paid for it all? … Continue reading “Y Combinator Goes Open-Source With Legal Funding Documents”
NitroSecurity Locks up $10M VC Round
NitroSecurity, a Portsmouth, NH, provider of information-security technology, announced today that it’s raised $10 million in venture financing to fund market expansion and new product development. NewSpring Ventures of New Jersey and Pennsylvania led the round.
Daily TIPs: Gore-Tex for Platinum, Batteries From Waste Water, Low-Speed High-Speed, & More
California Considers Cyberbullying Law Using the Internet or text messages to harass one’s fellow students could become illegal under a bill making its way through the California legislature. The Associated Press reports that the cyberbullying bill passed the state Senate on a 21-11 vote and is headed to the Assembly. U.S. High-Speed Internet Not All … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Gore-Tex for Platinum, Batteries From Waste Water, Low-Speed High-Speed, & More”
1Cast Raises Cash, Announces Beta
Kirkland, WA-based 1Cast, an online news and information delivery service, announced it has raised its first round of funding, which was led by Eagle River Holdings. 1Cast plans to launch a beta version of its online and mobile service later this year.
University of Washington, Allied Minds Team Up to Launch Biofuel Company, AXI
I first heard of a Seattle startup called Voltan Biofuel two months ago, when I talked to Jim Roberts, head of business development at UW Tech Transfer’s LaunchPad, a program to promote university spinoffs. Voltan was a LaunchPad company that won $5,000 for “best cleantech idea” in UW’s 2008 CIE Business Plan competition. Yesterday the … Continue reading “University of Washington, Allied Minds Team Up to Launch Biofuel Company, AXI”
Seattle Non-Profit PATH Set to Launch “Ultra Rice” to Fight Global Malnutrition
Duffy Cox and his dad, James, had a great idea that went nowhere for years. Their quest to develop Vitamin-A fortified rice, which could put a dent in global malnutrition, started in 1985. That’s when the father-and-son inventors at Bellingham, WA-based Bon Dente International, a research and development firm, were asked to give it a … Continue reading “Seattle Non-Profit PATH Set to Launch “Ultra Rice” to Fight Global Malnutrition”
Follica’s Fortunes Growing, Icahn’s Biogen Holdings Mounting, Genzyme’s Mipomersen Work Progressing, & More Life Sciences News
I haven’t done a careful analysis, but I have the impression that there were a few more life sciences venture financings last week than has been typical as of late. Or maybe it just seems that way because this first one made such a splash with our readers. —Fast on the heels of its $5.5 … Continue reading “Follica’s Fortunes Growing, Icahn’s Biogen Holdings Mounting, Genzyme’s Mipomersen Work Progressing, & More Life Sciences News”
NitroSecurity, Inc. Garners $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80484241-9845-43a4-b983-0ca5a7150fc1&Preview=1 Date 8/13/2008 Company Name NitroSecurity, Inc. Mailing Address 230 Commerce Way Portsmouth, NH 03801 Company Description NitroSecurity is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise security solutions that deliver the industry’s first integrated network + security monitoring, analysis, and protection system. Website http://www.nitrosecurity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “NitroSecurity, Inc. Garners $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Marketbright Lands Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5fe52aee-dd36-409d-a045-9a5c8f69e87f&Preview=1 Date 8/13/2008 Company Name Marketbright Mailing Address 1150 Bayhill Dr. San Bruno, CA 94066 Company Description Marketbright is an on-demand marketing automation platform which enables self-service campaign execution, automated lead scoring and qualification, and closed-loop marketing analytics. Website http://www.marketbright.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Marketbright Lands Series A Funding”
Dendreon Gives Update on Clinical Trials of Prostate Cancer Drug
As Luke reported a couple weeks ago, Seattle-based Dendreon is in the midst of a crucial clinical trial of its cancer drug, Provenge, against prostate cancer. Interim results from 500 patients in the trial, called Impact, are expected in October. In a conference call this afternoon, Dendreon announced its second-quarter 2008 financial stats, as well … Continue reading “Dendreon Gives Update on Clinical Trials of Prostate Cancer Drug”
Stromedix Drug Gets Orphan Status
Cambridge, MA-based Stromedix, a startup formed around technology licensed from Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]), announced today that its lead candidate—a treatment for chronic allograft nephropathy, a leading cause of kidney-transplant failure—was granted orphan-drug status by the FDA. Stromedix is pursuing a large, untapped market for drugs that target fibrosis, a cellular process that is the … Continue reading “Stromedix Drug Gets Orphan Status”
Daily TIPs: Loose Lips, Virtual Housecalls, Humless Turbines, & More
Web Surfers Give Away Secrets Online Most Internet users—84 percent—say they don’t give out personal data online, but actually 89 percent of them do, according to a study done by AOL. ComputerWorld reports that the study found that, while people seem to be aware of the dangers of giving away data, they don’t actually take … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Loose Lips, Virtual Housecalls, Humless Turbines, & More”
GalleryPlayer Down, But Is It Out?
Last spring, Wade wrote about Seattle-based GalleryPlayer’s software, which allows users to display high-resolution photos and artwork on HDTVs. Now GalleryPlayer has apparently “ceased operations” as of July 30, as reported by the Seattle P-I, citing a message on the company’s website. GalleryPlayer was founded in 2003 by former Amazon exec Scott Lipsky. But Lipsky’s … Continue reading “GalleryPlayer Down, But Is It Out?”
A123 Systems Co-founder Confirms Lucky 8 Influenced Timing of IPO Filing
Turns out our hunch was correct. On Friday, Watertown, MA-based maker of advanced batteries A123 Systems filed for its long-anticipated IPO. Since the filing came on August 8, 2008—an exceedingly lucky date, according to Chinese numerology—and because A123 has big operations in China and was co-founded by Taiwan-born MIT professor Yet-Ming Chiang, we speculated that … Continue reading “A123 Systems Co-founder Confirms Lucky 8 Influenced Timing of IPO Filing”
Icahn Ups Biogen Idec Stake to 6 Percent—Bought Big on Tysabri Woes
Perhaps there was no way that Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:[[ticker:BIIB]]) would see a major drop in its stock price without activist investor Carl Icahn working his way into the storyline. SEC documents filed Monday show that Icahn went on a Biogen stock-buying binge beginning on August 1, the day after Biogen and its partner, Ireland’s Elan, … Continue reading “Icahn Ups Biogen Idec Stake to 6 Percent—Bought Big on Tysabri Woes”
New Fundraising for Hair-Raising: Follica Takes in $11 Million for Baldness-Treatment Approach
If only hair could grow as fast as Follica’s pot of money. Just seven months after its $5.5 million Series A financing round, the Boston-based startup today announced it has raised an additional $11 million to bolster its efforts to develop new methods of treating male- and female-pattern baldness and other hair-follicle disorders such as … Continue reading “New Fundraising for Hair-Raising: Follica Takes in $11 Million for Baldness-Treatment Approach”
Healionics Gets Kudos in Congress, Contracts from Companies
When I stopped by Buddy Ratner’s office at the University of Washington yesterday, he looked like a proud papa. He had just gotten word that the National Science Foundation, in a report to Congress, is using one of his group’s companies, Healionics, as an example of a successful biomedical startup. Here at Xconomy, we’ve come … Continue reading “Healionics Gets Kudos in Congress, Contracts from Companies”
1Cast Garners Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d1f6271-3f64-4a85-ad98-43687fd3315e&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name 1Cast Mailing Address 2300 Carillon Point Kirkland, WA 98033 Company Description The 1Cast web and mobile-based video delivery system enables you to build your own personalized video news feed from a multitude of broadcast and cable news sources around the world, on topics that interest you. Website … Continue reading “1Cast Garners Series A Round”
Follica Inc. Lands $11,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6bc02759-1592-4b18-9a7a-040199494ed2&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name Follica Inc. Mailing Address 222 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 Company Description Follica Inc., a privately held medical device company, was co-founded by PureTech Ventures and a group of world renowned experts in hair follicle biology and medicine. In addition to hair loss, Follica has intellectual property … Continue reading “Follica Inc. Lands $11,000,000 Series B Financing”
RoyaltyShare, Inc. Lands Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4610832-f072-48d2-a3a6-212a4b17955f&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name RoyaltyShare, Inc. Mailing Address 5465 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description RoyaltyShare offers record labels, music distributors and music publishers the freedom to pursue new revenue opportunities made possible by digital distribution. We do this by enabling customers to focus on their core businesses, while … Continue reading “RoyaltyShare, Inc. Lands Series B Financing Round”
RF Nano Corporation Obtains $8,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=005cf727-ea74-4382-bf32-500088ac2766&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name RF Nano Corporation Mailing Address 4311 Jamboree Road Newport Beach, CA 92660 Company Description RF Nanon is rapidly developing a CMOS compatible suite of discrete, wafer and integrated circuit products based on the outstanding electronic properties of carbon nanotubes. With power densities 100 times greater than silicon … Continue reading “RF Nano Corporation Obtains $8,000,000 Series B Funding”
Marketo Obtains $8,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb14a31b-7dbc-428c-ac4e-1f3cf1b78066&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name Marketo Mailing Address 901 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description Marketo provides affordable, easy-to-use marketing automation software that helps B2B marketing professionals drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Our solutions automate lead generation and lead nurturing processes over multiple channels, beginning with pay-per-click … Continue reading “Marketo Obtains $8,000,000 Series B Financing”
ScanCafe Obtains $4,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71233f47-f448-4a9e-9fa7-36a4b6efdbae&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name ScanCafe Mailing Address 1475 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description ScanCafe provides a simple, safe, and low-cost photo scanning service that gives everyone the opportunity to preserve their photos for future generations and share them with loved ones today. Website http://www.scancafe.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “ScanCafe Obtains $4,000,000 Series B Funding”
ThermaSource LLC Garners $41,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54cd2e2e-2201-467b-b6ec-4ec620d4a90a&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name ThermaSource LLC Mailing Address 3883 Airway Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Company Description ThermaSource, LLC (TSL) provides the geothermal industry with two vitally needed services: First, we provide an engineering consulting service which has been our business mainstay since 1980. Secondly, we provide the industry with out … Continue reading “ThermaSource LLC Garners $41,500,000 New Funding Round”
Ethicon Endo-Surgery Acquires SurgRx for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a6d49bf-edf6-4b30-8954-4f6a4ad0a307&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name SurgRx Mailing Address 101 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description SurgRx, a medical device manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California. SurgRx is the developer of the EnSeal System, a proprietary, FDA-approved technology that empowers surgeons to cut and seal blood vessels and tissue quickly, efficiently, … Continue reading “Ethicon Endo-Surgery Acquires SurgRx for Undisclosed Sum”
Return Path Acquires Habeas for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d38a3cb-38e7-4502-8f99-a88e944fdf3d&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name Habeas Mailing Address 779 East Evelyn Ave Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Habeas, Inc. certifies email senders who are utilizing best email business practices and sending email that is wanted by recipients. Website http://www.habeas.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Return Path Acquires Habeas for Undisclosed Sum”
Lijit Networks Secures $7,100,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c308ba8f-9375-4906-b3f1-17923b5c6501&Preview=1 Date 8/12/2008 Company Name Lijit Networks Mailing Address 1050 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description The company operates a social networking and blog search service. Website http://www.lijit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,100,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Lijit will use the proceeds from this financing to launch … Continue reading “Lijit Networks Secures $7,100,000 Series C Funding Round”
Gnomedex 8.0 Tech Conference
This summer, hundreds of the world’s leading bloggers, podcasters, and tech-savvy enthusiasts will once again descend upon the city of Seattle, Washington. The eighth Gnomedex conference is generating buzz in the blogosphere. Be at the crossroads between producers and observers, between users and developers. It will be a confluence of leading bloggers and new media, … Continue reading “Gnomedex 8.0 Tech Conference”
25 Years of BioInterface Science (25YBIS)
The University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) and the National ESCA and Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems (NESAC/BIO) present an international symposium celebrating the 25th Anniversary of NESAC/BIO and the 12th UWEB Summer Symposium. Plenary lectures by Gabor Somorjai of UC Berkeley and George Whitesides of Harvard University. Supported by Asemblon, Kratos Analytical, Physical … Continue reading “25 Years of BioInterface Science (25YBIS)”
HP to Acquire Colubris of Waltham
Colubris Networks, a privately held provider of wireless networks for large businesses in Waltham, MA, has agreed to be sold to IT powerhouse Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:[[ticker:HPQ]]), based in Palo Alto, CA. The deal, the terms of which weren’t revealed, is slated to close by October 31, 2008.
Microsoft Entertains Idea of Funding Startups, Probably Won’t Take the Plunge
Last week I highlighted Kevin Merritt’s original blogpost in which he proposed that Microsoft develop a Y Combinator-like program to fund early-stage startups. Merritt also posted a follow-up in which he clarified that he worked at Microsoft for a year, owns some stock but remains “neutral” to the company, and doesn’t use Microsoft technologies at … Continue reading “Microsoft Entertains Idea of Funding Startups, Probably Won’t Take the Plunge”
Daily TIPs: Power from Heat, Robots Over Beijing, Watch Those Passports, & More
Car Exhaust Could Be Turned Back to Power Several cars companies, including General Motors, are looking for ways to turn the heat that comes out of a car’s tailpipe into electricity that can be used to power systems in the car and improve gas mileage. The Discovery Channel reports that researchers are working on thermoelectric … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Power from Heat, Robots Over Beijing, Watch Those Passports, & More”
PatientKeeper Gets $7.5M Injection
PatientKeeper, a Newton, MA, maker of software that enables doctors to use their mobile or desktop computers to view patient health records and prescribe drugs, among other functions, has reeled in $7.5 million in a Series F round of financing, according to PE Hub. The 12-year-old firm has now raised $75 million from such backers … Continue reading “PatientKeeper Gets $7.5M Injection”
The Boston and Seattle iPhone Apps Catalog
It’s been one month to the day since Apple simultaneously released the iPhone 3G, pushed the 2.0 version of the iPhone firmware to all iPhone owners, started distributing native iPhone applications through the App Store, and launched its MobileMe communications service. Of all these changes, the most momentous, in the context of the mobile industry … Continue reading “The Boston and Seattle iPhone Apps Catalog”
An Accelerator, By Any Other Name…Does Not Smell as Sweet
Carl Weissman shook his head in disbelief when he got the e-mail. A couple years ago, the Cambridge Healthtech Institute in Massachusetts was inviting him to speak on a panel that wasn’t about how to start successful life sciences “incubators.” Instead, this discussion was about how to put together the same thing, but called a … Continue reading “An Accelerator, By Any Other Name…Does Not Smell as Sweet”
Three Ways (Times Three) for Entrepreneurs to Blow It
Nobody likes to fail. No entrepreneur or venture capitalist thinks a particular venture is going to be the one to fail. As veteran venture capitalist Bob Crowley at the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation says, “we’ve never made a bad investment; just investments that have gone bad.” If we as investors or entrepreneurs thought the odds … Continue reading “Three Ways (Times Three) for Entrepreneurs to Blow It”
A123 Files For “Lucky” IPO, BP Shells out $90M for Verenium’s Biofuel Tech, Alnylam Ventures into New RNA Realm, & More Deals News
New England tech firms ended last week right where the Beijing Olympics began—with a much-anticipated event timed to the lucky number eight. That, and the rest of the week’s biz-tech dealings below. —Observers have been waiting for some time now for A123 Systems—the Watertown, MA-based maker of advanced batteries whose customers include GM and Black … Continue reading “A123 Files For “Lucky” IPO, BP Shells out $90M for Verenium’s Biofuel Tech, Alnylam Ventures into New RNA Realm, & More Deals News”
Isis Biopolymer Inc. Secures $3,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ebaf979e-0ee3-4d2b-8646-af000ca84242&Preview=1 Date 8/11/2008 Company Name Isis Biopolymer Inc. Mailing Address 555 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, RI 02886 Company Description Isis Biopolymer, Inc. (“Isis”) is an early stage, Rhode Island-based medical device company. Isis has developed a major advance in intelligent non-invasive drug delivery, the Isis Patch™. The Isis Patch is a personalized, single-use, … Continue reading “Isis Biopolymer Inc. Secures $3,000,000 Series A Financing”
Knowledge Adventure Obtains $5,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af0d52d4-5390-460b-998a-4afd2ca6fd28&Preview=1 Date 8/11/2008 Company Name Knowledge Adventure Mailing Address 2377 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance, CA 90501 Company Description Knowledge Adventure is a leader in developing, publishing and distributing award-winning, multimedia educational software for use in both schools and homes. The company is internationally renowned for its Math Blaster®, Reading Blaster™, and JumpStart Learning … Continue reading “Knowledge Adventure Obtains $5,000,000 Series B Funding”
Solus Biosystems Secures $805,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7078a1b2-e73a-4a06-bf42-fe61632568a9&Preview=1 Date 8/11/2008 Company Name Solus Biosystems Mailing Address 2454 Embarcadero Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Solus Biosystems is developing a state-of-the-art platform for measurement of changes in protein conformation. Increased information on conformational changes at high throughput enables the Solus 100 to access a broad range of pharmaceutical applications. … Continue reading “Solus Biosystems Secures $805,000 Series A Funding”