Decibel Therapeutics has hired Steven Holtzman, a former Biogen executive, as its president and chief executive officer. Holtzman has had a long career in executive roles, including as CEO and board director at Infinity Pharmaceuticals and the chief business officer of Millennium Pharmaceuticals. Holtzman most recently came from the role of executive vice president for … Continue reading “Decibel Therapeutics Hires Biogen Exec Steven Holtzman as New CEO”
Texas A&M and Methodist Hospital Bring Engineers to Medical School
College Station, TX—Texas A&M University and Houston’s Methodist Hospital want to bring engineering into medical education. Starting next fall, A&M will admit 50 engineering students to be part of its medical class—out of a class of 200—in a program designed to bring in those students’ expertise to promote innovative thinking in medical schools. “This is … Continue reading “Texas A&M and Methodist Hospital Bring Engineers to Medical School”
How Cyber Visibility Protects Against the Abnormal & the Immoral
Another day, another breach. For many Bostonians, the “privacy incident” recently disclosed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)—which reportedly involved the personal information of 4,300 dental patients stored by a software vendor—hit close to home in many ways, as most of us have at one time or another been to MGH for ourselves or a loved … Continue reading “How Cyber Visibility Protects Against the Abnormal & the Immoral”
Can Innovation Save Us?
During a summer that’s been marred by political upheaval and horrific violence inside and outside the U.S., it’s natural for startup entrepreneurs and others immersed in the technology world—including us journalists—to wonder about the role of innovation in solving social problems. In the wake of the murder of five police officers in Dallas, which followed … Continue reading “Can Innovation Save Us?”
TransMedics Secures $12,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed3f7a2b-dccf-48d8-8f8d-11605ba2d30f Date 7/13/2016 Company Name TransMedics Mailing Address 200 Minuteman Road Andover, MA 01810 USA Company Description TransMedics has developed a revolutionary new system that enables living organ transplants. Website http://www.transmedics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 20 investors participated in … Continue reading “TransMedics Secures $12,500,000 New Funding”
True Fit Garners $25,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3abd5de0-b1d9-4191-a685-b0eb1046d4f5 Date 7/13/2016 Company Name True Fit Mailing Address 800 West Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 USA Company Description My True FitSM is an e-commerce site powered by proprietary True FitSM software that deftly matches individuals to the items of clothing and shoes that best fit their personal style and unique body … Continue reading “True Fit Garners $25,000,000 Series B Round”
7AC Technologies Obtains $6,249,998 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9f642ae-902d-43d6-892b-c87a014b117e Date 7/13/2016 Company Name 7AC Technologies Mailing Address 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 USA Company Description 7AC Technologies energy-saving ultra-efficiency air conditioning systems. Website http://www.7actech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,249,998 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 2 investors participated in the offering. The amount … Continue reading “7AC Technologies Obtains $6,249,998 New Funding”
Magnolia Medical Technologies Secures $13,800,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04e12861-10a5-43bb-b207-4eea954a1a6a Date 7/13/2016 Company Name Magnolia Medical Technologies Mailing Address 2001 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 USA Company Description Magnolia Medical Technologies has recently introduced the Initial Specimen Diversion Device (ISDD), a patented, Class I device registered and listed with FDA that is indicated to reduce the frequency of blood culture contamination. … Continue reading “Magnolia Medical Technologies Secures $13,800,000 Series B Funding”
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals Garners $12,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7c065d5-79c8-4ee0-8187-3037bdb933e2 Date 7/13/2016 Company Name Sienna Biopharmaceuticals Mailing Address 30721 Russell Ranch Road Westlake Village, CA 91362 USA Company Description Sienna Biopharmaceuticals is a company focused on the discovery, clinical development and commercialization of products in aesthetics and dermatology based on scientific breakthroughs that dramatically improve patient outcomes and physicians’ practice of … Continue reading “Sienna Biopharmaceuticals Garners $12,000,000 Series A Financing”
Bay Dynamics Secures $23,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d56a3a7-cfd5-48c0-b462-0623fcc866ac Date 7/13/2016 Company Name Bay Dynamics Mailing Address 595 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Bay Dynamics empowers enterprises with actionable intelligence by detecting threats across users, applications, and assets. Website http://www.baydynamics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $23,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The financing will … Continue reading “Bay Dynamics Secures $23,000,000 Series B Financing”
Entefy Obtains $3,115,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca21cceb-0e61-4d4e-8733-a03a13296cc6 Date 7/13/2016 Company Name Entefy Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Entefy is rewriting the code of communication and other digital interaction, giving you seamless access to all of your conversations and connections, on any device. Website http://www.entefy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Entefy Obtains $3,115,000 New Round”
Alkami Technology Secures $2,750,008 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b8113b8-06c4-4ef0-b4d2-c244f9997f2c Date 7/13/2016 Company Name Alkami Technology Mailing Address 5601 Granite Parkway Plano, TX 75024 USA Company Description Alkami provides next-generation online banking software solutions to financial institutions, ranging from in-house installations to software-as-a-service (SaaS) Website http://www.alkamitech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,750,008 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Alkami Technology Secures $2,750,008 New Funding Round”
FDA Lets Juno Jump Back Into T-Cell Trial, Minus One Chemo Drug
The FDA has allowed Juno Therapeutics to resume a high profile clinical trial of a cutting-edge cancer therapy less than a week after the trial was halted, Juno (NASDAQ: [[ticker:JUNO]]) announced this afternoon. The news has bumped its share price 25 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday. The Seattle biotech firm revealed last week the recent … Continue reading “FDA Lets Juno Jump Back Into T-Cell Trial, Minus One Chemo Drug”
55 Washington Programs Helping Improve Diversity in Tech
The technology industry’s diversity deficit is no secret, and with the issue out in the open, attention is turning toward potential solutions. To that end, the Washington Technology Industry Association produced a comprehensive listing of 55 programs in the state already working to help women, under-represented minorities, and veterans into the tech industry at every … Continue reading “55 Washington Programs Helping Improve Diversity in Tech”
San Antonio’s StemBioSys Brings Product to South Korea With SeouLin
San Antonio — StemBioSys has inked its second distribution deal in as many months, announcing plans today to bring its stem cell production products to South Korea in the coming weeks. Korean life science equipment distributor SeouLin Bioscience Co. will begin selling StemBioSys products in the country, with products going on the market in the next few … Continue reading “San Antonio’s StemBioSys Brings Product to South Korea With SeouLin”
BioCrossroads Contest Helps Indiana Officials Track Biotech Startups
Calling all Indiana-based, early-stage companies working on biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, ag-biotech, and health IT: The BioCrossroads New Venture Competition is now accepting submissions from startups that want to participate. Since its inception in 2012, the competition has awarded more than $240,000 to 16 companies, which have gone on to secure $21 million in … Continue reading “BioCrossroads Contest Helps Indiana Officials Track Biotech Startups”
From Drones to Sharing Economy, Don’t Disrupt the Disruptors
Napa Valley met the Silicon Valley at the recent Xconomy Retreat on Technology, Jobs, and Growth (aka the Napa Summit). Experts in cutting-edge technology huddled with business leaders and investors in the California wine country to explore what’s on, and just over, the technological horizon. Over the course of the two-day event, drones and the … Continue reading “From Drones to Sharing Economy, Don’t Disrupt the Disruptors”
As Drone Navigation Advances, SlantRange Focuses on Farm Analytics
As the Federal Aviation Administration sets new rules for commercial operations of unmanned aircraft, legions of new startups are using drones to perform all kinds of tasks—from aerial inspections to mapping, imaging, and analysis. Whether these new businesses can succeed will depend on a variety of factors, including restrictions on autonomous flight that government regulators … Continue reading “As Drone Navigation Advances, SlantRange Focuses on Farm Analytics”
Caveats But No “Quicksand” In Sage’s Positive Postpartum Trial Data
[Updated 7/12/16, 4:07 p.m., with final share price. See below.] Sage Therapeutics has avoided the “great quicksand of drug development” for now. That was Sage CEO Jeff Jonas’s description of depression a couple months ago in a conversation with Xconomy. Today, Sage (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SAGE]]) is reporting positive Phase 2 data in postpartum depression, an often … Continue reading “Caveats But No “Quicksand” In Sage’s Positive Postpartum Trial Data”
FDA’s Andrew Mulberg Named to Amicus Therapeutics Regulatory Post
Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FOLD]]) has named Andrew Mulberg the company’s vice president of regulatory strategy. The pediatric gastroenterologist comes to Cranbury, NJ-based Amicus from the FDA, where he spent six years, most recently as the deputy director of the agency’s Division of Gastroenterology and Inborn Errors Products. Mulberg’s previous roles include posts at Johnson & … Continue reading “FDA’s Andrew Mulberg Named to Amicus Therapeutics Regulatory Post”
Freshly Gets $21M More on Its Plate for Tech Hires, National Expansion
Amid some of the commotion in the food tech sector, on Tuesday New York-based Freshly, a meal delivery startup, announced it raised $21 million in a Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners. Prior investors, including Highland Capital Partners and White Star Capital, also participated. The infusion of funding will go towards some of the … Continue reading “Freshly Gets $21M More on Its Plate for Tech Hires, National Expansion”
Industrial Giant Siemens Seeks VR/AR Startups To Help Revolutionize Manufacturing
During this, the first year when virtual reality headsets are widely available, games are the lure commonly spurring consumers to try VR. And that’s spreading beyond digital games. Early next month, some headset owners will be able to watch finals matches in basketball and other sports recorded for VR at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. … Continue reading “Industrial Giant Siemens Seeks VR/AR Startups To Help Revolutionize Manufacturing”
With Bugs As Drugs, Evelo CEO Plans Immune, Cancer Trials in 2017
While the Obama administration wants to dedicate a tiny sliver of the federal budget to microbiome research, a growing number of startups—often with the backing of international corporations—are racing to turn microbiome research into health products. The Cambridge, MA-based firm Evelo Biosciences wants to harness live bacteria as cancer and immune-disease treatments. Evelo, which launched … Continue reading “With Bugs As Drugs, Evelo CEO Plans Immune, Cancer Trials in 2017”
With Positive Postpartum Results, Sage Ponders More Mood Disorders
[Corrected 11:53 a.m. See below.] Sage Therapeutics’ new clinical trial results for postpartum depression may have a far-reaching impact not only on women who suffer from the condition but also on the direction of Sage itself. The Cambridge, MA-based drug developer said this morning that its therapy succeeded in ending depression in women during a … Continue reading “With Positive Postpartum Results, Sage Ponders More Mood Disorders”
Boston Tech Watch: Bain, New Google Project, Desktop Metal & More
In recent Boston tech news, Bain Capital Ventures reloaded its coffers for early-stage tech investments. Android co-founder Rich Miner is working on a new project at Google. Several startups scooped up more cash, including 3D printing firm Desktop Metal. And a healthtech company changed hands. Read on for details. —Bain Capital Ventures closed on a … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Bain, New Google Project, Desktop Metal & More”
Dockwa Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=474f9c13-227a-4716-b7d1-786b39a8c8d0 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name Dockwa Mailing Address 1 Commercial Wharf Newport, RI 02840 USA Company Description Dockwa takes the stress out of marina reservations. Download and tie-up. Website http://www.dockwa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes This summer, Dockwa has also expanded to the Midwest, one … Continue reading “Dockwa Secures $2,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
AcuFocus Receives $1,866,084 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6840c1a2-71ca-4dee-816b-8b8e4ef8ec51 Date 7/12/2016 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 $1,866,084 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “AcuFocus Receives $1,866,084 New Financing Round”
SmartNews Receives $38,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be1af3d5-84dd-4fb3-834c-329d9cdb3812 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name SmartNews Mailing Address 144 Second St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description News should be for everyone. But not when it’s buried under cat videos—or when your internet is spotty—or when it’s in a filter bubble. That’s why we created SmartNews. Our mission is … Continue reading “SmartNews Receives $38,000,000 Series D Round”
StrongDM Lands $2,742,732 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa2d6007-9289-4a7c-90bd-9a2e0bd2d8e2 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name StrongDM Mailing Address 181 2nd Ave. San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description The last decade was all about big data. Businesses invested millions to acquire, store and access exponentially larger quantities of data. Why? Because data driven decisions are better…or so the saying goes. In reality, … Continue reading “StrongDM Lands $2,742,732 New Financing”
Codecademy Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bdfc5e45-232a-4f8b-b3e0-7e023585b8a8 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name Codecademy Mailing Address 49 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Codecademy is an education company. But not one in the way you might think. We’re committed to building the best learning experience inside and out, making Codecademy the best place for our team … Continue reading “Codecademy Secures $30,000,000 Series C Financing”
Flashpoint Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e7bcd98-0718-4736-b060-cd9f697a5794 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name Flashpoint Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description Illuminate the Deep & Dark Web: Discover the critical missing data and intelligence you need to protect your company and customers from malicious actors. Website http://www.flashpoint-intel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Flashpoint Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Freshly Obtains $21,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81b434b7-d5f5-4f50-af57-db884350103a Date 7/12/2016 Company Name Freshly Mailing Address 115 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description FRESHLY simplifies the path to healthy eating by delivering high-quality, professionally-prepared, and affordable gourmet meals straight to your doorstep. Our team of chefs carefully curates locally-sourced and all natural ingredients to design meals … Continue reading “Freshly Obtains $21,000,000 Series B Round”
Data.World Lands $14,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=519c213e-292a-40ce-8ffd-294488029328 Date 7/12/2016 Company Name Data.World Mailing Address 7000 N. Mopac Expy Austin, TX 78731 USA Company Description We are building the most meaningful, collaborative, and abundant data resource in the world. Website http://www.data.world Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Data.World Lands $14,000,000 Series A Financing”
Korean Giant Doosan Acquires Storage Software Maker 1Energy Systems
1Energy Systems, a Seattle company making software to integrate batteries and other distributed energy technologies with the electricity grid, has been acquired by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC), a 120-year-old Korean conglomerate with a major power generation business. 1Energy, founded in 2011, never took outside investment. Its principals, including founder and CEO David Kaplan, … Continue reading “Korean Giant Doosan Acquires Storage Software Maker 1Energy Systems”
Dallas’s Flux Farms Brings A.I., Sensor to Hydroponic Farming
Dallas—Flux Farms likens the company’s technology to the brain of a smart farm. Eddy, the name of Flux Farms’ software technology, is made up of a robotic sensor as well as artificial intelligence that can monitor the water and nutrient levels of crops like tomatoes or lettuce, and then either trigger an automatic feeder or … Continue reading “Dallas’s Flux Farms Brings A.I., Sensor to Hydroponic Farming”
Argos Therapeutics Names Richard Katz New CFO
Argos Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ARGS]]) has appointed Richard Katz the Durham, NC-based immune-oncology company’s new CFO. Katz was most recently CFO of Viamet Pharmaceuticals, also based in Durham. Previous roles include serving as CFO of Durham-based Icagen, and working as an executive in Goldman, Sachs & Company’s (NYSE: [[ticker:GS]]) healthcare group. Katz holds a medical degree … Continue reading “Argos Therapeutics Names Richard Katz New CFO”
Report Shows International Students Filling State’s STEM Talent Gap
Those of us who have always imagined America to be a place that welcomes immigrants and refugees as a matter of principle have mostly watched in horror as this election season has unfolded. Amid talk of “a big, beautiful wall” between Mexico and the United States, a ban on Muslims entering the country, and dog-whistling … Continue reading “Report Shows International Students Filling State’s STEM Talent Gap”
Tissue Analyzer 3Scan Builds Out Machine Learning With $14M Series B
3Scan, a San Francisco company that uses knife-shaped diamonds to cut, scan, and analyze biological tissue, has raised a $14 million round of funding from Lux Capital and Data Collective. The company plans to use the cash for expanding its existing imaging systems and software, as well as pushing forward its ability to help with … Continue reading “Tissue Analyzer 3Scan Builds Out Machine Learning With $14M Series B”
The Gap Has Two Sides
About two years ago, I was asked to join a Babson College panel discussing the gender gap in venture capital. At the center of the conversation would be the results from the Diana Project, a research study that examined our industry and the stark lack of representation of women investors and funded entrepreneurs. I accepted … Continue reading “The Gap Has Two Sides”
Filestack, Owned by Scaleworks, Rides Wave of Interest in API Services
San Antonio—If you build it, will they buy your application programming interface? Increasingly, it seems so. With tech companies such as Uber and Lyft or Facebook and Instagram aiming to provide faster services to more people, a subset of companies has emerged that aims to provide niche software tools that are meant to take at … Continue reading “Filestack, Owned by Scaleworks, Rides Wave of Interest in API Services”
Promethean Founder Returns From India With Lessons For Entrepreneurs
When Promethean Power Systems’ founders wrote the original business plan for their cleantech startup at MIT, they intended to sell their products in India first. But none of them had ever set foot on Indian soil. After winning $10,000 as the runner-up in the MIT $100K pitch competition in 2007, co-founders Sorin Grama and Sam … Continue reading “Promethean Founder Returns From India With Lessons For Entrepreneurs”
An Homage to Larry Bock, Who Had God’s Hand on His Shoulder
When I told Larry Bock in an e-mail about four months ago that I had been diagnosed with cancer, the renowned San Diego life sciences investor asked if he might see me at UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. “Maybe we can share an infusion room,” he replied. “I will be sending good thoughts your … Continue reading “An Homage to Larry Bock, Who Had God’s Hand on His Shoulder”
PayJoy Garners $18,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe995c72-fda5-46ea-80a6-3a01eb26f4a3 Date 7/11/2016 Company Name PayJoy Mailing Address 12645 Cambridge Drive Saratoga, CA 95070 USA Company Description Over a billion people would love a way to pay for electronics over time, and PayJoy’s technology makes that possible. We change up-front purchases into pay-as-you-go monthly installments. Our unique technology locks devices unless a … Continue reading “PayJoy Garners $18,000,000 New Financing”
Advanced Microgrid Solutions Lands $200,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03b28924-fbff-4396-97cf-95be23f24e51 Date 7/11/2016 Company Name Advanced Microgrid Solutions Mailing Address 25 Stillman Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description AMS installs advanced energy storage systems in buildings to lower energy costs for consumers and provide clean, instant load reduction to electric utilities. We’re building a more efficient, more resilient electric grid. … Continue reading “Advanced Microgrid Solutions Lands $200,000,000 New Round”
Seattle Week in Review: A Tragic Summer, Hoping “This Too Shall Pass”
Another week of tragedy. How to process the local tech “news,” which can seem trivial in light of the spasms of violence, angst, and upheaval tearing at our country? I honestly don’t know. Here’s what we were following, until the events of the last 48 hours overshadowed all else: —Xconomy’s Texas editor is delving into … Continue reading “Seattle Week in Review: A Tragic Summer, Hoping “This Too Shall Pass””
Dallas Police Shooting Highlights Role of Robots in Law Enforcement
Dallas—Robots have become a regular feature of combat, used by soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. But Dallas police’s use of such a device early Friday morning may be the first time law enforcement has deployed a robot to detonate a bomb to kill a suspect. Dallas Police Chief David Brown said police had tried to … Continue reading “Dallas Police Shooting Highlights Role of Robots in Law Enforcement”
Tesaro Stock Sale Hauls in $409M on Heels of Strong Cancer Data
With its stock price soaring following the release of strong data for its experimental ovarian cancer treatment, Tesaro completed a stock sale that net the company $409 million. Tesaro (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TSRO]]) said it sold 5.3 million shares of common stock at $81 per share. The Waltham, MA-based company’s stock was trading at $91.36 per share … Continue reading “Tesaro Stock Sale Hauls in $409M on Heels of Strong Cancer Data”
Eleven Bio’s Eye Disease Drug Set For $22.5M Milestone from Roche
Eleven Biotherapeutics says it’s in line for $22.5 million from partner Roche after an experimental eye treatment that the companies have partnered on hit a key early milestone that puts it on the path to starting clinical trials. In June, Eleven (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EBIO]]) licensed EBI-031, a drug it’s been developing for eye diseases like diabetic macular … Continue reading “Eleven Bio’s Eye Disease Drug Set For $22.5M Milestone from Roche”
Austin’s Stellarray Tackles Radiography in Space for NASA Project
Austin—Imaging startup Stellarray is looking to the next frontier for its imaging technology. The Austin, TX company has begun a project with NASA to develop a next-generation imaging system that can produce both traditional two-dimensional X-rays as well as 3-D, computer-generated images such as digital tomosynthesis. The effort is part of a $125,000 phase 1 … Continue reading “Austin’s Stellarray Tackles Radiography in Space for NASA Project”
Biotech Roundup: Fighting Addiction, Obama Precision, Juno Deaths & More
This week started with celebrations of America’s birthday, and it has been dominated—biotech-wise—by America’s government. The Obama administration continued its high-profile involvement in the life sciences by updating its Precision Medicine Initiative, easing limits on doctors who want to fight opioid addiction, and stopping a clinical trial in one of the hottest biomedical fields, cancer … Continue reading “Biotech Roundup: Fighting Addiction, Obama Precision, Juno Deaths & More”