Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=996740d3-4884-4169-ae8e-55eaac64368a Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Kentik Mailing Address 733 Front St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Kentik is a cloud-based network visibility and analytics solution that provides a panoramic view of any network. Kentik processes tens of billions of data records per day, equipping service providers, Web enterprises and network … Continue reading “Kentik Receives $12,100,000 Series A Funding Round”
SimplyInsured Receives $5,900,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c356d5d6-8e46-491c-b53f-8c3513e660b6 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name SimplyInsured Mailing Address 100 North Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description SimplyInsured is simple, no-hassle health insurance for small businesses. Our streamlined health insurance manager is 100% online, explained in plain English, and will save you money on your health insurance. Website http://www.simplyinsured.com Transaction … Continue reading “SimplyInsured Receives $5,900,000 Series A Funding Round”
Spire Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=76d7597c-b9d5-4c3a-a29d-8da35705fe76 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Spire Mailing Address 33 Norfolk St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Spire is a satellite-powered data company that tackles the world’s most unpredictable business challenges with truly global data solutions. By providing unique data from any point on Earth, every hour, Spire offers a competitive … Continue reading “Spire Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round”
HealthLoop Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b8225d5b-f2d9-4525-9448-ae94db14414b Date 6/30/2015 Company Name HealthLoop Mailing Address 605 Ellis Street Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description HealthLoop is a cloud-based platform that automates follow-up care; keeping doctors, patients and care-givers connected between visits with clinical information that is insightful, actionable, and engaging. Our peer-reviewed follow-up plans automate the routine aspects … Continue reading “HealthLoop Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Lyra Health Secures $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79e30875-dc8d-4133-b2f6-fe0fdaa3fe79 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Lyra Health Mailing Address 200 Park Road Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Lyra Health’s mission is to transform behavioral health care through technology with a human touch — to get more patients the care they need when they need it. If you are an engineer or … Continue reading “Lyra Health Secures $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
Cisco Acquires OpenDNS for $635,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6b084b5-a9a4-4e20-86c6-b76c44112af2 Date 6/30/2015 Company Name OpenDNS Mailing Address 145 Bluxome St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description OpenDNS is the leading provider of free security and infrastructure services that make the Internet safer through integrated Web content filtering, anti-phishing and DNS. Website http://www.opendns.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $635,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Cisco Acquires OpenDNS for $635,000,000”
Shapeways Secures $30,500,008 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c3af1e5-f78f-4152-84c7-890263fdf4cc Date 6/30/2015 Company Name Shapeways Mailing Address 419 Park Ave South New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Shapeways is the source for limitless personal production. With a growing online community and marketplace, we’re a NY start-up that harnesses 3D printing to help you make, buy and sell anything you want. … Continue reading “Shapeways Secures $30,500,008 New Financing”
RadiumOne Obtains $54,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63b4cc1d-51d4-45aa-be4c-56604013d94f Date 6/30/2015 Company Name RadiumOne Mailing Address 55 Second Street 18th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description RadiumOne has developed breakthrough technology that uses social graph data to dramatically improve online marketing. Website http://www.radiumone.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $54,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With the proceeds … Continue reading “RadiumOne Obtains $54,000,000 New Financing”
Celgene To Pay $1B For A Big Piece of Juno and T Cell Therapies
[Updated 6/29/15 7:00 pm. See below.] It seemed only a matter of time. One of biotech’s most aggressive deal makers, Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]) has struck a wide-ranging, billion-dollar partnership with one of biotech’s highest-profile drug makers, Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:JUNO]]), whose T cell therapies are part of a wave of products that could transform the … Continue reading “Celgene To Pay $1B For A Big Piece of Juno and T Cell Therapies”
Milestones of Innovation 9: Early Bird On Station
Fifty years ago, on June 28, 1965, an exotic device named Early Bird made it possible to transmit an uninterrupted live television show across the Atlantic from Europe to America or vice versa. This event, a landmark on the way to today’s interconnected world, happened less than 40 years after the first radio-telephone conversations between … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 9: Early Bird On Station”
BioMarin, Sarepta Update Positions In Race To Produce DMD Drug
The race to produce a drug to treat and perhaps cure one version of the rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy remains neck and neck. The entrants, BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BMRN]]) and Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]), both had updates this morning in their final push to have their drugs approved by the FDA. BioMarin is a few … Continue reading “BioMarin, Sarepta Update Positions In Race To Produce DMD Drug”
Raleigh-Durham Roundup: Cree, Google Fiber, Bayer CropScience, & More
Here are the highlights from recent North Carolina tech and biotech news: —Cree (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CREE]]) is restructuring its LED products business in response to an oversupply of LEDs and a weakening forecast for LED sales. The company said it would consolidate two manufacturing plants at its home in Durham, NC, and two in China to … Continue reading “Raleigh-Durham Roundup: Cree, Google Fiber, Bayer CropScience, & More”
FKA Atlas Has a New Name: Accomplice
One of Boston’s most active tech investing firms has a new name: FKA Atlas Venture is now Accomplice. No big announcement, and that’s the way the firm wants it. But the news ends months of speculation, as the tech side of Atlas Venture opened up a crowdsourcing contest in March to find its new name. … Continue reading “FKA Atlas Has a New Name: Accomplice”
Out of the Digital Health Fog, More Investments Are Coming in 2015
Venture capitalists have been talking up the rewards of digital health for some time now, and we are certainly putting our money where our mouth is. Record-breaking dollars continue to flow into health care IT startups. According to Rock Health, digital health saw over $4B in funding in 2014, more than doubling funding from 2013 … Continue reading “Out of the Digital Health Fog, More Investments Are Coming in 2015”
Ellipse Technologies Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ea2bad7-9315-45bd-969d-4550dc25b89d Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Ellipse Technologies Mailing Address 101 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA Company Description Ellipse Technologies, Inc. is focused on developing its implantable remote control technology platforms to include innovative and state-of-the-art treatments for a broad spectrum of spinal and orthopedic deformity applications, orthopedic trauma and fracture management. … Continue reading “Ellipse Technologies Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding”
Unchained Labs Lands $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57ffa980-a0b8-400b-bd0e-32904aefff48 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Unchained Labs Mailing Address 6940 Koll Center Parkway Pleasanton, CA 94566 USA Company Description We’re building the next cool life sciences tools company. One that matters. One without old-school rules. One with products that’ll make a real difference in the research scientists do every day. Our Optim … Continue reading “Unchained Labs Lands $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Wildflower Health Secures $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2cdf0ea1-8f04-4323-aec8-79351c998c8a Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Wildflower Health Mailing Address 344 Hermann Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Re-inventing the medical management model for high-risk pregnancy. Our mobile-focused digital health platform helps identify and address health risks throughout pregnancy, with personalized actions integrated with employee benefits. Website http://www.wildflowerhealth.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Wildflower Health Secures $5,000,000 New Funding”
ShopJester Garners $600,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c3e1403-19e2-4a13-9c8c-79616d43e8ca Date 6/29/2015 Company Name ShopJester Mailing Address 9000 Crow Canyon Road Danville, CA 94506 USA Company Description ShopJester is a uniquely tailored shopping app that recommends the best possible sales going on at your favorite retailers and rewards users for shopping. The mobile app is a fast and easy way to … Continue reading “ShopJester Garners $600,000 Seed Round”
Airbnb Lands $1,500,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6162b9fa-c3a7-43f2-b840-c6972487fb7f Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Airbnb Mailing Address 888 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Airbnb is a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Website http://www.airbnb.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Airbnb Lands $1,500,000,000 New Financing Round”
KineMed Secures $1,699,235 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=314368df-1275-4d06-bb1d-ee01a1517f05 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name KineMed Mailing Address 5980 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608 USA Company Description KineMed, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company employing its proprietary translational medicine technology (AquaTag and KineMarker) to both identify active drug candidates preclinically and confirm their therapeutic activity and dose response in first-in-man … Continue reading “KineMed Secures $1,699,235 New Financing”
Honest Buildings Receives $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9e86abe-bd4d-495d-b3a6-c09e3bc8ab99 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Honest Buildings Mailing Address 222 Broadway New York, NY 10038 USA Company Description The Honest Buildings Network helps professionals across the entire real estate industry discover building information, uncover the best companies for your specific needs, highlight the most qualified service providers and organizations, plus much more. … Continue reading “Honest Buildings Receives $5,000,000 New Financing”
ImagineOptix Receives $747,500 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f63a56b2-10eb-4801-94c7-19b9296838d8 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name ImagineOptix Mailing Address 10030 Green Level Church Rd. Cary, NC 27519 USA Company Description ImagineOptix was founded on the simple idea of providing large, beautifully rich display capabilities from the smallest of devices. Website http://www.imagineoptix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $747,500 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ImagineOptix Receives $747,500 New Round”
Airtable Secures $7,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90ebda0f-70d2-44a2-9471-c2f1c2e97400 Date 6/29/2015 Company Name Airtable Mailing Address 455 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Spreadsheets were invented over 30 years ago, purpose-built for performing complex numerical analysis. They haven’t changed much since then, but their usage has. Today, spreadsheets are most commonly used as makeshift databases to organize … Continue reading “Airtable Secures $7,600,000 New Financing Round”
NY FinTech Lab Graduates Class, Says U.S. Fintech Investment Booming
According to a report, by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York City, $9.89 billion worth of investments went into fintech in 2014 across the U.S., up from $3.39 billion in 2013. That was the word on Thursday at the demo day for the 2015 class of the New York FinTech Innovation Lab. The five-year-old … Continue reading “NY FinTech Lab Graduates Class, Says U.S. Fintech Investment Booming”
Seattle Roundup: Indix, Auth0, Appuri, UW Health Innovation, & More
It’s a momentous day in U.S. history, and a beautiful start to a hot, prideful weekend in Seattle. It’s already been a hot week in terms of startup funding and innovation news. Read on for details on new funding for Indix, Auth0, and Appuri; the acquisition of Radiant Vision Systems; a new Health Innovation Challenge … Continue reading “Seattle Roundup: Indix, Auth0, Appuri, UW Health Innovation, & More”
U-M’s Desai Family Accelerator Announces Inaugural Startup Class
Last summer, the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and College of Engineering announced the creation of a new accelerator that would be open to any startup—no university affiliation required. Earlier this month, the Desai Family Accelerator selected its first cohort of five companies, and they’ll now spend the summer trying to refine and … Continue reading “U-M’s Desai Family Accelerator Announces Inaugural Startup Class”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Bock, Celladon, Arivale, Conkwest & More
It was a big week across the nation for Xconomy’s biotech coverage. We launched Exome, a redesigned site with more stories, livelier graphics, and other features to give readers a more comprehensive snapshot of the day’s health, biotech, and life sciences news. We’ve had great feedback from readers so far; please keep it coming. If … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Bock, Celladon, Arivale, Conkwest & More”
How Your Startup Can Run With Unicorns
Have you noticed those unicorns outside your office? Recently, there’s been an uptick in the all-important $1 billion “unicorn” valuation for startups in the tech industry. In the VC-funded startup community, the young companies receiving such valuations are in the media daily. When an entrepreneur considers her unicorn counterparts, it’s not hard to see why … Continue reading “How Your Startup Can Run With Unicorns”
New Amazon Fund Invests in Boston Hardware Firm Dragon Innovation
Dragon Innovation has been helping startups build their hardware products and raise funding since the Boston-based consultancy was founded in 2009. Now Dragon is adding a new focus when working with customers: voice. Dragon has received an undisclosed investment from a new fund created by Amazon, called the Alexa Fund, that invests in developer and … Continue reading “New Amazon Fund Invests in Boston Hardware Firm Dragon Innovation”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Flagship, SQZ, Epizyme, IPOs & More
We’ve got a new site launch, local IPOs, and much more to dig through in this week’s roundup. But first, a programming note to you Xconomy readers: I’ll be away on a long break, returning in late July. In the meantime, stay tuned to Alex Lash and David Holley, who will take the lead on … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Flagship, SQZ, Epizyme, IPOs & More”
CoolChip Technologies Receives $603,611 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1026c2b5-d69c-4bcb-afe6-27f9b2b644c0 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name CoolChip Technologies Mailing Address 28 Dane Street Somerville, MA 02143 USA Company Description A rising need for low-cost, high-performance electronics cooling has given rise to commercial opportunities for technology innovations. Website http://www.coolchiptechnologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $603,611 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “CoolChip Technologies Receives $603,611 New Financing”
Celect Lands $5,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15d892c7-112a-41c4-aa62-6801adea027e Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Celect Mailing Address 129 South Street 6th Floor Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description What if you truly understood how your customers choose? What if you were able to identify how a given customer would likely react to an assortment of products? And based on this, how … Continue reading “Celect Lands $5,000,000 Series A Financing”
Glaukos Garners $108,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68e517bf-87f9-4d36-9a8a-d54bc7896d00 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Glaukos Mailing Address 26051 Merit Circle Laguna Hills, CA 92653 USA Company Description Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS) is creating a new class of micro-bypass therapies to achieve sustainable, target intraocular pressures through the restoration of physiologic outflow, reduce the challenges and risks of glaucoma management associated with traditional … Continue reading “Glaukos Garners $108,000,000 New Round”
Qwilt Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2232ee77-a199-4a23-96f5-2933f30fa845 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Qwilt Mailing Address 275 Shoreline Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Qwilt addresses the impact of OTT video on operator networks with a unified, turnkey solution that combines transparent caching, video delivery and analytics technologies deployed at the subscriber edge. Website http://www.qwilt.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Qwilt Secures $25,000,000 Series D Funding”
Automatic Labs Garners $24,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08b58e25-d79f-464a-9dcf-41ab31a8ca46 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Automatic Labs Mailing Address 575 Florida St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description The Automatic app is packed with features every driver should have. It diagnoses engine problems, remembers where you parked, displays your trip history, and even calls for help in a crash. Website http://www.automatic.com … Continue reading “Automatic Labs Garners $24,000,000 Series B Round”
Bento Lands $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ceffad0-2351-4b60-ace1-747713c6bef9 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Bento Mailing Address 1625 North Market Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95834 USA Company Description We believe that you should not have to choose between eating healthy and conveniently. Bento delivers delicious Asian food in minutes in San Francisco. Website http://www.bentonow.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Bento Lands $1,500,000 New Round”
Eargo Secures $13,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9dcd724-5387-41d7-b3f9-89205daa04dc Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Eargo Mailing Address 295 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Eargo. A company made up of ENT surgeons, tech geeks and dreamers, united in our belief that people should be able to hear life to the fullest. Because the world is full of … Continue reading “Eargo Secures $13,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Xactly Obtains $56,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=484d5eb0-d7d4-4a2e-9874-eb5fede6b3c4 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Xactly Mailing Address 300 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Xactly Corporation (NYSE: XTLY) delivers on-demand sales compensation applications that enable companies to incent right and sell more. Website http://www.xactlycorp.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $56,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The principal purposes … Continue reading “Xactly Obtains $56,000,000 New Funding”
panOpen Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e1df68e-e464-4891-8eeb-c57a8b2175f5 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name panOpen Mailing Address 111 Route 303 New York, NY 10983 USA Company Description With the panOpen platform, schools of all kinds can make the most of open source course materials. Website http://www.panopen.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company, which … Continue reading “panOpen Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
Conga Garners $70,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff95c7f0-46c5-49d2-acb0-9bbd932cd26c Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Conga Mailing Address 385 Interlocken Crescent Broomfield, CO 80021 USA Company Description Conga® is the developer of the Conga Suite of cloud-based document generation and reporting applications for Salesforce®. The company was founded in 2006 by Mark Whiteside and Michael Markham to solve a problem – How … Continue reading “Conga Garners $70,000,000 New Financing Round”
Automatic Labs Garners $240,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08b58e25-d79f-464a-9dcf-41ab31a8ca46 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name Automatic Labs Mailing Address 575 Florida St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description The Automatic app is packed with features every driver should have. It diagnoses engine problems, remembers where you parked, displays your trip history, and even calls for help in a crash. Website http://www.automatic.com … Continue reading “Automatic Labs Garners $240,000,000 Series B Round”
AppFolio Garners $74,400,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f749065f-ffda-4219-b6ed-b040617efc81 Date 6/26/2015 Company Name AppFolio Mailing Address 50 Castilian Drive Goleta, CA 93117 USA Company Description AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF) is dedicated to premier customer service and innovative applications that are custom-designed for property management organizations, whether small or growing businesses. We blend the latest in Web-based software technology with carefully … Continue reading “AppFolio Garners $74,400,000 New Financing”
Bon Appetit: Seres And Its Microbiome Gut Treatment Notch $134M IPO
In the first big test of public investor appetite for the human microbiome, Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MCRB]]) has priced shares tonight for its initial public offering at $18 each. The Cambridge, MA-based developer of bacteria-based treatments for serious gastrointestinal ailments sold 7.43 million shares to gross nearly $134 million. That sum is one-third more than … Continue reading “Bon Appetit: Seres And Its Microbiome Gut Treatment Notch $134M IPO”
Library High: San Francisco Public Library Offers Online Diploma With Cengage
[Corrected 6/26/15, 9:32 am. See below.] Educational technology is often cast as a solution to the high cost of a college degree, which Americans see as the essential gateway to reasonable earnings. But in San Francisco, which has one of the most highly educated populations in the country, more than 30,000 people over 25 lack … Continue reading “Library High: San Francisco Public Library Offers Online Diploma With Cengage”
San Diego’s Ambrx Names New CEO, CSO
San Diego-based Ambrx, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing optimized protein therapeutics known as bio-conjugates, named Dr. Tiecheng (Alex) Qiao as CEO. He was previously a partner at Coentre, a private angel investment firm. Ambrx also named Dr. Feng Tian, formerly vice president of science and technology, China, chief science officer, a newly-created position.
Invenra Partners With U.K. Company to Research Therapeutic Antibodies
Invenra, one of the few companies working on new ways to make therapeutic monoclonal antibodies using cell-free protein expression, today announced a partnership with U.K.-based Oxford BioTherapeutics aimed at commercializing a new cancer treatment. Madison, WI-based Invenra is one of the companies offering a way to make antibodies without using genetically modified cells such as … Continue reading “Invenra Partners With U.K. Company to Research Therapeutic Antibodies”
Cybersecurity, DraftKings, OBJL, and 24M: A Boston Tech Roundup
In the run-up to summer, there have been a bunch of technology deals to catch up on around town. The news spans cybersecurity companies, business software, gaming, and energy—kind of a microcosm of New England tech innovation. —BitSight Technologies has just raised a $23 million Series B round from Comcast Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Flybridge … Continue reading “Cybersecurity, DraftKings, OBJL, and 24M: A Boston Tech Roundup”
Second Life Creator Linden Lab Prepares To Test Parallel VR Universe
[Corrected 6/26/15, 10:02 am. See below.] San Francisco-based Linden Lab, the granddaddy of virtual reality companies, is celebrating the 12th birthday of its cyberworld Second Life this week with a digital fairground full of fanciful constructions, including a concert stage shaped like a birthday cake. But Linden, founded in 1999, is also getting ready to … Continue reading “Second Life Creator Linden Lab Prepares To Test Parallel VR Universe”
On Eve of Seres IPO, A Rival Nonprofit Microbiome Treatment Expands
If you’re an investor anticipating the potential $100 million-plus IPO of microbiome company Seres Therapeutics, your wait should be over before the weekend comes. If you’re a patient with a terrible bacterial infection in your gut anticipating Seres’ lead product, you’ll probably have to wait at least a couple more years. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading “On Eve of Seres IPO, A Rival Nonprofit Microbiome Treatment Expands”
San Diego Developer/Philanthropist Gives $100M to Sanford-Burnham
The San Diego-based Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, which also operates in Orlando, FL, has been renamed the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute following a $100 million gift from the developer and philanthropist Conrad Prebys. Prebys, a real estate developer and owner of San Diego-based Progress Construction and Management, was identified as one of America’s … Continue reading “San Diego Developer/Philanthropist Gives $100M to Sanford-Burnham”