San Diego-based Illumina has talked openly about how it is inspired by the way Apple integrates hardware and software, and now it’s taking another cue from the consumer technology colossus. Illumina, the market-leading maker of DNA sequencing instruments, said today it is creating an open platform for genomic software developers to make apps for scientific … Continue reading “Illumina Opens Apple-Inspired App Store for DNA Software Developers”
Fashion, Photos, and Marketing Loom Large Among Startups at ERA Demo Day
Graduates from the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator’s winter class took the stage today at the New York Institute of Technology to impress investors and other attendees at its demo day event. Ten startups offered up their ideas on how to disrupt fashion, retail, marketing, and other industries that are rooted in the city yet extend far … Continue reading “Fashion, Photos, and Marketing Loom Large Among Startups at ERA Demo Day”
MI Pre-Seed Capital Fund Awards $444,000 in Microloans to 12 Tech Startups
The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, which supports high-tech startups, recently announced it has awarded more than $444,000 in microloans to 12 companies through the Michigan Microloan Program. To qualify for the loans, which range from $10,000 to $50,000, companies must be located in Michigan, have the rights to innovative technology, be pre-revenue, and have the … Continue reading “MI Pre-Seed Capital Fund Awards $444,000 in Microloans to 12 Tech Startups”
Innovators Exchange: Wellness Innovation Exposed
Come to this MITX event to hear how local companies are using data, gamification, and social tools to spur people to live healthier lives. Sign up here for the nighttime event.
How CoolChip Got $500K from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund: A Salsa Story
It’s rare that chips and salsa lead to a startup funding deal. But this isn’t your average startup, and I’m not talking about the usual kind of chips and salsa. CoolChip Technologies, a Boston-area tech startup looking to make data centers more energy-efficient, raised $500,000 in seed funding earlier this month. What the company didn’t … Continue reading “How CoolChip Got $500K from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund: A Salsa Story”
2012 MITX Innovation Awards
This set of MITX awards recognizes innovations in the area of marketing in Boston, with categories like customer engagement, user experience, gamification, best business model, and more. Register to attend here.
Symform Adds $8M, Sees Strategic Investor on Horizon in Cloud Backup
Competition in the cloud storage business is definitely ticking up a few notches. Yesterday, we saw the official unveiling of Google Drive, the long-rumored online file-storage service that could draw customers from a huge base of people already using the tech giant’s e-mail, photo, and document software. Other companies jumped out ahead of that announcement, … Continue reading “Symform Adds $8M, Sees Strategic Investor on Horizon in Cloud Backup”
N-Gene Digs Up Funds to Boost “Heat Shock” Drug in Diabetes and MD
Drug development is never easy for cash-strapped biotechs, but for those wanting to make new drugs to treat diabetes—where the FDA demands clinical trials that are long and expensive—it can be nearly impossible. New York-based N-Gene Research Laboratories is one of those companies. The scrappy, 15-year-old outfit “has always worked in financial hypoxia,” says CEO … Continue reading “N-Gene Digs Up Funds to Boost “Heat Shock” Drug in Diabetes and MD”
Personal Capital Shows the Affluent All Their Money in One Place
Personal Capital, an online financial advisory company, came out of the gate with a big mission. “We’re looking to tear up the financial services world,” says company CEO Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal . The startup’s Web-based service has been described as “Mint for rich people,” but it’s more than that. In addition to … Continue reading “Personal Capital Shows the Affluent All Their Money in One Place”
General Assembly Founder Hargreaves, Atlas’ Destin Join XSITE Lineup
It was already a star-studded bevy of speakers convening for XSITE, the full-day Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship slated for June 14 at Babson College. Now, that lineup boasts some additional stars, as Atlas Venture partner Fred Destin and Brad Hargreaves, co-founder of the vaunted New York startup space General Assembly, have just … Continue reading “General Assembly Founder Hargreaves, Atlas’ Destin Join XSITE Lineup”
Boston Deals This Week Themed Around Data: Locu, EMC, & Terascala
Looks like you had to be doing something innovative with data in order to get in on the Boston deals this week. —Media reports have pegged Hopkinton, MA-based EMC (NYSE: [[ticker:EMC]]) as on the brink of acquiring San Jose, CA- and Israel based XtremIO, a developer of technology for bringing flash memory to enterprise storage … Continue reading “Boston Deals This Week Themed Around Data: Locu, EMC, & Terascala”
CustomMade Receives $4,000,015 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed6e2d35-c3a6-4996-9276-f29dc3073a82&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name CustomMade Mailing Address 99 First Street Floor 2 Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description CustomMade is the first online marketplace to focus on connecting buyers of custom made furniture, cabinetry, and other products with the skilled artisans who create them. For consumers and members of the design trade, … Continue reading “CustomMade Receives $4,000,015 New Funding”
Symform Receives $11,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84ed4a63-3a4a-482d-ac6a-6b78fc2f7ab7&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Symform Mailing Address 999 N. Northlake Way Seattle, WA 98103 Company Description Symform is a privately-held company based in Seattle. We are developing cost effective solutions to large scale distributed data management problems. Symform is dedicated to the belief that technology products built on cooperative, decentralized principles … Continue reading “Symform Receives $11,000,000 Series B Round”
CoinLab Secures $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10e27ff0-1b58-437d-9d0d-75d1ad165ba6&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name CoinLab Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Based in Seattle, CoinLab is an emerging umbrella group for cultivating and launching innovative bitcoin projects. Until now, they have been relatively quiet regarding their initiatives but they are credited with releasing a comprehensive Bitcoin Primer in January … Continue reading “CoinLab Secures $500,000 New Round”
Chirpify Lands $1,300,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f6535316-06b5-48c5-b2e0-ed5b4e3c86b6&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Chirpify Mailing Address 500 NW 9th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Company Description Chirpify turns Tweets into transactions, enabling consumers and businesses to buy, sell, donate and transact on Twitter. These are social, device agnostic, frictionless, in-stream, one step payments. We do this in real time at scale. … Continue reading “Chirpify Lands $1,300,000 Series A Financing”
Vycon Lands $3,177,984 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=389147d4-2b92-426a-b895-f1ecbb063f9c&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Vycon Mailing Address 23695 Via Del Rio Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Company Description VYCON is a manufacturer of technologically advanced flywheel based energy storage systems. VYCON uses patented technology in rotating machinery to provide equipment that is reliable, long lasting and essentially maintenance free. Website http://www.vyconenergy.com Transaction … Continue reading “Vycon Lands $3,177,984 New Funding”
BrightTag Receives $15,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31e89414-19fe-4724-9c5e-fcaed10523a8&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name BrightTag Mailing Address 150 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Company Description The company is operating as a digital advertising company. Website http://www.thebrighttag.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This latest round of financing will be used to accelerate development … Continue reading “BrightTag Receives $15,000,000 New Round”
BrightTag Obtains $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31e89414-19fe-4724-9c5e-fcaed10523a8&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name BrightTag Mailing Address 150 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Company Description The company is operating as a digital advertising company. Website http://www.thebrighttag.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This latest round of financing will be used to accelerate development … Continue reading “BrightTag Obtains $15,000,000 New Financing”
Silk Road Medical Receives $21,225,796 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb0236e2-0922-46ff-852e-162b23434cf3&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Silk Road Medical Mailing Address 735 N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description The company is developing undisclosed medical devices. Website http://www.silkroadmed.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $21,225,796 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Silk Road Medical Receives $21,225,796 New Financing Round”
Amalfi Semiconductor Secures $20,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3095a69e-06f2-43c5-a678-ad4ca90b9352&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Amalfi Semiconductor Mailing Address 475 Alberto Way Los Gatos, CA 95032 Company Description Amalfi Semiconductor is a fabless developer of high-performance CMOS RF and mixed-signal semiconductors for the cellular industry. Website http://www.amalfisemi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Amalfi plans … Continue reading “Amalfi Semiconductor Secures $20,000,000 Series D Financing”
Citrus Lane Receives $5,100,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8f83f09-a359-4375-ab5f-d66b9e9302d2&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Citrus Lane Mailing Address 211 S. Whisman Rd Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description I like to think of our monthly boxes as care packages to help moms and dads on their parenting journeys. Every product we include has been recommended and reviewed by our advisory board … Continue reading “Citrus Lane Receives $5,100,000 Series A Financing”
Travora Media Acquires NileGuide for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7240d21b-ca1a-41bb-a3aa-753dd44441de&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name NileGuide Mailing Address 251 Rhode Island St San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description The Nile Guide provides an online travel planning service and allows users to create their own free custom guide. Website http://www.nileguide.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial … Continue reading “Travora Media Acquires NileGuide for Undisclosed Sum”
IMS Health Acquires DecisionView Software for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70984d24-c388-4072-9595-e228203e1dcb&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name DecisionView Software Mailing Address 330 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company was founded with a charter to solve the number one cause of delays in bringing drugs to market: clinical recruitment performance. By converging visualization, predictive modeling and simulation capabilities within the clinical … Continue reading “IMS Health Acquires DecisionView Software for Undisclosed Sum”
Planet Daily Networks Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6d8099b-fd49-4756-9237-ddbb820e20b6&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Planet Daily Networks Mailing Address 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Company Description Planet Daily is reportedly aiming at bringing TV-style news to the web, luring in people who normally watch. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Planet Daily Networks Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Independa Garners $735,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c58d0539-51c3-44c7-9071-01c1b66996fa&Preview=1 Date 4/25/2012 Company Name Independa Mailing Address 3525 Del Mar Heights Road San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description At Independa, Inc., our vision and passion is to usher in a world where integrated technologies vastly enrich the lives of family caregivers and their elderly loved ones. When caregivers consider where to … Continue reading “Independa Garners $735,000 New Financing”
The Napa Summit: Keeping America Growing
How do we keep America competitive and growing? To explore this vital question, Xconomy is tapping its national network of Xconomists, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and other leading members of the innovation community for an intimate, invitation-only summit in the heart of California’s wine country. This extraordinary day-and-a-half-long, off-the-record retreat will feature candid chats, entrepreneur and … Continue reading “The Napa Summit: Keeping America Growing”
RegainGo Offers Online Tools to Introduce Homeowners to Remodelers
Clark Covert and Jason Beale, co-founders of Detroit-based startup RegainGo, are looking to technology to try to recapture the nostalgic feeling of knowing and trusting the people who work on your home. RegainGo, sort of a hybrid between Angie’s List and Groupon, offers short-term deal coupons as a way to introduce homeowners to the home … Continue reading “RegainGo Offers Online Tools to Introduce Homeowners to Remodelers”
IMS Health Buys DecisionView For Programs to Speed Clinical Trials
[Update: 6:35 am PT, 4/25] IMS Health, the giant healthcare market information company based in Danbury, CT, said today it is acquiring San Francisco-based DecisionView for an undisclosed amount. DecisionView, a privately-held software company founded in 2004, has made strides the past few years with its real-time analytic programs that are supposed to help drug … Continue reading “IMS Health Buys DecisionView For Programs to Speed Clinical Trials”
Asteroid Mining: Metals are Valuable, but Water is the Real Prize
Planetary Resources, the new company started by wealthy entrepreneurs and space experts to mine asteroids, hopes to make bundles of money by hauling precious metals like platinum back down to Earth. But there’s something more basic that the company says is far more valuable: water. Asteroids are known to carry stores of water, and drawing … Continue reading “Asteroid Mining: Metals are Valuable, but Water is the Real Prize”
New Data on Genzyme MS Drug Shows Improvement in Disability
One of the most closely watched developments in the quest for new multiple sclerosis treatments is the experimental drug alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) from Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme, a unit of French drug giant Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]). Last November, Genzyme revealed that in a late-stage trial, the drug reduced relapse rates and the risk of long-term disability, and today, … Continue reading “New Data on Genzyme MS Drug Shows Improvement in Disability”
The JOBS Act—The “IPO On-Ramp” Makes IPOs Easier
Enacted with great fanfare in early April, the JOBS Act is intended to improve access to the public capital markets for startup companies. The cornerstone of the act is the creation of an “IPO on ramp” which provides “emerging growth companies” up to five years following their IPO to come into full compliance with various … Continue reading “The JOBS Act—The “IPO On-Ramp” Makes IPOs Easier”
The Cure for PowerPoint Pain? Try Slidevana, Says Microsoft Vet
Ravi Mehta, the vice president of product at Boston-area startup Viximo, has an interesting side project. It’s called Slidevana, and it’s aimed at entrepreneurs, academics, lawyers, and anyone else who wants to deliver more effective presentations. Today, Slidevana is releasing its first set of 150-plus slide templates for PowerPoint, available for a one-time download fee. … Continue reading “The Cure for PowerPoint Pain? Try Slidevana, Says Microsoft Vet”
Zui.com Adds “FaceTube” as MattyB Helps March Traffic Surge Past 2M
First came the Internet browser, with a new approach to parental controls. Then came Zui.com, an Internet search engine for kids that has grown to serve more than 2 million youthful users a month in less than nine months. Today, San Diego-based Zui.com is introducing “Facetube,” a new feature of Zui.com that operates like a … Continue reading “Zui.com Adds “FaceTube” as MattyB Helps March Traffic Surge Past 2M”
Voyager Leads $1.3M Round in Chirpify, Turning Tweets Into Sales
Twitter has become a revolutionary way for celebrities and brands to communicate with fans and customers. Now, investors are hoping to pump up the messaging platform’s potential as a sales channel. That’s the thinking behind today’s Voyager Capital-led $1.3 million investment in Chirpify, a Portland, OR-based startup that can turn tweets into miniature digital storefronts. … Continue reading “Voyager Leads $1.3M Round in Chirpify, Turning Tweets Into Sales”
Sparkology Puts Elite Spin on Dating and Competes to Enter Y Combinator
As more dating websites chase the same customers, it gets harder to see the differences among these companies. Most promise lots of dates, but that does not always translate into successful matches. New York’s Sparkology believes its strategy of only accepting men educated at renowned universities sets it apart from its rivals—and might win the … Continue reading “Sparkology Puts Elite Spin on Dating and Competes to Enter Y Combinator”
EnerTrac Receives $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=960c7de0-e94f-4758-9662-f4d5f31cf469&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name EnerTrac Mailing Address 94 River Road Hudson, NH 03051 Company Description Boston area-based, EnerTrac provides low cost, low bandwidth, remote monitoring for a variety of industries. Our mission is to accelerate the connection of Machine-to-Machine communication, just as cellphone technology has revolutionized the connections among people. Our … Continue reading “EnerTrac Receives $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Visible Technologies Garners $23,689,449 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1243772-ec89-4748-bc8f-4e715fd96617&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Visible Technologies Mailing Address 3535 Factoria Blvd SE Bellevue, WA 98006 Company Description Visible Technologies empowers companies to track, analyze and participate in consumer-generated media to drive their business forward. Their innovative TruCast platform is the industry’s first complete solution for social media analysis and participation. Visible … Continue reading “Visible Technologies Garners $23,689,449 New Funding Round”
DataPop Garners $7,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57bb2c31-9be2-4610-8d0b-38aef46e784a&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name DataPop Mailing Address 6464 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028 Company Description DataPop makes every ad relevant by enabling marketers to turn their offers into targeted, unique messages on a massive scale. Website http://www.DataPop.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes DataPop … Continue reading “DataPop Garners $7,000,000 Series B Round”
Playsino Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=29b3419d-22df-47a6-8ddf-9a349466bff0&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Playsino Mailing Address 310 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405 Company Description Playsino, a social casino games company, brings the exciting world of live-action gaming to mobile and social platforms globally. The company is run by proven entrepreneurs and game industry veterans. Playsino, formally Titan Gaming, is … Continue reading “Playsino Obtains $1,500,000 New Financing”
Aperia Technologies Receives $700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=501106d7-3450-42e0-b128-1474b55ad8cd&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Aperia Technologies Mailing Address 539 Baker Street San Francisco, CA 94117 Company Description Revolutionary Automatic Tire Inflation technology delivered by Aperia Technologies. The Halo Tire Inflator utilizes a wheel’s rotational motion to maintain optimal tire pressure, increasing MPG, extending tire life, and reducing blowouts. Website http://www.aperiatech.com Transaction … Continue reading “Aperia Technologies Receives $700,000 New Funding Round”
SpinalMotion Garners $10,708,306 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b8e08fc2-af7d-41bf-84a3-6e59865e2eeb&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name SpinalMotion Mailing Address 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description SpinalMotion is dedicated to preserving motion in the spine for patients with degenerative disc disease. Website http://www.spinal-motion.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $10,708,306 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “SpinalMotion Garners $10,708,306 New Financing”
Oligomerix Lands $2,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a4b1a72-41ba-4af7-a7c1-9b493f4c658f&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Oligomerix Mailing Address 3960 Broadway New York, NY 10032 Company Description OLIGOMERIX Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drug discovery targets and therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Founded in 2006, OLIGOMERIX has filed patents on tau protein oligomers (soluble aggregates) for … Continue reading “Oligomerix Lands $2,000,000 Series A Round”
Liazon Receives $18,200,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4220adc0-9e14-4374-857b-ca4d0da7811f&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Liazon Mailing Address 737 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Company Description The company provides employee benefits services. Website http://www.liazon.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Liazon will utilize this new capital to expand our marketpresence to serve more companies and give … Continue reading “Liazon Receives $18,200,000 New Funding Round”
MiRagen Therapeutics Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9d85271-704c-40c7-963f-afbf0641b017&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name MiRagen Therapeutics Mailing Address 6200 Lookout Rd Boulder, CO 80301 Company Description Miragen was founded in 2007 to exploit recent discoveries showing that specific perturbations in microRNA expression are correlated with various forms of cardiovascular disease. Website http://www.miragentherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “MiRagen Therapeutics Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Consert Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e8e43d6-9ee7-479d-b99c-8e861de59bf8&Preview=1 Date 4/24/2012 Company Name Consert Mailing Address 12508 Jones Maltsberger Road San Antonio, TX 78247 Company Description Today’s energy markets are inseparable from critical issues of national and international importance. From the environment to international security concerns. From basic household economics to the viability of renewable resources. Strategies and solutions vary, … Continue reading “Consert Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
George Rathmann, Founding CEO of Amgen and Icos, Dies at 84
[Updated: 9:25 pm PT] George Rathmann, the first CEO of Amgen and a pioneer who inspired a generation within the biotech industry, has died at the age of 84. He had kidney disease and lived through dialysis treatments in his final years. Rathmann was best known as the guy who bet the company at Amgen … Continue reading “George Rathmann, Founding CEO of Amgen and Icos, Dies at 84”
Asteroid Mining? Yeah, It’s Possible—With Enough Money
An all-star group of investors, entrepreneurs, and space experts is gearing up to unveil Planetary Resources, a new company that focused on mining asteroids for precious elements. It’s not the first time that wealthy people have set their sights on a space mission, but this one is definitely more complicated than sending a few space … Continue reading “Asteroid Mining? Yeah, It’s Possible—With Enough Money”
AstraZeneca Reloads its Pipeline with Ardea Deal, Could be Still Hunting
AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]), the global pharmaceutical giant based in London, is replenishing its drug pipeline with its acquisition of San Diego’s Ardea Biosciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RDEA]]), which was disclosed by both companies earlier today. Britain’s second-largest drugmaker also could still be hunting, and might even have another San Diego company in its sights, according to press … Continue reading “AstraZeneca Reloads its Pipeline with Ardea Deal, Could be Still Hunting”
Auto-ID & Sensing SIG Event: How To Start an RFID Company
This MIT Enterprise Forum event draws a mix of local RFID players—some seasoned and some up and coming. They’ll talk about just what it looks like to get involved with the radio frequency identification space. Register here.
2012 WEST Leadership Awards Event
The honorees at this fifth annual WEST awards event have resumes that collectively include Tufts Medical Center, Parexel, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, American Tower, Sanofi Aventis, Hyperion Law, and even the Olympics (awardee Leanna Caron is a figure skating judge). Register here to see them honored and hear more about their work in the local science and … Continue reading “2012 WEST Leadership Awards Event”