Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=659b704b-cf29-4a38-9851-979d030d5308&Preview=1 Date 2/17/2012 Company Name QuickPay Mailing Address 770 Menlo Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description QP QuickPay is the premier provider of mobile parking payment solutions. QP QuickPay lets end-users on any mobile device find and pay for parking using multiple, concurrent and monthly payment options with stand-alone or integrated … Continue reading “QuickPay Receives New Round”
Tracx Lands $4,400,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=011d9808-867d-4972-90d8-9dd146f33e39&Preview=1 Date 2/17/2012 Company Name Tracx Mailing Address 24 West 40th Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10019 Company Description The tracx Social Media Management System (SMMS) is a modular and scalable platform designed to provide professional users all the tools necessary to build, manage and monetize their social media presence. Website … Continue reading “Tracx Lands $4,400,000 Series B Round”
Sage Bionetworks Congress
Sage Bionetworks, the nonprofit seeking to spark an open source biology movement, is holding its third annual Congress on April 20-21 in San Francisco. For more information, click here.
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Celladon, Gen-Probe, Organovo, and More
Here’s our wrap-up of news from San Diego’s life sciences sector since last week. —San Diego’s Celladon raised $43 million to recapitalize the company and to conduct a 200-patient study of a gene therapy intended to help people with advanced heart failure. Celladon had previously raised more than $73 million in venture capital, according to … Continue reading “SD Life Sciences Roundup: Celladon, Gen-Probe, Organovo, and More”
MicroCHIPS Shows Promise of Bone Drug Implant in First Human Trial
Waltham, MA-based MicroCHIPS announced today that its lead product—an implantable, wireless, chip-based device that delivers a drug to treat the bone disease osteoporosis—performed well in its first human trial. The study, published in the online edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine, showed that post-menopausal women who received daily doses of the popular drug teriparatide … Continue reading “MicroCHIPS Shows Promise of Bone Drug Implant in First Human Trial”
Boston Business Leaders Reflect on Susan Hockfield’s MIT Presidency
Susan Hockfield made waves when she became the 16th president of MIT in late 2004. She was the first female president of the Institute, and the first person from life sciences to hold that position. (Her faculty appointment is in neuroscience.) But today, after Hockfield announced she will be stepping down as president after MIT … Continue reading “Boston Business Leaders Reflect on Susan Hockfield’s MIT Presidency”
King of the Web: A Quirky Fame Contest Primed for the Young & Savvy
This week, if you were looking in the right corner of the Web, you could have stumbled across a curious thing—a fun little video-blogging contest had escalated into a full-blown international incident. A Swedish guy named Felix Kjellberg, who has amassed a following on YouTube for his freaked-out reactions to horror video games, was in … Continue reading “King of the Web: A Quirky Fame Contest Primed for the Young & Savvy”
Hope to See You Tonight for Chat with Amory Lovins-Few Tickets Left
I’m getting excited for tonight’s chat featuring two great energy—and clean energy—experts. Coming in from out of town as the star of the show is Amory Lovins, the visionary cofounder, chairman, and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He will be chatting with Jim Matheson, general partner of Flagship Ventures, and one of New … Continue reading “Hope to See You Tonight for Chat with Amory Lovins-Few Tickets Left”
Mobile Madness 2012 on March 14: Here’s the Agenda
Wow, just under a month to go before we convene a truly amazing group of Boston-area leaders and upstarts in the ubiquitous field of mobile technology. Mobile Madness 2012: Total Mobility is taking place March 14 at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge, MA, from 1:00–5:30 pm, with plenty of time for networking and catching up with … Continue reading “Mobile Madness 2012 on March 14: Here’s the Agenda”
What Biopharma Companies Need to Know About the “America Invents Act”
The New York Pharma Forum presents this afternoon conference on the new America Invents Act. The panel will discuss changes being brought about by the new law and how they will impact your business in valuation, licensing and acquisition of patents, among other areas. Speakers include Pablo D. Hendler of Ropes & Gray, Brian R. … Continue reading “What Biopharma Companies Need to Know About the “America Invents Act””
Putting Patients First: Redesigning the Oncology Experience
NYC Health Business Leaders presents an evening with representatives from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, which incorporated patient-centered design principles into its Brooklyn Infusion Center, a prototype outpatient facility that opened in late 2010. Wendy Perchick, MSKCC’s head of innovation, and Jan Willemse, chief architect on the project, will discuss the research and principles behind the … Continue reading “Putting Patients First: Redesigning the Oncology Experience”
Startup Roundtable Series 8 with Brian Hirsch
Join New York Entrepreneurs Business Network for fireside chat with Brian Hirsch of Tribeca Venture Partners. Hirsch will be interviewed by Ramon Nuez of DadsOnTech, and there will be plenty of time for networking. Register here.
House Party Leverages On and Offline Strategy to Compete in Viral Marketing
Brand marketers often work themselves into a lather to generate buzz about their products on social networks, but tweets and “likes” may not be enough to drive sales. Social media company House Party in Irvington, NY, uses a different strategy that combines offline gatherings with online tools to get the word out to consumers. House … Continue reading “House Party Leverages On and Offline Strategy to Compete in Viral Marketing”
Amp Orthopedics Takes Aim at Boomers’ Achy Knees and Shoulders
Westlake Center is the place in Seattle to shop, people watch, or protest. It’s not exactly ground zero for hotshot medical device startups. But to Amp Orthopedics, the town’s downtown retail core was as good a place as any to pursue its dream of making a fortune by soothing the ailing knees and shoulders of … Continue reading “Amp Orthopedics Takes Aim at Boomers’ Achy Knees and Shoulders”
Xconomist of the Week: Peter Kuhn on Detecting Circulating Tumor Cells
Worrying whether a solid tissue tumor might spread elsewhere in the body represents one of the biggest unknowns for many cancer patients, according to Peter Kuhn, an associate professor of cell biology at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. “As long as the disease is confined to the primary tumor, the oncologists can deal … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Peter Kuhn on Detecting Circulating Tumor Cells”
Will New Business Models Enhance or Endanger Drug Discovery?
The most successful biotechs of the past quarter century have been companies that established relatively large, cutting edge research programs, such as Biogen, Immunex, and Genentech. I’ll refer to this as the B.I.G. model. These companies were able to hire young, innovative scientists by promising them a certain degree of intellectual freedom to pursue research … Continue reading “Will New Business Models Enhance or Endanger Drug Discovery?”
LiveClips Receives $2,150,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cca10f5f-57f6-4ab7-882d-bb1865583688&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name LiveClips Mailing Address 281 Tresser Blvd 12th Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Company Description LiveClips is an innovator and leader in the development and delivery of video content from live sporting events to any Internet-enabled device. LiveClips is a game-changer. Its advanced technology automates the previously time- and … Continue reading “LiveClips Receives $2,150,000 New Financing”
Celladon Garners $43,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ac7e5d2-59bf-4caf-9cb9-4cac4bc9c2d9&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name Celladon Mailing Address 2223 Avenida de la Playa La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description Celladon Corporation is an exciting new biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for cardiovascular diseases through the application of scientific discoveries in molecular cardiology. Website http://www.celladon.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $43,000,000 … Continue reading “Celladon Garners $43,000,000 New Funding Round”
FileTrek Lands $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43d5400f-bce1-4f58-9317-e0e5d4677c36&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name FileTrek Mailing Address 350 S. Figueroa St Los Angeles, CA 90071 Company Description FileTrek Software Inc. is a provider of mobile content management and tracking solutions for complete visibility of sharing, syncing and versioning activities on the desktop and in the cloud. Website http://www.filetrek.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “FileTrek Lands $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Agile RF Garners $500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73913282-ff4a-4e7f-8d84-f2d9b4cd089f&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name Agile RF Mailing Address 93 Castillian Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Company Description Agile Materials and Technologies uses a novel material technology to design and fabricate tunable integrated components that have a wide range of applications in wireless communications. The key feature of our components and circuits … Continue reading “Agile RF Garners $500,000 New Financing Round”
Eccentex Secures $7,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0af0b5d5-f6e4-4836-9d78-fa69f5f615b6&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name Eccentex Mailing Address 6101 W.Centinela Ave Culver City, CA 90230 Company Description Eccentex was founded in 2005 with one goal in mind: To allow organizations to leverage the power of the cloud delivery model to rapidly and cost-effectively automate their business processes in order to: Reduce Risk, … Continue reading “Eccentex Secures $7,500,000 Series A Round”
Xtify Garners $2,286,383 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5106ff26-2f2e-42ae-83d9-bdf995ee0b8a&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name Xtify Mailing Address 520 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10012 Company Description The company provides a location-based API for mobile devices. Website http://www.xtify.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,286,383 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Xtify Garners $2,286,383 New Financing Round”
Compass Labs Secures $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6edd31c7-ce41-4918-bfd2-d7eb999d1893&Preview=1 Date 2/16/2012 Company Name Compass Labs Mailing Address 4320 Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose, CA 95129 Company Description Compass Labs provides advertisers with the technology to reach, engage and convert users on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. We have developed sophisticated technology that allows us to help advertisers effectively and … Continue reading “Compass Labs Secures $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Celladon Raises $43M, Wins Fast-Track Status for Heart Treatment
It’s been more than a year and a half since San Diego’s Celladon revealed that its gene therapy treatment might help people suffering from heart failure, a period of quietude that left some folks wondering if the life sciences startup still had a heartbeat. But Celladon sprang to life today with some major news. The … Continue reading “Celladon Raises $43M, Wins Fast-Track Status for Heart Treatment”
Boston New Technology Meetup Group
The Boston New Technology Meetup is meeting to demo a handful of new products. Join the Meetup for a night of networking, new products, and pizza.
Ruby Riot
Love Ruby? RubyRiot’s motto is “Pay it Forward” so stop over to The Estate to pay it forward to other entrepreneurs and coders at the next #RubyRiot.
EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek
The Detroit-based life sciences company Asterand (LSE: ATD) recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expanded its collaboration with BioSeek, a wholly owned Asterand subsidiary, on the ToxCast environmental compound testing program. The EPA first began working with BioSeek, which is based in South San Francisco, in 2007. The new agreement includes an additional … Continue reading “EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek”
NeuroNEXT at Swedish Neuroscience Institute
NeuroNEXT is a new NINDS-sponsored consortium of 25 neuroscience centers across the US that will participate in rapid development and implementation of clinical trials for adult and pediatric neurological disorders. NeuroNEXT is actively seeking industry partnerships to broaden the portfolio of novel treatments available to the consortium. An informational event will be held on March … Continue reading “NeuroNEXT at Swedish Neuroscience Institute”
OnSwipe Looks to Ride Third Wave of the Web with New Content Network
“This is the new network for the Internet, and it’s focused on tablets and touch devices,” says Jason Baptiste. In other words, this is no run-of-the-mill product announcement. Or so it seems. OnSwipe, a tech startup based in New York (with lead investors in Boston), is rolling out a content distribution network for publishers who … Continue reading “OnSwipe Looks to Ride Third Wave of the Web with New Content Network”
AirHop and InterDigital Working to Combine “Network of Networks”
San Diego-based AirHop Communications and InterDigital (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IDCC]]) have been collaborating to integrate AirHop’s technology for self-organizing networks with InterDigital’s bandwidth management technology, according to a statement today. The companies plan to demonstrate their new capability at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of this month. The joint effort to optimize bandwidth … Continue reading “AirHop and InterDigital Working to Combine “Network of Networks””
On-Q-ity Raises $5M, Names GSK Vet as CEO
Today Waltham, MA-based diagnostics maker On-Q-ity announced it has raised $5 million in a Series B funding round and named Michael Stocum president and CEO. Stocum, who is replacing On-Q-ity founder Mara Aspinall, is the president and founder of consulting firm Personalized Medicine Partners, based in Research Triangle Park, NC, and previously worked in research and … Continue reading “On-Q-ity Raises $5M, Names GSK Vet as CEO”
Ruby Riot #2: Lauzon & Lum Urge Partiers to Pay It Forward
For some, “pay it forward” is an old Kevin Spacey movie (and the last time Haley Joel Osment was recognizable). For others, it’s a mantra to live by. The latter camp would include Matt Lauzon and Jennifer Lum, co-organizers of the year’s first big tech party in Boston, set for next Tuesday, Feb. 21, at … Continue reading “Ruby Riot #2: Lauzon & Lum Urge Partiers to Pay It Forward”
FDA Approves New Gen-Probe Test for Men at Risk of Prostate Cancer
The FDA has approved a new diagnostic assay for prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3), according to San Diego’s Gen-Probe (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GPRO]]), which says the test gives doctors a new diagnostic tool for men who are at higher risk for developing prostate cancer. The company says the test can help determine if additional prostate biopsies are … Continue reading “FDA Approves New Gen-Probe Test for Men at Risk of Prostate Cancer”
Barry Diller and IAC Back Aereo to Bring Live TV to Mobile Devices
In a world increasingly distracted by mobile devices, television broadcasters are searching for new ways to keep their shows in front of the audience. Rather than fight the mobile trend, TV station owners such as Hearst Television plan to bring their content to handheld devices in the somewhat near future. However, New York-based IAC (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “Barry Diller and IAC Back Aereo to Bring Live TV to Mobile Devices”
Hydra Makes Progress in Pain With First Trial and New Partnership
Two years ago, Cambridge, MA-based Hydra Biosciences generated some buzz when a Series D funding round brought its total venture haul to $69 million and it formed a pact with Cubist Pharmaceuticals to develop its non-narcotic pain drugs. Now the company’s efforts are starting to bear fruit, with two milestones reached since the start of … Continue reading “Hydra Makes Progress in Pain With First Trial and New Partnership”
UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo
Some 230 graduate students will present their research in a poster session and UCSD faculty from all 6 engineering departments are set to give short talks at this annual networking event and engineering research exposition. The event is intended to draw technologists, potential investors, and companies looking to recruit engineers. Online registration is here.
SDBN February Networking Event
The San Diego Biotechnology Network is holding its February networking event in the tasting room of San Diego’s Green Flash micro-brewery. SDBN’s affiliated marketing firm, Comprendia, will be on hand to provide free social media and marketing consulting for life sciences companies. The event is free, with food and beverages available for purchase. More information … Continue reading “SDBN February Networking Event”
Energy Points, Biogen, Navinet, & More Boston Dealmakers
Acquisitions are in the air in New England. Here’s what happened in the past week. —Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]), the Web content and delivery giant of Cambridge, MA, made a move to tackle Web performance at the browser level, with the acquisition of Ottawa-based Blaze Software. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. —Boston-based … Continue reading “Energy Points, Biogen, Navinet, & More Boston Dealmakers”
Former Sun CEO’s New Venture: A Healthcare Locker for Families
Jonathan Schwartz, the former Sun Microsystems CEO who sold the server-and-software maker to Oracle for $7.4 billion in 2009, was in the hospital for surgery a couple of months ago. When he went to get an MRI, he noticed that the imaging machine was hooked up to a Sun workstation. Sun’s most famous tag line … Continue reading “Former Sun CEO’s New Venture: A Healthcare Locker for Families”
Skystream Markets Obtains New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=deb9e221-e431-4004-85d7-7e49d15fce48&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name Skystream Markets Mailing Address 6 Landmark Square Stamford, CT 06901 Company Description Skystream Markets is an institutional transaction platform for the renewable energy and environmental markets. By utilizing a hybrid approach that combines technology and traditional brokerage services, Skystream Markets is focused on creating price discovery, concentrating … Continue reading “Skystream Markets Obtains New Financing”
On-Q-ity Secures $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f2469718-ec12-42d0-9793-d24f56f47ed1&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name On-Q-ity Mailing Address 610 Lincoln Street 3rd Floor North Building Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Informed decisions will improve the way cancer is treated. On-Q-ity is an innovative diagnostic company that is focused on providing physicians with the tools they need to make the best decision when … Continue reading “On-Q-ity Secures $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
nFluence Media Secures $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=56f2775b-f3a2-4196-9ba3-fcbfdf3eaa7c&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name nFluence Media Mailing Address 999 N. Northlake Way Seattle, WA 98103 Company Description nFluence empowers consumers to retake control of their digital presence. Marketers have spammed us to such an extent that it takes on average 250 messages to reach one consumer – leaving 249 consumers ignoring … Continue reading “nFluence Media Secures $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Scripted.com Lands $150,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ecd07218-e8f8-4243-8103-6e8acaf056d6&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name Scripted.com Mailing Address 90 Alhambra Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description At Scripted.com, we hang our hat on imagination, and we believe that when it comes to grabbing the public’s attention and holding it, what you say is second only to how you say it. And … Continue reading “Scripted.com Lands $150,000 New Round”
SanDisk Acquires FlashSoft for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c0408bbe-6990-4073-b1ae-3a47ab9d8a49&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name FlashSoft Mailing Address 155-A Moffett Park Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Some of the biggest initiatives in the enterprise today are constrained by a fundamental infrastructure problem: how to increase input-output (IO) performance and make much larger amounts of data accessible in working memory. The problem … Continue reading “SanDisk Acquires FlashSoft for Undisclosed Sum”
exfm Lands $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a2d05d3-a085-4870-b4b8-0f955a482815&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name exfm Mailing Address 199 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10012 Company Description exfm is a browser extension for Chrome that turns the entire web into your personal music library. As you browse, ExtensionFM runs in the background indexing every MP3 file you come across, building a music … Continue reading “exfm Lands $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
Lover.ly Lands $500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7674e852-5314-4096-9e94-4542a558b6f9&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name Lover.ly Mailing Address 36 Cooper Square 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description Lover.ly is a new visual search engine and cloud scrapbook for all your wedding inspiration. We bring quality content, search-ability, technology and inspiration in one place. Lover.ly has an archive of over 100,000 … Continue reading “Lover.ly Lands $500,000 New Funding Round”
Aereo Lands $20,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88fd40ac-e2d6-4942-b8bf-7daf7a71da7a&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2012 Company Name Aereo Mailing Address 37-18 Northern Blvd Long Island City, NY 11101 Company Description Aereo is a bold new technology that revolutionizes the way consumers watch broadcast TV. Based in New York, NY, Bamboom provides the only true infrastructure platform that enables consumers to access live, over-the-air television … Continue reading “Aereo Lands $20,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Biogen Idec Lets Stromedix Do The Hard Part
For anyone wondering about the value that can be added by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to the drug discovery and development process, look no further than Stromedix. This venture-backed company in Cambridge, MA, was acquired today by Biogen Idec for $75 million up-front and up to $487.5 million based on the achievement of certain development … Continue reading “Biogen Idec Lets Stromedix Do The Hard Part”
No Jobs in Detroit? Bizdom U Startup Begs to Differ
It’s an oft-repeated Detroit lament: There are no jobs in this city and even if there were, the undereducated masses wouldn’t qualify for them. Not so fast, says Antonella Solomon, chief operating officer of Launch Learning Group (LLG), a Bizdom U start-up launched in 2010. Her company has created a training course which utilizes innovative, … Continue reading “No Jobs in Detroit? Bizdom U Startup Begs to Differ”
Cocktails and Conversations: Investing Well in Today’s Economy
SecondMarket presents an evening with Andy Rachleff, co-founder of Benchmark Capital, lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and CEO of Wealthfront. Rachleff will pass along lessons from his years as a venture capitalists as well as observations about changes in the investment business. Register here.