Google Goes for Games with SocialDeck, Apple Goes Social with iTunes, 3Par Goes to the Highest Bidder, & More Bay Area BizTech News

Three Silicon Valley standbys—HP, Apple, and Google—captured most of the tech news headlines last week. But VMware and Intel were busy too. —Hewlett-Packard won its bidding war with Dell for Fremont, CA-based 3Par. The final price: $33 per share, or about $2.35 billion, more than twice Dell’s original offer. —SocialDeck, a Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of … Continue reading “Google Goes for Games with SocialDeck, Apple Goes Social with iTunes, 3Par Goes to the Highest Bidder, & More Bay Area BizTech News”

Apptio Nabs $16.5M, Zillow Partners With Apartments.com, MOD Systems Raises $6M More Despite Executive Controversy, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

As summer draws to an end, the deals seem to be trickling back in. Take a look at the highlights from the past week. —Bellevue, WA-based technology business management developer Apptio raked in $16.5 million in Series C financing led by continuing investor Shasta Ventures. The four-year-old company, which designs software to help businesses manage … Continue reading “Apptio Nabs $16.5M, Zillow Partners With Apartments.com, MOD Systems Raises $6M More Despite Executive Controversy, & More Seattle-Area Deals News”

Michigan’s Renaissance “Fund of Funds” Closes at Nearly $50M, Ready to Make Connections Between VCs and Entrepreneurs

To Chris Rizik, one of the best things about yesterday’s announced final close of nearly $50 million in investment funds for the Renaissance Venture Capital Fund is that the money comes with no government strings attached. “There’s not one government dollar in this,” says Rizik, CEO of the Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI-based “fund of … Continue reading “Michigan’s Renaissance “Fund of Funds” Closes at Nearly $50M, Ready to Make Connections Between VCs and Entrepreneurs”

Cerulean Pharma Makes Progress in Attacking the Big C with Tiny Drugs

Cerulean Pharma has made lots of progress since its early days in 2007 when I first visited the biotech startup, then called Tempo Pharmaceuticals, and company chairman Alan Crane broke out his laptop to show me an animation of the newly hatched firm’s nanoparticle drugs congregating inside tumors and killing them. The Cambridge, MA-based startup, … Continue reading “Cerulean Pharma Makes Progress in Attacking the Big C with Tiny Drugs”

superDimension Ltd Lands $15,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07f5f4fa-f614-4360-89fb-71d83217fca2&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name superDimension Ltd Mailing Address 161 Cheshire Lane Minneapolis, MN 55441-5433 Company Description The superDimension team consists of over seventy highly-skilled individuals in a variety of disciplines including R&D, manufacturing, operations, finance, administration, clinical research, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, marketing, technical support and sales. Website http://www.superdimension.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “superDimension Ltd Lands $15,000,000 New Financing”

Joyent Secures $15,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9dd7554f-95e0-424b-b6d9-7c4a932c9eff&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Joyent Mailing Address 345 California Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Joyent has been providing Infrastructure as a Service since 2004, before anyone called it cloud computing. Today, Joyent is the only cloud computing company that has built its own complete technology stack, runs a major … Continue reading “Joyent Secures $15,000,000 New Round”

VoltDB Obtains $5,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddf539ff-e7db-4238-b2e0-51efbec9fec4&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name VoltDB Mailing Address 6 Fortune Drive Billerica, MA 01821 Company Description VoltDB is solving the problem of database scalability for applications with fast-growing transaction (OLTP) workloads such as those found in Web 2.0, financial trading, gaming, telecommunications and software as a service (SaaS) businesses. Website http://voltdb.com Transaction … Continue reading “VoltDB Obtains $5,000,000 New Financing Round”

OurStage Obtains $6,247,643 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3579584-7fff-49a5-b9d2-61808be56a1b&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name OurStage Mailing Address 321 Billerica Rd Chelmsford, MA 01824 Company Description OurStage is where the world’s music fans come to discover, enjoy and reward the best emerging artists – and where the world’s artists come to find their fans, get amazing gigs and launch their careers. Website … Continue reading “OurStage Obtains $6,247,643 New Funding”

iMedX Secures $1,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=822dba9d-8587-4eaa-bab5-82ce28436b3e&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name iMedX Mailing Address Four Corporate Drive Shelton, CT 06484 Company Description iMedX, Inc. is a rapidly growing medical software and services company headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. The Company’s main product is TurboScribe®, a unique combination of medical transcription software and service. With TurboScribe®, physician practices can halve … Continue reading “iMedX Secures $1,500,000 New Financing Round”

Stratos Genomics Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1235db3-06f6-4969-a28a-b3cbd2b2e6dd&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Stratos Genomics Mailing Address 2401 Elliott Ave., 5th Floor Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description Stratos Genomics mission is to establish the next gold standard of DNA sequencing with its flagship Sequencing by Expansion (SBX) method. SBX is a simple, elegant, single-molecule detection process that circumvents the limitations … Continue reading “Stratos Genomics Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Sequel Pharmaceuticals Garners $1,367,579 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=391aac17-a0b3-4581-a565-706b0c8fed53&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Sequel Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 12790 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description Sequel Pharmaceuticals is a privately held product-focused pharmaceutical company with significant capabilities and experience in cardiovascular drug development. The company is committed to improving the quality of care for patients with cardiovascular disease … Continue reading “Sequel Pharmaceuticals Garners $1,367,579 New Funding Round”

MightyNest Receives $285,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f9325aa0-1fad-4aec-99d6-88ee2bfd6b8c&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name MightyNest Mailing Address 1570 Oak Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 Company Description MightyNest is a unique Web site that provides parents the ability to research, get advice and buy natural, organic and non-toxic products all in one place. Website http://mightynest.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $285,000 Transaction … Continue reading “MightyNest Receives $285,000 New Financing Round”

Polyera Secures $3,108,148 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a8b794a-c3ae-41b0-8a8c-b9e775befe30&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Polyera Mailing Address 8045 Lamon Avenue Skokie, IL 60077 Company Description Polyera Corporation is a leading supplier in semiconductor, dielectric, and interfacial materials for the printed and flexible electronics industry. Polyera is focused on developing breakthrough materials for its portfolio of ActivInk products and on working closely … Continue reading “Polyera Secures $3,108,148 New Funding”

Lypro Biosciences Inc. Secures $177,950 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98911279-7d30-4f5f-8cd6-2d60344d232e&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Lypro Biosciences Inc. Mailing Address 1236 Hawthorne Street Alameda, CA 94501-3973 Company Description Lypro Biosciences, Inc. is a specialty biopharma company whose technology addresses the adverse effects arising from the insoluble nature of certain hydrophobic drugs. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $177,950 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Lypro Biosciences Inc. Secures $177,950 New Financing Round”

Intarcia Therapeutics Receives $5,000,750 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8db65528-839e-45fe-9c89-ef56c087689f&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Intarcia Therapeutics Mailing Address 24650 Industrial Boulevard Hayward, CA 94545 Company Description Intarcia Therapeutics Inc, a privately held pharmaceutical company, is developing therapies for the treatment of cancer, immunological, and infectious diseases. Website http://www.intarcia.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,000,750 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Intarcia Therapeutics Receives $5,000,750 New Round”

AuthenTec Acquires UPEK for $32,040,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc030811-92fa-42fb-addf-5561d3865ccc&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name UPEK Mailing Address 5900 Christie Ave. Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description UPEK, Inc. is a privately-held biometric fingerprint solutions company launched as a venture-backed spin-off from STMicroelectronics in 2004. Website http://www.upek.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $32,040,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Under the terms of … Continue reading “AuthenTec Acquires UPEK for $32,040,000”

Red Bend Software Acquires VirtualLogix for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=196222db-3772-4fa9-b5d6-9e0451a8c090&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name VirtualLogix Mailing Address 292 Gibraltar Drive Building 104 Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description VirtualLogix, Inc. is the global leader in Real-Time Virtualization technology for connected devices. VirtualLogix VLX enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and provides a range of performance, fault tolerance … Continue reading “Red Bend Software Acquires VirtualLogix for Undisclosed Sum”

Appssavvy Receives $3,000,001 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=628fdda6-de7a-44b6-82ae-3d19c9a23e5b&Preview=1 Date 9/7/2010 Company Name Appssavvy Mailing Address 594 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Company Description appssavvy is a direct sales team for leading applications and developers in the social media space. Essentially we create a bridge from Madison avenue to the Bay area. Website http://www.appssavvy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Appssavvy Receives $3,000,001 Series A Financing”

Wetpaint Rolls Out New Platform to ‘Reinvent Publishing,’ Wetpaint Entertainment

Wetpaint has long been considered one of the Northwest’s top young tech startups. The Seattle-based company, founded in 2005, has raised $40 million from venture capitalists, including one who backed Facebook. Wetpaint has been heralded by Jude O’Reilley (then at online-health startup Trusera, now at Amazon) as “stars in the consumer wiki space,” and a … Continue reading “Wetpaint Rolls Out New Platform to ‘Reinvent Publishing,’ Wetpaint Entertainment”

Blue Buzz Network, Inc. Obtains $1,307,834 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7eb39c1-c0c7-41ff-aeb4-64e4c20e51c2&Preview=1 Date 9/6/2010 Company Name Blue Buzz Network, Inc. Mailing Address 2030 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description The Blue Buzz Network is an internet startup changing the world by organizing all of the world’s news. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,307,834 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Blue Buzz Network, Inc. Obtains $1,307,834 New Round”

Power Tagging Technologies Garners $5,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61058edb-b610-4577-b2d3-4d4b7c5a5697&Preview=1 Date 9/6/2010 Company Name Power Tagging Technologies Mailing Address 5425 Airport Boulevard Boulder, CO 80301 Company Description Power Tagging is a privately held energy technology company dedicated to improving the overall efficiency between energy providers and their end users. Website http://www.powertagging.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Power Tagging Technologies Garners $5,000,000 New Financing”

WTIA’s TechNW

TechNW is a meeting of the brightest minds and most innovative technology companies in the Northwest. It is the region’s high profile, must-attend forum for learning, business development, and networking. By fostering intellectual and creative interaction among industry leaders, TechNW provides critical insights into the future of ever-evolving tech sectors, many that originated and continue … Continue reading “WTIA’s TechNW”

ZINO Zillionaire Investment Forum 2010

Join ZINO Society for our 5th Annual ZINO Zillionaire Investment Forum (ZZIF). Meet and hear over 36 companies, representing a variety of business sectors, present to an audience of angel investors, venture capitalists and business leaders. Presenting companies and investors connect throug.hout the day via 5 minute powerpoint presentation with Due Diligence Live! Panel, 2 … Continue reading “ZINO Zillionaire Investment Forum 2010”

Gaming Away Labor Day: The Top 10 Sessions at PAX 2010

For many Seattleites, Labor Day weekend is a time to take refuge in the outdoors. Some 50,000 people will spend the holiday weekend wandering around the Seattle Center grounds listening to live music, cooling off in the International fountain, and filling up on $5 elephant ears (for those of you who’ve missed the phenomenon, these … Continue reading “Gaming Away Labor Day: The Top 10 Sessions at PAX 2010”

Vator Splash

Hosted by Vator.tv, Vator Splash is an opportunity for startups to showcase their innovations before an audience of other technology entrepreneurs. Investor Peter Thiel, Twitter COO Dick Costolo, and Eventbrite CEO Dick Hartz will be on hand for keynote talks, and 10 companies will give 4-minute presentations, with audience voting. Information and registration here.

Qualcomm’s Firethorn Begins Rollout of Wireless Gift Card Ahead of Holiday Season

Three years ago, San Diego’s Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) paid $210 million in cash to acquire an Atlanta mobile banking startup called Firethorn Holdings. At the time, some commentaries emphasized that mobile banking in the United States was emerging at a snail’s pace. Even Firethorn founder Tripp Rackley told GigaOm last November, “It’s going to be … Continue reading “Qualcomm’s Firethorn Begins Rollout of Wireless Gift Card Ahead of Holiday Season”

Emerald BioStructures Forms Deal

Emerald BioStructures, the contract research firm in Bainbridge Island, WA, said today it has formed a new collaboration with Boulder, CO-based SomaLogic. The deal calls for Emerald to provide its expertise in determining precise crystal structures of protein targets on cells, so that SomaLogic can make specific “aptamer” drugs, and small molecules, that bind tightly … Continue reading “Emerald BioStructures Forms Deal”

MOD Systems Inks $6M Series B, Surviving Controversy Surrounding Indictment of Co-Founder Mark Phillips

Seattle-based MOD Systems, a developer of digital-media delivery systems, has had a rocky couple of years, but now it has found a new lifeline in the form of a $6 million investment. The company, which develops technologies that allow consumers to purchase digital movies, TV shows, and music, and load them onto SD cards portably … Continue reading “MOD Systems Inks $6M Series B, Surviving Controversy Surrounding Indictment of Co-Founder Mark Phillips”

Pfizer, Celldex Deal Ends

Pfizer has terminated an agreement with Needham, MA-based Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CLDX]]), in which it licensed the experimental cancer vaccine rindopepimut, because it says the drug is no longer one of its strategic priorities, Celldex announced today. Celldex will regain full rights to develop and commercialize the treatment, effective November 1 of this year. The … Continue reading “Pfizer, Celldex Deal Ends”

The Innovation Imperative: How Corporations and Nations Can Survive the Tsunami of Global Competition and Thrive

Government leaders in Europe and North America are seeking to formulate enlightened, effective policies to create the necessary ecosystems and help their corporations respond to threats of loss of markets at home and abroad. The need to better commercialize public and private investments in R & D is well understood, but does not always happen … Continue reading “The Innovation Imperative: How Corporations and Nations Can Survive the Tsunami of Global Competition and Thrive”

The Leaning Tower of Ping: How iTunes Could Be Apple’s Undoing

With each new product that Apple announces, including the revamped Apple TV and the new Ping social network, Steve Jobs reveals a little bit more of his plan to dominate the media universe. But I can summarize that plan’s fatal flaw in one word: iTunes. Don’t get me wrong. I think Apple’s hardware is unbeatable, … Continue reading “The Leaning Tower of Ping: How iTunes Could Be Apple’s Undoing”

UP 2010 Cloud Computing Conference

The conference website describes UP 2010 as “An annual review of cloud computing developments, the cloud’s impact on world economy and society, and an aggregation point for the study of future trends.” Information and registration here.

PerkinElmer Sells Unit for $500M, Aveo Stock Climbs, Pfizer Buys FoldRx, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News

This week we saw news of acquisitions from drug giants, and got updates on several New England biotechs. —The FDA alerted South San Francisco-based Genentech that it was not going to review its application for accelerated approval of its “empowered antibody” drug, developed with technology from Waltham, MA-based ImmunoGen. The FDA said that T-DM1, which … Continue reading “PerkinElmer Sells Unit for $500M, Aveo Stock Climbs, Pfizer Buys FoldRx, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News”

eIQnetworks Lands $2,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f045bf14-1175-4478-826e-a7047fd2caf3&Preview=1 Date 9/3/2010 Company Name eIQnetworks Mailing Address 31 Nagog Park Acton, MA 01720 Company Description Company Overview Founded in 2001, eIQnetworks, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of integrated security, risk and audit management solutions that effectively meet security and compliance challenges. By combining enterprise security management (ESM) with IT governance, risk … Continue reading “eIQnetworks Lands $2,000,000 New Funding”

MOD Systems Secures $6,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6667f28-30d1-4c88-a862-915dee9c1cd3&Preview=1 Date 9/3/2010 Company Name MOD Systems Mailing Address 1201 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description MOD Systems’ media-on-demand solution enables retailers to transform stores into digital destinations. With MOD Systems’ sophisticated software solution and interactive touchscreen kiosks, retailers can create an engaging experience for consumers to quickly and easily search … Continue reading “MOD Systems Secures $6,000,000 Series B Financing”

vMix Media Receives $2,508,501 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2efa0b0f-edcb-475d-ad59-8f3195b381c1&Preview=1 Date 9/3/2010 Company Name vMix Media Mailing Address 12707 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description vMix was founded by artists, musicians and executives from the original MP3.com. At vMix.com we are creating that venue for the artist in all of us. Website http://www.vmix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “vMix Media Receives $2,508,501 New Financing”

HP Wins Bidding War for 3Par

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: [[ticker:HPQ]]) announced today that it will acquire Fremont, CA-based storage virtualization company 3Par (NYSE: [[ticker:PAR]]) for for about $2.35 billion. That’s more than twice the price originally offered by Dell in mid-August; the two computer industry giants have spent the last two weeks locked in a bidding war for 3Par, with HP’s $33 … Continue reading “HP Wins Bidding War for 3Par”

It’s Time for Universities to Get More Nimble

“Early to bed, Early to rise, Makes a man healthy, Wealthy and wise.” Attempting to motivate their children to go to bed at a reasonable time, parents have for generations invoked these three time-honored rewards. Probably least compelling was the promise of health. Health is the absence of something–sickness–and is only fully appreciated when we … Continue reading “It’s Time for Universities to Get More Nimble”

Life Image Secures $5.2M in Second Financing Round to Push Medical Images in the Cloud

Life Image has won further investor support after more hospitals have bought its new technology for exchanging medical images via the Internet cloud. The Newton, MA-based software startup has closed $5.2 million of a planned $10 million Series B funding round to finance increased sales, marketing, and product development, company co-founder and chief executive Hamid … Continue reading “Life Image Secures $5.2M in Second Financing Round to Push Medical Images in the Cloud”

Lab to Market: Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal

Corporations are turning to centers of research and are launching their own labs to allow diverse groups of interdisciplinary experts to collaborate on world-changing ideas. This panel will share stories of their decades of real-world wisdom, cutting edge breakthroughs, and frustrating dead ends. Complete details and online registration are available here.

The Feds Need to Start Supporting Early-Stage Drug Development

The U.S. Congress is on track to fund a pivotal element of healthcare reform, a $50 million dollar down payment on the $500 million dollar Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) initiative. This is a critically important element of the landmark new law. It’s also an opportunity Congress should seize to refocus the National Institutes of Health … Continue reading “The Feds Need to Start Supporting Early-Stage Drug Development”

Buildings that Act Like Guinea Pigs for Energy Efficiency: The Puget Sound Regional Council Plan for Green Jobs

Everyone is looking for the next big thing during an economic downturn, whether it be individuals searching for ways to reinvent their careers after lags and layoffs, or whole regions needing to rebuild their economies. This region has a history as a technology and innovation hub, which has translated in the past to jobs—lots of … Continue reading “Buildings that Act Like Guinea Pigs for Energy Efficiency: The Puget Sound Regional Council Plan for Green Jobs”

Inflection Gets $30M, Launches PeopleSmart

Palo Alto, CA-based Inflection has launched a new consumer-oriented people search engine called PeopleSmart with features designed to protect privacy, according to an announcement today. Also the creator of the Archives.com geneaology site, Inflection raised a Series A venture round in July from Matrix Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. The round totaled $30 million, according … Continue reading “Inflection Gets $30M, Launches PeopleSmart”

BREW

Boston Region Entrepreneurship Week is out to celebrate all things about getting a company of the ground in the Boston area. Check out the calendar for the list of events. Or go here if you’d like to submit your event as part of the celebration.

Mass Innovation Nights

Check out September’s installment of MassInno, the free monthly product launch party. Four tech startups will present to the audience, and a slew will showcase throughout the venue. You can vote ahead of time here to help determine which ones will do the talking. RSVP here.

EmTech 2010

Now in its 10th year, this Emerging Technologies conference aims to give you a sneak peak at technologies from innovative labs, companies, and entrepreneurs before they hit the news. The event will feature sessions on subjects like how to go to market in a challenging economy and will highlight the top 35 innovators under 35. … Continue reading “EmTech 2010”

Girls in Tech: Women Getting Funding

This event, put on by Girls in Tech and MassChallenge, will feature a panel of women entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and an attorney to discuss the process of securing startup funding as a woman. A startup expo will kickoff and round out the evening, too. Check out event details and register here.

Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb

San Diego-based Orexigen Therapeutics has found a partner to help it compete in the growing market for drugs to combat obesity. It’s Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical. Under the terms of the deal, Takeda has obtained an exclusive license from Orexigen to market the combination drug of bupropion/naltrexone (Contrave) in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In return, … Continue reading “Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb”