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Now anyone can try Brizzly?s app for Facebook and Twitter
Brizzly, an application for managing messages in Twitter and Facebook, expanded its beta test today — now you don’t need an invite code, so anyone can use it. The application was created by San Francisco-based Thing Labs, and...
Storing Renewable Energy in Boxes of Air
Storage is needed to harvest the full yield available from intermittent sources of energy like wind and solar. One of the options is compressed-air storage; till now only possible in underground caverns. But SustainX Energy...
Ironwood Files to Go Public, Seeks to Raise as Much as $172.5M
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for the possibility of an IPO. The Cambridge, MA-based developer of a new treatment for bowel disorders like for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation said it may raise as much...
Metcalfe Reflects on $2.7B 3Com Buyout, MyPunchbowl Parent Adds New Punch, $30M More for Fate...
Dealmakers appear to be getting their business done before the week of Thanksgiving—because we’ve seen a decent stream of deal closings involving Boston-area life sciences and tech companies over the past week or so....
Mind, Body, & Cash: Lighter Living Raises $3M
Pilates is famous for shaping up peoples’ buttocks, tummies, and thighs. But what can the popularity of this fitness phenomenon and the market for health products do for investment portfolios? Cambridge, MA-based Lighter...
A Week of Woe for Genzyme, A CPR App for Your iPhone, A Better Treatment for ...
xconomy.com A Week of Woe for Genzyme, A CPR App for Your iPhone, A Better Treatment for Opioid Dependence, and More Boston-Area Life Sciences News ! Xconomy A Week of Woe for Genzyme, A CPR App for Your iPhone, A Better...
Foster Hinshaw Takes the Helm at Dataupia
Posted on: Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:38 CST CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Dataupia is pleased to report that Foster Hinshaw has returned to Dataupia as chief executive officer. Hinshaw, known as "the Father of...
Blog - DeCode is Bankrupt; So is The Idea of "Pure" Genomics
It's time to start giving as much attention to the rest of human biology as we have lavished on genetics. One of the last to hang on has been deCode Genetics of Iceland, a company that has produced a raft of important genetic...
Bing Partners with Wolfram Alpha, OVP Leads $30M Fate Deal, Redfin Rakes In $10M, & More...
Just when I thought venture deals, especially for software and tech companies, had headed south for the winter (or longer), the Northwest erupted with a slew of financings in the past week. -But first, some serious biotech....
Polaris, Summit back wealth management firm with $50m growth investment
Focus Financial Partners, a partnership of independent wealth management firms, has secured $50m in growth capital from Polaris Venture Partners and Summit Partners. Polaris contributed $35m and Summit Partners, Focus’ initial...
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