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Biotech, cancer, VC

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Intellikine, Chasing Hot Cancer Drug Target, Raises Big Venture Round

Luke Timmerman 7/2/09

La Jolla, CA-based Intellikine, a company developing drugs against one of the hottest targets in cancer biology, has nailed down $16 million in venture capital out of a round that could be worth as much as $38.5 million, according to a regulatory filing.

Intellikine got the capital infusion from its founding crew of investors—Sofinnova Ventures, Abingworth Management, and CMEA Ventures—as well as four new investors, says David Kabakoff, an executive in residence with Sofinnova in San Diego.

The company,... Read more »

renewable energy, deals, cleantech

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Bakersfield Firm Re-Energizing San Diego’s Pyron Solar

Bruce V. Bigelow 7/2/09

Bakersfield businessman Stan Ellis, whose Ellis Energy Investments recently acquired Pyron Solar, says he’s keeping Pyron’s headquarters in San Diego but he plans to outsource much of the manufacturing.

Ellis, who announced the acquisition of... Read more »

wwwade, gadgets, Mobile

World Wide Wade

The Eight (Seven…Six?) Information Devices I Can’t Live Without

Wade Roush 7/2/09

If you read Xconomy, chances are that digital information is a big part of your day. You spend quite a bit of time absorbing, manipulating, and repackaging it. So here are a few questions for you:... Read more »

Roundup, Life Sciences, Drug Development

Sequenom Discloses SEC Probe, How Evoke Pharma Got its Drug, Illumina Sales Fall Short, & More San Diego Life Sciences News

Bruce V. Bigelow 7/2/09

We had a mixed bag of bad and good news from the San Diego life sciences industry this week heading into the holiday weekend.

—At least 11 shareholder lawsuits have been filed against San Diego’s Sequenom... Read more »

Biotech, Roundup, cancer

Stem Cell Entrepreneur Quinn Dies, Dendreon Tames Shorts, PhysioSonics Monitors Brain Blood, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

Luke Timmerman 7/2/09

music, community, Humor

Who’s Playing at the Battle of the Tech Bands? Stay Tuned…

Gregory T. Huang 7/2/09

Health 2.0, IT, healthcare

How IT Entrepreneurs Can Profit from Healthcare Reform and Other Tips from Boston’s Health 2.0 Insiders

Ryan McBride 7/2/09

deals, cleantech, startups

Prometheus Energy, Maker of Liquid Natural Gas from Waste, Raises $10M from Shell Oil

Gregory T. Huang 7/1/09
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startups, service networking, Web 2.0

‘Rev’ing’ it up with Facebook

Leah Busque 7/1/09

After a national competition, RunMyErrand was one of 25 companies invited to be part of Facebook’s fbFund Rev 2009 incubator program this summer in Palo Alto, CA. The program will last... Read more »

Entrepreneurship, cleantech, Startup

The Tale of the Green Surfboard: Behind the Scenes at Connect’s Cleantech Venture Roundtable

Ned McMahon 6/29/09

In December 2005, the biggest maker of polyurethane foam blanks used to make the core of surfboards (and other products) abruptly shut down—creating a huge void among Southern California surfboard makers... Read more »

Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Boston University

Academia Beckons: Launching the BU Kindle Mentoring Program

Vinit Nijhawan 6/29/09

I joined Boston University (BU) as a Lecturer and Executive-in-Residence in January 2008 and have been teaching courses on entrepreneurship to MBA students. My academic career has expanded recently with two... Read more »

MBAs, utilities, Government

Are Government and Utilities the New Sexy Destinations for MBAs?

Mahesh Konduru 6/22/09

I’m sure some of you have heard a version of this quote before: “In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, large families in the U.S. sent their fifth or sixth child to... Read more »

Biotech, Global Health, Tuberculosis

TB Isn’t Going Away, and Pharma Isn’t Ignoring It

Bruce Carter 6/18/09

Computing, Holyoke, Urban Renewal

High Tech for a Historic City—A 21-Year-Old Web Entrepreneur’s View of the Big Computing Center Planned for His Home Town

Brendan Ciecko 6/15/09

Entrepreneurship, VC, startups

12 By 12 By 12 By 12 By 12

Michael A. Greeley 6/11/09

Venture Capital, innovation, Technology Transfer

By Fostering Innovation, San Diego Will Pull Venture Capital From Everywhere

Carrie Stone 6/10/09

Software, IT, Analysis

Future of Cloud Computing: Data Centers, Outsourcing, and the Power of Cultures

Praerit Garg 6/3/09

Entrepreneurship, management, Government

The Long Game

Tim Rowe 6/2/09
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