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San Diego
IPO, funding, Semiconductors

Wireless Chip Designer MaxLinear Files for IPO

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/7/09

MaxLinear, a fabless RF chipmaker based in Carlsbad, CA, filed a registration statement today for an initial public stock offering, marking only the second IPO in the San Diego area since Bridgepoint Education made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in April. About 45 IPOs have taken place nationwide so far this year.

Eight semiconductor industry veterans founded MaxLinear in 2003. The company specializes in designing highly integrated, CMOS (Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) chips, and has had notable success designing semiconductor-based... Read more »

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Seattle
startups, entrepreneurs, events

Porn Always Wins, Bacon Salt Expands, and Other Thoughts from Entrepreneur University

Gregory T. Huang 11/6/09

I’m not going to do justice to this event. Let’s just get that out there right now. There were some great speakers and panels at yesterday’s Entrepreneur University in Bellevue, WA, organized by the Northwest Entrepreneur... Read more »

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Boston
Biotech, Genomics, VC

Ion Torrent, Stealthy Company Tied to Harvard’s George Church, Nabs $23M Venture Deal

Luke Timmerman 11/6/09

Ion Torrent Systems, a company advised by Harvard University genomics pioneer George Church, has raised $23 million in new capital to develop what it calls on its website “groundbreaking and highly disruptive technology” and... Read more »

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Seattle
Biotech, Life Sciences, healthcare

Elias Zerhouni Talks Public Health Challenges, Culture Wars at WBBA Annual Meeting

Gregory T. Huang 11/6/09

Just came back from the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association’s annual meeting in downtown Seattle, where 500-plus biotechies and distinguished guests (including more than a few local politicians) gathered for a quiche-and-berries breakfast and some keen... Read more »

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San Diego
cleantech, energy, Software

A Cleantech Startup Looks to Raise $1.2M for the Greening of Hospitality Industry

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/6/09

Dave Paton and Dave Moody tell me they founded EESG, a San Diego cleantech startup also known as Energy Efficiency Systems Group, last year in anticipation that soaring energy prices would unleash strong demand for practical... Read more »

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wwwade, IT, photography

Is it Real or Is It High Dynamic Range? How Software Is Changing the Way We Look at Photographs

Wade Roush 11/6/09

You know how listening to music on a friend’s pricey Bose headphones makes it harder to tolerate your tinny little speakers at home, or watching your favorite show on a high-definition screen spoils you for regular... Read more »

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Seattle
Entrepreneurship, culture, Venture Capital

A Tale of Three Cities: How Boston, Boulder, and Seattle Measure Up as Tech Innovation Hubs

Gregory T. Huang 11/6/09

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Boston
Biotech, cancer, Drugs

Gloucester Pharma Wins FDA Approval of Drug for Rare Skin Cancer

Luke Timmerman 11/5/09

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Seattle
Biotech, VC, deals

Light Sciences Oncology Lines Up Extra $35M Financing For Targeted Cancer Treatment

Luke Timmerman 11/5/09

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Boston
energy, Solar, cleantech

Evergreen Solar to Move Solar Panel Production from Massachusetts to China

Ryan McBride 11/5/09

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Seattle
Internet, startups, events

Evri, SEOmoz, Topsy, and Sage to Present at “Future of Search” Forum

Gregory T. Huang 11/5/09

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Boston
Life Sciences, innovation, Xconomy Forum

Build it Boldly, and Pharma Will Come—and More Wisdom from Boston’s Biotech and Pharma Elite at Xconomy Forum

Ryan McBride 11/5/09

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Seattle
Biotech, people, Entrepreneurship

It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur: Cultivating the Emerging Seattle Talent Pool

Anthony Rodriguez 11/4/09

It can be argued that among talent, cash and technology, no factor is more critical to a start up than talent. The talent drives innovation, attracts the venture capital and makes... Read more »

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San Diego
Biotech, Hepatitis C, HIV

Combination Drugs Are The Future for Hepatitis C

Steve Worland 11/3/09

Combination therapy has been a central component of treatment for certain viral diseases for more than 15 years. The benefits of combination therapy can arise from activation of multiple host pathways,... Read more »

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Seattle
VC, innovation, community

The Changing Face of Venture Capital

Mark Ashida 11/2/09

[This post also appears on OVP's blog---Eds.] The University of Washington’s Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department’s Affiliates day is one of the most fun and rewarding days... Read more »

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Boston
Entrepreneurship, Education, MIT

MIT Elevator Pitch Contest Takes Startup Salesmanship to New Level

Gary Hochman 11/2/09

How does $300,000 an hour sound? Walking away with $5,000 for his 60-second pitch, the winner of Thursday night’s MIT $100K Elevator Pitch Contest (EPC), Rouzbeh Shahsavari, seemed pretty excited about... Read more »

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San Diego
Commentary, Biotech, innovation

Lilly, With New Focus on Innovation (But Not Necessarily Inclusiveness), Opens San Diego Center for Biotech R&D

Bruce V. Bigelow 10/30/09

“Ouch.” I’m sorry to say I didn’t write about the grand opening that drug giant Eli Lilly held in La Jolla yesterday for its new biotechnology center of excellence. I didn’t... Read more »

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Boston
IT, databases, Software

A Report from Boston’s First “Big Data Summit”

Amrith Kumar 10/23/09

The first meeting of the Boston Big Data Summit was held yesterday. Since the announcement on October 2, the event has had a great reception. Just over a hundred people attended,... Read more »

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