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Lakeside Event Center

Ultrasound Stethoscopes, Stealthy Software, A New Enzyme Startup, and More from Alexandria Real Estate’s Summer Celebration

Gregory T. Huang 8/28/08

Yesterday afternoon, Luke and I jumped in the Zipcar and headed over to the Lakeside Event Center on the north side of Lake Union in Seattle. It was time for an end-of-summer party put on by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, and co-hosted by Xconomy. Over cocktails and appetizers of shrimp, beef, pastries, and roasted vegetables, Luke and I got to meet and greet several dozen members of the business and innovation community. Of course, we were looking for interesting tidbits of... Read more »

Software, startups, Simulation

Legends Cars -- iRacing

Red Sox Owner’s Simulation Startup, iRacing.com, Waves the Green Flag

Wade Roush 8/28/08

In Boston and Seattle, the professional sports teams aren’t just for entertainment—they’re managed by some of the biggest movers and shakers in the two regions’ high-tech economies. In the Seattle area, the Seahawks and the Portland... Read more »

Web, Software, publishing

Acquai Logo

Acquia Expands Beta Testing of Commercial Drupal

Wade Roush 8/27/08

At the Drupalcon Boston conference back in March, Acquia, the Andover, MA, startup formed as a commercial home for the open-source Drupal social publishing system, showed off a demonstration version of its nascent product, code... Read more »

wireless, Hardware, VC

radioframe-networks

RadioFrame Networks Nets $28M, Wants to Improve Cell Coverage in Your Home or Business

Gregory T. Huang 8/27/08

Wireless is soaring in the Seattle area. Last week it was software—SnapIn and Medio made some big deals. Today it’s hardware. Redmond, WA-based RadioFrame Networks has announced it has closed a $28 million round of... Read more »

Daily TIPs, Democratic Convention, energy

Daily TIPs: How Green is My Convention?, Twitter Over Science, Mobility Powers Mobiles, & More

Neil Savage 8/27/08

photography, startups, Media

PicWing Out to Simplify Photo Sharing on Digital Frames

Wade Roush 8/27/08

Biotech, Multiple Sclerosis, Life Sciences

Biogen Idec Testing Regenerative Medicine Drug to Reverse the Path of Multiple Sclerosis

Luke Timmerman 8/27/08

Biotech, Software, University of Washington

UW TechTransfer’s Linden Rhoads Aiming to Nurture More Startups, Entice More VCs to Look at UW’s Research Cupboard

Luke Timmerman 8/27/08
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video, Web, Media

The 2008 Olympics: The Defining Moment for Video 2.0, or Opportunity Lost?

Matt Kaplan 8/26/08

[Editor's note: This Xconomist Forum post is a revised, updated version of an essay contributor Matt Kaplan wrote for the PermissionTV blog on August 9, 2008.]

Every four years... Read more »

cloud computing, Web Services, amazon

Amazon’s Elastic Block Store—A Glimpse of Cloud Computing’s Future

Philip Jacob 8/22/08

Earlier this week, Amazon announced an important new feature in its cloud computing Web service offerings that should further cause those of us who work in technology to consider the way... Read more »

Biomaterials, medical devices, Partnerships

University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) Transitions Into the 21st Century

Buddy Ratner 8/21/08

In 1996, I received a $40M+, 11-year grant from the National Science Foundation to launch University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB). UWEB focused on the biomaterials used to make medical devices... Read more »

VC, investing, Entrepreneurship

Three Ways (Times Three) for Entrepreneurs to Blow It

James Geshwiler 8/11/08

Nobody likes to fail. No entrepreneur or venture capitalist thinks a particular venture is going to be the one to fail. As veteran venture capitalist Bob Crowley at the Massachusetts Technology... Read more »

energy, Solar, photovoltaics

The Solar Hype Cycle: Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Mark Modzelewski 8/4/08

cloud computing, IT, software as a service

Cloud Computing: The Coming IT Cambrian Explosion

Irving Wladawsky-Berger 7/25/08

energy, Legislation, Government

Massachusetts Global Warming Legislation: Economic Drag or Stimulant?

Nick d'Arbeloff 7/21/08

Computing, Social Networking, Lifestyle

When Distraction is Good

Linda Stone 7/14/08

Collaboration, innovation, Leadership

The Collaboration Paradox: Why So Many Leaders Sabotage Their Own Collaborations—and Some Tactics for Getting Things Right

John Abele 7/7/08

healthcare, medical devices, Internet

Emerging Healthcare Delivery Paradigm for the 21st Century

Yongmin Kim 6/30/08
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