Roxanne Palmer
Roxanne Palmer is interning at Xconomy's Boston office this summer. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in science and medical Journalism at Boston University after graduating from Brown in 2008 with a degree in English. Her thesis was on Herman Melville's Civil War poetry.
When not chronicling the ups and downs of Boston's tech industry, Roxanne enjoys drawing, swimming, and birdwatching.
Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/roxannedpalmer, or email her at rpalmer@xconomy.com.
Recent posts
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Boston-based ConnectEDU, a technology firm that specializes in online tools for college admissions and career planning, announced in a press release that it has surpassed its projected $5 million goal for... Read more »
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Fido just might be a homeowner’s new best friend. The watchdog in question isn’t a vigilant Doberman or German Shepard, but rather the flagship product of EcoDog, a home energy-monitoring... Read more »
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Flame-thrower enthusiasts and giant dinosaur puppet-makers of the world, rejoice. The Awesome Foundation for Arts and Sciences wants to support your efforts. Starting in July, the new Cambridge, MA-based “microtrust” will... Read more »
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5AM Ventures, a life sciences-focused early stage venture capital firm, has surpassed its $150 million target for its third fund, reports PE Hub. An SEC filing that indicates 5AM, which... Read more »
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Cambridge, MA drug giant Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Hawthorne, NY-based Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ACOR) announced today that Biogen Idec has acquired the rights to develop and commercialize Acorda’s... Read more »
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[Corrected 7/1/09]
The atmosphere at last Wednesday’s XSITE energy breakout session was electric—clean electric, that is. The topic of the hour was the future and feasibility of wind, solar,... Read more »
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Seattle’s mighty Amazon isn’t feeling too friendly toward the Ocean State. This morning, the online retail giant sent out a terse notice to its Rhode Island affiliates, informing them that their... Read more »
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Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) reported a tenth case of a serious brain infection in a patient taking Tysabri, the Cambridge, MA-based company’s drug for multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease. The... Read more »
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Our Seattle compatriots have all arrived in Boston for XSITE. We wish we could say they brought the rain with them, but in fact, Boston has been far wetter than... Read more »
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Rafe Anderson is moving up into the big leagues. His sports social media network, TruFan, officially goes national today. TruFan grew out of a collection of websites—Sawxheads, Celtsheads, and Blackandgoldheads—which... Read more »
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Marlborough, MA-based signaling company Axis Semiconductor has completed half of a proposed $2,050,000 equity financing round, according to an SEC filing. No details on the investors were provided, par for... Read more »
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Ladies and gentlemen, Xconomy readers have spoken, and the view is optimistic. We posed several questions about what the coming year will bring for the economy as people registered for our... Read more »
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New England technology and business newspaper Mass High Tech is moving from a weekly to a biweekly print publishing schedule effective in September, publisher Michael Olivieri said yesterday. The Boston Globe... Read more »
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Framingham, MA-based Interlace Medical, which develops medical devices for gynecologists, announced today it has raised $20.5 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Baird Venture Partners and... Read more »
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Two weeks before the best damn innovation conference on either side of the Charles, Xconomy and friends flocked to the Cambridge Brewing Company Wednesday night, and Kendall Square was awash... Read more »
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Design isn’t just about deciding which shade of taupe to paint City Hall or whether to make a water bottle square or round. It can mean the difference between comprehension (think... Read more »
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Four years ago, Rush Hambleton and his wife left their wedding reception on a restored 1962 Vespa motor scooter. The professional photographer missed it. But luckily, an aunt just happened to... Read more »
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Gather, a Boston-headquartered social networking site aimed at users over 30, announced today that it has raised $5.3 million in equity financing. Major investors in the round include Allen & Company,... Read more »
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Noble Environmental Power, an Essex, CT-based wind energy company, has withdrawn its planned for an IPO. The offering, initially filed in May 2008, was to include some 23.4 million shares... Read more »
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s representatives say they have pulled out a victory in their proxy contest with Biogen Idec, winning two of the four seats that were... Read more »
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