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Sprint’s XOHM WiMax Network Working in Boston?

Wade Roush 10/6/08

Sprint Nextel, which is spending billions to blanket major U.S. cities with super-high-speed wireless networks based on the new WiMax standard, turned on its first city—Baltimore—last week. Now there’s a report from the blogosphere that Sprint’s so-called XOHM network is up and running—though not officially launched or supported—in six additional locales, including Boston.

The automotive electronics website MP3Car.com reported yesterday, based on a conversation with a XOHM representative working... Read more »

Biotech, Arthritis, CombinatoRx

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CombinatoRx Reckoning Arrives: Stock Crashes on Failed Arthritis Trial

Luke Timmerman 10/6/08

Judgment day was harsh for CombinatoRx. The Cambridge, MA-based company reported this morning that its experimental arthritis drug, Synavive, failed in a mid-stage clinical trial for patients with osteoarthritis of the knees. The company’s stock crashed... Read more »

startups, incubators, Philadelphia

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Y Combinator Recombined: Talking with Philadelphia Startup Incubator DreamIt Ventures

Wade Roush 10/6/08

Everything is moving faster in the Internet age, it seems—including startup incubators. At incubators that follow the traditional model, like Idealab or Biogen Idec’s Innovation Incubator, young companies get to spend a leisurely year or... Read more »

innovation, San Diego, clusters

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San Diego 92037

Bruce V. Bigelow 10/6/08

If it seems as if San Diego sprang to sudden prominence as a global capital for innovation, at least part of the explanation can be found atop the oceanside bluff known as Torrey Pines Mesa.

This... Read more »

startups, Media, Xconomy

San Diego waterfront

Xconomy Launches in San Diego—One of the World’s Great Innovation Clusters

Robert Buderi 10/6/08

Just over three months ago, Xconomy took its model of hyperlocal coverage of key innovation clusters—which we launched here in Boston in June 2007—to Seattle. This morning, I am pleased to announce, marks the official debut... Read more »

Roundup, deals, VC

Ironwood Attracts $50M, $37M Blows in for Northern Power Systems, Another Contract for IRobot, & More Boston-Area Deals News

Rebecca Zacks 10/6/08

VC, Highland Capital Partners, parties

What Financial Crisis? Highland’s 20th Hearkens to Days of the Bubble

Robert Buderi 10/3/08

wwwade, e-books, publishing

Four Ways Amazon Could Make Kindle 2.0 a Best Seller

Wade Roush 10/3/08

Life Sciences, VC, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals

Rib-X Pharma, and Its Lead Antibiotic, Gear Up for Prime Time

Ryan McBride 10/2/08

Robotics, Defense, Contracts

iRobot Wins $3.75M Army Contract to Develop Warrior Robot

Wade Roush 10/2/08
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Xconomist Forum - Insight & Opinion

Biotech, Leroy Hood, Systems Biology

Tips from a Biotech Pioneer: Leroy Hood Reflects on His Career, and Offers Some Advice

Leroy Hood 10/6/08

I leave students (and even some of my colleagues) with several pieces of advice. First, I stress the importance of a good cross-disciplinary education. Ideally, I suggest a double major with... Read more »

innovation, Economy, startups

What Does the Financial Crisis Mean for Innovation? Xconomists Weigh In

Robert Buderi 9/30/08

Yesterday was a dark day on Wall Street, and, according to many observers, a dark day for our political system. But what does the financial crisis mean for innovation, and what... Read more »

VC, fundraising, Boston

Boston VCs: Counting the Billions of Dollars Raised

Don Dodge 9/17/08

This is a revised version of an essay that Microsoft’s Don Dodge published today in his personal blog and contributed simultaneously to Xconomy.

Commonwealth Capital Ventures held their annual open house... Read more »

energy, investing, cleantech

The Answer, My Friend, Is Certainly Not Blowing in the Wind—or the Corn

Mark Modzelewski 9/4/08

video, Web, Media

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

Matt Kaplan 8/26/08
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