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Wireless Chip Designer MaxLinear Files for IPO

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... Read more »

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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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National
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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Hardware, Devices, innovation

GadgetFest Crowd Names EcoDog Best in Show

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/5/09

The moderators of San Diego’s 9th Annual GadgetFest kept saying during Tuesday night’s showcase for new technology products that past winners have gone on to even greater glory and success. That may or may not be... Read more »

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Roundup, Life Sciences, diabetes

Amylin Forms Global Alliance in Obesity Drug Development; TEDMED’s Show Will Go On, Sequenom Sued for Civil Fraud, & More San Diego Biotech News

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/5/09

TEDMED had Martha, Goldie, and other celebrity speakers, but San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals broke this week’s big news when it signed up a big Japanese partner to develop its line of obesity drugs. It’s all part... Read more »

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wireless, acquistions, deals

Keeping Details to a Minimum, San Diego’s Jitterbug Announces Acquisition of MobiWatch of Waltham, MA

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/4/09

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Entrepreneurship, people, innovation

An Entrepreneur’s Tale: Diego Borrego and the Twists and Turns Behind Networkfleet

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/4/09

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Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Genetics

Student Dissertation Launches San Diego Life Sciences Tools Company, Sirigen

Denise Gellene 11/4/09

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incubators, innovation, Entrepreneurship

New San Diego Incubator Adds Three More Startups on Opening Day

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/3/09

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Web-based Software, Economy, people

ProQuo, Which Raised $15M in Venture Capital, Quietly Shut Down—Founder Calls It “Truly A Painful Experience”

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/3/09

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Xconomist Forum - Insight & Opinion

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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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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Biotech, healthcare, people

BIL and TED’s Excellent (But Little Known) Healthcare Adventure in San Diego

Mary Canady 10/19/09

Did you know that Goldie Hawn, David Blaine, and Martha Stewart are coming to San Diego at the end of October to discuss…healthcare? Probably not, maybe because the exclusive TEDMED2009 conference... Read more »

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