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July 31, 2010
Cape Wind energy cost may dip with agreement

SiGe Semiconductor files for $143M IPO

Charles River pulls plug on $1.6B buy of WuXi

Babson and Business Innovation Factory launch lab

FAA puts $2.5M into geothermal plant at Portland Jetport

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- Antigenics advances herpes vaccine
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- GT Solar buys Salem’s Crystal Systems
- SiGe Semiconductor files for $143M IPO
- Schilling says ‘yes’ to R.I.’s proposal, plans to move
- Cynosure revenue is up, losses down
- AMSC profit, sales up on Asian wind power demand
- Mass. and R.I. partner on offshore wind power
- Qteros targets year-end for Chicopee facility
- FDA fast-tracks EMD Serono MS drug
- The Pitch: Hello Vino peeks into the wine cellar
- Blog: Enough already: Get over the West Coast envy
- Yankee Group: Sky clears for cloud computing
- Schilling says ‘yes’ to R.I.’s proposal, plans to move
- Mobicious sold, SnapMyLife shut down -- for now
- Antigenics advances herpes vaccine
- Mogoterra heads to market with browser test tool
- GSI Group comes out of Chapter 11
- Nanoviricides files to raise funds
- FAA puts $2.5M into geothermal plant at Portland Jetport
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Now that the oil has stopped, enter — the lawyers
With each development in the saga of the BP Deepwater Horizons saga — death on the drilling platform, oil spreading throughout the Gulf of Mexico, fisheries shutdowns and costly cleanup efforts — new doors opened for attorneys and complex legal cases, including class action suits. At least 125 federal suits since April have named BP as a defendant, in Louisiana alone.
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Women to Watch 2010
Mass High Tech’s Women to Watch program honors 10 New England-based women each year who are leading the way in entrepreneurship, technological innovation and lifelong learning.
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Celebrate the Mass High Tech All Stars
Each year, Mass High Tech honors the New England tech industry’s pioneers and leaders from such sectors as: Advanced Energy, Biotech, Electronics, Hardware, Internet, Medical Devices, Software and Telecommunications. We also recognize those in support services who make it possible for entrepreneurship to thrive in the region, including lawyers, financiers, educators, public policy makers and association representatives.
Almost 400 members of the innovation community gathered at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to honor the 2009 MHT All-Stars. You can read the profiles of the 15 honorees and past recipients, and learn more about the awards reception.
Now it’s time to look ahead to 2010, and the 15th Annual MHT All-Stars program. Nominations are now open, and we encourage you to submit the names of the people that you view as the leaders of your industry sector. Who provides ideas, innovation and vision? Which executives have changed the way people do business in your industry? Who are the thought leaders in your market? Who are the trailblazers for new technologies, the market makers for New England? Help us identify these leading players by nominating them now. DEADLINE IS JULY 30!
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Mass High Tech hosts four tech-focused forums throughout the year that include panel discussions on issues of concern for the bio, cleantech, emerging tech and finance industries.
Watch here for information on upcoming forums and highlights from recent forum events:
- Finance Forum (September event, details soon!)
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Mass High Tech’s 2010 Technology How-To Toolbox covers the issues concerning high tech business and how to tackle them — issues ranging from choosing when to expand your business abroad and how to attract VC funding to choosing an MBA program and using social networking to grow your business.
- How to use social networking to grow your business
- How to handle the big IP challenges
- How to attract venture capital
- How to hire an attorney for your company
- How to generate sales leads
- How to get more from continuing education
- How to handle information security
- How to hire a temporary agency
- How to find an angel investor
- How to save energy for your company
- How to select a meeting venue
- How to negotiate commercial real estate deals
- When to expand your business abroad
- How to choose and make the most of an MBA program
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The costs of Curt’s R.I. decision
Lost in all the chatter about 38 Studios LLC accepting a $75 million loan from the Rhode Island Economic Development Council to move from its birthplace in Maynard to somewhere in the Ocean State is the set of terms the RIEDC has imposed on the company. First is the fact that, in order to get the loan, Schilling and company had to put up as collateral all of the assets of 38 Studios. While a bu...
Community Voices
Views from the front lines of the New England tech economy

Smaller companies need help in closing the loop on leads
There is something rotten in the land of web-based lead generation. Businesses are adding a ton of new web-based lead-gen tools to their websites, but they are not reaping the rewards. We all know the saying that if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day but if teach him to fish you feed him for a lifetime. Apparently the same is true of leads.
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Even in a difficult economy, a technology company with an excellent product, proven track record and demand in the marketplace has the opportunity to expand. For years that same potential for growth was unavailable in one of Massachusetts’ most important sectors: the public education system.
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Internships provide graduates and employers with an edge
As they compete for fewer available jobs, top academic performers are not only facing off against students with the same credentials but also against millions of laid-off or underemployed workers who offer something the new grads don’t have: experience. Internships can help bridge this gap.
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Crisis Management and Business Continuity

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SBANE Political Roundtable Series: Rep. Karyn Polito (R)

Aug. 3rd
Made to Order Lean: Improving Production in a High Mix/Low Volume Environment

Aug. 5th
Usability Bootcamp Boston

Aug. 5th
SBANE Summer Networking

Aug. 6th
August 6, 2010 First Friday Bioscience Seminar "The Rise of Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Testing, From Newborn Screening to Personalized Medicine"

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LinuxCon

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How To Win SBIR Awards(SM)

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The Business Development Group Meeting

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Crafting Federal Cost/Budget Proposals

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Society of Professional Consultants Summer BBQ and Panel Discussion

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Boston Business Alliance August 17, 2010 Event: “Plan Time to Plan”

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