Latest News January 3, 2010
Decision Biomarkers in Ch. 7 bankruptcy filing
Digital Lumens raises $5M
Anika pays $17M for Italian tissue regeneration firm
Biodel seeks FDA permission to market diabetes drug
Mathworks buys up more of Apple Hill complex
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- Alnylam and MIT team up in RNAi study
- Nuance buys SpinVox for $103M
- Pixtronix pulls in $19M in new funding
- Mass. unveils new solar-rebate programs
- Affomix does deal with Kalgene on cancer program
- The Pitch: SynSonix seeks $2.5 million for brain therapy work
- Cambridge Heart hauls in $1.8M in stock sale
- Raytheon missile updates bring in $58M deal
- GE, Boeing brake resolution brings $19M to Crane
- Out after '09, In with '10
- GE, Boeing brake resolution brings $19M to Crane
- Startup Watch: Five you should follow
- Pixtronix pulls in $19M in new funding
- Out after '09, In with '10
- The Pitch: SynSonix seeks $2.5 million for brain therapy work
- Scvngr opens up $4M present from investors
- Biodel seeks FDA permission to market diabetes drug
- SS&C takes another crack at an IPO, looks for $300M
- Mass. unveils new solar-rebate programs
- Fairchild settles suit, takes $6 million charge
The PITCH
Signablok
Headquarters: Chelmsford
Employees: 1
Founded: 2009
The Pitch: Signablok is looking for $1 million in seed funding to develop further its drug-discovery platform that could lead to drugs that mimic the way a virus enters a cell.
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Twitter Updates
Out after '09, In with '10
Mass High Tech staff members offered up their thoughts on which trends and technologies can fade away, or at least step back from the podium, with the passing of 2009, and what to watch for in the new year.
From the Print Edition
- Biotech entrepreneurs say investors take longer than ever
- Federal funds prop up basic science research
- By the numbers: Mass. life science degrees, lab space and lab space absorption
- Surgical robots await medical, investment acceptance
- Pharma, academia look to each other to refill the pharmaceutical pipelines
- ACT rebounds with human embryonic stem cell tech
- ADC2 founders try again to boost speed of video transmissions
- Regs and new technology shape med devices
- Signablok aims to condense virus evolution, discover new drug solutions
- Local techs lending a hand
Signature Programs
Women to Watch 2009
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.
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.
Tech Forums
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
- BIO Forum
- CleanTech Forum
- Emerging Technologies Forum
Tech Citizenship: How is your company giving back to the community?
Mass High Tech annually honors New England technology companies that use their innovation to improve their communities as part of our Tech Citizenship Awards program. Now is the time to detail how your organization has helped charities and other non-profits through financial contributions, staff time, technology or other forms of assistance. The 24 outstanding tech citizens were honored at a breakfast event at the Seaport Hotel. Read about their charitable efforts and learn how they met the criteria to be named a Tech Citizen. Their stories offer ideas from which we can all learn.
Know a generous company? Nominations are open for the 2010 Tech Citizenship Awards.
Wired-In
Video
New England Tech Stock Index
The New England Technology Stock Index (NETSI) provides a snapshot view of the performance of the region’s publicly traded companies. View the index »
Mass High Tech’s 2009 Technology How-To Guide covers the issues concerning high tech business and how to tackle them — issues ranging from overseas expansion and venture capital funding to choosing an MBA program and cutting your company’s energy bill.
- How to work with your accountant on taxes
- How to retain employees
- How to expand a company globally
- How to negotiate a real estate deal
- How to hire a business attorney
- How to purchase health insurance for employees
- How to run a successful meeting
- How to handle a public relations crisis
- How to continue your education
- How to select an MBA program
- How to cut your company’s energy bill
- How to choose a temporary placement agency
- How to attract venture capital funding
- How to generate sales leads
On the MHT blog now
On the MHT blog now
Penny Arcade Expo: Even bigger in Boston than it is in Seattle?
By Todd Bishop, TechFlash Looks like the expansion of Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) to Boston won't qualify as a mere token version of the show for East Coasters. Penny Arcade artist Mike Krahulik, posting as his alter-ego, Gabe, reported last week that PAX East is looking like it will be "as big if not bigger" than PAX in Seattle, based on pre-registrations. "I can't believe I'm saying this about...
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Community Voices
Views from the front lines of the New England tech economy
Clean energy policy: Talk is good, adoption is better
Wilson TurboPower CEO Bruce Anderson: Our nation built the first solar house, developed the first photovoltaic cells, deployed the first wind machines. So why does Germany have the most PV companies and China the remainder, with just a few in the U.S.? Because innovation is not enough. It’s about adoption.
Regs and new technology shape med devices
Change is in the air on the design side of medical devices. Product design and development firm Continuum in Newton has done much of its work in the medical device field over the past 25 years. The company shared their thoughts with Mass High Tech on trends in the sector.
In M&A deals, don't underestimate the power of your patent portfolio
David Dykeman and Joanna Brougher: With tightening capital markets due to the economic downturn, life science and medical device companies are increasingly exploring mergers and acquisitions as ways to leverage existing intellectual property assets and generate new sources of capital and revenue. A company’s success depends, in large part, on the value of its patent portfolio.
Startup Watch
Five You Should Follow
Blank Label Group LLC
Founded in 2009, Blank Label runs a web site where users can design their own customized dress shirts. The company is based in Boston.
Other startups featured in our weekly Startup Report and listed in our online directory:
- Check out the Startup Watch archives
- Search the NE Tech Directory
- List your company
- Purchase the directory
Want to be considered for the Startup Watch? Contact the Startup Watch editor.
Business Calendar
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 4th
2010 Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting & Business Luncheon
Jan. 5th
Developing Future Leaders: What School Hasn't Taught Us
Jan. 5th
Legal Challenges for Startups
Jan. 11th
Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra
Jan. 12th
Technical Writing: Content, Structure and Organization Workshop
Jan. 12th
Medical Development Group and ISPE Boston Area Chapter Partner for Career Managment Workshops
Jan. 13th
Understanding Your Competitors Online
Jan. 13th
Chai Tech Wednesdays
Jan. 14th
The Business Development Group
Jan. 19th
Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra
Jan. 19th
Adobe® InDesign® CS4: Basic Workshop
Jan. 19th
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast
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