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Finance Roundup: VigLink gets Google money, R.I. issues tech bonds

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

netsi063009In today’s Finance Roundup, Google Ventures makes its third investment in a MIT$100K startup, Rhode Island issues tech bonds, and Raytheon gets more Patriot missile money. 

Stealthy VigLink lands Google Ventures funds

A company filing, posted yesterday by the SEC, lists Google Ventures managing partner Rich Miner as a director of the company. 

R.I. bond sale aids state education, energy tech

The state sold about $12.4 million in 2009 Series A bonds to fund IT upgrades to outdated systems. Rhode Island also sold about $11.8 million in Series B bonds to fund energy conservation projects at the University of Rhode Island, including replacing energy equipment such as boilers, heating systems, air conditioning systems and lighting systems. 

Five-year Raytheon defense deal nets nearly $6M

Under the deal, Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) IDS will perform engineering services on the Waltham-based defense giant’s Patriot missile systems.

Convergence Forum multimedia extravaganza: Charlie Baker and Paul Levy talk to Jeffrey Krasner; Henri Termeer speaks

Monday, June 15th, 2009
Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker and Paul Levy at the Convergence Forum

Click the link above to hear former Globe reporter and current president of Krasner Health Strategies Jeffrey Krasner interviewed local hospital CEOs/bloggers Charlie Baker and Paul Levy at the Convergence Forum in Newport last week. 

After the jump, watch video of Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer speaking at the Convergence Forum. (more…)

Convergence Forum: Washington is the new Wall St.

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Mass High Tech life sciences reporter Marc Songini has been dispatched to Newport for Convergence: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum

The buzz Thursday night was that between new federal regulations and stimulus funding, Washington is the new hub of the life sciences universe

MHT’s ongoing coverage of the stimulus’ effect on local tech companies can be found here.

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