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Biogen shareholders: CEO pay 'inconsistent' with poor stock performance
Flybridge adds $3M to online pilates equipment business
Corindus raises $4.7M in equity funds
CambridgeSoft's private financing worth $31M
Agrivida nets $2M USDA grant for biofuels research
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- Scvngr maps fast path to doubling staff size
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- Medical device firms show cautiously optimistic outlook
- Tech philanthropy brings wave of contributions, volunteers to organizations
- STEM education for girls grows beyond school boundaries
- EveryZing makes second name change to Ramp
- Clancy leaves Iron Mountain Digital for Schooner Capital
- Community wind farms stall with lending holdups
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: EMD Serono Inc.
- Five Genzyme drugs contaminated; stock plummets
- MITX Awards celebrate Dunkin’ Donuts, Zipcar, Sapient and others
- ACT seeks FDA OK for stem cell study to treat blindness
- Startup Labs, now FUSE, took brunt of Microsoft’s Cambridge cuts
- Stealthy Swipely secures startup funds
- Biotech, pharma foresee higher costs from House health reform bill
- Scvngr maps fast path to doubling staff size
- Avid founder Bill Warner dips into hand cycle development
- Mass. state agency cutbacks offer opening for IT consolidation
- New Brightcove release focuses on iPhone apps, SMB platform
The PITCH
Squeelr
Headquarters: Cambridge
Employees: 1
Founded: 2009
The Pitch: Matt Mankins is launching an iPhone app for anonymous microblogging. Squeelr has a business model in place to charge 99 cents for the app and an additional 99 cents for five posts and $5 for 20 posts.
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2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Accenture Ltd.
Corporate citizenship is such a fundamental part of Accenture LLC’s character that it is reflected in the way it runs its business and ultimately, in the actions of its people, officials said. From its focus on Skills to Succeed to its environmental stewardship, the charitable efforts are geared toward making a real impact.
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- Tech philanthropy brings wave of contributions, volunteers to organizations
- The Dimock Center helps Boston's residents — and many Tech Citizenship firms help the center
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Accenture Ltd.
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Boston Scientific Corp.
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: CA Inc.
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Cisco Systems Inc.
- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: Cognex Corp.
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- 2009 Tech Citizenship honoree: EMD Serono Inc.
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.
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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
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On the MHT blog now
Flagsuit wins another NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge
Southwest Harbor, Maine's Peter Homer won $450,000 in NASA's Astronaut Glove Challenge yesterday. This is Homer's second time winning the contest. Homer's first win in 2007 launched his startup, Flagsuit. Flagsuit is developing pressure suits using the same technology as Homer's prizewinning gloves -- for use as a wearable substitute for hyperbaric chambers used to treat conditions such as ...
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Community Voices
Views from the front lines of the New England tech economy
STEM education for girls grows beyond school boundaries
To ensure that the Commonwealth remains an engine of innovation and discovery, the STEM Council must adopt what the National Research Council calls an expansive view of “systematic educational reform.” This means recognizing the contributions and synergies of school and out-of-school experiences, including the family and community.
Industry, government, academia make work force strides
Tech employers and venture investors need a strong pipeline of new talent in order to launch and grow their enterprises. This pipeline starts in the K-12 education system and continues on at the college level. How these educational institutions prepare and interest students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is of vital concern for tech employers, in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Business, education need to prep students for new world
Gloria Larson and Philip DesAutels: On-the-job training, single-skill specialists and static work environments are relics of a bygone era. Today’s graduates need to be ready to bring value the day they start work. Bentley and Microsoft have partnered to address these issues for more than seven years.
Startup Watch
Five You Should Follow
uTest Inc.
Founded in 2007, uTest has developed an online marketplace for software testing services. The company is based in Southborough.
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:
Nov. 21st
Demystifying the Smart Grid, an IEEE/MIT Symposium
Nov. 21st
Northeastern Executive MBA Web Seminar
Nov. 21st
Harvard Business School Cyberposium Conference
Nov. 23rd
Preparing for Activism: Activists Offer Their Advice to Investor Relations
Nov. 25th
Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards Luncheon
Dec. 1st
Metrics in Motion: Best Practices in Linking Strategic Planning and Business Intelligence to Improve Performance
Dec. 1st
AdWords Advantage Online Summit
Dec. 1st
IEEE meeting: Acquiring Customers
Dec. 2nd
Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra is Free!
Dec. 2nd
NS Chamber presents the 91st Annual Dinner Meeting
Dec. 2nd
New Economy Sales and Marketing Boot Camp
Dec. 2nd
iRobot Engineering Job Fair
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