Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Startup Watch: Five you should follow

By Mass High Tech Staff

As part of each week’s Startup Report, Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies and their business goals and provides guest access to their company profiles in the New England Tech Directory. With each week’s Startup Watch, Mass High Tech will choose the weekly featured companies by soliciting nominations through a poll of 10 startup companies, with links to their respective websites.

Please choose five startups that you would like to know more about for the May 17 edition of Mass High Tech’s weekly Startup Report e-mail by visiting www.masshightech.com/startup-watch.

For guest access to today’s directory listings, visit the following companies:

Bioarray Therapeutics Inc.: Founded in 2009, Belmont-based Bioarray Therapeutics is developing a series of novel diagnostic tests for breast cancer diagnostics based on gene expression technology.

EmptyCabin: Watertown-based EmptyCabin, founded in 2010, has developed software to merge photos into virtual tours of vacation rentals.

Loxal Rewards: Founded in 2010, Cambridge-based Loxal Rewards has developed a universal loyalty rewards program that works through any credit or debit card.

Social Logic Inc.: Founded in 2010, Burlington, Vt.-based Social Logic is developing a social site to connect users interested in doing similar things together at a certain time.

Zigswitch Inc.: Founded in 2009, Cambridge-based Zigswitch is a wireless technology company with a suite of low cost, easy-to-install, smart grid products.