Venrock

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• Receptos, Led By Biogen Idec Vets and Scripps Stars, Snags $25M For Drug Discovery Engine

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Biotech , VC , startups Luke Timmerman wrote: Receptos , a San Diego-based biotech startup formed by a number of Biogen Idec veterans, has nailed down $25 million in venture capital to develop a vivid new way to look at certain protein structures on cells that it hopes will ultimately take a lot of ...
  1 week ago

• Ironwood Files to Go Public, Seeks to Raise as Much as $172.5M

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Biotech , deals , startups Luke Timmerman wrote: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for the possibility of an IPO. The Cambridge, MA-based developer of a new treatment for bowel disorders like for irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation said it may raise as much as $172.5 million from ...
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• A Week of Woe for Genzyme, A CPR App for Your iPhone, A Better Treatment for Opioid Dependence, and More Boston-Area Life Sciences News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Life Sciences , Roundup , Drug Development Wade Roush wrote: Believe it or not, the troubles besetting Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ ) were not the only life science stories coming out of the Boston area this week, although they sure grabbed most of the attention. So let’s get them all out of the way first: ...
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• Sapphire Energy: Challenges with Algae Are an Agricultural Problem

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 136
  3232578716_f235d6b665.jpg Sapphire Energy views the challenges with mass cultivation and production of algae as an agricultural problem, in terms of yield, water availability and cost, its CEO Jason Pyle said at a recent algae biomass summit.
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• Bing Partners with Wolfram Alpha, OVP Leads $30M Fate Deal, Redfin Rakes In $10M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Roundup , deals , VC Gregory T. Huang wrote: Just when I thought venture deals, especially for software and tech companies, had headed south for the winter (or longer), the Northwest erupted with a slew of financings in the past week. —But first, some serious biotech. Kirkland, WA-based OVP Venture ...
  1 week ago

• Fate Therapeutics Bags $30M Venture Deal, Led by OVP, to Develop “Industrialized” Stem Cells

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Biotech , VC , Stem Cells Luke Timmerman wrote: Fate Therapeutics, the San Diego-based company on a quest to develop techniques that make stem cell research practical for the pharmaceutical industry, has raised $30 million in a Series B round of venture financing. Kirkland, WA-based OVP Venture ...
  2 weeks ago

• AppNexus Raises $5 Million for Online Ad Platform

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 583
  New York - AppNexus, the developer of a cloud-based online advertising platform,announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $5 million third round of funding,led by Kodiak Venture Partners. read more
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• More Money for "Real Time" Ad Tech: AppNexus Raises $5 Million

  
  MediaMemo — Authority: 748
  More money for ad technology: AppNexus , an ad-buying “platform,” has raised $5 million in a round led by Kodiak Venture Partners, along with Venrock and First Round Capital. The company is one of many trying to take advantage of “real-time” bidding for Web display ad inventory. The funding is an “inside ...
  2 weeks ago

• Vertex and Ironwood Drugs Fare Well in Clinical Trials, Pulmatrix Breathes in $30.2M, IRobot Launches Healthcare Unit, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Roundup , Life Sciences , VC Rebecca Zacks wrote: A number of New England’s life sciences companies had good news to report this week. —Cambridge, MA-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX ) reported results from clinical trials that indicate its experimental hepatitis C drug, telaprevir, could ...
  3 weeks ago

• New Event Series Goes Inside the Boardroom: Young Entrepreneurs Get a Chance to Pitch VCs

  
  Innovation Economy — Authority: 513
  The tireless crew at DartBoston, which already organizes a weekly gathering and Webcast for young entrepreneurs, is debuting a new event this month called Capitalize. I love the concept: its a chance for a young entrepreneur to get into a local venture capital firm, pitch their business, and receive candid ...
  3 weeks ago

• Virdante Pharma Lands $30M in A Round to Combat Inflammation

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  deals , Life Sciences , Antibodies Ryan McBride wrote: Virdante Pharmaceuticals is expanding development of its anti-inflammatory drugs with a second closing of what is now a $30 million Series A round of venture capital, the company’s CEO, John Ripple, said. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech startup ...
  4 weeks ago

• Amazon Teams Up With Microsoft for E-Books, Bing Goes Real-Time, Revolution Computing Reels In $9M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 702
  Roundup , deals , VC Gregory T. Huang wrote: It was a big week for big companies. Amazon’s stock soared, and the e-commerce giant made a deal with Microsoft that should make Kindle e-books even more popular. There was also interesting deals news from Bing and a few Northwest venture firms and startups. ...
  4 weeks ago

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