Kinomics: The New Star

Drug Discovery and Development By James Netterwald, PhD, MT (ASCP) Kinases are one of the most important classes of protein in cells. They play a role in cellular signaling, regulating everything from cell growth to inflammation. But, more importantly, when…  Read More

Robert J. Zollars Named Chairman And Ceo Of Vocera Communications

By Jan Rasmussen CUPERTINO, Calif. (June 12, 2007) – Vocera Communications, Inc., developers of the Vocera Communications System, the only wearable, hands-free instant voice communication system available on the market, today appointed Robert J. Zollars as Chairman and CEO of…  Read More

Sirion Therapeutics, In Reverse Merger, Raises $25M

Tampa, FL & La Jolla, CA By Jonathan Matsey Sirion Therapeutics Inc., a drug development start-up, said that it has merged into a privately held shell operation called Tenby Pharma Inc., in a move that brings the newly combined company…  Read More

If BlackBerry Gets Smushed…

There are some good alternatives to the beloved e-mail service What are you going to do if you wake up one morning and discover that your indispensible BlackBerry e-mail service has stopped, shut down by the judge hearing a patent…  Read More

The 200 Best Small Companies

Touchy Touchy Synaptics rode the iPod into the big time. But once Apple dropped the company, its chief, Francis Lee, had to scramble.

A passion for big ideas

La Jolla venture capitalist is voracious in his pursuit of early-stage science Some venture capitalists have all the pizzazz of a tug boat captain, crisscrossing over the same old territory. They commandeer MBAs and PhDs to pore over business plans,…  Read More

AVALON VENTURES Closes $75 Million Seventh Fund

SAN DIEGO, CA, March 4, 2005 – AVALON VENTURES, a San Diego-based venture capital firm focused on start-up and early-stage investing in biotechnology and wireless technology, announces the closing of Avalon Ventures VII, L.P. at the target size of $75…  Read More

1960 Land Gift May Foreshadow a Stem Cell Research Sequel

When it comes to forecasting the potential of state-funded stem cell research to benefit San Diego’s entire community, I find myself thinking of another time in the region’s history when our citizens also used public assets for scientific endeavors. I…  Read More

Wi-Fi: From the Stone Age to Star Trek

Some companies and industry sectors are finding the use of Wi-Fi to be a helpful way to leap ahead to cutting edge technology while skipping intermediary steps saving time and money.

Nokia, Good Technology Ink Smartphone Deal

Nokia is developing a smartphone that will incorporate Good Technology’s GoodLink wireless e-mail service, a deal that should broaden Good’s penetration and boost its market share against leader Research in Motion.

Figure 8 Wireless presents at DemoMobile 2004

Joe Markee wants your work ID card to initiate a game of whisper down the hall when you arrive at the employee entrance. By the time you take a few steps toward your desk, the card will activate a network…  Read More