San Diego, CA – Amira Pharmaceuticals, a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of compounds to treat inflammatory disease linked to the eicosanoid pathway, today announced that the company has appointed Robert F. Baltera, Jr., as… Read More
San Diego, CA – Amira Pharmaceuticals, a small molecule pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of compounds to treat inflammatory diseases linked to the eicosanoid pathway, today announced initial, positive data from a Phase 1 clinical trial of… Read More
Cambridge biotech trying to mimic breed’s genetics
Woburn, MA – BioVex Inc, a company developing new generation biologics for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious disease, announced today it had raised $22m in the first close of a series E private financing.
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
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
Venrock, Avalon Ventures and Masthead Venture Partners Support Expansion of Mobile Social Networking Through the ANTHEM Platform and Rabble
Funding Led by Avalon Ventures, Prospect Venture Partners and Versant Ventures
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
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
Research collaboration for targets in inflammatory diseases Option for Amira to license specified clinical compounds from Roche
Touchy Touchy Synaptics rode the iPod into the big time. But once Apple dropped the company, its chief, Francis Lee, had to scramble.
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
There’s a rule at Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the habit-forming BlackBerry hand-held e-mail device. Anyone who gets caught checking the stock price at work has to buy doughnuts for every employee in the company.
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
Figure 8 Wireless Inc., a provider of firmware for wireless automated systems, said it has been acquired in an all-stock transaction by its partner Chipcon Group ASA, the parent company of wireless chip developer Chipcon AS.
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
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 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.
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