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Genentech Brain Trust Raises $217 For New Startup To Fight Alzheimer's And Parkinson's
2015-05-15 05:31:25| Biotech - Topix.net
The news is another sign of both the large amounts of money available to all biotechnology startups and for a financial turnaround for research efforts against brain diseases that have been tough to beat. NeuroPerspective, a newsletter that tracks neurological treatments, says in the past five years the number of drugs being developed by large drugmakers for brain and nervous system disorders fell 50% to 129 - but that last year, investors poured $3.3 billion into the field, more than in any of the last ten years.
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Harvard student's big data startup lands General Motors as one of its first customers
2015-05-12 23:22:55| Automakers - Topix.net
Quorum offers enterprise-level customers and political organizations a database of Congressional bills, press releases, votes, amendments, Census Bureau data, floor statements and tweets. Cambridge-based Quorum has landed General Motors as one of its first customers, just five months after launching its big-data analytics software that offers quantitative insights into the United States Congress.
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a Columbus Startup Week: 5 tips for landing Fortune 500 customers
2015-05-07 09:30:23| Chemicals - Topix.net
Columbus is often hailed as a great place for startups because of the concentration of Fortune 500 companies as potential customers. "I know very few executives who are dying to take another sales call," said John Sydnor , senior vice president of venture acceleration and strategic initiatives for Columbus-based Rev1 Ventures, which advises and invests in startups.
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The Daily Startup: How This VC Firm is Building Its Own Biotech Companies
2015-05-04 20:12:29| Biotech - Topix.net
Most venture firms source deals and select a few startups to fund. Column Group has taken a different course by using its funds to build their own companies, Brian Gormley reports for Dow Jones VentureWire.
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Telstra launches muru-D startup accelerator in Singapore
2015-04-30 15:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telstra has launched its muru-D startup accelerator programme in Singapore. The initiative seeks to attract the region's digital talent, foster local technology innovation and grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem across Southeast Asia. Applications will open in May for 10 technology startups from across Southeast Asia to be recruited for the inaugural 6-month accelerator program, which begins in August. The successful startups will receive SGD 40,000 in seed capital, space in muru-D Singapore's central business district office and introductions to world-class mentors, coaches and investors.
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