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ImmunoScape Raises $14M To Advance Deep Immunomics Platform for High-Dimensional Immune Profiling and Drug Discovery
SINGAPORE & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoScape, a biotech company with an immunomics-based technology platform that provides novel insights into the human immune system, today announced it has completed a $14 million
InterVenn’s Glycoproteomic-based Biomarker Signature Successfully Predicts Favorable Outcomes in Metastatic Malignant Melanoma Patients Treated with Checkpoint Inhibitors
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterVenn Biosciences, the leader in glycoproteomics, announced today that it has developed a glycoproteomics-based signature that accurately predicts which malignant melanoma patients will respond to checkpoint
Analog Machine Learning Drives Near-Zero-Power Acoustic Event Detection
PITTSBURGH — April 6, 2021 – Targeting the growing market for smart home devices—which IDC estimates will grow to more than 1.4B units in 20241 — Aspinity today announced the
Anzu Partners Adds International Investment Banker William Strong to Firm Leadership
BOSTON & SAN DIEGO & TAMPA, Fla. & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries,
BioSkryb Appoints Sean Keohane Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioSkryb, Inc., today announced the expansion of the company’s leadership team with the appointment of Sean Keohane as Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations. Keohane has more than
Excision BioTherapeutics Appoints Biotechnology Industry Research & Development Veteran, William Kennedy, M.D., as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development
SAN FRANCISCO, April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Excision BioTherapeutics (“Excision”), a leading developer of potentially curative CRISPR anti-viral therapies to improve patient lives, today announced the appointment of biotechnology
NUBURU Awarded Core Patent for Copper Welding with Blue Light in Key Industrial Applications
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NUBURU, the leader in high power blue laser technology, today announced that it has been awarded US Patent No. 10,940,562 by the US Patent Office, for blue laser
Former US Congressman Joe Kennedy III Advocates for a Greener Future as he Joins 6K’s Board of Directors
North Andover, MA. March 23, 2021 – 6K, a rising star in the production of sustainable advanced materials, today announced that former Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III has joined its Board of Directors.
Liquid Instruments Introduces Moku:Go – The Robust Lab Education Solution for the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers
SAN DIEGO and CANBERRA, Australia – March 23, 2021 – Today, Liquid Instruments, an innovator in precision software-defined instrumentation, launched Moku:Go, a complete, portable platform designed to bring the engineering
Valo Therapeutics and ImmunoScape Collaboration Identifies Immunogenic Peptides to Develop Pan Coronavirus vaccine
HELSINKI, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Valo Therapeutics Limited (Valo Tx), the developer of novel and adaptable immunotherapy platforms for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the completion of a successful
Niron Magnetics Expands its Board of Directors and Advisor Network Ahead of Commercialization Efforts for Rare-Earth Free Magnets
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Niron Magnetics, the company manufacturing the world’s first rare-earth free, high performance magnets, today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, along with three
Anzu Partners Expands Life Sciences Investment Team with New Principal and Executive in Residence
BOSTON & SAN DIEGO & TAMPA, Fla. & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries,
BioSkryb Announces the Winners of Its Grant Program to Aid Research Using Primary Template-directed Amplification Technology
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) 2021 General Meeting held virtually, BioSkryb, Inc., a developer of genomic amplification technologies, announced the winners of a
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I Announces Pricing of Upsized $420,000,000 Initial Public Offering
TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ: ANZUU) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 42,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.
NUBURU Establishes Advisory Board of Seasoned Technology Experts
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NUBURU®, a leading Blue Laser company, today announced the formation of its Advisory Board. The founding members will bring global expertise across battery and e-mobility, consumer electronics, 3C
Voltaiq Appoints Industry Pioneers to Strategic Advisory Board to Drive Electrification Innovation
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Voltaiq, the leader in Enterprise Battery Intelligence™ (EBI) software, today announced additions to their Advisory Board representing industry trailblazers among automotive, consumer electronics and
ImmunoScape Announces Chief Business Officer to Lead U.S. Expansion
SINGAPORE & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoScape, a biotech company with an immunomics-based technology platform that provides novel insights into the human immune system, today announced the company has established its U.S.
Excision BioTherapeutics Completes $60 Million Financing to Advance CRISPR-Based Infectious Disease Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Excision BioTherapeutics (“Excision”), a leading developer of potentially curative CRISPR anti-viral therapies to improve patient lives, today announced the completion of a $60
FLEx Lighting Rebrands as Azumo, Maker of LCD 2.0™ Technology Providing Better Visibility and Longer Battery Life
CHICAGO – Jan. 28 2021 – FLEx Lighting, maker of LCD 2.0™ screen technology, today announced it is rebranding to Azumo. Azumo’s LCD 2.0 technology makes screens easier to see in all
ImmunoScape Establishes Scientific Advisory Board of Distinguished Immunology Experts
SINGAPORE & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoScape, a biotech company with an immunomics-based technology platform that provides novel insights into the human immune system, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory
InterVenn Receives Foundational Patent, CLIA Lab Certification to Develop Clinical Glycoproteomics Solutions
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterVenn Biosciences, the leader in glycoproteomics, today announced the accomplishment of multiple milestones in advancing the world’s first glycoproteomics-based LDT(Lab-Developed Test). The company’s first diagnostic product,
Liquid Instruments Enhances Executive Team and Board of Directors Ahead of Expansion to New Markets
SAN DIEGO & CANBERRA, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Liquid Instruments, an innovator in precision software-defined test and measurement instrumentation, today announced that Doug Phillips, formerly of Texas Instruments, has been named Vice President
NUBURU Strengthens Blue Laser IP Portfolio with Seven New Patents Across 3D Printing and Material Processing
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NUBURU, the leader in high power blue laser technology, today announced that it has been awarded seven new patents, further demonstrating its dominant intellectual property portfolio in visible
Aspinity Releases Analog Voice-First Evaluation Kit for Battery-Operated Devices
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aspinity, a pioneer in ultra-low-power analog machine learning (AnalogML™) processors, today launched its Voice-First Evaluation Kit (EVK2), a complete hardware/software development kit that demonstrates
FLEx Lighting Raises $9M in Funding to Launch LCD 2.0 Display Technology
CHICAGO – December 9, 2020 – FLEx Lighting (FLEx), the supplier of the world’s thinnest front light technology, today announced that it has raised $9 million in funding led by
NUBURU Completes $20 Million Series B Funding Round to Expand Market Leadership in Blue Wavelength Industrial Lasers
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NUBURU, the leader in high power blue laser technology, today announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding to accelerate development of its high brightness
6K Additive Adds World-Class Talent to Expand Metal Powder Production Team
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 6K and 6K Additive, the world’s leading developer of additive manufacturing powders derived from sustainable sources, today announced the addition of several highly experienced additive manufacturing experts to
BioSkryb Announces First Data Demonstrating Novel PTA Technology Improves Accuracy in Whole Genome Amplification for Single Cell Analyses
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioSkryb, Inc., a developer of genomic amplification technologies, today reported the release of foundational data before publication on the preprint server, bioRxiv, demonstrating the superior ability of primary
Niron Magnetics Partners with Marquette University and General Motors to Develop Drivetrains for Electric Vehicles using Rare-Earth Free Materials
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Niron Magnetics, the company that has developed the world’s first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of high performance, rare-earth free permanent magnets, today announced a partnership with
NUBURU Expands Leadership Team with CEO and CFO Appointments
CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NUBURU, the industry leader in high power and high brightness industrial blue lasers, today announced the executive appointments of Dr. Guy Gilliland as Chief Executive Officer and Chris
Nature’s Toolbox Recruits Pharmaceutical Industry Veteran as Chief Commercial Officer
SANTA FE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nature’s Toolbox (NTx), a biomanufacturing and bioinformatics company, today announced the appointment of Joseph Sullivan as Chief Commercial Officer to advance the go-to-market strategy for its novel
InterVenn Biosciences Raises $34M to Commercialize Glycoproteomic LDT for Ovarian Cancer and Immuno-oncology
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterVenn Biosciences today announced it has raised $34M in a Series B fundraising. The latest round was led by Anzu Partners with full participation of Genoa
Image Recognition Leaders Slyce, Catchoom and Humai Merge to Create Partium, a Breakthrough Suite of Part Recognition Solutions
PHILADELPHIA, BARCELONA and VIENNA, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Three of the world’s leading providers of image recognition and visual search technology today announced an agreement to merge and form
PENTAX Medical Enters Into An Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Sofregen For Novel Silk Voice Injectable
MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy solutions, announced today a distribution agreement with Sofregen Medical Inc. for its Silk Voice Injectable
BioSkryb’s Novel PTA Technology Will Be Commercially Available for the First Time at ASHG 2020
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioSkryb, Inc., a developer of genomic amplification technologies, today announced the commercial launch of ResolveDNATM products to accurately and uniformly reproduce genomes of single cells. The ResolveDNA product
InterVenn Enters into Collaboration with Agilent Technologies on Clinical Glycoproteomic Analysis
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InterVenn, a San Francisco based biotechnology company innovating precision medicine and diagnostic products using next-generation mass spectrometry coupled to a proprietary artificial Intelligence/machine learning-based data processing
Anzu Portfolio Company Ai-Media lists on ASX after successful $65.5m IPO
Sydney, Australia, 15 September 2020 — Access Innovation Holdings Limited (Ai-Media or the Company), a global provider of technology-driven live and recorded captioning, transcription and translation services, is pleased to
Aspinity Raises $5.3 Million Series A Funding to Stop Battery Drain in Always-on Smart Sensing Products
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aspinity, a pioneer in ultra-low-power analog machine learning processors, today announced that it has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding led by Anzu Partners,
ImmunoScape Targets Immunology Breakthroughs for COVID-19 and Oncology with $11M in Global Financing Led by Anzu Partners and UTEC
The funds enable ImmunoScape to bring its unique immune-profiling capability to major biopharma companies globally, accelerating development of vital immunotherapies and other medicines SINGAPORE and SAN DIEGO, August 12, 2020,
Bio-threat Detection Company BioFlyte Raises $1.25M Seed Funding Round
BioFlyte devices are designed to protect the world’s most critical facilities ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioFlyte, a biodefense company created to commercialize a revolutionary new class of
Ai-Media acquires US captioning leader Alternative Communications Services, closes new fundraising round
Sydney, Australia, May 11, 2020 — Ai-Media, a global provider of technology-enabled live and recorded captioning, transcription and translation services, today announces the acquisition of highly regarded US captioning services
Biomanufacturing and Bioinformatics Innovator Nature’s Toolbox Raises $13M in Series A Funding Round
Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Charles McMillan, PhD joins Board; Company receives $339,000 grant from New Mexico Department of Economic Development for job training through state’s Job Training Incentive
3D Imaging System Innovator GelSight Raises $10M in Series B Funding Round
Aviation Executive David Hurley, US Navy Vice Admiral David Buss (Ret.), US Air Force Lieutenant General Judith Fedder (Ret.) join Board of Directors WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —
Anzu Partners Completes Raise of its Second Venture Capital Fund at $190M
Oversubscribed fund exceeds original target of $150 million for breakthrough industrial technology investments; John Ho, PhD, promoted to Partner January 23, 2020 — Anzu Partners, a venture capital and private
Single Cell Genome Sequencing Company BioSkryb Raises $11.5M in Seed Funding Round
DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BioSkryb, a developer of genomic amplification technologies that deliver higher coverage and fidelity for gene sequencing, today announced it raised $11.5 million in
Soft Tissue Engineering Biotechnology Company Sofregen Raises $8 Million in Series B Funding Round
Jonathan Hartmann joins company as new Chief Executive Officer; Healthcare industry veteran Philippe Schaison joins Board of Directors BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sofregen Medical, Inc. (Sofregen), an early
Anzu Partners Announces Acquisition of its Portfolio Company MultiMechanics by Siemens
Company will be integrated into Siemens Digital Industries Software WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Anzu Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in breakthrough industrial technologies,
New Trump admin. rules on foreign investment in startups risk catching Canada in the crossfire
Oped: New Trump administration rules on foreign investment in startups risk catching Canada in the crossfire Additional reviews, risks and delays to cross-border investment serve neither U.S. nor Canadian interests
Blood Collection Device Manufacturer Boston Microfluidics Raises $17.5M
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Microfluidics (BMF), a developer of simple, intuitive blood collection devices, today announced it has raised $17.5 million in new funding. The Series
Amastan Technologies Raises $11M in Series B-2 Funding Round
Amastan also acquires titanium recycler AL Solutions, Inc, accelerating Amastan’s production of advanced titanium and other metal powders for additive manufacturing NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., May 21, 2019 — Amastan Technologies,