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March 12, 2010
Satuit buys Lync.NET assets
GTC Biotherapeutics to be delisted from Nasdaq
MIT Clean Energy Prize semifinalists named
Fluidnet rounds out $17M backing for IV fluid pumps
Aveo Pharmaceuticals prices IPO at $81M
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- Anterion seeks funds amid new drug, market options
- A123 Systems to make batteries for Navistar electric trucks
- Raytheon exec Jon Jones dies at 55
- Boston rated first among telecommuting cities
- Web startup RunMyErrand to move execs west
- GT Solar prices $121M secondary stock offering
- Fluidnet rounds out $17M backing for IV fluid pumps
- DataXu closes $11M second VC round
- PatientsLikeMe, Novartis join on organ transplant online community
- Collegium Pharmaceutical takes in $1M debt round
- Boston rated first among telecommuting cities
- MIT touts energy breakthroughs
- Alnara Pharmaceuticals flourishes from Altus demise
- Web startup RunMyErrand to move execs west
- Raytheon exec Jon Jones dies at 55
- Ruffolo appointed Crossbeam Systems CEO
- Springpad springs out of Charlestown startup to iPhone
- Startup Watch: Five you should follow
- OurStage, MTV to shine light on new music
- DataXu closes $11M second VC round
The PITCH
Plummelo Inc.
Employees: 4
Founded: 2008
The Pitch: Plummelo is looking for angel funding to add social networking features to its website and to partner with a grocery store chain.
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MHT Exclusive: Kleiner Perkins’ Ray Lane talks clean tech’s future in Boston
Ray Lane, managing partner of storied West Coast investment firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was in town last night to speak at an MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge event on investing in green technology firms and the future of clean tech in the U.S. and China.
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- Office tenants hold some power in making buildings greener
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Women to Watch 2010
Mass High Tech’s Women to Watch program honors 10 New England-based women each year who are leading the way in entrepreneurship, technological innovation and lifelong learning.
Read the profiles of 2009 and past winners »
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Each year, Mass High Tech honors the New England tech industry’s pioneers and leaders from such sectors as: Advanced Energy, Biotech, Electronics, Hardware, Internet, Medical Devices, Software and Telecommunications. We also recognize those in support services who make it possible for entrepreneurship to thrive in the region, including lawyers, financiers, educators, public policy makers and association representatives.
Almost 400 members of the innovation community gathered at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to honor the 2009 MHT All-Stars. You can read the profiles of the 15 honorees and past recipients, and learn more about the awards reception.
Now it’s time to look ahead to 2010, and the 15th Annual MHT All-Stars program. Nominations are now open, and we encourage you to submit the names of the people that you view as the leaders of your industry sector. Who provides ideas, innovation and vision? Which executives have changed the way people do business in your industry? Who are the thought leaders in your market? Who are the trailblazers for new technologies, the market makers for New England? Help us identify these leading players by nominating them now.
Tech Forums
Mass High Tech hosts four tech-focused forums throughout the year that include panel discussions on issues of concern for the bio, cleantech, emerging tech and finance industries.
Watch here for information on upcoming forums and highlights from recent forum events:
- Finance Forum
- BIOForum
"High risks, high rewards: Avoiding the pitfalls of partnerships"
Entrepreneurs and experts will explore the dangers of jumping into a partnership too early, strategies for due diligence in potential partners and strategy distinctions between longer-term operational partnerships vs. onetime product alliances.
- CleanTech Forum
- Emerging Technologies Forum
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Tech Citizenship: How is your company giving back to the community?
Mass High Tech annually honors New England technology companies that use their innovation to improve their communities as part of our Tech Citizenship Awards program. Now is the time to detail how your organization has helped charities and other non-profits through financial contributions, staff time, technology or other forms of assistance. The 24 outstanding tech citizens were honored at a breakfast event at the Seaport Hotel. Read about their charitable efforts and learn how they met the criteria to be named a Tech Citizen. Their stories offer ideas from which we can all learn.
Know a generous company? Nominations are open for the 2010 Tech Citizenship Awards.
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Mass High Tech’s 2009 Technology How-To Guide covers the issues concerning high tech business and how to tackle them — issues ranging from overseas expansion and venture capital funding to choosing an MBA program and cutting your company’s energy bill.
- How to work with your accountant on taxes
- How to retain employees
- How to expand a company globally
- How to negotiate a real estate deal
- How to hire a business attorney
- How to purchase health insurance for employees
- How to run a successful meeting
- How to handle a public relations crisis
- How to continue your education
- How to select an MBA program
- How to cut your company’s energy bill
- How to choose a temporary placement agency
- How to attract venture capital funding
- How to generate sales leads
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Women’s wisdom comes back around
By Michelle Lang If you’ve ever heard the lyrics to Brad Paisley’s “Letter to Me”, you know that the country crooner made a song of taking his adult wisdom and imparting it on his 17-year-old self, reminding him not to bother arguing with his dad, to enjoy the adventure of his date with Bridget, and to thank his teacher for spending time with him. The same concept is done daily by pa...
Community Voices
Views from the front lines of the New England tech economy
New England talent, infrastructure will help social media find niche
Entrepreneur and angel investor Matt Pierson writes: There are a few not-so-subtle shifts that lead me to believe New England will develop a modest-sized, but sustainable, social media industry.
Today’s IPOs are more like going to the bank for a loan than the high-risk/high-potential reward investment they once were. But there is still only a limited period of time where IPOs are feasible.
Failure comes with the venture capitalist's job
Clear Venture Partners' Michael Garau: It is said that a venture capitalist spends more time bemoaning failures than celebrating wins. In part, I suspect, that is because there are statistically more of the former than the latter.
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Founded in 2007, Udine4less.com is an online portal for coupons, menus, specials and other restaurant-related items. The company is based in Gloucester.
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Building Better Bioclusters: Critical Elements for Success at the Intersection of Academia, Business and Society
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Breakfast Seminar: Leveraging New and Emerging Technologies to Enable Patient-Centered Primary Care
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Smart Fixes For Underperforming Web Pages
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