TomTom to track traffic, weather, gas prices in real time
Navigation system maker TomTom has struck a deal with startup TrafficCast International to provide its users with continuously updated traffic and weather conditions, as well as nearby gas prices, right on their compact device. All of this data will be folded into its Go 740 Live device, TomTom’s first wireless model with traffic information to launch in the U.S.
GPS companies like TomTom (and its nemesis Garmin International) have seen some sales erosion due to smartphone… Continue Reading
Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
Immune-system specialty pharma Circassia raises £11M (release)
Cancer-biomarker biotech CS-Keys takes in $6.3M (release)
Neuro-robotic device maker Myomo receives $3M (VentureWire)
Micropharma draws C$1.8M for nutraceutical delivery (VentureWire)
Avalon Labs gets $66M for disposable life-support components (release)
Gloucester Pharma names Alan Colowick as CEO (release)
ConforMIS names Philipp Lang as CEO (release)
Pharma-marketing firm TargetRx names Craig Scott as CEO (release)
Immune-system specialty pharma Circassia raises £11M – Circassia, an Oxford, England biotech focused on immune-system disorders, raised £11 million ($21.8 million) in… Continue Reading