Orsus raises funds for risk management software, buys rival Cinario

Orsus, a Mountain View, Calif. company that makes both software and hardware for risk assessment and security purposes, announced it has raised a round of capital and has acquired smaller rival Cinario. The financial terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed. All that… Continue Reading

Movidia brings in $14 million for mobile video chip

Movidia brings in $14 million for mobile video chip

Movidia, developer of mobile video processors, announced today that it landed $14 million in first-round funding to launch its new mobile phone video chip in early 2009. The chip will require less energy to run, while at the same time giving users the ability to… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

Featured companies: Acceleron Pharma, AdvanDx, Altheus Therapeutics, BiPar Sciences, Coventina Healthcare Enterprises, ForteBio, Ganymed Pharmaceuticals, Mako Surgical, Nile Therapeutics, Novate Medical

[NOTE: This briefing was posted on Friday, 9/21/07; I've edited its timestamp to preserve chronological order among the briefings.]

Nile Therapeutics raises $20M, goes public in reverse… Continue Reading