Freescale spins out its MRAM chip business

Freescale spins out its MRAM chip business

I wish my memory could get this kind of upgrade. Today, a new kind of chip memory is going to get a boost with the launch of a new venture spin-out company. If it succeeds, we’ll be carrying around much more responsive, instantly available portable… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Gelesis draws in $16M for obesity treatments (release)
Tempo Pharma raises $8B for nanoparticle drugs (release)
Calistoga Pharma receives additional $5M for cancer and inflammation drugs (release)
Montreux Equity Partners closes $250M life-sciences fund (release)
MTS Health Partners names Andrew Weisenfeld, Mark Epstein managing directors (release)
T2 Biosystems names… Continue Reading

Silicon Clocks raises $8M more for chip timing

Silicon Clocks is a fabless semiconductor company focused on integrating timing devices directly onto processor chips.

Current quartz-based technology, which is several decades old, requires a separate processor piece and is somewhat limited in its abilities. Silicon Clocks claims it can reduce the size and cost… Continue Reading

Accelergy, advanced catalytic materials co., raises undisclosed round

Accelergy Corporation, a Palo Alto company which says it offers “high throughput solutions for accelerated discovery, development and commercialization of advanced catalytic materials,” has said it raised a second round of financing from Goldman Sachs (which led the round), Sequoia Capital China and Lux Capital…. Continue Reading