BPL Global raises $23M for smart grid control

BPL (Better Power Lines) Global is a Pittsburgh, Penn. company that makes software and equipment for utilities in order to manage and monitor the grid, and help integrate in renewable energy sources.

The company has partnerships with utilities both in the United States and overseas in Africa, Asia and South America, and reports that it is near to profitability.

The $23 million funding was providd by existing investors IFA Group, Novitas Capital, El Dorado and Morgan Stanley,… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Acorn Cardio raises $22M for heart-failure device (bizjournals.com)
Agile Therapeutics raises $5.6M for women’s health (release)
Polyheal draws $1M for wound healing (Globes)
MatrixBio receives seed funding for cancer diagnostics (release)
Pacira Pharma names David Stack as CEO (release)
VivoMetrics appoints Howard Baker as CEO (release)

Acorn Cardio raises $22M for heart-failure device – St. Paul, Minn.-based Acorn Cardiovascular, a device maker investigating a device that would restrain the expansion of failing hearts, raised $22 million in a new funding round…. Continue Reading