HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.(Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents, and services for molecular profiling applications, today announced the issuance of Japan Patent Number 6290202 for “Nuclease Protection Methods for Detection of Nucleotide Variants.” The patented technology involves a nuclease-protection method using wild‑type and variant probes competing for binding to a target nucleic acid molecule, such […]
Beyond space exploration, these high-potential startups are leveraging data from small satellites to increase military surveillance, predict the weather, and more. Just ten years ago, it cost millions of dollars (up to $1B) to build a satellite and launch it into outer space – limiting the market for “sats” largely to high-tech companies and government entities. But […]
Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association (the trade association for angel investors in the US) wrote an article making the case for wealthy to consider becoming angel investors. Her full article (with her permission) appears below: The Case For Being An Angel Investor
Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPP), a private clinical stage biotech company developing novel therapeutics to prevent cancer and other diseases, announced today the appointment of Willene Brondum as its new Associate Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. Ms. Brondum will lead all of CPP’s regulatory and quality assurance operations for its advancing pipeline […]
Don’t tell Ketan Patel that something can’t be done. He’s likely to take it as a challenge, invent new technology and start a company so cutting edge it wins the Arizona Innovation Challenge. That’s essentially how Naya Energy came to be. A colleague developed a smart meter to track how a company uses electricity. Patel, […]
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy software platform, today announced it has acquired BMS Practice Solutions, the largest and most-tenured billing and collections company serving the rehab therapy market. With WebPT and BMS –– the two leaders in the outpatient rehab therapy market –– coming together, therapy practices of all sizes now have an end-to-end solution for […]
In today’s fast-paced world, data is king. And one Tucson-based startup is working to ensure it stays error-free. Codelucida, a spring 2017 Arizona Innovation Challenge awardee, commercializes error-correction technology for data storage and communications systems. The company uses proprietary algorithms to ensure data is reliably stored. While Codelucida’s primary applications involve the semiconductor industry – […]
Siamab Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer therapeutics, today announced that Jeff Behrens, president and chief executive officer, will present at the 10thannual Biotech Showcase™ conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 1:45 p.m. PT. The conference will be held January 8-10, 2018, at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. […]
NuvOx Pharma, a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Tucson, Arizona, has received a Phase I SBIR grant for $150,000 from the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). This grant will fund development of a novel syringe sonication device that may allow quick preparation of an investigational […]
HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments, reagents and services for molecular profiling applications today announced a new Master Collaboration Agreement for translational programs with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company. The Master Collaboration Agreement complements the previously announced Master Companion Diagnostic Agreement with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and […]