A new national study found that 69 percent of U.S. small businesses have already experienced a large drop in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and 60 percent believe demand will continue to decline. The study of small businesses by […]
A lot has been said about anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a promising treatment option for coronavirus patients. However, the FDA and CDC have been very cautious about approving the drugs for general use due to lack of sufficient […]
A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine designed to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of […]
The two companies are joining forces to provide affordable English as a foreign language tutoring at scale by using a virtual voice-enabled character. Edwin, the EdTech startup backed by General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and Google Assistant Investments Program, among others, […]
With rise in the number of coronavirus cases around the world, scientists in the United States and Israel are a step closer to developing vaccine for the novel coronavirus. A group of Israeli researchers at the Galilee Research Institute (MIGAL) […]
Curis, a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has entered into a common stock purchase agreement of up to $30 million with Aspire Capital Fund. Under the terms […]
T-street Capital, a consumer-focused growth equity firm, announced today that Greg Peterson has joined T-street as a Vice President. Peterson will play a key role in supporting T-street’s continued growth and strategy of providing a flexible and tailored equity solution […]
South Korea’s Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) instrument on the Korean Aerospace Research Institute GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite launched into orbit aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket Tuesday, Feb. 18, from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. A sister instrument to […]
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has been designated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as the contractor of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) space probe. Mitsubishi Electric, which has already initiated development activities for the project, will […]
DivvyCloud, a provider of security and compliance automation for cloud and container environments, today released its 2020 Cloud Misconfigurations Report, which substantiates the growing trend of data breaches caused by cloud misconfigurations and quantifies their impact on companies and consumers […]
Digital Motors, an innovation leader in automotive retail and financial technology (FinTech), has partnered with Autotech Ventures to accelerate its growth strategy. The company’s configurable online store technology can be integrated with the websites, systems, and processes of any dealership, […]
GM to cease Holden sales, design and engineering operations by 2021, plans to focus on growth opportunities in specialty vehicle business GM and Great Wall Motors sign binding term sheet for sale of Thailand manufacturing plant Chevrolet to cease domestic sales in Thailand by […]
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has made a charitable contribution of 15.6 million shares of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI), with a market value of $589 million, to fund the firm’s social impact efforts to advance a more inclusive and […]
On 5 February, six startups won industry accolades as well as sharing more than $85,000 in cash and business support at the 10th annual Startup Challenge at SPIE Photonics West. For the first time, the pitch competition included two distinct […]
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC (“Goldman Sachs Renewable Power”, “GSRP” or the “Company”), a private company managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSRP (the “Issuer”) has priced and closed a private placement […]
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University (SMU) announced the Seed Projects Aligning Research, Knowledge, and Skills (SPARKS) joint program, which aims to strengthen and cultivate long-term research collaboration between the organizations. Research […]
Looking for best-in-class technology and functionality, AiRXOS partners with NUAIR and New York UAS Test Site for advanced unmanned aircraft operations. NUAIR and The New York UAS Test Site joins AiRXOS as an industry-leading partner, helping to scale and accelerate […]
NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit. The technology demonstration is slated to take place on NASA’s Restore-L spacecraft, designed to […]
Proof-of-concept Phase 1b trial evaluating safety and biomarkers of anti-cancer effect in patients with hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer Novel GlycoMimetics drug candidate targets tumor and bone marrow microenvironment GlycoMimetics today announced that Duke University investigators have dosed the […]
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced a new Co-Investment Fund, making an initial $6 million available for clean energy companies seeking to match investments from qualified investors and stimulate their advancement. Today’s announcement supports […]
