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CPI Card Group, Cypris Materials Recognized with a Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award

CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS), a payment technology company providing a range of credit, debit and prepaid solutions, complementary digital solut

Cypris Materials, Inc. on LinkedIn: #sustainability #innovation #ecofriendly #color #design #printing

We’re excited to share a game-changing development in payment card design and manufacturing!CPI Card GroupandCypris Materials, Inc.have collaborated to…

Zeon Ventures Inc. on LinkedIn: Zeon Invests in Battery Technology Company Coreshell

Zeon Ventures is pleased to announce our investment in Coreshell Technologies.

This battery startup says it's found a way to make cheap LFP batteries without sacrificing range | TechCrunch

Coreshell, a battery materials startup, revealed a breakthrough this week that could lower the cost of lithium-ion batteries while reducing reliance on China.

Ferroglobe & Coreshell Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Deliver World’s First Battery-Grade Metallurgical Silicon for Electric Vehicles

Ferroglobe & Coreshell Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Deliver World’s First Battery-Grade Metallurgical Silicon for Electric Vehicles...

Rukaib Rizme on LinkedIn: #startupsuccess #energy #mobility #innovation

Congratulations to Epic Charging for achieving well-deserved recognition as one of the top 100 global energy startups of 2024! We're looking forward to…

There is magic in the discovery of a new type of magnetism

Altermagnets could help make computing more energy efficient

La start-upAgriloops lève 13M€ pour produire des gambas durables en France

Ne plus importer des dizaines de milliers de tonnes de gambas de l'autre bout du monde et en produire en Bretagne grâce à une technologie inédite, c'est le rêve des fondateurs d'Agriloops. Et, avec leur nouvelle levée de 13millions, ce rêve pourrait un jour devenir réalité.

Merck & Co. signs $220M macrocyclic peptide deal after hailing ‘next wave of drug discovery’

Months after hailing macrocyclic peptides as the “next wave of drug discovery,” Merck & Co. | Months after hailing macrocyclic peptides as the “next wave of drug discovery,” Merck & Co. has pushed further into the space by penning a $220 million biobucks deal with Unnatural Products.

Merck inks deal with Unnatural Products; CG Oncology’s upsized IPO; Locus gets $24M from BARDA

Plus, news about Outlook Therapeutics and Adicet Bio: Merck and Unnatural Products collaborate: Per the deal, Merck will make an undisclosed upfront payment to the Santa Cruz, CA-based biotech and up to $220 million in milestones. The companies plan to develop macrocyclic therapies for cancer. — Jaimy Lee CG Oncology

Roche's Genentech spends $15M to rocket into GenEdit’s NanoGalaxy

The next wave of gene editing advances will likely center not only on efficacy but on the diversity of where the therapies can be delivered, and Genentech is signing a new deal to keep up with the | Roche is the latest large pharma to buy into GenEdit's nanoparticle delivery tech for gene editing therapies, paying $15 million upfront. The biotech previously added Eli Lilly as an investor and inked a partnership with Sarepta.

GenEdit Announces Multiyear Collaboration and License Agreement with Genentech to Develop Novel Nanoparticles to Deliver Genetic Medicines for Autoimmune Disease | GenEdit

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 23, 2024 –GenEdit, Inc., a developer of genetic medicines that leverage its NanoGalaxy®platform for tissue-selective delivery, today announced a multiyear collaboration and license agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. The companies will employ GenEdit’s NanoGalaxy platform to discover and develop novel nanoparticles to deliver Genentech’s nucleic acid-based medicines for treatment of autoimmune disease.

Lummus Strengthens Position in Circular Economy

Lummus Strengthens Position in Circular Economy - Investment in Resynergi will scale groundbreaking microwave pyrolysis...

Resynergi Raises $6.4M in Series B Funding Co-led By Transitions First and Lummus Technology To Scale Plastic Recycling Technology

Resynergi, a pioneering leader in plastic recycling technology, announced today it has raised $6.4M in series B funding co-led by Transitions First and Lummus Technology

Dog cancer treatment ImpriMed aims to expand its AI technology into human oncology | TechCrunch

ImpriMed, a California-based precision medicine startup, builds AI-powered dog cancer treatment technology that helps veterinarians identify the most

Unnatural Products, Inc. Announces $32 Million in Series A Funding Led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and ARTIS Ventures

UNP’s AI-enhanced platform creates entirely new drugs by engineering synthetic molecules to mimic nature’s macrocycles...

Male birth control gets another shot with small new trial of non-hormonal pill

There may be hope on the horizon for men who want to have more agency over birth control: YCT-529, a drug candidate that aims to be the first non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men.

C&EN’s 10 Start-Ups to Watch for 2023

Aiming for impact through entrepreneurship - Cypris Materials featured as one of C&EN's 10 Startups to watch for in 2023

When Elephants Dance With Mice: Three Success Factors That Make This Clean Energy Collaboration Work

Your power grid can become strained by climate-related disasters, wildfires and heat waves.

How a male pill can boost gender equity

How a male contraceptive pill can shift the burden of birth control away from women and promote equitable reproductive rights.

New Sun Road, P.B.C. on LinkedIn: Today New Sun Road signed a partner contract with Secretaría Nacional de…

Today New Sun Road signed a partner contract with Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(Senacyt), who also signed a grant agreement with the USTDA, to…

This startup developed a cheaper, greener way to extract lithium for EV batteries

Aether used robotics, machine learning, and synthetic biology to develop a nano-sized machine to extract lithium from untapped sources.

Cypris Materials and BASF Collaborate to Develop the Next Generation of Color

Cypris Materials recently announced its partnership with BASF Corp. The partnership will focus on the development and applications of brilliant, paintable, structural color.

KIMCo jointly invests $1.7 mil. in US biotech firm GenEdit

The Korea Innovative Medicines Consortium (KIMCo) said Monday that it would conduct a joint investment project to help strengthen the Korean biopharmaceutical industry’s global competitiveness.

New Sun Road Closes Series A Funding to Advance Renewable Energy Technologies with Microsoft, Skyview Ventures, Nelnet

New Sun Road P.B.C., a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions, announced the successful first close of its $4 million Series A funding round.

How America solved its first air pollution crisis — and why solving the next one will be harder

The history of American air pollution, explained.

U.S. silicon photonics chip startup Ayar Labs gets AI funding boost

Silicon Valley chip startup Ayar Labs raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence applications, the company said on Wednesday.

DNA-Encoded Macrocyclic Peptide Libraries Enable the Discovery of a Neutral MDM2–p53 Inhibitor

Congrats to the Unnatural Products Inc. and WuXi AppTec teams on this successful collaboration applying DNA Encoded Library (DEL) selections to the macrocyclic peptide space published in ACS Med. Chem. Lett today.

Aluna Raises $15.3M in Series B Funding To Empower Asthma, COPD and Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Their Doctors

Aluna, the award-winning lung health management platform, today announced it has completed a $15.3 million Series B round of financing to continue growing its solution among doctors and patients managing asthma, cystic fibrosis and COPD.

Pique Action Mini-Doc: Extending the Energy of Batteries | Coreshell

Coreshell unlocks the true capacity and economics of batteries to speed up the clean energy transition.

Lockheed Martin, Ayar Labs Partner To Advance Microchip Connectivity For Next Generation Sensory Systems

New era of defense platforms with optical I/O aim to support faster decision making in the most agile, mission-critical scenarios while advancing domestic semiconductor capabilities

Improving Safety and Reliability: PG&E Developing Several New Remote Grid Systems to Replace Overhead Powerlines and Promote More Wireless Power in High Fire Threat Areas

Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expansion of its remote grid program, including progressing four new Standalone Power Systems in 2022 and deploying a standardized monitoring and control platform that will help it scale the program to more than 30 systems by 2026.

Ayar Labs Partners with Department of Defense to Accelerate Transition to Optical I/O in Next-Gen Defense Applications

Project KANAGAWA granted to Ayar Labs with goal of transitioning optical Input/Output (I/O) into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) while driving affordability and scalability for production

How A Berkeley Climate-Tech Startup Is Bringing Clarity To Clean Air Monitoring | Forbes

Like every graduate, the co-founder and CEO of the climate-tech startup Clarity Movement Co, David Lu can still remember the day he first stepped onto the University of California campus at Berkeley

With Roe v. Wade out, we need male contraception more than ever | Fortune

It's a whole new era for heterosexual women and their relationship with male partners.

Exclusive: After Covid pivot, biotech nabs funds to be first in the clinic with a non-hormonal contraceptive for men – Endpoints News

Clarity CEO Statement on West Virginia vs. EPA Supreme Court Decision

In response to the Supreme Court's West Virginia vs. EPA decision handed down today, Clarity CEO David Lu has made the following statement:

No Small Plans: Ayar Labs Improves Performance, Cost, and Efficiency In Computing With Optical I/O - YouTube

In this episode of “No Small Plans,” we sit down with Ayar Labs co-founder, CTO, and SVP of Engineering, Mark Wade; Ayar Labs chief operating officer, Charle...

Ayar Labs to Accelerate Development and Application of Optical Interconnects in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Architectures with NVIDIA - Ayar Labs

Ayar Labs is solving the I/O bandwidth and power bottlenecks by moving data using light. See how we are enabling the next phase of Moore’s Law. Read our latest post "Ayar Labs to Accelerate Development and Application of Optical Interconnects in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Architectures with NVIDIA".

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Computers using light rather than electric currents for processing, only years ago seen as research projects, are gaining traction and startups that have solved the engineering challenge of using photons in chips are getting big funding.

Ayar Labs Raises $130 Million in Series C Funding, Accelerating Commercialization of Industry’s First In-Package Optical I/O Products | Business Wire

Ayar Labs, the leader in chip-to-chip optical connectivity, today announced that the company has secured $130 million in additional financing led by B

Coreshell Lands $12M To Unlock Battery Capacity for Electric Vehicle Brands

Coreshell’s breakthrough battery technology proven to extend capacity of lithium ion batteries by 30 or more percent - which would add over 80 miles in range for drivers. The first electric vehicle powered by Coreshell’s technology to be unveiled with Meyers Manx - the iconic original dune buggy.

Aether Biomachines and Allonnia Announce Partnership to Engineer Breakthrough Biological Solutions to Degrade PFAS and Other Harmful Environmental Toxins

Exclusive partnership to accelerate the removal of harmful toxins from the environment to help improve global human health

This startup’s novel tech promises to boost battery capacity for EVs – TechCrunch TechCrunch

Non-Hormonal Birth Control Pill for Men Could Start Human Trials Soon

The non-hormonal pill was 99% effective at preventing pregnancy in mice, new research found.

Sarepta rushes for GenEdit's polymer nanoparticles in $57M gene editing delivery partnership | Fierce Biotech

Sarepta Therapeutics will pay GenEdit up to $57 million in the near-term for access to the

WSJ: Why All Those EV-Battery ‘Breakthroughs’ You Hear About Aren’t Breaking Through

In the superheated market for batteries, promising lab developments often get overhyped by startups. ‘Liar, liar, battery supplier.’

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Ayar Labs announce strategic collaboration and investment to develop next-generation data center architectures and networking with optical I/O | HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE MyAccount My Bo�

HPE and Ayar Labs team up to design future silicon photonics solutions for HPE Slingshot interconnect and advanced disaggregated servers

ImpriMed CEO Sungwon Lim wins LifeSci Voice Leaders Award 2021

Congratulations to Sungwon Lim of ImpriMed, Inc. for winning the prestigious Life Sciences Voice Top Industry Leaders award. Thank you for driving the industry forward with your remarkable contributions and transformational work!

UC Davis Air Quality Research Center - Reliable Ozone Measurement at Scale

Applications of the Clarity Ozone Module for Air Quality Research, Modeling, and Management

Ayar Labs Demonstrates Industry’s First Terabit Optical Link for Co-Packaged Optics and Chip-to-Chip Connectivity

Ayar Labs announced today that it has successfully demonstrated the industry’s first Terabit per second Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical link with its TeraPHY™ optical I/O chiplet and SuperNova™ multi-wavelength optical source.

Unnatural Products Announces Research Discovery Collaboration with BridgeBio Pharma to Target Rare Diseases with Potential Oncology Applications

Focused on intracellular protein interactions using macrocycles, UNP and BridgeBio are teaming up to focus on developing promising therapeutics

GenEdit Announces Series A Financing and Provides Research Update at TIDES 2021

GenEdit, Inc., a biotechnology company with a mission to develop curative therapies through targeted in vivo delivery of genetic medicines, today announced that it has closed a $26 million Series A financing.

VentureBeat: Ayar Labs raises $35 million to develop light-based chip interconnects

Ayar Labs, a startup leveraging novel silicon processing techniques to develop high-speed "chiplets," has raised $35 million.

Clarity Movement Co. Launches the Clarity Partner Program to Expand Distribution of Leading Air Quality Monitoring Solution

Clarity’s proven, state-of-the-art air quality monitoring solution, already deployed in more than 50 countries globally, is now available for resale by distributors, resellers, and system integrators worldwide

Business For Good - Modernizing Contraception with Your Choice Therapeutics’ Akash Bakshi

Did you know that two of every five births in America are unplanned? That’s not to suggest that an unplanned baby is going to be an unloved baby, of course, but family planning does tend to offer advantages, especially for families with fewer means, since high birth rates make it particularly difficult for children to escape a vicious cycle of poverty.

Bountiful - Out of the Lab - #4: Alex Wright-Gladstein - Ayar Labs, MIT

Alexandra Wright-Gladstein is the co-founder and CEO of Ayar Labs (formerly OptiBit), a technology startup that is bringing the high bandwidths and energy efficiency of fiber optic communications directly to silicon computer chips. Ayar Labs will revolutionize the performance and energy efficiency of data centers, and ultimately of all electronics.

Richmond forges a path to clean air with 10-meter resolution air quality data for 110K residents

Leveraging funding from AB 617, Groundwork partnered with Clarity, Ramboll Shair, and others to deploy a network of 50 air quality monitors.

New network of sensors to tackle toxic air pollution across London

Hospitals, schools and businesses across London will be able monitor levels of air pollution in their local area, as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launches a new network of sensors at key locations as part of his Breathe London air quality monitoring project.

Ayar Labs Secures $35 Million in Series B Funding and Adds New Strategic and Global Investors as Interest in Optical I/O Grows | Business Wire

Ayar Labs Secures $35 Million in Series B Funding and Adds New Strategic and Global Investors as Interest in Optical Interconnect Grows

97% Renewable Microgrid to Replace Fire-Vulnerable Line in California During Wildfire Season

A 97% renewable microgrid will allow Liberty Utilities to de-energize four miles of transmission line located in a remote Sierra Nevada location during wildfire season in California...

Forbes: This Startup Is Helping Elon Musk Keep His Promise Of An Affordable Tesla

Batteries can account for half of an electric car's costs. Coreshell's technology boosts the cost per kilowatt equation, making economic EV's a near-term reality

Contraceptive researcher Polina Lishko receives MacArthur “genius” award | Berkeley News

According to MacArthur Award winner Polina Lishko, nearly 40% of women stop using birth control pills within a year, underscoring the importance of developing non-hormonal contraceptives. (UC Berkeley photo by Mark Joseph Hanson) Polina Lishko, a ...

How Should You Use a Portable Spirometry Device? | Aluna Blog

With portable spirometry, even children can monitor their lung function at home, empowering them to take control of their own health.

Clarity applies wildfire smoke calibrations across our network of air quality monitors for improved accuracy in California

California startup aims to tackle battery degradation in electric cars

Lithium-ion batteries are essential to electric vehicles, but they have drawbacks: They are hard to make and degrade over time.

The Aluna App for Android Devices Is Now Available

The Aluna app is now available for both iOS and Android. Learn how Aluna is helping people manage and monitor lung conditions.

Drug‐Like Properties in Macrocycles above MW 1000: Backbone Rigidity versus Side‐Chain Lipophilicity

Beyond the Rule of 5: Vastly Expanding Targetable Drugs

Discover the latest news in bioinformatics, biomedical research, and drug discovery. Bio-IT World provides topical news coverage and analysis of cutting-edge biotechnologies to deliver individualized medicine.

Coreshell Technologies, a California startup working to solve EV battery degradation, raises $4 Million - BatteryIndustry.tech

Thinking Global, Acting Local on Air Pollution with Sotirios Papathanasiou

Sotirios Papathanasiou, air quality expert, focuses on clean air on See The Air blog. Check it out!

Navigating Wildfire Season During a Global Pandemic

As pandemic and wildfire season collide, we need answers to combat both crises. Discover solutions for a safer and healthier future. Act now!

Making Lemonade Out of Lemons: Climate and Clean Air Action During a Pandemic

Can the pandemic teach us about reducing emissions? Find out in our latest blog post.

How to Assess Sensor Accuracy: R²

How to Assess Sensor Accuracy: MAE

A&WMA ACE 2020: Driving Clean Energy in the Automotive Industry

Clarity participated in A&WMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition. Discover what we learned.

Device That Measures Lung Health Now Works With Android—Founder Talks Numbers, Games, Self-Tests

Cofounder of California-based company Aluna, Charvi Shetty shares how the device that tracks lung health helps asthma and coronavirus patients, and others with lung conditions take proactive measures to avoid unnecessary hospital trips. The device connects to the bluetooth of phones and logs data.

Clarity on Pollution & Coronavirus #2 | We tested protective masks effectiveness… and you can too!

Learn how to design and test protective masks for air quality. Take action and prioritize your health with our DIY experiment guide.

CW-WDM MSA Group Forms to Drive New Industry Standard for Optical Laser Sources | Ayar Labs

Ayar Labs is a founding member of the CW-WDM MSA, an industry consoritum dedicated to defining and promoting specifications for multi-wavelength advanced integrated optics.

The benfits of using Aluna for Respiratory Management

Learn more about the benefits of using Aluna for respiratory health management. Doctors and patients can both benefit from remote monitoring.

What you need to know about Aluna

Aluna is a portable spirometry device that allows you to monitor your lung health at home, without the physical aid of a doctor.

Investing in our Vision to Make In-Package Optical I/O a Reality | Ayar Labs

Discover Ayar Labs' technology demonstration showing 25 Gbps transmitters and 25 Gbps receivers as part of our work on optical I/O.

Berkeley SkyDeck Startups Raise $32 Million in Funding in the Midst of Pandemic Shutdown

BERKELEY, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 18, 2020 / UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley), today announces that in the past six months--including the COVID-19 shelter-at-home period--seven of its recent cohort startups successfully raised seed rounds. Together the startups raised $32 million. iDentical team which successfully raised seed funding during the

Silicon Photonics: A Marriage of Optical and Digital on GF’s RF Process | GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Health Makers: A Device to Engage Kids in Asthma Management | Everyday Health

Aluna, a device recently approved by the FDA for home lung function monitoring, was designed for children and is intended to engage them in managing their asthma symptoms. Here’s the story of what led Charvi Shetty to develop the tool.

FDA Clears Aluna Asthma Management Platform for Consumer Sale & Use; Aluna Designed in Consultation with Physicians to Measure Lung Health at Home & on the Go - PR.com

FDA clearance of Aluna, a portable digital spirometer that provides respiratory health insights.

New Sun Road Connects Uganda to Clean and Reliable Energy with Digi Cellular Routers

Digi TransPort® WR11 XT routers are playing a key role in New Sun Road’s efforts to bring clean, reliable energy to remote areas of Uganda. Digi’s routers provide a reliable connection to the global 3G network while withstanding high operating temperatures, enabling local operators to monitor the power grid's performance and remotely troubleshoot any issues.

BAE Systems sector names ‘Partner 2 Win’ Supplier of the Year award winners

BAE Systems Electronic Systems sector, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, has announced the winners of its third annual Partner 2 Win Supplier of the Year Awards. Twelve suppliers are being recognized for best-in-class performance in achieving on-time delivery and quality standards in 2019.

Clarity on Pollution & Coronavirus #1| OpenMap with COVID-19 data | by Clarity Team | Clarity Movement | Medium

As we post this blog, most of our daily lives have been disrupted by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. During a time of uncertainty shrouded by fear, we are grateful for first responders, medical…

Ayar Labs Receives Strategic Investment from Lockheed Martin | Ayar Labs

Read how Lockheed Martin's investment will accelerate the commercialization of Ayar Labs’ patented monolithic in-package optical I/O solution.

BioAmp Diagnostics Longitude Prize Entry

BioAmp Diagnostics is a startup company based in the Bay Area. We are an interdisciplinary team of two technical Founders and a group of business, medical, and scientific advisors. Our expertise is in microbiology, molecular biology, chemistry, immunology, diagnostics, and engineering.

Lockheed backs optical interconnects with Ayar Labs investment

Strategic funding intended to help accelerate commercialization of new high-speed photonic links.

Amasia’s Investment in Clarity Movement — Getting Global

Game Changing Startups and Emerging Tech - CB Insights Research

We highlight 2020's emerging trends to watch and high-momentum startups with world-changing potential for the new year.

GenEdit and Editas Medicine Enter into Exclusive License and Collaboration Agreement for Nanoparticle Gene Therapy Delivery | Business Wire

GenEdit and Editas announce a worldwide, exclusive license and collaboration to enable safer and more effective delivery of CRISPR-based therapeutics.

9 cutting-edge technology startups to watch in 2020 | CIO Dive

News, voices and jobs for CIOs. Optimized for your mobile phone.

Drug Discovery Startup Unnatural Products, Inc., Receives $6 Million in Seed Funding led by ARTIS Ventures

Using a combination of machine learning and parallel chemistry to change the way we think about treating disease...

Bloomberg funds one of the densest air monitoring networks with Clarity in Paris, France | by Clarity Team | Clarity Movement | Medium

Clarity is launching one of our most exciting projects to date: a 150-sensor network in Paris with Bloomberg Philanthropies and the City of Paris to better understand air quality within and around…

National Science Foundation Awards Aluna Grant to Test Mobile Asthma Management Platform | BioSpace

National Science Foundation Awards Aluna Grant to Test Mobile Asthma Management Platform - read this article along with other careers information, tips and advice on BioSpace

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Four New Startups | GenomeWeb

The four startups will have access to capital, business coaching, office space, and Illumina sequencing expertise over a six-month period.