High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
|
High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region |
|
 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Talyst Takes $20M In Third Round Bellevue-based Talyst said today that it has received $20M in a third round of investment. The funding came from prior investors AIG Investments, Ignition Partners and OVP Venture Partners. According to the company, only $8.5M of that commitment has been funded, with the remaining balance available to the company when needed. The firm said it will use the investment to pursue continued growth and expand its product offerings to new market segments. Talyst develops automated systems for pharmacy (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (More)(Full story) Cytopeia Acquired By Beckton Dickinson Becton, Dickinson and Co. announced Tuesday that it has acquired Cytopeia, a Seattle-based bioengineering firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BD said Cytopeia's flagship product, the Influx flow cytometry cell sorter, grants BD a configurable cell-sorting platform that researchers can optimize for their application-specific needs. Cytometry is the counting of blood cells, generally with the use of a cytometer. BD said Dr. Ger van den Engh, Cytopeia's president, founder and chief technica (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008(Full story) HemCon Acquires Ireland-Based Alltracel Pharma HemCon Medical Technologies announced Wednesday that it has concluded its cash-for-stock acquisition of Alltracel Pharmaceuticals Plc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. HemCon said it made the purchase through its newly formed and wholly owned subsidiary, Castlerise Investments Ltd. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Alltracel licenses its technologies across the cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and wound-care markets. The company also offers oral care products in Europe through the Butler and GU (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008(Full story) Teseda Raises Series B Funding Teseda Corp., a publisher of silicon production testing and debugging software, announced Wednesday that it has closed a second round of venture financing after raising an undisclosed amount of funding. The Portland, Ore.-based business welcomed first-time investor KT Venture Group LLC, the investment partner of KLA-Tencor Corp. Previous investors PacRim Venture Partners and SmartForest Ventures also participated in the Series B effort, Teseda said, adding that the money will be used to grow its (More info...) posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 (More)(Full story) |
|