November 26, 2008 – 9:12 am
The November CORE Colorado CleanTech Initiative kicked off with a presentation from Stephen Miller on efforts to expand the support for clean-tech entrepreneurs in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region, focusing on two specific programs – the Colorado Clean Tech Incubator and the Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open. Four sites are currently under consideration [...]
November 25, 2008 – 3:53 pm
It is too often the case that people within the technology community miss events like this morning’s Boulder Open Coffee Club because the scheduling falls from the periphery of their memory. We hope to address this problem by tweeting the community on upcoming events 24 hours before they transpire. Find the Twitter link on the [...]
November 24, 2008 – 6:51 pm
Allos Therapeutics, Inc announced today that the FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation to pralatrexate (PDX) for the treatment of patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. This marks the second Orphan Drug Designation for PDX – the original designation covers the treatment of patients with T-cell lymphoma.
November 24, 2008 – 4:27 pm
MicroPhage, Inc. announced it closed its most recent round of financing last week. This round brings the company’s total capital raised to $12M and included both new and existing investors (RockyRadar is trying to track down more specifics on the most recent round). Regardless of the exact details, closing financing in the current [...]
November 23, 2008 – 6:40 pm
The Angel Capital Summit featured presentations from 43 startup companies selected from the 238 companies that applied. The day started with a brief address from former entrepreneur and current Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper reflected that he also faced a relatively rough economic climate when founding the Wynkoop Brewing Company. But even [...]
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November 21, 2008 – 8:16 pm
Today, the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) announced its new Executive Director, John Collar. Collar has broad experience across the biosciences with a recent focus in the laboratory and testing field. Currently, Collar serves as COO of Matrilinex (Westminster), a DNA testing lab startup. His resume includes leadership roles at a mix of [...]
November 21, 2008 – 7:20 pm
Thursday morning’s Renewable and Alternative Energy Seminar Series, hosted by Davis Graham and Stubbs, offered some international perspectives. Before the beginning of the main presentations, DGS Associate Doug Vilsack gave an overview of his non-profit Elephant Energy which seeks to bring solar powered flashlights to conservancies in rural Namibia. The solar flashlights can [...]
November 20, 2008 – 4:40 pm
Tomorrow RockyRadar will attend the Angel Capital Summit being hosted by the Rockies Venture Club. The Summit will include hundreds of investors and forty-three presenting companies – including AppVenture and Tissue Genetics, two firms RockyRadar has previously profiled. The event will kickoff with a speech from Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, while lunch will feature Anita [...]
November 20, 2008 – 12:30 pm
Last night Silicon Flatirons hosted ViaWest CEO Roy Dimoff at Entrepreneurs Unplugged. Founded in 1999, ViaWest provides co-location, hybrid and managed hosting, business continuity services and internet access to thousands of corporate customers from its sixteen enterprise-class data centers. Speaking to a group of over 100 in the Engineering Center, Dimoff took questions from the [...]
November 19, 2008 – 11:01 pm
November’s Innovation After Hours offered the perspectives of Todd Miklos from Advanced Energy Industries of Fort Collins on the future of solar PV (photovoltaic) power. Miklos started from the global perspective and progressed to the local, keeping his remarks brief to the standing room only crowd of about one hundred. Miklos, in reflecting on [...]
