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State seeing venture capital dry up (Arizona Daily Star)
Venture capital - the lifeblood of high-tech startup companies -fell by nearly half in Arizona last year as investors retrenchednationwide. (read on…) Related items Teeny particles attract big money (The News & Observer) Nanotech, Single-Molecule Methods, Personalized Medicine Remain Top of Mind for VCs (GenomeWeb News) Pitango Venture Capital - Clean Technology - Investment Profile - New Report Published... »
Innovation chief: Venture capital can turn science into commerce (EurActiv)
Geoghegan-Quinn cited the example of the MP3 standard for compressing audio files, which was invented in Europe but commercialised in the US. “This has to change. If we could deliver a large and harmonised single market for services, together with a European venture capital market, just imagine how much we could achieve,” she said... »
$20m fund to boost local nanotech sector (AsiaOne)
A $20 million venture fund has been set up to invest in Singapore’s nanotechnology sector. The fund comes from Nanostart Asia and the National Research Foundation (NRF), with each committing $10 million. (more here…) Related items Good investment opportunities in nanotechnology sector in S’pore (Channel NewsAsia) Daily Digest 10 November (ElectricNews.Net) Representative Lofgren Sees the Future at Nanosys, Inc.... »
Life sciences and healthcare segments support nanotech venture capital investments (News-Medical-Net)
The heyday for nanotech venture capital (VC) likely saw its peak in 2008, when overall investment reached $1.4 billion. Last year, the sector raised only $792 million, signifying a 42% decline from 2008. But while overall nano VC backing is down, it’s not out, according to a new report from Lux Research. (read on…) Related items State... »
Healthcare Segment Keeps Nano VC Funding Alive (Marketwire)
Venture Funding of Nanotech Start-Ups in Life Sciences and Healthcare Increased as Overall Funding Declined in 2009, Says Lux Research (read on…) Related items Tag:owlstone nanotech (Business Weekly) State seeing venture capital dry up (Arizona Daily Star) Life sciences and healthcare segments support nanotech venture capital investments (News-Medical-Net) Healthcare Segment Keeps Nano VC Funding Alive (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Teeny particles... »
