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Mariner Health

Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.

Public (MHCA)
Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Marinus is creating a new class of neurologic drugs that may revolutionize the treatment of epilepsy in women and infants.

Private  |  Branford, CT
Match.com

Match.com is the most popular online dating site in the world.

Acquired by InterActiveCorp (IACI)
Matrix Pharmaceutical

Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.

Public (MATX)
mCarbon

mCarbon is a mobile VAS (Value Added Service) company that provides network technology, content aggregation and service management.

Private  |  India
MiNO Wireless

MiNO is a leading provider of managed alternative roaming services that enable mobile operators to capture voice, text and data revenue from subscribers when they travel internationally.

Private  |  Sunnyvale, CA
Mobilitec, Inc.

Mobilitec develo the most commercially deployed content platform in the industry.

Acquired by Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
Motionbox

Motionbox makes it easy to upload, organize, enhance, and share your personal videos with family, friends & groups.

Acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N)
MotorExchange

MotorExchange is developing a B2B marketplace for used vehicles in India

Private  |  India
N-trig

N-trig is the provider of DuoSense™ technology which combines pen, zero-pressure touch and multi-touch for mobile and fixed computers into a single device.

Private  |  Kfar Saba, Israel
Naaptol

Naaptol is India’s leading comparison based social shopping portal.

Private  |  Navi Mumbai, India
Nellcor

Nellcor introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter and has grown to become the world’s foremost supplier of pulse oximetry.

Public. Acquired by Tyco International, Ltd. (TYC)
Network Engines

Network Engines provides the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and technical services required to deliver software applications as network appliances. 

Public (NENG)
Northstar Neuroscience

Northstar Neuroscience is a medical device pioneering the development of cortical stimulation therapies to treat neurological injuries, disorders and diseases.

Public (NSTR)
Novare Surgical Systems

Novare Surgical Systems develops and markets RealHand, a platform technology representing an entirely new category of High Dexterity (HD) instruments for minimally invasive surgery.

Private  |  Cupertino, CA
nTouch Research

nTouch Research Corporation is a leading provider of Phase II-IV clinical trials services delivering investigator selection, patient recruitment and study management services for pharmaceutical, CRO, and biotechnology industries.

Acquired by Accelovance
Octel Communications

Octel Communications is the leading manufacturer and provider of voicemail products and services.

Public. Acquired by Lucent (LU)
ON24

ON24 is the global leader of webcasting and video communications solutions.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
OnDemand

OnDemand provides relationship management software that enables organizations and their branch and independent channels to increase sales and reduce costs by maximizing customer relationships.

Acquired by Chordiant Software (CHRD)
OneSource Services

OneSource Services is a medical equipment repair and service provider.

Acquired by General Electric (GE)
ONI Systems

ONI Systems Leader in the revolutionary merging of the metro area voice and data communication that is the basis of Ciena’s current offerings.

Public. Acquired by CIENA (CIEN)
OpenSky

OpenSky is building the first global expert-powered online retail market that empowers people to sell products.

Private  |  New York, NY
OraPharma

OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.

Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
ORTHOCON

ORTHOCON develops bioabsorbable drug delivery products for surgical patients with pain.

Private  |  North Brunswick, NJ

News

DIGITAL MEDIA

August 24, 2010
Blurb makes the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies and #1 Media Company

August 19, 2010
Equitas Micro Finance Raises Rs 45 Cr From Canaan Partners

July 8, 2010
Peer39 Adds Digital Advertising Executive Alex White as VP Product and Account Management

July 8, 2010
(LiveU News) IP Tech On The Road To Passing Trucks

July 8, 2010
Interview with Pankaj Thakar, Chief Executive Officer, MD, Cellcast Interactive India

COMM + MOBILITY

June 4, 2010
The $100M Revenue Club: Cortina Systems, Powered By Intel

May 26, 2010
N-trig Wins Gold Honor at Society for Information Display’s 2010 Display of the Year Awards

May 25, 2010
Cortina Takes PON Integration to Next Level with Voice and Switching

May 21, 2010
Xirrus: Fighting for Wireless Dominance: Interop

May 13, 2010
N-trig improves Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities for Tablets and PCs

ENTERPRISE

August 31, 2010
Dodging Twitter, TweetPhoto becomes photo check-in social network Plixi

August 31, 2010
TweetPhoto Expands Its Photo Sharing Services for the Social Web and Changes its Name to Plixi

August 31, 2010
TweetPhoto Becomes Plixi, Presents New Vision for Location-Based Services

August 31, 2010
TweetPhoto Renames Itself As It Grows Beyond Twitter

August 31, 2010
TweetPhoto Fills Its Own Hole Before Twitter Can, Rebrands Itself as “Plixi”

CLEAN TECH

June 7, 2010
Enpirion Introduces New PowerSoC Family of DC-DC Converters for DDR2/DDR3 Memory Termination Supply (VTT) Applications

May 24, 2010
Enpirion's New High Performance EN6300 DC-DC Family Raises the Bar for Combined Efficiency and Power Density

December 15, 2009
Enpirion's 3A synchronous buck dc/dc converter among EDN' s Hot 100 Electronic Products of 2009

October 29, 2009
EnStorage - 7 Solar Innovators From Israel That Could Fuel Our Planet

August 6, 2009
Enpirion 6A PSIP dc/dc converter achieves 15W/cm²

BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

July 23, 2010
BiPar teaching Sanofi new tricks

June 7, 2010
Sanofi CEO Sees ‘Stunning’ Results for Cancer Drug (BiPar Sciences)

May 13, 2010
Chimerix Initiates Phase 1 Study of CMX157

May 11, 2010
(VaxInnate News) Winners of the TiE50 Awards 2010

May 4, 2010
RTP biotech firm Chimerix names new CEO

MEDICAL DEVICES

September 1, 2010
Advanced BioHealing to Highlight Standard of Care for Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers at Save a Leg, Save a Life National Conference

August 31, 2010
Financings roundup: EndoGastric Solutions reports closing $30 million 'F' round

August 30, 2010
EndoGastric Solutions Raises $30M Via Series F Funding

August 30, 2010
EndoGastric raises $30M

August 30, 2010
EndoGastric Solutions Completes $30 Million Financing Round

DIAGNOSTICS

September 10, 2009
Cylex, Inc. Appoints Brad L. Stewart as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board