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The New York Academy of Sciences will launch the Life Science Angel Network (LSAN) at an event at the Academy’s lower Manhattan headquarters on Thursday, November 18. The new investment network is designed to connect scientists and entrepreneurs with funding to support innovations in biotechnology, medical ... read more

Layered Technologies, Inc. (Layered Tech), a leading worldwide provider of on-demand and cloud computing IT infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of GSI Hosting (GSI) as part of Layered Tech’s accelerating growth within the enterprise managed services sector. GSI’s compliance-oriented products complement Layered Tech’s on-demand and ... read more

Global Technologies Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: GTGP) has been in ongoing discussions for the acquisition of a company known for its research, development and deployment of commercial projects in waste treatment, environmental remediation, advanced materials, energy conservation, and other innovative technology areas. The company’s processes for ... read more

GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), the corporate parent of global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), announced that GP’s wholly-owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd, has acquired Bath Consultancy Group, a niche leadership ... read more

Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) and Occam Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCNW) today announced the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Acts of 1976, as amended. This announcement comes in connection with the previously announced proposed Calix acquisition of ... read more

DiscoveRx® Corporation announced today the acquisition of the KINOMEscan kinase screening services division from San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences. The addition of this new business unit will further strengthen DiscoveRx’s position as the market leader of novel, proprietary and validated GPCR and kinase assays for high-throughput ... read more

Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrem, a privately-held provider of one of the world's largest supply networks and on-demand supply management solutions. With the acquisition, Ariba further expands ... read more

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) has recommended STA-9584, a novel vascular disrupting agent (VDA) currently in pre-clinical development at Synta, ... read more

Federated Media Publishing (FM), a media company that powers the best of the independent web, today announced the acquisition of Foodbuzz, the leading online food property. Exclusive relationships with more than 4,400 independent food bloggers allow Foodbuzz to reach ... read more

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Hypercom Corporation (“Hypercom” or the “Company”) (NYSE:HYC) related to the Company’s agreement to be acquired by VeriFone Systems, Inc. (“VeriFone”). The proposed transaction is valued at approximately ... read more

Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by members of the Board of Directors of Mediacom Communications Corp. (NasdaqGS: MCCC) ... read more

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (NasdaqGS: NUHC), a leading distributor of active and passive electronic components, today announced that ISS Proxy Advisory Services/RiskMetrics Group (ISS), a leading independent proxy advisory firm, has recommended that Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to ... read more

Inetium (www.inetium.com) a leading IT consulting company and Microsoft Gold Certified partner today announced support for Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Lync is the new family brand for the products formerly known as Office Communications Server, Office Communications Online and Communicator. ... read more

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, held a ceremony today to commemorate the start of construction of the 102 MW expansion of the company’s Utah-based Milford Wind project. As part of the ceremony, local and community leaders joined First Wind at the project site ... read more

Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc. has received a $1 million sub-award from California State University at Northridge (“CSUN”) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (“DTRA”) for basic research to counter weapons of mass destruction (“WMD”). DTRA safeguards America and its allies from WMD and provides capabilities to reduce, ... read more

Oodle announced today that it has acquired Grouply, the online hub for social groups that offers features for building customized social networking groups. Oodle, a pioneer in social commerce, is reinventing the online experience for "classifieds" by building a social marketplace. ... read more

Vocera Communications, Inc., announced today it has acquired ExperiaHealth, the nation’s leading resource for hospitals seeking to provide world-class patient experience. ExperiaHealth was co-founded in 2009 by Dr. M. Bridget Duffy, the nation’s foremost authority on patient experience, and David R. Strand, formerly the COO of ... read more

SRA International, Inc., Inc. (NYSE:SRX), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients today announced it has completed the acquisition of Platinum Solutions, Inc., a privately held systems integrator and software developer. ... read more

Monster Offers (OTCBB: MONT) today announced the acquisition of DrHealthShare.com, a Web 3.0 social commerce solution for health and wellness that empowers like-minded collaborators to harness the collective knowledge and experience of the social crowd to improve the depth, breadth, and value of health information. ... read more

Adaptivity, The IT Blueprint Company, which provides an intelligent IT blueprinting software suite, announced today that it has raised an additional $3.0 million of venture capital financing from Intel Capital. This completes its Series A round of funding bringing the total to $10.3 ... read more