SOLVO opens office in the United States

SOLVO Biotechnology, a Hungary based CRO specialising in Transporter Assay technology and services, has recently opened an office in Boston, MA. The company sees this move as a logical next step in the development of the company. Berend Oosterhuis, Business Development Director commented: “SOLVO has been growing at a high pace over the past three years and thus has become large enough to stand on its own legs in the US market."  Click here for more details...

QGel selected as a semi-finalist for the European Venture Summit

At the Swiss Venture Forum held in Lausanne on May 23rd, 2012, QGel was selected as a semi-finalist for the European Venture Summit in Berlin in December 2012. A special thanks to our pharmaceutical industry customers and congratulations to the QGel team who continue to produce overwhelming evidence for better drug development using QGel products for 3D cell based assays.

 

Gartner recognizes ISA's Smart Cities technology

Gartner, the leading North American IT advisory company, has just published its annual «Cool Vendors 2012» report. This report selects “cool vendors” whom are at the forefront of IT solutions. The only Portuguese company listed in this restricted list is ISA in the category of applications for Smart Cities. Click here for more information...

QGel™ awarded PERL prize

Strong scientific data based on QGel™ products have contributed to exceptional commercial development. For this reason, QGel™ was awarded the PERL prize in recognition of our entrepreneurial spirit. A special thanks to our customers for helping us achieve this exciting milestone. Click here for more information... 

Cameron Health to be acquired by Boston Scientific

Cameron Health has developed the world’s first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator – the S-ICD® System. “With Cameron, we gain a strong, experienced team of professionals who are pioneers in this novel technology, and we are thrilled to welcome them to Boston Scientific,” said Hank Kucheman, Chief Executive Officer of Boston Scientific. Click here for the full press release...

poLight and Movidius join forces!

poLight and Movidius partner to bring new digital camera experience and 3D to camera phones and demonstrate a new era in camera phone photography using high-speed TLens with Myriad 3D Processor at Mobile World Congress 2012. Click here for the full press release...

Miracor receives $3.5 million cash infusion

Miracor receives $3.5 million cash infusion to begin pivotal clinical “RAMSES” trial of its PICSO system, designed to improve myocardial perfusion following primary PCI. “One in three heart attack patients has impaired blood flow even after coronary angioplasty, increasing the risk of death within one year by almost 300 percent. PICSO is designed to help these at-risk patients,” Jon H. Hoem, CEO, Miracor Medical Systems and member of CEO-CF. Click here to read more...

CEO-CF & Mooreland Partners

CEO Collaborative Forum is proud to announce its partnership with Mooreland Partners and welcomes Mooreland Partners to the community as a resource to members for ongoing, valuable advice in connection with M&A and capital markets trends, without obligation. Click here to read the full press release...

Welcome to Portugal!

Great thanks to Universidade Nova for hosting our Open Day in Lisbon! We are very excited about the support we have in Portugal, as it made this meeting a successful precursor to This Way Up in Lisbon this summer.


It was an honor to host Jorge Portugal (Office of the President of the Republic of Portugal), Carlos Oliveira (former member of CEO-CF and current Portuguese Secretary of State for Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation), Rui Paiva (CEO of WeDo Technologies and long-time member of CEO-CF who shared his experience of acquiring an American company), other members of CEO-CF, and many local Portuguese entrepreneurs for a day of collaborative problem solving.

 

We look forward to seeing everyone again in June!

 

Guillaume d'Eyssautier speaks with CEO-CF

Thank you to Guillaume d'Eyssautier, member of our CBM program, for sharing his experience about the recent sale of ADD Semiconductor to Amtel. We all enjoyed the 'fireside' question and answer session at our Open Day meeting in Barcelona.


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Glysure secures £7M in Series C financing round

Congratulations to our member Chris Jones, CEO of GlySure!


GlySure Limited,  developer of in-hospital continuous blood glucose monitoring systems, today announced the close of its £7 million Series C financing round. GlySure will use this funding to complete clinical trials to support regulatory approval in the US and Europe.


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Movidius Secures $9M Series C Funding

Congratulations to Sean Michell for securing investment to further develop 3D multimedia features for smartphones and mobile devices.

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ReVolt Technology GmbH Announces Final Certification of €4.8M

DORTMUND, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReVolt Technology GmbH, a technology company which has developed a rechargeable Zinc-Air battery, today announced that it had recently received final certification for a €4.8 million grant from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the EU and its partner University of Gelsenkirchen has received a €0.8 million grant. This grant certification combined with previous funding received from local authorities brings the total of funding secured to €6.5 million.

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Thanks a million to member Shaun Barriball!

According to paidcontent.org, Mobile IQ’s latest tablet app for the London newspaper Metro is hitting one million daily page views. Metro executive digital director Jamie Walters reports that the app clocked 155,000 downloads in the 11 days between launch on October 12 and October 23, 60,000 daily users (October 24) and 800,000 to 1 million daily page views. “We’re absolutely delighted,” Walters says. “There’s a hell of a lot of engagement from people who are using it, usage levels are fantastic. It’s exceeding expectations, although we had reasonably high expectations.” Metro is also gung-ho about the ad sales opportunity and will stay free on iPad like its print edition, which is handed out free at train stations. “We’re having 15 to 20 percent click-through rates on ads,” Walters says. “Ad interaction is as high as for the editorial content. We’re only having full-page ads."

 

Shaun is the founder of Mobile IQ, whose platform PressRun makes it easy for publishers to turn print content into insanely great, fully immersive tablet magazine apps.

Congrats to Guillaume d'Eyssautier, ADD Semiconductors

Atmel to Acquire ADD Semiconductor A Leading Developer of Power Line Communications Technology

SAN JOSE, CA, September 27, 2011 - Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Digital Design, S.A. ("ADD Semiconductor"), a privately held company based in Zaragoza, Spain that develops power line communication solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in October. Atmel does not expect the acquisition to have a material impact on its overall financial position and results of operations in 2011.


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Miracor Secures €7M/$10M in Series B Financing Round

“Securing the Series B round enables Miracor to start its early commercialization strategy with (1) enrollment into the RAMSES trials, (2) European reimbursement, and (3) sales activities. We also are very pleased to be supported by AWS and the new investor SHS.” Jon H. Hoem, CEO, Miracor Medical Systems


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Shazam Acquiring 1 Million New Users a Week

 

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ReVolt Adds Automotive and Battery Industry Veterans to Board

Former Executives of BMW and Gould Join ReVolt's Advisory Leadership Team

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Teleca acquires UK based SurfKitchen

Teleca, a world-leading supplier of solutions and services to the mobile- and connected devices industries today announced that it has acquired UK based SurfKitchen. The company, which has approximately 55 employees, helps mobile operators and their partners overcome the discoverability, usability and fulfillment challenges associated with the delivery of mobile applications and services.


The acquisition strengthens Teleca's ability to offer its products and solutions to the operator market, while SurfKitchen gains access to Teleca's global reach...

 

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SMK-Link announces acquisition of Movea’s Gyration Assets

February 15, 2011 – SMK-Link announced today that it has acquired the assets of Movea’s Gyration business unit. The move allows SMK-Link to expand their product line to include motion-enabled products under the Gyration brand and Movea to accelerate its mission to make motion sensing ubiquitous through development and promotion of its MotionIC™ platform.

 

 

“This is really a win-win situation for all parties; our Customers, Gyration, SMK-Link, and Movea,” said Sam Guilaumé, CEO of Movea. "Gyration has been extremely important... 

 

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Michael Altendorf Speaks on Virtual Identities at TEDx

CEO Collaborative Forum member and Co-Founder & CEO of ADTELLIGENCE GmbH Michael Altendorf addresses Virtual Identities: How the Internet Changes Your Life (TEDx).

 

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