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VC Trends in 2019: More Money, Fewer Deals But Women Still Get Less

Xconomy

If you’ve been following venture capital trends, what you expected to happen in the first quarter of 2019 did: More money is being invested in fewer deals, and women founders still are getting less of it than men. Venture firms sent $32.6

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The Winners of the 2019 Xconomy Awards San Diego Are…

Xconomy

2019 WINNERS Big Idea Gene Yeo, University of California, San Diego. After much discussion and debate, we decided that these winners represent the best of the San Diego life sciences and healthtech community. The award winners (listed below) were announced and presented with their trophies tonight at our sold-out awards gala in San Diego.

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Mark Levin Named Xconomy’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in Boston

Xconomy

We at Xconomy are excited to announce that we are honoring Mark Levin, co-founder and partner at Third Rock Ventures, with our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award in Boston. The award recognizes Levin’s extensive contributions to the biotech industry and to the Boston life sciences ecosystem.

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SPECIAL REPORT: 2019 Biopharma Outlook – Facing an Uncertain Future

Xconomy

In this Xconomy Special Report, our veteran biotech journalists Alex Lash and Ben Fidler bring you deep insights, based on conversations with key industry leaders, on what 2019 and beyond hold for biopharmaceutical companies. After years of boom times, the U.S.

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Ivor Royston Named Xconomy’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in San Diego

Xconomy

We at Xconomy are excited to announce that we are honoring Ivor Royston , co-founder of Hybritech and Idec Pharmaceuticals, with our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award—the first ever awarded in San Diego. The award recognizes Royston’s wide-ranging career as an academic physician, entrepreneur, investor, and life sciences executive.

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Boston A.I. Leaders Call for Focus on Diversity, Global Mindset in 2019

Xconomy

software startups to reflect on the trends that defined the sector in 2018—and where things might be headed in 2019. As part of Xconomy’s series of year-end posts , we asked a pair of CEOs of Boston-area A.I. Here are their comments, shared via e-mail: — Rana el Kaliouby , CEO and co-founder of Affectiva : At.

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Retailers Brace For Possible Economic Headwinds in 2019

Xconomy

But a 2019 that started with stock market losses, a recently ended (but longest-ever) government shutdown, and other headwinds might now force consumers to pull back on spending. The big question is what’s going to happen with the economy,” says Michelle Bacharach, founder and CEO of FindMin e.