Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. In another post I’ll talk about how PR has changed dramatically in the past 10 years or you can just read Brian Solis’s blog or buy his book on the subject. Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising.

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Venture Capital Press News Startup 291

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. Securities and Exchange Commission. .”

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Social Network Los Angeles Social Media Blogging 153

Xconomy

JULY 10, 2019

Eight years after San Diego biotech Prometheus Laboratories was acquired by Nestlé Health Science , the diagnostic business has been sold again, this time to a little-known biotech called Precision IBD that plans to lay off approximately a quarter of Prometheus’s workforce.

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Layoffs San Diego Develop Development 91

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. Jeff Engel maps out New England’s cluster of cybersecurity companies—one of the region’s strengths (and a rich source of acquisition targets). Amid Leadership Changes, NY Biotech Braces for Its Pivotal Moment. AgTech Accelerator Aims to Sway Agriculture Investment Trends.

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Artificial Inteligence Layoffs Report Startup 40

Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

—Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MACK ) announced layoffs of 22 percent of its staff and the resignation of CEO Robert Mulroy. Territorial Acquisitions” by Joaquin Martinez via Creative Commons. CLINICAL NEWS. At MIT, we will showcase a series of talks with Boston-area scientists, investors, and executives.

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Technical Review Study Layoffs San Diego 77

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

—In the pink slip department, Cambridge-based Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INFI ) announced 100 layoffs , more than half its workforce, after it terminated its partnership with AbbVie (NYSE: NYSE ) around the cancer drug duvelisib. Analysts wondered if the Tesaro news would push Medivation’s acquisition price higher.

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Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59