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Genomatica, Waste Management In Research Deal

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Genomatica is venture backed by Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mohr Davidow ventures, and TPG Biotech, and has raised $40M in funding. Syngas is harvested from anaerobic digestion of waste, gasification of coal, and landfill capture. Waste Management is one of the biggest waste hauling and recycling firms in North America.

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NeuroVigil Finds More Funding

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According to the company, the round was led by Howard Morgan, and also included Elon Musk, Tim Draper, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Zone Ventures. The startup is led by Dr. Philip Low, who founded NeuroVigil based on research he did as a graduate student at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Synthetic Genomics Inks $300M Deal With ExxonMobil

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Craig Venter and funded by Draper Fisher Juvetson, Meteor Group, Biotechonomy LLC and Plenus, S.A., BP plc, and ACGT Sdn Bd, said this week that it has inked a deal with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, to develop next generation biofuels using photosynthetic algae developed by the company.

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NeuroVigil Gets Funding

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NeuroVigil's technology is based on research from the Salk Instutute for Biological Studies. NeuroVigil has previously raised seed funding from DFJ Frontier, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Zone Ventures, which invested $250K in the firm when it won the 2008 DFJ Venture Challenge. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Low.

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Qpex Biopharma Finds $33M For Antibiotics Development

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According to Qpex, the funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Adams Street Partners, LYZZ Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners and Stanford University Draper Fund. The company also said it has an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), worth up to a total award of $132M.

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Enevate Inks New Battery Production Licensing Deal

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Enevate is backed by Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (Alliance Ventures), LG Chem, Samsung Venture Investment Corp, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Mission Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tsing Capital, Infinite Potential Technologies, Presidio Ventures -- a Sumitomo Corporation company, Lenovo, CEC Capital, and Bangchak.

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Brickfish Bolsters Social Media Efforts

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Carroll has also served at Peppers and Rogers Group, Hewlett Packard, and NASA/Ames Research Center. The firm is venture backed by DCM, Draper Richards L.P., Carroll will head up the firm's social media marketing. Mangrove Capital Partners, and OCA Ventures.