Oslo based SantoSolve AS received a boost with a new $5.5M, injected by Scandinavian VCs Teknoinvest, InnovationsKapital and Investinor. The Norwegian pharmaceutical/biotech company focuses on targeted pain therapeutics using a novel class of active ingredients. The topical analgesic products that it develops are based on non-radioactive strontium as the active substance. Company flagship product 2PX is used for topical administration (applied directly on skin), combining the active ingredient with selected dermal penetration enhancers. Local administration of the product focuses delivery of the active product to subdermal sites of pain and inflammation. Full story...
Ithaca,NY-based Aero Farm Systems has raised $500K in seed funding from The Quercus Trust and 21Ventures.
With solar industry still facing a cash crunch, solar cells and panels manufacturer SunPower Corp. (SPWRA, SPWRB: NASDAQ) should be expanding its project portfolio of more than 550 solar systems installed.
AMEE, a company that provides technology for enterprises to calculate greenhouse emissions, has raised $5.
Shopping club Brands4friends.de, based in Berlin, has made an investment in similar site SecretSale, although they are not disclosing.
Angel-backed EventVue has closed its doors. The startup has set-up a business to add some functions of offline events to the online world.
LA-based Ranker has raised $750K in a seed investment round and plans to tack on another $250K to the seed round.
Many of the residents of Marin County California will soon have a choice as to whom they want providing their electricity.
Mountain View-based LensVector came out of stealth today, and says it has closed $30M in a Series C and has now raised $50M.
Monthly revenue is declining by less than $1 million at Ormat Technologies’ (NYSE:ORA) Puna Power Plant in Hawaii due to a decline in the supply of steam.
Santa Monica-based Factual has raised $1M in seed funding from a list of top angel investors. +Andreessen Horowitz - Founders, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz +Bill Gross - Founder/Chairman, Idealab +Danny Rimer - Index Ventures +Esther Dyson - Founder, EDventure Holdings +Founder Collective +Mårten Mickos, former CEO of MySQL +Miramar Venture Partners +Richard Rosenblatt - CEO, Demand Media +Scott Kurnit - Founder, About.