Silicon Valley Journals 
Immusoft of CA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Immusoft Corporation, a clinical-stage cell therapy company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with rare or genetic diseases, announced today that it has received an $8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This funding will support a Phase I study to assess the … Read more
Capital will be used to scale up green steel production at the company’s pilot plant and to fund the construction of Brazil’s first commercial plant for high-value metals production.
Free From Market, the first patient-driven digital platform that enables lower-income Americans living with chronic health conditions to order the diet-specific foods and support they require, has announced a $2.1 million seed investment. The funding will allow the company to improve its proprietary technology platform and expand its service delivery model in order to provide … Read more
Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBLA), a clinical-stage company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with urgent unmet medical needs, announced today the pricing of a public offering of I 6,675,000 shares of its common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 13,350,000 shares of its common … Read more
People Science, a direct-to-consumer scientific research company that provides a scaled research and development (R&D) platform for alternative medicines, announced today a $5.3 million seed round led by Acre Venture Partners, with participation from Bluestein Ventures, THIA Ventures, and FORM Life Ventures. The previous seed round was supported by Noetic Fund, Woven Science, and LifeForce … Read more
Hume AI, a New York-based startup aiming to give technology the emotional intelligence required to understand and care for human well-being, has raised $12.7 million in Series A funding. Union Square Ventures led the round, with Northwell Holdings, Comcast Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, Wisdom Ventures, and Evan Sharp also participating (Pinterest co-founder). Hume AI, led … Read more
Dotdash Meredith, the IAC publishing division whose brands include People, EW, Real Simple, and Better Homes & Gardens, is the latest media company to lay off workers as ad spending falls and “economic uncertainty” looms, according to CEO Neil Vogel in a memo to employees on Thursday. Dotdash Meredith was formed in the fall of … Read more
Lam Research Corp., a manufacturer of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, intends to lay off 1,300 workers from its total workforce.
Granville Health System CEO John Snow has resigned- according to a news release. Chairman of the Board of Trustees David Smith says the board will move quickly to develop a transition plan for interim leadership and the search for a new CEO. Smith emphasized the board’s appreciation for Snow’s leadership over the past four years, … Read more
NextEra Energy, Florida Power & Light‘s parent company, announced that CEO Eric Silagy will step down on February 15 and retire in May after assisting his successor, Armando Pimentel, through the transition. Pimentel, a NextEra executive, is taking over a company that serves approximately 5 million Florida homes and businesses, or roughly half of the … Read more