Tech and Gadget XACT Robotics nets CE mark, $5M for its robot-guided needle surgery system | Digital Science Sep 15, 2018 XACT Robotics raised $5 million in venture capital investments alongside a new CE mark for its integrated robotic surgery navigation and steering…
Tech News update Supernus adds epilepsy candidate with $185M Biscayne buy | Digital Science Sep 15, 2018 CNS drug specialist Supernus Pharma has added an early-stage epilepsy candidate to its pipeline after paying $15 million upfront to acquire Biscayne…
Tech and Gadget Fluorescence-activating beta-barrel protein made from scratch for first time | Digital Science Sep 15, 2018 For the first time, scientists have created, entirely from scratch, a protein capable of binding to a small target molecule. Researchers from the…
Computing European Central Bank: ‘No Plans’ for Digital Currency, Cash Demand Growing | Crypto Sep 15, 2018 The European Central Bank (ECB) has “no plans” to issue its own digital currency, President Mario Draghi told the European Parliament Wednesday,…
Tech and Gadget HR Tech startup Swingvy in Google’s Demo Day Asia final | Digital Asia Sep 15, 2018 Swingvy is the only startup working on HR technology representing Malaysia-Korea Winner will receive funding from investors and Google Cloud…
Tech and Gadget Groundwork for playing with the architecture of plants | Digital Science Sep 14, 2018 Credit: Wageningen University Growing tomatoes at the same height so that they can be easily picked by a harvesting robot. Growing deeper roots…
Tech News update Scientists look to map the genes of thousands of animals | Digital Science Sep 14, 2018 In this Feb. 22, 2018 photo provided by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, scientists Jen Vashon, left, and Tanya Lama pose…
Tech News update New bacterial strain named after Cornish discovery | Digital Science Sep 14, 2018 A new bacterial strain will be named after Cornwall following its identification from a skin infection. Staphylococcus cornubiensis, named after the…
Tech News update Arcadier enters Africa, OneCrop raises funding | Digital Asia Sep 14, 2018 Third from left to right: Udiba Effiong Udiba (Director General of Bureau, Public Private Partnerships, Cross River State, Nigeria), Kenneth Low…
Tech News update Qutoutiao’s IPO financing downsized again | Digital Asia Sep 14, 2018 Chinese content aggregator Qutoutiao (趣头条), or “Fun Headlines,” is expected to raise even less in its IPO than its recently adjusted total of $165…