Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
A lane that had been closed since June reopened yesterday on the Longfellow Bridge after repairs were completed beneath the Boston-to-Cambridge side of the span over the Charles River.
VC Ratings (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Vanu Inc., a developer of software for cellular network operators, has received a $32 million funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Tata Capital and Charles River Ventures, which participated...
India Press Release (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
/India PRwire/ - Vanu, Inc., a leading provider of software radio infrastructure solutions for cellular operators, today announced a $32 million venture capital investment. Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) led this round of funding, while previous investor Charles River Ventures and Tata Capital participated in the round which will largely support business development, marketing and integration currently...
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Editor's note: The following was submitted by the Charles River Conservancy. The Consulate of Switzerland/Swissnex Boston and The Charles River Conservancy will host ...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
In my last blog, I confessed my antipathy for camping. Today, I've got something a little hotter: two weeks ago, two Earthwatch colleagues and I took off our pants together behind the catering tent at a swanky cocktail party on the Charles River in Boston. (Let me take this opportunity to issue our deepest apologies to the wait staff and to those unfortunate families touring the river on the famed...
BatesLine (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
I received an e-mail earlier this week from my college fraternity, Xi Chapter of Zeta Beta Tau, about their upcoming rush week activities. Saturday: All-you-can-eat steak and lobster dinner and a casino night. Sunday: Building potato guns, canoeing on the Charles River. Monday (Labor Day): Paintball, barbecue, geocaching. Tuesday: Bowling,...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Kid-oriented virtual worlds continues to be a hot space… Dizzywood , a new virtual worlds startups for kids, has raised $1 million from the European Founders Fund, according to peHUB , citing a regulatory filing. The SF-based company has previously announced funding from Charles River Ventures and Shelby Bonnie. The company was founded by Scott Arpajian, longtime head of CNET's ( NSDQ: CNET ) Download.com...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
Hold labs responsible Kristie Sullivan, Scientific and policy adviser, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - Washington The recent deaths of 32 macaque monkeys in an overheated room at a Charles River Laboratory in Sparks, Nev., highlighted a national problem: Primates...
The PETA Files (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
cnprc / CC Charles River Laboratories has finally had to own up to killing 32 monkeys under their "care." The monkeys were baked alive when a thermostat malfunctioned; no alarm system was in place to alert staff to save the monkeys. Nobody even knew about the deaths until the following morning. Charles River's announcement follows a string of contact with PETA from a whistleblower claiming to be a...
Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
I was interested to see how much blogospheric (including on line news sites, etc.) attention was being given to the firebombing of the home of a scientist by 'animal rights activists' vs. the death of 32 monkeys in a Charles River Research lab in Sparks, Nevada. A google search showed vastly different levels of coverage (with the former receiving much more attention) but the data are bogus because...
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
The mysterious Conduit Labs has gone through pains to keep its nature under wraps. The company’s stated goal is to create online social experiences that are as rich as those we have offline, and it has managed to raise $5.5 million from Charles River Ventures and Prism Ventureworks without even launching a product. Yet, despite numerous [...]
Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The rest of Wall Street ( except biotech ) may be suffering, but according to the Motley Fool , CRO stock is hot. Big Pharma and small biotech's outsourcing initiatives have been good news for CROs. Covance, Parexel, ICON, Charles River and WuXi PharmaTech have sustained impressive growth over the past year. These companies offer a range of services, from getting a new trial off the ground to dealing...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today reported its results for the second quarter and first six months of 2008. For the
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
As severe weather moved through the Back Bay, the umpire crew called time at Fenway Park at 3:45, suspending play with the Varitek at the plate facing a 3-2 count. The Fenway crowd seemed to ooh and aah at the lightning flashes over the Charles River and the loud rumbles of thunder before some started to seek cover as the sheets of rain pelted the park. The Sox lead, 4-2, with two out and two aboard...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to increasing demand and to better serve its customer the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
