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<title>Highland Capital Partners - News and Events</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/news/</link>
<description>Highland Capital Partners is a venture capital partner to entrepreneurs and startups driving the next waves of innovation.  The firm is focused on investing in seed, early and growth stage companies in the information technology (enterprise software, data center and infrastructure, digital media, marketing and entertainment, internet, e-commerce and retail, business services), life sciences (medical devices, biotechnology, healthcare services) and communications (wireline, wireless, silicon and semiconductor) industries.</description>
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<title>May 16, 2008 VC Trends Event hosted by Lowenstein Sandler</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content62631.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This interactive panel will discuss venture deals, exits and the state of the market. Corey Mulloy to participate on the VC Trendspanel. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:47:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[May 13, 2008 HBS & Healthcare: Past, Present, & Future]]></title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content62630.html</link>
<description><![CDATA['HBS &amp; Healthcare: Past, Present, &amp; Future," is one in a series of alumni and practitioner colloquia that Harvard Business School is hosting as part of its Centennial celebration. The approach in these forums is take note of where we stand and to explore through interactive discussions the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Bob Higgins to moderate the panel entitled The Future of Personalized Medicine. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:29:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>CHiL Semiconductor Raises $16.7 Million
to Expand Sales and Operations Worldwide
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content62607.html</link>
<description>CHiL Semiconductor, a developer of innovative mixed-signal power management ICs for a wide variety of computing devices, today announced the successful completion of its second major round of venture capital financing, securing $16.7 million. </description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:52:45 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>May 3, 2007 Highland Marketing Summit</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content47551.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Exclusively for Highland-backed companies, this complimentary conference will provide senior marketing executives with best practice strategies and tactics on critical aspects of online marketing.  It will be designed with resource constrained execs in mind and the focus will be on key success factors and cut-to-the-chase advice to equip attendees with executable takeaways that can be incorporated immediately within their organization.
 
More Info]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:10:05 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Jacoby Ellsbury Takes the Field for owater </title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content62410.html</link>
<description>owater, maker of healthy enhanced
waters, today announced it has signed Boston baseball player Jacoby
Ellsbury to endorse its infused owater line of all-natural sports drinks.
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 09:55:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>June 18, 2008 Bio International Convention</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content62361.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[As the biotechnology industry matures, it has become possible to outsource nearly every aspect of a biotechnology company to an increasingly capable service sector. Many start-ups can significantly increase their value with very lean staffs. This panel will discuss the strategic decisions that virtual biotech companies make to add value and mitigate risks. 
Bijan Salehizadeh to participate on the Virtues and Vices of Virtual Biotechnology Companies panel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:29:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Autoquake Set to Shake Up Used Car Industry with &pound;6 Million Investment]]></title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61974.html</link>
<description>New funding will allow Autoquake to rapidly grow its UK operations, service offerings, technology platform and international expansion.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:25:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Codon Devices Secures $11 Million in Series B Financing </title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61282.html</link>
<description>New funds for pursuing vision of creating the leading synthetic biology company in the industry.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:43:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ocarina Reduces Data Footprint Ten-fold with New Online Storage Optimization Solution
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61764.html</link>
<description>Ocarina Networks today announced the availability of its industry-first online storage optimization solution, helping customers store up to 10 times more data on their current storage from any storage vendor.
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:15 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 23, 2008 Tech@Tuck Speaker Series</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61761.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tech@Tuck is a series of events that highlight new technologies and their personal or business implications. Each event features a panel of executives debating a focused topic, as well as demonstrations of the latest products and devices. Matt Nichols to participate on Beyond Web 2.0 panel. More Info]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:26:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 8, 2008 Boston Early-Stage Event and Workshop</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content59112.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A moderated panel of investors providing their insight on which sectors are hot, how to meet and pitch to investors, as well as additional advice on the best ways for entrepreneurs to reach these and other investors. Gaurav to participate on the Trends in Early-Stage Investing panel.
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More Info]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:07:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>QD Vision Raises $9 Million in Venture Capital Financing </title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61714.html</link>
<description>Financing to support the commercialization of next generation of lighting and display solutions.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:16:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ExaGrid Announces World's First Data De-duplication Gateway for Scalable iSCSI Storage 

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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61701.html</link>
<description>ExaGrid Systems™, Inc., (http://www.exagrid.com) a leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with patented byte-level data de-deduplication, today announced that it has expanded its product line with the addition of the world-s first de-duplication gateway for iSCSI storage, the ExaGrid iSCSI De-duplication Gateway™. </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:02:58 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Codon Devices and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Enter Into Research, Development and License Agreement</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61700.html</link>
<description>Codon Devices, Inc., the Constructive Biology Company™, announced today that it has entered into a research, development and licensing agreement with Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to apply Codon-s proprietary BioLOGIC™ platform to the development of novel therapeutic proteins identified by Merrimack. This agreement marks Codon-s first move into value-added product development in the human therapeutic field. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:57:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Bit9, Inc. Welcomes Harry Sverdlove as Chief Technology Officer</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61699.html</link>
<description>Bit9, Inc., the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting, announced it has named Harry Sverdlove, McAfee Inc.'s former Principal Research Scientist, as its Chief Technology Officer. </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:54:49 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Hyperion Therapeutics Elects Lota Zoth to Board of Directors
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61658.html</link>
<description>Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Lota S. Zoth has been elected to the company-s Board of Directors.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:03:12 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>AVEO Pharmaceuticals' Novel Triple VEGF Receptor Inhibitor Shows Tumor Regression in Patients with Advanced Renal Cancer</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61657.html</link>
<description>AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company leveraging breakthrough discoveries in cancer biology to discover, develop and commercialize targeted oncology therapies, today announced that their novel oral triple VEGF receptor inhibitor AV-951 shows clinical activity in multiple advanced solid tumor types including renal, colon and lung cancers and is well tolerated according to new data from the expanded Phase 1 clinical trial of the company-s lead product candidate.  </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:52:54 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Imprivata Among Top Companies Named as Finalist for the 2008 Red Herring 100 North America Awards
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61656.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Imprivata&reg;, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, today announced that it has been named a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in North America. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:43:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Imprivata Honors iPartners for Strong Results in 2007
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61653.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Imprivata&reg;, Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, has honored its top three resellers for their success over the past year. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:39:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Picnik.com Partners With PhotoBox</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61652.html</link>
<description>Starting today Picnik, the leading online photo editing application and PhotoBox, Europe's #1 online photo sharing, storing and printing service, will partner to offer a seamless photo editing experience in PhotoBox's new suite of online photo management services.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:35:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 10, 2008 Stanford GSB Luncheon</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61522.html</link>
<description>For interested entrepreneurs bringing disruptive ideas to market, come join Highland Capital Partners for lunch as they discuss their 2008 Summer Entrepreneurship @ Highland program (noon on Thursday, April 10th).  In its second year, the initiative is designed to provide the environment and resources for university-affiliated entrepreneurs to spend the summer focused on advancing their company/prototype/idea to the next level.  Selected teams are paired with a member of the Highland investment team and provided with a financial stipend and complimentary office space at either Highland-s Menlo Park or Lexington, MA office.
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:09:47 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 29, 2008 Boston University Venture Capital Workshop</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61502.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Is the Boston VC/Entrepreneurship business model and related ecosystem in relative decline vis a vis Silicon Valley? Lunch keynote followed by three moderated panel discussions between Boston and SV VCs and entrepreneurs in technology, life sciences and cleantech.


Paul Maeder will give the Keynote address.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:07:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 30, 2008 Equity Breakfast Series for Consumer Companies</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61566.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Established in 1995, the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women start and grow their own businesses. CWE is a national leader among women-s business development agencies. 

Highland Consumer Fund to host the Center for Women and Entrerprise's Equity Breakfast Series.

More Info
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:04:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 28, 2008 HBS Business Plan Contest</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61547.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The focus of the 12th Annual HBS Business Plan Contest is to provide an integrative learning experience for participating students. The contest has spawned hundreds of business plans, and winners and non-winners alike have gone on to implement their plans and start successful enterprises. Dan Nova to act as Finals Judge.

More Info]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:08:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 9, 2008 i3 Awards Ceremony</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61521.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The organization of the I&sup3; Innovation Challenge is led by the Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum, and is co-organized by Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. and the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard.

Highland Capital Partners to sponsor this event.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:57:46 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>April 11, 2008 Technology Entrepreneurship Night at Boston University</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61519.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Technology Entrepreneurship Night (TEN) is organized to bring the graduate students from School of Management (SMG) and College of Engineering (COE) together to understand the market advancements in the latest technical areas, and build constructive businesses out of it. This is the sixth consecutive year of the event. TEN 2008 will begin with networking time for the attendees, and will be followed by panel discussion on various topics. The topics for panel discussion are selected based on current market trend, and the topics that are of common interest to SMG and COE. Dean Banks to participate on the Biomedical Devices panel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:15:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Pacific Pathway Announces Financing</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content56908.html</link>
<description>Tom Guilfoile and Ted Philip of the Highland Consumer Fund join board of emergency preparedness and personal safety products company.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:05:29 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Upscale Retailers' Returns May Weather a Downturn
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61471.html</link>
<description>Wall Street Journal Profile of Highland Consumer Fund by Jessica Resnick-Ault  
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:01:22 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Staples Founder's Fund Turns To Growing Retailers</title>
<link>http://www.hcp.com/content61468.html</link>
<description>Profile of the Highland Consumer Fund by Karen Talley of Dow Jones</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:55:06 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Announces $20 Million in Equity Financing  
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<link>http://www.hcp.com/content60531.html</link>
<description>Pharmacy retail chain to use financing in preparation for adding 12 new stores this year.
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:54:55 EDT</pubDate>
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