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Philly-Based Robotics Company Burro is Joining John Deere’s Agtech Accelerator

February 2, 2022

When Burro changed its name last year from Augean Robotics, CEO Charlie Andersen said the rebrand fell more in line with iconic agricultural brands that use an animal for their names like Deere and Bobcat. A few months after that name change and a $11 million Series A, Burro will actually be participating in an […]

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The Delco Company Where Corporate America’s Old Phones and Computers go to Die

January 31, 2022

CyberCrunch is totally bent on destruction. Its two plants, in Aston and out west in Greensburg, Pa., are places where familiar electronics from Philadelphia’s biggest employers go to die. More precisely, to be shredded into high-tech confetti that data thieves can’t pillage, then sold to recyclers. The more digitized and data-dependent our working lives become, […]

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Excision BioTherapeutics Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial Evaluating EBT-101 as a Potential Cure for HIV

January 28, 2022

Excision BioTherapeutics Inc. a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies intended to cure viral infectious diseases, today announced the initiation of a first-in-human (FIH) Phase 1/2 clinical trial of EBT-101 in individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV). The FIH study is a multicenter, open-label, single ascending dose study designed to evaluate the […]

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CLX Health Acquires SymCheck

January 28, 2022

CLX Health, a leading developer of cloud-based solutions for managing the COVID-19 testing ecosystem with their TrustAssure™ Global Network, today announced it acquired SymCheck®, an automated mobile health screening, assessment and compliance software platform. The acquisition was finalized on December 29, 2021, and includes SymCheck and parent-company Yorn, a healthcare-focused, patient experience technology company. Richard […]

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Startup Storytelling isn’t Just for Closing Deals. It’s Also for Hiring, Bruce Marable Says

January 24, 2022

It’s all about the story. That’s the main lesson that Bruce Marable, cofounder and CEO of HR tech startup Employee Cycle, got from his time in Comcast NBCUniversal’s future of work-focused LIFT Labs Accelerator powered by Techstars, which ended in November after 12 intensive weeks. “Storytelling is always key, and that’s what’s been reinforced,” he […]

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