October 2009
ClearCount Closes Series B
ClearCount Medical Solutions has closed a $3.4M Series B financing round, led by Draper Triangle. The company will use the funds to drive sales and product development of its RFID-based solutions designed to prevent retained surgical sponges. ClearCount has developed the only FDA-cleared sponge counting and detection solution. The SmartSponge System is the only system to incoporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection for the purpose of preventing a retained object during surgery. Learn more at www.clearcount.com.
Oct 22 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Receives Statewide NC Board of Education Approval
The State Board of Education in North Carolina is recommending Carnegie Learning's complete suite of middle and high school mathematics textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software to schools across the state. After an extensive review, the materials were recommended for use as core curricula for 8th grade Math, Introductory Mathematics, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry in North Carolina. Only those materials that met the new North Carolina Essential Standards were approved. Learn more about the internationally-recognized Carnegie Learning Math Curricula at www.carnegielearning.com.
Oct 20 | Permalink
iKnowthat Launches 2 New Educational Products
iKnowthat has expanded its online presence with the release of two new products: iKnowthat-School and iKnowthat-Home. Subscribers to these new products will have exclusive access to an improved set of tools that will enable them to better manage, plan and monitor the performance of their students and children. All content uses fun, highly interactive animation and sounds and is aligned with grade and subject specific standards. For more information or a free trial, visit www.iKnowthat.com.
Oct 20 | Permalink
Plextronics Starts US Center for Energy Leadership
Plextronics is one of six Pittsburgh energy companies that founded the United States Center for Energy Leadership (USCEL), based in Pittsburgh. The group's mission is to re-establish the US as a leader in energy technology development. The group will work to promote a stable environment for energy in the US through energy independence, stable pricing and a portfolio approach. USCEL will also address energy issues as they pertain to government policy, investment and technology. The founding members of the organization include Plextronics, Westinghouse, Allegheny Energy, EQT, CONSOL Energy and BPL Global.
Oct 8 | Permalink
BodyMedia Expands Overseas Offerings
BodyMedia has launched the Ki Fit Lifestyle and Caolorie Management System by Ki Performance. Through the company's first strategic partner in Europe, BodyMedia is extending its breaktrhough lifestyle and calorie management solution to consumers in the United Kingdom. For the first time, overseas customers will be able to use the same effective, clinically accurate and web-based body-monitoring products as thousands of customers throughout the U.S. Learn more at www.bodymedia.com.
Oct 6 | Permalink
