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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 29, 2015
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o Menlo Park-Based Frazier Healthcare Partners Closes New $262M Fund
o Oakland-Based Lucid Names Will Coleman as New CEO
o South San Francisco-Based MyoKardia Raises $54M in Downsized IPO
o San Jose-Based IDT to Raise $325 Million in Convertible Notes Offering
o Smartphone Ownership Levels Spike Among Young Adults, Wealthy
o Briefly Noted: Home Delivery Service, BioPharmX, Palo Alto Networks
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o Menlo Park-Based Frazier Healthcare Partners Closes New $262M Fund
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Frazier Healthcare Partners, a Menlo Park-based investment firm focused on the healthcare sector, said on Thursday it has closed a new $262 million fund. The fund, known as Frazier Life Sciences VIII, will invest exclusively in companies developing novel therapeutics. "Our ability to consistently and successfully execute our investment strategy with the same core investment team over multiple funds allowed us to raise this fund quickly," said Jamie Topper, the firm's managing general partner, in a statement. Recent Frazier IPOs and exits include Calibrium (acquired by Novo Nordisk), ProNAi (IPO), Collegium (IPO), Cidara (IPO), Tobira (merged with Regado), PreCision Dermatology (acquired by Valeant), Rempex (acquired by The Medicines Company) and Incline (acquired by The Medicines Company). The 24-year-old firm now has more than $2.4 billion in committed capital under management.
http://www.frazierhealthcare.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151029005029/en/Frazier-Healthcare-Partners-Closes-Oversubscribed-262-Million
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o Oakland-Based Lucid Names Will Coleman as New CEO
Oakland -- Lucid, an Oakland-based developer of cloud-based building management tools, on Thursday named Will Coleman as its new CEO. He succeeds co-founder Vladi Shunturov, who has assumed the role of president. Coleman, the founder of Onramp Capital and former partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, has been involved with Lucid since 2013 as an advisor, independent director and chairman. Now, he will play a key role in helping the company continue its rapid expansion in the commercial building market. "Will and I have been collaborating closely for several years," said Shunturov. "The building software segment is taking off and we have big plans. I am thrilled to bring Will's expertise in-house."
http://www.lucidconnects.com
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/lucid-adds-will-coleman-as-ceo-as-the-company-positions-itself-for-continued-growth-2068451.htm
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o South San Francisco-Based MyoKardia Raises $54M in Downsized IPO
South San Francisco -- Shares of South San Francisco-based MyoKardia rose 3% by mid-afternoon Thursday, hours after the biopharmaceutical firm raised $54 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The company priced 5.4 million shares at $10 each -- well below its expected price range of $15-$17. Shares are now trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "MYOK." MyoKardia is developing therapies for the treatment of rare cardiovascular diseases, with an initial focus on heritable cardiomyopathies, a group of rare, genetically-driven forms of heart failure.
http://www.myokardia.com/
http://www.myokardia.com/docs/MyoKardia-PricingPressReleaseFinalDraft1.pdf (PDF)
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o San Jose-Based IDT to Raise $325 Million in Convertible Notes Offering
San Jose, Calif. -- Days after announcing plans to acquire Germany's ZMDI, San Jose-based Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a maker of low-power, high-performance mixed-signal semiconductors, said it plans to raise $325 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes. The notes, being sold to institutional buyers, are due in 2022. IDT said it will use a portion of the proceeds to repurchase shares of the company. The news comes less than a week after IDT said it would pay $310 million to acquire ZMDI, a supplier of sensing and digital power semiconductors for the automotive and industrial markets. That deal is expected to close by year's end.
http://www.idt.com/
http://ir.idt.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=939061
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o Smartphone Ownership Levels Spike Among Young Adults, Wealthy
Washington, DC -- More than two-thirds of U.S. adults now have a smartphone -- up from 35% in 2011 -- with younger adults and higher-income households closing in on near-saturation levels of adoption, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The survey finds that 92% of adults own a mobile phone of some kind, up from 65% in 2004. And 86% of those ages 18-29 have a smartphone, along with 83% of those ages 30 to 49 and 87% of those living in households earning $75,000 or more annually. Likewise, the share of American adults who own a tablet computer has risen to 45%, up from 4% in 2010. "These changes in device ownership are all taking place in a world where smartphones are transforming into all-purpose devices that perform many of the same functions of specialized technology, such as music players, e-book readers or even gaming devices," said Lee Rainie, Pew's director of Internet, science and technology research. The full report is available at the link below.
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/29/technology-device-ownership-2015/
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> Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - DC
The Campaigns & Marketing Summit on Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C. will bring together 300 marketers and executives from the political, technology and brand communities to discuss their common tactics, strategies, tools and platforms. It is the first major conference to bring together both brand and political marketers. With over a dozen panel discussions on social, mobile, data, digital advertising, analytics and more, attendees will gain insights into the wave of change and innovation coming to marketing and social media in 2016.
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o Briefly Noted:
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based online mall Home Delivery Service (HDS) on Thursday named Ari Staiman as its vice president of business development and legal. Staiman most recently was the president of Sega Amusement Works, and also previously spent seven years at Sega Corp. in Tokyo, where he served as general counsel for all Sega group companies worldwide.
http://www.hdsglobal.com/
http://media.wix.com/ugd/30b620_028aceab03a0465a9cf9bfed2e570b58.pdf (PDF)
(Menlo Park, Calif.) Menlo Park-based BioPharmX, a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on dermatology and women's health, on Friday named AnnaMarie Daniels as its executive vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs. Daniels previously led the botulinum neurotoxin program at Johnson & Johnson, as well as the clinical research program for Boston Scientific Neuromodulation.
http://www.biopharmx.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biopharmx-corporation-names-annamarie-daniels-executive-vice-president-of-clinical-and-regulatory-affairs-300168316.html
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Palo Alto Networks, developer of an enterprise cybersecurity platform, on Thursday named Nick Urick as its vice president of federal sales, based in Maryland. Urick most recently served as the vice president of federal sales with FireEye, and previously led F5 Networks' federal sales business. "The federal sector is a key growth area for Palo Alto Networks," said Mark Anderson, the company's executive vice president of worldwide field operations.
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2015/palo-alto-networks-names-nick-urick-as-vice-president-federal-sales.html
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> Chief Information Officer - City of Huntington Beach, Calif.
This vibrant community, known as "Surf City," represents an ideal location for a visionary with exceptional collaborative leadership skills to contribute as a key member of the City’s management team as the new Chief Information Officer overseeing the Information Services Department (30 FTEs; $6.8M budget). Top candidates will have a team-oriented style with a commitment to results in promoting short- and long-term value of technological innovation. The CIO must possess a deep understanding of information technology services and emerging trends within the field related to public-sector service delivery. Ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s and 5 years of information technology experience at the department director or deputy director equivalent level. A Master's degree is preferred. Salary is up to $188,552 with an excellent benefit package2015. Interested candidates should submit a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and current salary information via email to apply@ralphandersen.com Confidential inquiries are welcomed to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/huntington_beach_cio.html. Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 26.
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> Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - DC
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