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Two Boston finalists named for 2018 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event

From computers that can read human body language to teaching moms how to do computer coding, a wide variety of ideas are being peddled by the dozens of companies invited to pitch their business plans to a panel of expert judges at this year's South by Southwest Accelerator Pitch Event...Two companies from Boston are in the mix: FutureFuel.io, a student debt-focused startup; and Nix, the maker of a hydration biosensor that informs athletes, soldiers, and laborers when to drink, what...
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Benefit’s Automated Kiosk To Debut in Canada

Benefit first partnered with ZoomSystems in 2013 to create Glam up & away. ZoomSystems is the global leader in high-end automated retail. "With this ground-breaking partnership, ZoomSystems and Benefit Cosmetics are giving travelers on-the-go access to the beauty products they need and love," says Pamela Strazdas, vice president, Customer Success, ZoomSystems. Read more >>
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Wasabi for Its Hot Cloud Storage Solution with 2017 North American Technology Innovation Award

Based on its recent analysis of the Hot Cloud Storage industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Wasabi Technologies Inc. (Wasabi) with the 2017 North American Technology Innovation Award. Wasabi is a Boston-based cloud storage startup that offers hot cloud storage solutions as a service. Read more >>
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Corbus Pharmaceuticals Announces Agreement with FDA on Phase 2b Cystic Fibrosis Study Design with Pulmonary Exacerbations as Sole Primary Endpoint

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) ("Corbus" or the "Company"), a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, today announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regarding the design of its next study of lenabasum (formerly known as anabasum), a novel, oral, pro-resolving drug, in the treatment of cystic fibrosis ("CF"). Read more >>
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Snow Skiing is like Starting a Business? Roger that!

Boston Harbor Angel members, Ziad Moukheiber and David Powsner, are the hosts of Failure – the Podcast, a podcast about about business failures, focusing on startups and emerging companies. You've heard it before. Starting a business is a lot like skiing: you've got to be prepared for a fall. In episode eight, guest Roger Kahlon, a businessman and avid skier, speaks on the topic from first hand experience.  Tune in >>
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