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Edge Sound Research raises $2.8M from cohort including USTA, DeVos family
Edge Sound Research’s latest raise brings its total funding to $5.5M.
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Acquires Product Line of De Oro Devices, Makers of NexStride® Gait-Cueing Device
The acquisition of De Oro Devices expands access to research-backed technology that helps people with neuroambulatory disorders stay active and reduce fall risk.
Published FDA Pivotal Studies Find DermaSensor has 96% Sensitivity and Cuts Physician’s Missed Skin Cancers by Half
Published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, the joint FDA pivotal studies demonstrated the performance and benefits of the hand-held, non-invasive, optical spectroscopy device in point-of-care skin lesion evaluation.
Cambium Advances Thermal Protection Systems for Hypersonics with the US Navy
Cambium is working with the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research to solve critical challenges in hypersonic materials.
Sound You can Feel: This Startup Aspires to define the Future of Audio Innovation
EDGE Sound Research is redefining audio innovation, creating technology that transforms how sound is captured, processed, and experienced.
Damian leaves county government, returns to private sector
Former Chief Economic Development Officer and serial entrepreneur to join Kern Venture Group as the inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence.
Considering starting a vertical farm? Think like a farmer, not an engineer.
Zeste Farms has developed its indoor vertical farm production system to be easy to operate and simple to repair.
Kern Venture Group secures first $5M in Funding Led by Valley Strong Credit Union and the Ravi and Naina Patel Family Office Prior to Public Launch of Fund III
Valley Strong Credit Union and the Ravi & Naina Patel Family Office become anchor investors in KVG’s third venture fund, working to build the future of entrepreneurship and innovation in Kern County
DOE Announces winners of the home electrification prize
DOE Announces Winners of the Home Electrification Prize.