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eBay Recycler Gets $6 Million in Funding

Second Rotation, which operates Gazelle.com, announced a $6 million round of funding led by RockPort Capital Partners. Second Rotation launched last year as an online exchange that purchases "pre-owned lifestyle goods" from consumers to sell on eBay in a similar model as NextWorth.com, which launched in 2006. Both companies are based in the Boston area and have benefited from buying used items such as iPods, inspecting and refurbishing them, and reselling them on sites such as eBay. Second Rotation's Series B funding includes previous investors Venrock Associates and angel investors Austin Ligon and Henry Vogel.

Evolution Robotics Scores $13.88M

Pasadena-based robotics technology firm Evolution Robotics has scored another $13.88M in venture funding, the firm disclose today. Evolution Robotics said the funding was led by CMEA Ventures, and also included Vodafone Ventures, Idealab, and the Quercus Trust. Faysal Sohail of CMEA will join the firm's board along with the funding. Evolution Robotics develops technology for the robotics market, including image recognition, navigation systems, and other control software. The company's software is being used for both research and instructional use in universities, and is also being licensed by other firms for commercial use.

Funding opportunites for micro/nano laser-based high value manufacturing

The Association of Laser Users (AILU) in partnership with the Photonics KTN and the Nanotechnology KTN is organising a funding opportunities in High Value Manufacturing focusing on micro/nano laser processing.

Science Funding Should Remain a Priority, Says Obama Advisor

The basic research funding promised by presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama should not be a victim of the economic collapse, said a science adviser to Obama yesterday. Instead, it should be seen as a way to strengthen the economy.

AI Funding for Open-Source Artificial Intelligence

Abstract: Many programmers of Open-Source software would like to dabble or specialize in artificial intelligence but are concerned about how to obtain AI Funding. The author of http://code.google.com/p/mind forth/ offers a few ideas.

Solar Companies at Risk of Losing Their Funding

Solar energy funding may be cut substantially over the next 2 years, if the global market continues to deteriorate

Whangarei council cuts funding for arts

Whangarei District Council has reportedly cut funding for the arts and community sector in the city by $400,000.

European states at odds over space funding priorities

European ministers Tuesday discussed funding for the International Space Station but differences emerged with Germany calling for more money for the ISS and France focussing on building more launchers. Skip related content

Council told to eliminate arts funding, slash budgets

Calgary aldermen should slash arts funding, freeze staff salaries and cut their own office budgets to reduce a proposed property tax increase, city council heard Monday.

Vietnamese banks to continue funding steel

VietNamNet reported that Vietnamese banks have promised to continue funding steel projects. However, analysts said that even banks’ money cannot save the steel industry in the Q4 of the year.

Angry artists lambaste funding assault

OTTAWA-Angry artists crammed into City Hall Tuesday to demand an end to what they call a systematic annual assault on arts funding.

Altair Nanotechnologies to Receive Additional Federal Funding for Battery Deployment for Naval Vesse

Altair Nanotechnologies to Receive Additional Federal Funding for Battery Deployment for Naval Vessel

Altair Nanotechnologies to Receive Additional Federal Funding for Battery Deployment for Naval Vessel

Altair Nanotechnologies to Receive Additional Federal Funding for Battery Deployment for Naval Vessel

Mobile Ads MoJiva Rings Up Funding

MoJiva on Wednesday said it attracted a first round of funding from the venture capital arm of media giant Bertelsmann.

Aberystwyth arts initiative gets funding boost

A project to build new creative arts business units at Aberystwyth University's arts centre is set to be extended after it received a funding boost from the Welsh Assembly Government.

Obama Could Lift Stem Cell Funding Ban

Since 1994, Congress has prohibited federal financing for embryo experiments. Scientists have long complained that such funding is needed to fully explore the potential benefits of embryonic stem cells, which divide to become all the cells needed in the human body and which may offer treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases.

Blog network SportsBlog Nation scores funding

A freshly minted blog network called SportsBlog Nation (or SB Nation, as it calls itself) has secured a round of funding in the "mid-seven figures," Sports Business Journal reported Monday.

European states at odds over space funding priorities

AFP/NASA/File – The International Space Station is seen in June 2008. European ministers Tuesday discussed funding for …

Open source ECM player takes on funding, swaps out CEO

Nuxeo, the French open source content management vendor, has taken on £1.7m in a Series A funding round led by OTC Asset Management. It also announced that founder and CEO Stefane Fermigier has stepped up to the chairman role, while Eric Barroca has taken over as CEO.

ENDRESS+HAUSER ZOOMS IN ON NEW PREMISES WITH FUNDING FROM LLOYDS TSB CORPORATE MARKETS

Home : News & Events : ENDRESS+HAUSER ZOOMS IN ON NEW PREMISES WITH FUNDING FROM LLOYDS TSB CORPORATE MARKETS

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison secures millions in funding for research projects on nanotechnology, Gulf War illness

UT Southwestern Medical Center has received $1.2 million in appropriations from the Department of Defense for 2009. The funding adds to $2 million secured in 2007 and 2008 and will continue collaborative studies with UT Dallas into groundbreaking research projects with the goal of combining nanotechnology and molecular medicine to treat diseases such as cancer and autoimmune-related ailments.

AUSTRALIA CREDIT MOVES-Westpac hires Aucott to head funding

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Group has hired Ross Aucott to head the bank's funding team in Sydney, several market sources said.

AUSTRALIA CREDIT MOVES-Westpac hires Aucott to head funding

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Group has hired Ross Aucott to head the bank's funding team in Sydney, several market sources said. Aucott, a New Zealand national, will start his new post in January. He comes from Barclays Capital in London where he led the bank's capital issuance and securitisation. Westpac declined to comment. (Reporting by Cecile Lefort) Keywords: AUSTRALIA CREDIT/MOVES (cecile.lefort@reuters.com; +612-9373-1234; Reuters Messaging: cecile.lefort.reuters.com@reuters.net)

Stem-cell firms surge as Obama fuels funding hopes (Reuters)

BANGALORE (Reuters) – Shares of companies developing therapies based on stem cells surged on Monday, after confirmation over the weekend that U.S. president-elect Barack Obama plans to reverse an existing executive order against federal funding of

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