Redwood City company at the forefront of personalized medicine
Silicon Valley is one of the hotspots in personalized medicine research and technology. Redwood City’s Genomic Health is poised to lead the way.
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As other electric car companies fold, Tesla and its new Model X shine
Tesla Motors unveiled the Model X in February, remaining on the forefront of the electric car market. Many competing electric car companies have filed for bankruptcy or gone out of business.
Peninsula small businesses yelping about Yelp’s mysterious algorithm
The popular restaurant and business review site Yelp uses a secret algorithm to determine which reviews appear. Many small business owners complain the process should be more transparent.
Stanford journalism students report from Peninsula — and from Egypt (PODCAST)
Soccer stars and startups highlight the Peninsula Report radio show’s coverage of the South Bay, and, this week, a reporter goes international, sharing her experience reporting on the Arab Spring in Egypt.
Tennis pros, cheerleading hopefuls and startup stars headline Peninsula Report (PODCAST)
A tennis pro returns to Stanford to finish her degree, other Stanford students start companies while still working toward their degrees, and high school cheerleaders find a unique way to raise money for nationals.
Old electronics help Los Altos High cheerleaders get to nationals (VIDEO)
The Los Altos High School cheer team is raising money to travel to a national competition in Anaheim at the end of the month. They did a bake sale, of course. But the real money came from an e-waste drive.
Meru leaderships’ stock buys may be first steps toward company sale
Over the past month, the three top directors at Sunnyvale’s Meru Networks have been on a buying spree, which could signal that the wireless LAN company is positioning itself for a sale.
Sunnyvale wireless provider Meru Networks posts fourth quarter losses
With the announcement of its fourth quarter net losses, the wireless local area network provider continues to trail behind competitors, including Cisco Systems, Inc., and Aruba Networks, Inc.
Medical technology startups face funding and FDA approval challenges
Biotech startup founders gathered at Stanford Tuesday for Entrepreneurship Week. They advised student entrepreneurs about funding challenges, FDA approval and how to build products that will make a difference in the medical world.