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Techstars unveils sustainability-focused acceleration program in Paris

TechCrunch

France could become a leading market when it comes to sustainability-focused and impact startups due to local and European regulation, innovation and talent looking for opportunities in this ecosystem. But impact companies could still benefit from new processes, better network effects and more ambition in general.

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Affect raises a seed round to grow its stimulant abuse recovery service

TechCrunch

There are any number of seed rounds that cross our desks every day, a never-ending march of enterprise software, consumer apps, games, hardware, biotech and sometimes even a space startup. So when Affect’s $1 million seed round from AlleyCorp came to my attention, I wanted to learn a bit more. Let’s hope.

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Activ Surgical raises $45 million Series B round to give surgeons eagle eyes

TechCrunch

The first of those tools is the company’s hardware component, called ActivSight, which allows surgeons to see things that would otherwise be invisible, like blood flow through microscopic vessels inside tissue. ” This machine learning application won’t be rolled out right away.

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NXgenPort aims to detect early signs of infection in cancer patients before symptoms arise

TechCrunch

Once the port is implanted in the chest and the catheter goes through a patient’s heart, the device captures images of blood cells and then compresses the data and sends it to the cloud, after which it is analyzed via machine learning.

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Ultima Genomics claims $100 full genome sequencing after stealth $600M raise

TechCrunch

The appetite for genomic data continues to rise in the field of biotech and pharmaceutical research, but cost is still a factor — even sequencing a full genome now costs as little as $1,000. The third advance involves machine learning to accelerate the process of turning optical data (the CD-style scanning signal) into usable data.

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Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible

TechCrunch

With a newly raised $41 million in the bank, they’re all set to embark on the complex path to market. ” One of the biggest challenges when building a medical device of any kind, to say nothing of a brain implant, is the huge task of proving both the applications and safety before you go to market.

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Agritech startups, innovations & facts

Apiumhub

According to a new market intelligence report by BIS Research , the global smart farming market is expected to reach $23.14 Marketing and distribution. Trading Market Places. The system combines a piece of hardware that joins to field equipment and automates the amount and timing of field treatments.