OIF

Assignar Closes $16.5 Million In Secondary Sale To Tiger Global & SecondQuarter Ventures

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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The round was led by Tiger Global , an investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global internet, software, consumer, and financial technology industries.

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  • The round was led by Tiger Global , an investment firm focused on public and private companies in the global internet, software, consumer, and financial technology industries.
  • "We're thrilled to have such strong interest from tech and construction-related giants like Tiger Global and SecondQuarter Ventures," said Sean McCreanor, CEO and co-founder of Assignar.
  • The company has offices in Denver, Colorado and Sydney, Australia and is backed by Tiger Global , SecondQuarter Ventures , Fifth Wall , Ironspring Ventures , Our Innovation Fund (OIF) and Tola Capital .
  • Tiger Global Management is a leading global technology investment firm with over $90 billion under management.

Mereo BioPharma, the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE) and the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OIF) announces completion of the IMPACT Survey enrollment

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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The IMPACT Survey closed with more than 2200 individual responses collected over a 3-month period from some 65 countries.

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  • The IMPACT Survey closed with more than 2200 individual responses collected over a 3-month period from some 65 countries.
  • Despite its severity, the full impact on people with OI, their families and caregivers are not broadly understood or well-documented.
  • The IMPACT Survey was originally a company suggestion, but the OI organizations embraced and took ownership of it.
  • Mereo financially supported the development and delivery of the IMPACT Survey, a joint initiative with the OIFE and the OIF.

Kandou Named One of Switzerland’s Most Promising Scale-Ups in 2021

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandou , an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions to improve the way the world connects and communicates, was named one of Switzerlands most promising scale-ups in 2021 by Top 100 Swiss Startup Magazine .

Key Points: 
  • LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandou , an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions to improve the way the world connects and communicates, was named one of Switzerlands most promising scale-ups in 2021 by Top 100 Swiss Startup Magazine .
  • According to the magazine, startups cannot appear in the TOP 100 for more than five years after incorporation.
  • Kandou has a strong IP portfolio that includes Chord signaling, adopted by the OIF and JEDEC standards organizations.
  • Kandou is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with offices in Europe, North America and Asia.

MPM Capital Raises Biotech’s Largest Impact Investment Fund to Help Finance the Fight Against Cancer and Other Diseases

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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Today, MPM Capital (MPM), one of the worlds leading biotech investment firms, announced that it has raised $850 million for its second Oncology Impact Fund (OIF 2 or the Fund), making it the worlds largest biotech impact investment fund.

Key Points: 
  • Today, MPM Capital (MPM), one of the worlds leading biotech investment firms, announced that it has raised $850 million for its second Oncology Impact Fund (OIF 2 or the Fund), making it the worlds largest biotech impact investment fund.
  • OIF 2s investment efforts are managed through BioImpact Capital, an affiliate of MPM that has been formed to broaden MPMs investment offerings beyond venture capital into dedicated impact and public equities funds.
  • OIF 2 exceeded its fundraising target of $650 million, and far outpaced the $471 million raised in 2016 for MPMs first Oncology Impact Fund (OIF 1), which at the time was also the largest biotech impact investment fund ever.
  • MPM invests across the biotech landscape with venture capital offerings, and with impact and public equities products through its affiliate BioImpact Capital.

II-VI Incorporated Wins ECOC 2021 Most Innovative Product/Optical Integration Award for 400G Integrated Coherent Transceiver Technology

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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Communications service providers are planning to deploy new network architectures that will considerably reduce capital expenditures and operating expenses by leveraging next-generation transmission technology.

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  • Communications service providers are planning to deploy new network architectures that will considerably reduce capital expenditures and operating expenses by leveraging next-generation transmission technology.
  • The IC-TROSA is based on advanced proprietary indium phosphide technology, said Patrik Evaldsson, Vice President & General Manager, II-VI Jrflla.
  • We are honored to win this award and excited about our IC-TROSA product, said Dr. Sanjai Parthasarathi, Chief Marketing Officer, II-VI Incorporated.
  • It integrates all the optical functions of a coherent transceiver into one digitally controlled subassembly that customers can interface to the DSP of their choice.

Aktion Associates, Inc., Announces Partnership with Assignar

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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Aktion executives are confident this partnership brings to its customers much-needed integration between the office and field operations for resource scheduling, timesheets, field data and more.

Key Points: 
  • Aktion executives are confident this partnership brings to its customers much-needed integration between the office and field operations for resource scheduling, timesheets, field data and more.
  • "Assignar's integration with Sage 300 CRE will give customers a more complete view of their business," said Steve Handly, Vice President Construction Division at Aktion Associates.
  • "Together, Assignar and Aktion bring to market next-generation software solutions combining construction field operations into ERP solutions enhancing the value of their technology investments," said Darren Metherell, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, Assignar.
  • Aktion Associates is a national ERP software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries.

OIF Reveals New Common Electrical I/O Project to Strengthen an Open Ecosystem for Near Package Optics Architecture, Launches Management Track and Facebook joins Board of Directors at Q3 2021 Virtual Meeting

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Friday, August 27, 2021
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Jimmy Yu, vice president of DellOro Group, was featured as the guest speaker, and a new Board Member was appointed.

Key Points: 
  • Jimmy Yu, vice president of DellOro Group, was featured as the guest speaker, and a new Board Member was appointed.
  • The project will also support an open ecosystem based on Near Package Optics (NPO) architecture.
  • The new CEI-112G-XSR+ project will help strengthen an open ecosystem for NPO demonstrating OIFs leadership in next-generation channel definition.
  • Rob Stone of Facebook was appointed to the OIF Board of Directors, filling an open position.

OIF Experts to Share CEI Expertise and Provide Channel Standards Update at DesignCon 2021

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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OIF members and industry experts will provide an update on the 112 Gbps challenges and the tradeoffs considered and debated to reach this point in the draft document maturity.

Key Points: 
  • OIF members and industry experts will provide an update on the 112 Gbps challenges and the tradeoffs considered and debated to reach this point in the draft document maturity.
  • The industry will need to move to optical rates of 1.6Tbps and electrical interfaces and standards such as CEI-224G to enable 1.6Tbps optics and related networks.
  • DesignCon is the premier high-speed communications and system design conference, offering industry-critical engineering education in the heart of electronics innovation Silicon Valley.
  • OIF is where the optical networking industrys interoperability work gets done.

Amphenol Ardent Concepts and PHY-SI LLC Released QSFP DD 800G and OSFP 800G Form-Factor Host Compliance Test Fixtures Targeting IEEE 802.3ck CEI 112G-VSR Specification

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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HAMPTON, N.H., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Amphenol Ardent Concepts has released QSFP DD 800G (p/n PHI-SI-QSFP-DD-HCB-A4-32-2) and OSFP 800G (p/n PHI-SI-OSFP-HCB-A4-32-2) Host Compliance Test Fixtures (HCTF) for 800G system and component development in technical collaboration with host/module compliance board manufacturing expert PHY-SI LLC.

Key Points: 
  • HAMPTON, N.H., Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Amphenol Ardent Concepts has released QSFP DD 800G (p/n PHI-SI-QSFP-DD-HCB-A4-32-2) and OSFP 800G (p/n PHI-SI-OSFP-HCB-A4-32-2) Host Compliance Test Fixtures (HCTF) for 800G system and component development in technical collaboration with host/module compliance board manufacturing expert PHY-SI LLC.
  • Utilizing Amphenol Ardent's patented TR MulticoaxTM interface technology, proven in semiconductor and datacenter component development globally, our QSFP DD 800G and OSFP 800G Host Compliance Test Fixtures allow engineers to develop and characterize systems and devices using these cutting-edge high-speed ports and connectors.
  • Ideal for 800G systems, users can easily characterize all high-speed lines in a simple to use form factor.
  • PHY-SI developers are participants and contributors to the IEEE communication standards and understand the complexity of the test compliance fixtures and the accuracy required to meet the standards and specifications.

At DesignCon 2021: Kandou to Showcase USB-C Multiprotocol Retimer for USB4 and High-Speed, Ultra-Low Power Chord Signaling Technologies

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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What: Kandou , an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, will showcase its USB-C multiprotocol retimer solution with USB4 support, along with two of its Chord signaling technologies optimized for high-speed, ultra-low power chiplet and chip-to-chip interconnects at DesignCon 2021 .

Key Points: 
  • What: Kandou , an innovative leader in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, will showcase its USB-C multiprotocol retimer solution with USB4 support, along with two of its Chord signaling technologies optimized for high-speed, ultra-low power chiplet and chip-to-chip interconnects at DesignCon 2021 .
  • Matterhorn Retimer on-chip diagnostics Eye Scope and BER monitors, loopback modes with pattern generation and verification for protocol-based testing.
  • Glasswing Chord signaling Unique CNRZ-5 signaling scheme optimized for high-speed, ultra-low power USR SerDes-based chiplet interconnect in standard organic MCM packaging and power consumption of 1pJ/bit.
  • Kandou is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with offices in Europe, North America and Asia.