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Emulate Inc. closes $82M Series E to fund expansion of ‘organ-on-a-chip’ products

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a biotech company focused on developing “organ-on-a-chip” technology, closed an $82 million Series E round on Tuesday. This latest round is intended to formulate a massive investment in a “roadmap” for developing model organ systems created to fit drugmakers’ needs and bring the idea of an organ-on-a-chip into use in the lab. .

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China’s work automation startup Laiye raises $160M, acquires France’s Mindsay

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Much of the top developer talent in China has gotten just as expensive as their counterparts in Western countries, observed Wang, who holds a PhD in machine learning from Princeton. Acquiring Mindsay naturally allows Laiye to leapfrog the development challenges of training algorithms for a new language.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years. We’re bullish on what the adoption of BIM [building information modeling] in the development phase means for the next decade of construction in the field.