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SARM Could Represent a New Category of Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Potential for Other Neuromuscular Diseases CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DART Therapeutics Inc., an innovative, new-model biotechnology firm focused on developing therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), announced today that it is developing a SARM drug candidate obtained from Belgium-based Galapagos NV. In early studies, the drug candidate, renamed DT-200, demonstrated...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hadapt, the only data analytics platform natively integrating SQL with Apache Hadoop, has named Jit Saxena to its Board of Directors. Saxena was co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Netezza, which pioneered the analytic database appliance and developed technology for complex analytics on large, diverse data volumes. Jit led Netezza from inception until January 2009, then served as Chairman until its acquisition by IBM in 2010 for...

With Release of XBlock Source Code, Global Community Invited to Participate in the Development of the edX Learning Platform and the Next Generation of Online and Blended Courses CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (PyCon 2013) -- EdX, the not-for-profit online learning enterprise founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), today released its XBlock SDK to the general public under the Affero GPL open source...

--Meyerson and Blumenfeld leading effort CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety (ACRES) President, Greg Koski, former director of the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a major step forward in efforts to re-shape the world of clinical research through a collaborative systems approach that leverages the expertise and resources of...

Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor Signs Proclamation Declaring March 6 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and the Colon Cancer Coalition/Get Your Rear in Gear have collaborated to raise awareness of colorectal cancer in Cambridge, Massachusetts by asking the Mayor to sign a proclamation decreeing today, March 6 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day in...

Free application allows Google Apps users to manage and clear storage space in Gmail CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Backupify, the leading provider of cloud-to-cloud backup and recovery solutions for Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, today launched FreeSpace, a free Gmail storage management tool that actively monitors and manages the storage space available in Google Apps Gmail accounts. FreeSpace addresses the challenge users face today when reaching...

Inbound Marketing Continues Global Growth with HubSpot in Dublin CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and DUBLIN, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HubSpot, Inc. officially launched their European headquarters today, expanding upon the company's global inbound marketing presence and providing increased levels of service and support to customers around the world. HubSpot is an industry leader in inbound marketing software with strong international presence already: more than 710 of their 8,600 customers are...

Social Media Scientist Dan Zarrella Unveils Sharing Measurement Tool CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inbound marketing software company HubSpot, Inc. released a new tool LinkTally today to calculate how many times a link has been shared across social networks Twitter, Google+, Facebook and LinkedIn. "Many websites include social sharing buttons, but might not calculate reach on all the networks available," says the tool's creator, Social Media Scientist Dan...

Customer Base Increases to 8,440 as Annual Revenue Grows to $52.5 M in 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inbound marketing software company, HubSpot, Inc., released their 2012 Year in Review today to continue their strong tradition of transparency and rapid growth. The report highlights significant increases in revenue, customer count, and number of employees for the inbound marketing software company. CEO Brian Halligan announced today that HubSpot posted 82%...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The role of gun violence and street crime in the United States are topics of great debate among politicians, lobbyists, national organizations, and American citizens. Multiple shootings, accidents with firearms, and media representation of gun crimes stress the urgency of developing gun control policies that have more impact on their criminal rather than recreational use. There are a number of agencies in the U.S. who collect...