By rent MacDonald
By Brent MacDonald – Principal @ Rising Tide VC Ayar Labs was founded in 2015 and based on 10-years of research and collaboration between MIT, UC Berkeley, and the University of Colorado Boulder, and funding from DARPA. The Company’s patented approach uses industry standard silicon processing techniques to develop high speed, high density, low power […]
By Brent MacDonald
By Brent MacDonald – Principal @ Rising Tide VC Millions of people worldwide are visually impaired due to cataracts – loss of vision due to lens clouding. The two current treatment options, the standard intraocular lens (IOL) and multi-focal IOL, force patients to choose between focusing ability and clear vision. Current treatment options have limitations […]
By Brent MacDonald – Principal @ Rising Tide VC Molecular Assemblies began more than 30 years ago when Bill Efcavitch and Curt Becker, then early founders at the pioneering biotech company Applied Biosystems, commercialized the first practical method of synthesizing DNA. Known as phosphoramidite synthesis[1], this chemical-based method was a significant breakthrough and remains the […]
By Brent MacDonald
By Brent MacDonald – Principal @ Rising Tide VC Enable was born out of DCS Group, the largest distributor of health, beauty, and household products in the UK. DCS wanted a smart, efficient way to manage its many complex trading agreements with suppliers and customers. But it could not find a single solution that met […]
By Brent McDonald
SILICON VALLEY AND SEOUL, September 8, 2020. Silicon Valley leaders will launch a business forum to team up with Korean entrepreneurs, venture capitalist and innovators to jointly address the challenges and opportunities in a post-COVID global environment. The Silicon Valley Business Forum (SVBF) will take place from September 16-19th, 2020. The 3-day virtual event, kicked […]
By Brent MacDonald – Principal @ Rising Tide VC Medical imaging for all — it’s a clarion call for change that grows louder every day. It comes from patients seeking greater access to imaging that will help them live healthier lives. It comes from families seeking answers as to why their children are sick. It comes from […]