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May 02, 2018

Algolux Announces $10M Series A-1 for Robust Autonomous Vision

Originally Published: Montreal, Canada, April 10, 2018 – Algolux Inc., the leading provider of machine-learning stacks for autonomous vision and imaging, is pleased to announce the closing of a USD $10M Series A funding round led by General Motors (GM) Ventures.

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February 14, 2018

Near-Infrared Light May Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Will Benefit Most from Chemotherapy

Published: Feb 12th. 2018
 
A new optical imaging system developed at Columbia University uses red and near-infrared light to identify breast cancer patients who will respond to chemotherapy.
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December 22, 2017

Text IQ Named One of the World's 100 Most Promising AI Companies

CB Insights has named Text IQ to the AI 100, a prestigious ranking of the 100 most promising private artificial intelligence companies in the world. Yesterday, CB Insights CEO and co-founder Anand Sanwal revealed the second annual list at the A-ha!
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December 21, 2017

Vidrovr raises $1.25M to bring smarter video search to publishers

As video becomes increasingly important to the media business (to the point where it’s become a cliché), a startup called Vidrovr aims to help publishers find the most relevant videos to go along with their content.
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November 29, 2017

First Frontiers in Robotics Conference Highlights Columbia Research and Innovation

Columbia Technology Ventures hosted its first on-campus conference to showcase the research of faculty from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons on October 19, 2017.

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October 13, 2017

Q&A with Matei Ciocarlie

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) spoke with Matei Ciocarlie, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, to learn about his efforts to create robotic hands capable of healing—and helping. 
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October 13, 2017

Q&A with Hod Lipson

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) spoke with Hod Lipson, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, about soft robotics, his quest to develop robotic self-awareness, and the future of food. 
 
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October 13, 2017

Q&A with Ozgur Sahin

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) spoke with Ozgur Sahin, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Physics, to learn about the powerhouse potential of bacterial spores and their applications in robotics. 
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October 13, 2017

Q&A with Peter Allen

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) spoke with Peter Allen, Professor of Computer Science and head of the Columbia Robotics Laboratory about the future of robotic home assistants, robo
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October 13, 2017

Q&A with Sunil Agarwal

Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV) spoke with Sunil Agrawal, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, about his work in medical rehabilitative robotics. 
 
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