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Slater Invests $250,000 in Smart Grid Startup Alektrona (Released: 7/21/2010)
Rhode Island Entrepreneurs Take Promising IT Venture into Green Market Providence, R.I., July 21, 2010 – The Slater Technology Fund today announced that it has comm... [more]

Slater Commits Seed Funding to Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals, Drug Discovery Venture Targeting Cognitive Dysfunction (Released: 6/28/2010)
Providence, R.I., June 28, 2010 – The Slater Technology Fund today announced that it has committed seed funding to launch Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Providence-based d... [more]

Slater-Backed Biomedical Company Awarded Nearly $3 Million in Grant Funding, Achieves Additional Progress Toward Commercialization (Released: 6/16/2010)
ProThera Biologics Executes Licensing Agreement with Lifespan and Wins First Place in R.I. Business Plan Competition Providence, R.I., June 16, 2010 – The Slater Tec... [more]

Slater Commits $500,000 to New Biomedical Venture Developing Novel Therapies for Wound Healing (Released: 2/9/2010)
Based in Providence, CytoSolv is led by an experienced team of scientific entrepreneurs with long-term commitment to life science ventures in RI Providence, R.I., F... [more]

Six University Students Appointed to Entrepreneurial Fellows Program (Released: 1/12/2010)
Local Students Awarded Fellowships to Participate in Venture Development in Life Sciences Providence, R.I., January 12, 2010 -- The Slater Technology Fund today an... [more]

Slater Technology Fund Invests in Fast-Growing Providence Software Company Dynadec (Released: 1/11/2010)
Commits $350K to Brown University-Backed Venture Developing Advanced Optimization Technology Providence, R.I., January 11, 2009 – The Slater Technology Fund today a... [more]

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$250K for Alektrona (Published: 7/21/2010)
Xconomy

Slater Fund Invests $250,000 in Alektrona (Published: 7/21/2010)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Invests $250K in Alektrona, Local Energy Management Startup (Published: 7/21/2010)
Providence Business News

Alektrona Tackles Smart Grid with $250K Slater Funding (Published: 7/21/2010)
Mass High Tech

Brown Using New Technology to Create Jobs (Published: 3/30/2010 1:56:32 PM)
The Providence Journal

Partners Prosper in Life Science: Richard G. Horan (Published: 3/24/2010)
The Providence Journal

We Should Spawn Ventures; Wages Will Follow: Thorne Sparkman (Published: 3/23/2010)
The Providence Journal

In Cutting, R.I. Should Avoid Nicking the Bone (Published: 2/22/2010)
Providence Business News

Slater, N.Z Firm Take Stakes in Cytosolv (Published: 2/17/2010)
Providence Business News

NABsys Raises $7M in Series B Round (Published: 2/17/2010)
Providence Business News

State Fund Invests in Start-up (Published: 2/10/2010)
The Providence Journal

Slater Puts $500K Into Wound Startup Cytosolv (Published: 2/9/2010)
Mass High Tech

Slater Fund Invests $2M in '09 (Published: 2/3/2010)
Providence Business News

Cardiorobotics Grabs $5 Million in Venture Financing (Published: 2/3/2010)
Mass High Tech

Lou Mazzuchelli: R.I. Needs New Climate for Investment, Risk-Taking (Published: 2/3/2010)
The Providence Journal

R.I. Technology Fund Awards $350,000 to Dynadec (Published: 1/14/2010)
The Providence Journal

Slater Invests $350K in Brown Prof’s Firm (Published: 1/14/2010)
Providence Business News

Six Slater Entrepreneur Fellowships Awarded (Published: 1/14/2010)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Names Second Fellows Group (Published: 1/14/2010)
Providence Business News

Dynadec, Harvest and Konarka: A Trio of Friday Fundings (Published: 1/14/2010)
Xconomy

Slater-backed venture profiled by Scott Kirsner in “Innovation Economy” column (Published: 8/9/2009)
The Boston Globe

Strength in Numbers (Published: 5/15/2009)
The Boston Globe

Tizra Beats Sales Goals Following Product Debut (Published: 3/31/2008)
Centre Daily

Can Smallest State Be High-Tech Hub? (Published: 2/28/2008)
The Boston Globe

R.I. Tech Council Pushes Research, Awards Grants (Published: 2/8/2008)
Mass High Tech

Some Mistakes Hurt More than Others in Business (Published: 2/4/2008)
Providence Business News

Expansion Eyed by Slater (Published: 2/4/2008)
Providence Business News

On Track for Research (Published: 1/26/2008)
The Providence Journal

Tizra PDF Platform Goes Public (Published: 1/23/2008)
Providence Business News

Genome Corp. Announces Formation of Scientific Advisory Board (Published: 1/22/2008)
American Venture Magazine

Slater Fund Invests Another $250K in Genome Corp. (Published: 1/22/2008)
Providence Business News

Genome Corp. Names SAB, Raises Additional Funds (Published: 1/21/2008)
GenomeWeb Daily News

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals to Expand in R.I. (Published: 1/16/2008)
Providence Business News

Room to Grow in Cumberland (Published: 1/16/2008)
The Providence Journal

Public Display Gets Slater Grant (Published: 1/16/2008)
The Providence Journal

Ocean State Funds Web App Firm with $250K (Published: 1/15/2008)
Mass High Tech

Slater Re-Invests in Software Startup Public Display (Published: 1/15/2008)
Providence Business News

Zimmerman’s Instincts, Ear Help Propel FarSounder (Published: 1/7/2008)
Providence Business News

Chamber Honors Woonsocket Business (Published: 11/20/2007)
The Providence Journal

Richard G. Horan: Bio-Research’s Promise for RI (Published: 11/7/2007)
The Providence Journal

From the Heart (Published: 10/5/2007)
Mass High Tech

Slater Invests in Genome Sequencing (Published: 10/1/2007)
Providence Business News

Innovation Success Is In the DNA of the State’s Entrepreneurs (Published: 10/1/2007)
Providence Business News

The Financing That Makes Great Things Possible (Published: 10/1/2007)
Providence Business News

Betting on Biotechnology (Published: 9/30/2007)
The Providence Journal

Genome Enters Search for Cheap DNA Sequencing (Published: 9/28/2007)
Mass High Tech

Slater Fund Invests $250K in Genome Corp. (Published: 9/26/2007)
Providence Business News

Start-up Puts Focus on DNA (Published: 9/26/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Invests in Genome Corp. (Published: 9/25/2007)
American Venture Magazine

12 Honored at PBN-R.I. EDC-Tech Collective Gala (Published: 9/21/2007)
Providence Business News

Is Subprime’s Loss the Tech Industry’s Gain? (Published: 9/19/2007)
E-Commerce Times

State CounState Council Awards $1.5 Million in Grants (Published: 9/12/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Marks Record Returns in Fiscal 2007 (Published: 9/10/2007)
Providence Business News

Duke Press Adopts Tizra Online Publishing System (Published: 9/6/2007)
Providence Business News

Coventry Business Grows with New Line (Published: 8/28/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Sinks Funds into Fiber Firm Concordia (Published: 8/27/2007)
Mass High Tech

Private Sector Needs to Help Out Slater (Published: 8/27/2007)
Providence Business News

Concordia Fibers Gets $250K from Slater Fund (Published: 8/27/2007)
Providence Business News

A Space Where Biotech Can Grow (Published: 8/27/2007)
Providence Business News

Andera Adds Partner to Create Fuller Online Product (Published: 8/20/2007)
Providence Business News

Life Sciences Briefing (Published: 8/15/2007)
Venture Beat

Andera Creates Online Banking Partnership (Published: 8/14/2007)
Providence Business News

Grants Aid Genome Research (Published: 8/3/2007)
The Providence Journal

Funding Roundup (Published: 7/26/2007)
Venture Beat

Sound (Published: 7/22/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater-Backed Startup Envisions Better Hearing Devices (Published: 7/2/2007)
Providence Business News

EpiVax Awarded a Grant for Hemophilia Therapy (Published: 7/2/2007)
Providence Business News

Slater Invests $250,000 in Startup Bionica (Published: 6/27/2007)
Providence Business News

Slater Invest $500,000 in Middletown Robotics Firm (Published: 6/18/2007)
Providence Business News

Slater Funds Med Robot Firm with $500K (Published: 6/15/2007)
Mass High Tech

Start-Up Firm to Expand in R.I. (Published: 6/13/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Bets on Potential of URI Biomarker Research (Published: 6/11/2007)
Providence Business News

Slater Investing $500,000 in Robotics Startup (Published: 6/11/2007)
Providence Business News

Ocean State Startup Wins Slater Funding (Published: 6/7/2007)
Mass High Tech

Biomed Firm Wins State Grant (Published: 6/6/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Investing $250,000 in URI Biotech Spinoff (Published: 6/5/2007)
Providence Business News

Slater Happy to Bet on Andera (Published: 5/28/2007)
Providence Business News

Why Can’t R.I. Create a High-Tech Corridor? (Published: 5/27/2007)
The Providence Journal

Incubators: Firms Find that Incubators Make Monetary Sense (Published: 5/18/2007)
Mass High Tech

R.I. Courts Biotechnology Firms at International Gathering in Boston (Published: 5/14/2007)
Providence Business News

Biz Bits & Quips: Firms Win 2nd Round of Financing (Published: 5/13/2007)
The Providence Journal

IT Startup Andera Receives Second Round of Funding (Published: 5/8/2007)
American Venture

R.I. Makes Its Pitch to Be Biotech Player (Published: 5/8/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater Fund Boosts Its Investment in Andera (Published: 5/8/2007)
Providence Business News

N.E. Draws 29% More Venture Capital in 1Q (Published: 5/7/2007)
Providence Business News

Today’s Broadcast of American Venture TV (Published: 5/7/2007)
American Venture

Tizra Closes on Financing Deal with Rhode Island’s Slater Technology Fund (Published: 5/2/2007)
dBusiness News Providence

Tizra Receives Financial Backing (Published: 5/2/2007)
The Providence Journal

Ocean State’s Tizra Takes $500K from Slater Fund (Published: 5/1/2007)
Mass High Tech

Slater Fund Invests $500,000 in Tizra (Published: 5/1/2007)
Providence Business News

Creative Circle Advertising Solutions, Inc. Raises Second Round (Published: 4/25/2007)
American Venture

Creative Circle Closes Second Financing Round (Published: 4/24/2007)
Digital Media Wire

Creative Circle Completes 2nd-Round Financing (Published: 4/23/2007)
Providence Business News

A Software Start-Up Scratches for Survival (Published: 4/17/2007)
Forbes

Investing in the ‘Gap’: New Focus on Seed Stage (Published: 4/6/2007)
Mass High Tech

Slater Invests $250,000 in Software Startup (Published: 4/2/2007)
Providence Business News

Providence Start-Up Company Getting $250,000 (Published: 3/27/2007)
The Providence Journal

Public Display Gets $0.25 Million from Slater Fund (Published: 3/26/2007)
Providence Business News

Ocean State is Growing a ‘New Economy’Ocean State is Growing a ‘New Economy’ (Published: 3/12/2007)
Providence Business News

Mass. Opens BIO Arms to Neighbors (Published: 3/2/2007)
Mass High Tech

Startup Sees Big Market for PDF Tools (Published: 1/27/2007)
Providence Business News

Tech Start-up Afferent Corp. Wins a Major Investment (Published: 1/11/2007)
The Providence Journal

Biz Bits & Quips: High-tech Firm Surged in 2006 (Published: 1/7/2007)
The Providence Journal

Slater News

Slater Invests $250,000 in Smart Grid Startup Alektrona (Released: 7/21/2010)
Rhode Island Entrepreneurs Take Promising IT Venture into Green Market Providence, R.I., July 21, 2010 – The Slater Technology Fund today announced that it has comm... [more]

Slater Commits Seed Funding to Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals, Drug Discovery Venture Targeting Cognitive Dysfunction (Released: 6/28/2010)
Providence, R.I., June 28, 2010 – The Slater Technology Fund today announced that it has committed seed funding to launch Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Providence-based d... [more]

Slater-Backed Biomedical Company Awarded Nearly $3 Million in Grant Funding, Achieves Additional Progress Toward Commercialization (Released: 6/16/2010)
ProThera Biologics Executes Licensing Agreement with Lifespan and Wins First Place in R.I. Business Plan Competition Providence, R.I., June 16, 2010 – The Slater Tec... [more]