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LifeMap Solutions and Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute Launch Pilot Program of COPD Navigator App

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App for Patients is First Component of Broader Chronic-Condition Platform that Integrates with “Smart” Inhaler Technology and Clinician Dashboard

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2015 –LifeMap Solutions, an emerging digital therapeutics provider and subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), today launched a pilot program for COPD Navigator, an Apple HealthKit-compliant iOS app that helps patients monitor and manage the symptoms of COPD. Developed in close partnership with researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and with COPD experts from the Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute, COPD Navigator harnesses the power of mHealth (mobile health) technology and big data analysis to provide COPD patients with an engaging, interactive coach in their pocket. A patient’s doctor specifies the app’s settings and communications. During the pilot program, physicians at The Respiratory Institute will work with patients who use the COPD Navigator iPhone app with the goal of improving their self-management of COPD.

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Spread Cool Winter Air with Nyko’s Intercooler for Xbox® One

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Clip-on cooling attachment for Xbox One now available in stores

LOS ANGELES – March 10, 2015 – Leading video game accessories manufacturer Nyko Technologies today announced the release of the Intercooler for Xbox One, a console clip-on that improves the ambient temperature of the system. The Intercooler can be found online at Nyko.com, Amazon, and other select retail locations in North America for MSRP $24.99. Continue reading Spread Cool Winter Air with Nyko’s Intercooler for Xbox® One

Wi-Charge Ushers in New Era of Wireless Device Charging

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With New Patented Technology, Wi-Charge Brings Light Based, Long-Range, Automatic Wireless Charging to Smart Home and Mobile Devices

REHOVOT, Israel – March 10, 2015 – Wi-Charge, an Israeli technology startup that is out to change the way people power their devices, today officially debuts the latest in wireless charging technology. Wi-Charge’s technology delivers up to 10W of power over 30 feet to multiple devices via an infrared light beam. This technology allows smart home and mobile devices a source of unlimited and safe power. Continue reading Wi-Charge Ushers in New Era of Wireless Device Charging

LifeMap Sciences Partners with Toldot Genetics to Support Next Generation Sequencing Variant Analysis Commercialization

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LifeMap expands its next generation sequencing data analysis business, enhances Toldot’s next generation sequencing analysis services with LifeMap’s integrated knowledgebase and tools

ALAMEDA, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 ― LifeMap Sciences, Inc. (LifeMap), a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced today a commercial partnership agreement with Toldot Genetics, LTD (Toldot), a subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications, Ltd.  LifeMap’s GeneCards Suite, comprised of the company’s integrated biomedical knowledgebase and premium analysis tools, will optimize Toldot’s next generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis capabilities by powering its algorithm-based tools for assigning genetic variations derived from whole genome and exome sequencing, to clinical conditions in order to improve biomedical research. LifeMap will also promote Toldot’s products and offer them to its large user base of life scientists in academia, research hospitals, and biopharma.  Continue reading LifeMap Sciences Partners with Toldot Genetics to Support Next Generation Sequencing Variant Analysis Commercialization

LifeMap Sciences Launches GeneAnalytics™ 1.1 with Improved Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis Features

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ALAMEDA, Calif. – Feb. 19, 2015 – LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced today the release of GeneAnalytics™ v1.1, a powerful and easy-to-use gene set analysis tool that rapidly contextualizes RNAseq and microarray-derived gene expression patterns and function signatures. The tool leverages LifeMap Sciences’ comprehensive integrated biomedical knowledgebase, comprised of GeneCards, MalaCards, and LifeMap Discovery, to help researchers identify diseases, biological pathways, and tissues and cell types associated with gene sets derived from next generation sequencing (NGS) or microarray analysis experiments.  Continue reading LifeMap Sciences Launches GeneAnalytics™ 1.1 with Improved Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis Features

LifeMap Sciences Announces Partnership with Advaita and Commercial Availability of Advaita’s iPathwayGuide in GeneCards®


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Advanced pathway analysis tool offered to LifeMap’s GeneCards’ users in more than 3,000 institutions in academia, research hospitals, and leading biopharma companies

ALAMEDA, Calif., February 4, 2015 – LifeMap Sciences, Inc. (“LifeMap”), a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced today a partnership agreement with Advaita Corporation, which develops and sells iPathwayGuide, an advanced web-based pathway analysis platform capable of identifying mechanisms of action and potential drug targets directly from gene-expression experiments. Under the agreement, iPathwayGuide will be integrated into LifeMap’s GeneCards® database of human genes, and offered to GeneCards’ large user base of life scientists.

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Leading Turkish Startups to Present at Demo Night Hosted By Istanbul Technical University’s Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent, in San Francisco

Turkish startups, Silicon Valley thought leaders to discuss avenues for global entrepreneurship at PARISOMA on February 5

SAN FRANCISCO — January 26, 2015 –  Istanbul Technical University’s (ITU) Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent and  Sente-Advisory Services today announced the upcoming ITU GATE San Francisco Demo Night, How Entrepreneurs from Abroad Are Disrupting Silicon Valley. Nine successful Turkish startups selected by ITU and ITU ARI Teknokent’s “Entrepreneurship Ecosystem,” a program to promote the nation’s economic development and innovation, will present and discuss their strategies for international growth. The Demo Night will be led by a panel of Silicon Valley thought leaders who will also participate in a discussion moderated by Heather Somerville, business reporter at the San Jose Mercury News.  Continue reading Leading Turkish Startups to Present at Demo Night Hosted By Istanbul Technical University’s Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent, in San Francisco

LifeMap Sciences, a Subsidiary of BioTime, Announces Release of VarElect, the Next Generation Sequencing Phenotyper

ALAMEDA, Calif. – January 15, 2015 – LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., announced today the commercial release of VarElect, a powerful, yet easy-to-use application for prioritizing gene variants resulting from next generation sequencing (“NGS”) experiments. VarElect rapidly prioritizes gene variants according to their potential association to a disease or phenotype of interest, and can aid in identifying the roles of genes and their variants in biological processes, health, and disease.

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