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QuEra Computing Uses AI to Automate a Critical Quantum Computer Subsystem, Enabling the Acceleration of Commercial-Grade Quantum Computing Deployments from QuEra
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QuEra Computing, the leader in quantum computing, today announced results from its work in the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) research preview, in which an AI agent, Anthropic's Claude, performed one of the most expert-dependent...
Axoft Introduces Fleuron® WISE, the Latest Addition to its Advanced Polymer Portfolio
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axoft, a neurotechnology company, today introduced the latest addition to its advanced polymer portfolio: Fleuron® Water Invisible Soft Elastomer (WISE), a UV-curable material engineered to “disappear” in water when submerged by...
Formic Opens Oakland Facility, Anchoring Humanoid and Physical AI Expansion in the Bay Area Alongside Tesla and Amazon
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Formic, a Full Service Automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, celebrated the grand opening of its new Oakland facility on August 19th. The company has taken over more than 13,000 square feet at 936 61st St., marking Formic's...
Zapata Quantum Partners with QuEra to Advance the Commercial Viability of Quantum Applications
BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced a partnership with QuEra, a leader in neutral-atom quantum...
MIT researchers tackle the economic realities of fusion power
In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work, as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically? A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework for understanding what’s needed to make...
MacPaw Partners with Liquid AI to Bring On-Device AI to Millions of Mac Users
By pairing Liquid Foundation Models with MacPaw's own AI stack, the partnership aims to turn Eney into the first Mac assistant that unites on-device intelligence, persistent memory, and native task execution, with more products to follow CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 5,...
Venti Technologies Co-Founder Daniela Rus Wins Bavaria’s Top Technology and Engineering Honor
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venti Technologies, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) operations for industrial yards and logistics hubs, today announced that company Founder MIT Professor Daniela Rus, Ph.D., has won Germany’s most highly endowed award for technology and...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises Another $1 Billion, Bringing Total Capital Raised to $4 Billion
DEVENS, Mass., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In another first for the fusion industry, global leader Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) today announced that it raised $1 billion of additional equity financing. This capital raise is the single largest funding round...
5×5 Raises the Bar in Distributed AI Micro Edge, Appointing Industry Expert to Lead Next Wave of Wireless Analytics
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 5x5 Technologies today announced the appointment of licensed Professional Engineer Pankaj Taneja as Director, AI Micro Edge Intelligence Platforms. He reports to Anne Zink, CEO. This hire reflects 5x5's strategy to...
Syntis Bio Reports Positive Initial Phase 1/1b Single Ascending Dose Data for SYNT-101, Supporting its Novel Approach to Obesity Treatment
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntis Bio, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel oral therapeutics that uniquely leverage the small intestine, today announced initial safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic data from the single ascending dose...
Meet the 2026-2027 MIT Sloan Club of New York Board of Directors!
Parinaz Motamedy, Partner at Safar Partners, joined the Board of Directors of MIT Sloan Club of NY. On June 10, 2026, the MIT Sloan Club of New York hosted its Annual Meeting, where she was formally elected to the Board of Directors. In their most recent newsletter,...
Markus Buehler receives 2025 Washington Award
MIT Professor Markus J. Buehler has been named the recipient of the 2025 Washington Award, one of the nation’s oldest and most esteemed engineering honors. The Washington Award is conferred to “an engineer(s) whose professional attainments have preeminently advanced...
Chris O’Donnell Founder and CEO of OAM Quant joins Safar Partner’s Business Advisory Board
We are very excited to have Chris join Safar’s Business Advisory Board! His experience as a Founder, CEO, and entrepreneur in the investment space makes Chris a strong asset for our growing portfolio. Chris O’Donnell is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OAM...
Professor Danielle Benoit joins Safar Partner’s Scientific Advisory Board
We are very excited to have Danielle join Safar’s Scientific Advisory Board! Her experience as an academic in the tissue engineering space makes Danielle a strong asset for our growing portfolio of material science and life science companies. Danielle Benoit is a...
Sophie Vandebroek joins Safar Partner’s Scientific Advisory Board
We are very excited to have Sophie join Safar’s Scientific Advisory Board! We are confident Sophie will be a strong asset for our growing portfolio of cleantech and material science, as well as AI and IT companies. Sophie Vandebroek is founder and owner of Strategic...
Timothy Swager, member of Safar Scientific Advisory Board and scientific co-founder of two Safar portfolio companies to be inducted as fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
We are excited to announce that Timothy Swager will be inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors at the NAI Annual Meeting on June 8, 2021. National Academy of Inventors – "The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who...
Safar Partners featured by Climate Tech Venture Capital
We are so excited to be featured in Climate Tech Venture Capital’s list of Deeptech Climate Tech VCs. We are honored to be highlighted together with The Engine, Data Collective VC, Future Ventures, Lux Capital, Starlight Ventures and others.
Professor Conor Walsh joins Safar Partner’s Scientific Advisory Board
We are very excited to have Conor join Safar’s Scientific Advisory Board! His experience as an academic, advisor, and entrepreneur in the wearable technologies and manufacturing space makes Conor a strong asset for our growing portfolio of material science and...
Professor Reza Dana joins Safar Partners’ Scientific Advisory Board
We are very excited to have Reza join Safar's Scientific Advisory Board! His experience as an academic, advisor, and entrepreneur in the clinical development space makes Reza a strong asset for our growing portfolio of life science companies. Reza Dana is the Claes...
Safar Expands Business Advisory Board with Addition of Leading Healthcare Investment Professional
We are very excited to have Bijan join our Business Advisory Board at Safar! His experience as an investor in healthcare companies at NaviMed Capital and previously at Highland Capital Partners makes Bijan a great addition to our team of experienced Board Members....
QuEra Computing Uses AI to Automate a Critical Quantum Computer Subsystem, Enabling the Acceleration of Commercial-Grade Quantum Computing Deployments from QuEra
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QuEra Computing, the leader in quantum computing, today announced results from its work in the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) research preview, in which an AI agent, Anthropic's Claude, performed one of the most expert-dependent...
Axoft Introduces Fleuron® WISE, the Latest Addition to its Advanced Polymer Portfolio
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axoft, a neurotechnology company, today introduced the latest addition to its advanced polymer portfolio: Fleuron® Water Invisible Soft Elastomer (WISE), a UV-curable material engineered to “disappear” in water when submerged by...
Formic Opens Oakland Facility, Anchoring Humanoid and Physical AI Expansion in the Bay Area Alongside Tesla and Amazon
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Formic, a Full Service Automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, celebrated the grand opening of its new Oakland facility on August 19th. The company has taken over more than 13,000 square feet at 936 61st St., marking Formic's...
Zapata Quantum Partners with QuEra to Advance the Commercial Viability of Quantum Applications
BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced a partnership with QuEra, a leader in neutral-atom quantum...
MIT researchers tackle the economic realities of fusion power
In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work, as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically? A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework for understanding what’s needed to make...
MacPaw Partners with Liquid AI to Bring On-Device AI to Millions of Mac Users
By pairing Liquid Foundation Models with MacPaw's own AI stack, the partnership aims to turn Eney into the first Mac assistant that unites on-device intelligence, persistent memory, and native task execution, with more products to follow CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 5,...
Venti Technologies Co-Founder Daniela Rus Wins Bavaria’s Top Technology and Engineering Honor
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venti Technologies, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) operations for industrial yards and logistics hubs, today announced that company Founder MIT Professor Daniela Rus, Ph.D., has won Germany’s most highly endowed award for technology and...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises Another $1 Billion, Bringing Total Capital Raised to $4 Billion
DEVENS, Mass., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In another first for the fusion industry, global leader Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) today announced that it raised $1 billion of additional equity financing. This capital raise is the single largest funding round...
5×5 Raises the Bar in Distributed AI Micro Edge, Appointing Industry Expert to Lead Next Wave of Wireless Analytics
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 5x5 Technologies today announced the appointment of licensed Professional Engineer Pankaj Taneja as Director, AI Micro Edge Intelligence Platforms. He reports to Anne Zink, CEO. This hire reflects 5x5's strategy to...
Syntis Bio Reports Positive Initial Phase 1/1b Single Ascending Dose Data for SYNT-101, Supporting its Novel Approach to Obesity Treatment
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntis Bio, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel oral therapeutics that uniquely leverage the small intestine, today announced initial safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic data from the single ascending dose...
Embr Labs Accelerates Global Leadership in Digital Thermal Health with Clinical Validation, Japanese Patent Expansion, and Open-Source SDK for Embr Wave 2
BOSTON, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs, the leader in digital thermal health technology, announced three milestones that underscore its position at the forefront of wearable thermal technology. Marked by clinical validation from Stanford University, a strategic...
Axoft Secures $55M Series A to Advance Clinical Trials Globally for its Bio-Inspired, Implantable Brain-Computer Interface
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axoft, a neurotechnology company, today announced it has raised an oversubscribed $55 million Series A led by C.P. Group Innovation. Alumni Ventures, the Stanford President’s Venture Fund, Hillhouse Investment and Gaorong Ventures...
Clerio Vision to Present World’s First LCA-Correcting Soft Contact Lens at ARVO 2026 Annual Meeting
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clerio Vision, Inc., a developer of next-generation laser-based vision correction platforms, announced that its research team will present data at the 2026 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology...
Syntis Bio Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1/1b Clinical Trial of SYNT-101 in Obesity and Key Leadership Additions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntis Bio, Inc. a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel oral therapeutics that uniquely leverage the small intestine, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 1/1b SYNTIETY-1 clinical trial of...
Droplet Biosciences Accelerates Residual Cancer Detection with NVIDIA
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Droplet Biosciences, a diagnostics company pioneering lymph-based liquid biopsy testing, today announced that it is dramatically reducing genomic analysis time with NVIDIA AI infrastructure—improving test turnaround...
GelMEDIX Completes $13 Million Seed Financing and Announces First Partnership
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GelMEDIX, Inc., a biotechnology company developing regenerative therapies to restore vision, announced today the completion of a $13 million seed financing led by Safar Partners, with participation from HTL...
Concerto Biosciences Signs Development and Commercialization Agreement with Sacco System to Advance Next-Generation Microbial Ingredient Discovery
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerto Biosciences®, the microbial ecology company, today announced that it has signed a development and commercialization agreement with Sacco System, a global biotechnology company specializing in the research,...
ayer and Soufflé Therapeutics Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Cell-Specific Heart-Targeted siRNA Therapy
BERLIN & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bayer and Soufflé Therapeutics™, an innovative biotech company that discovers and develops cell-selective genetic therapies, today announced a strategic collaboration and global licensing agreement to advance a heart-targeted...
Clerio Vision Granted U.S. Patent for Novel “Optical Signature” Technology to Control Myopia Progression
New intellectual property secures method for manipulating peripheral blur orientation, a key signal for regulating eye growth, paving the way for upcoming clinical trials. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clerio Vision, Inc., a developer of...
Droplet Biosciences-Study Reveals Post-Surgical Lymph Fluid as a Powerful Source of ctDNA for Early Recurrence Detection in Head & Neck Cancer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Droplet Biosciences, a company pioneering the use of lymphatic fluid for advanced clinical diagnostics, announces the online release of a peer-reviewed publication with results of a groundbreaking clinical study...
Axoft Introduces Fleuron® WISE, the Latest Addition to its Advanced Polymer Portfolio
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axoft, a neurotechnology company, today introduced the latest addition to its advanced polymer portfolio: Fleuron® Water Invisible Soft Elastomer (WISE), a UV-curable material engineered to “disappear” in water when submerged by...
MIT researchers tackle the economic realities of fusion power
In the last decade, scientists have shown that fusion energy can work, as a physical process. Next question: Can it work economically? A study co-authored by MIT professors Dennis Whyte and Andrew W. Lo proposes a framework for understanding what’s needed to make...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises Another $1 Billion, Bringing Total Capital Raised to $4 Billion
DEVENS, Mass., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In another first for the fusion industry, global leader Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) today announced that it raised $1 billion of additional equity financing. This capital raise is the single largest funding round...
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Makes Growth Investment in Viken Detection
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced today that funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have made an investment in Viken Detection (Viken or the Company), a leading provider of advanced X-ray imaging and sensing...
CFS named first international partner in UKAEA’s LIBRTI programme
OXFORD, United Kingdom, July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) today announced that Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the largest fusion energy company, will be the first international company to participate in UKAEA's flagship Lithium...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Builds on Learnings from SPARC to Publish Five Peer-Reviewed Papers Validating the Physics of the ARC Fusion Power Plant
DEVENS, Mass., June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the global leader in fusion energy, today announced the publishing of five peer-reviewed physics basis papers on the company's ARC fusion power plant in a special edition of Journal of...
Nanoramic Announces Start of Mass Production, AI Applications Drive Demand
BOSTON, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanoramic, Inc. ("Nanoramic"), an industry leader in advanced materials and energy storage technology, today announced the first commercial shipments of its Neocarbonix® Slurry Precursor (NXSP) product from mass production...
EVOLOH Launches Commercial-Scale Hydrogen Project at 3M Facility
SANTA CLARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 18, 2026 / EVOLOH, Inc., a manufacturer of electrolyzer stacks for electrolytic hydrogen production, today announced a significant milestone in its commercialization: a commercial-scale pilot project agreement to deploy EVOLOH's...
Via Separations to expand into new markets with $36 million investment
Via Separations, a startup company based on technology originally developed with MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) support, announced $36 million in new venture funding in April, bringing its total funding to about $80 million. The Watertown, MA–based company has...
Gradiant Delivers HyperSolved, Its AI Data Center Solution, to Leading Global Hyperscalers
BOSTON, Mass. – May 12, 2026 – Gradiant today announced that HyperSolvedTM, its end-to-end cooling water solution for AI data centers, is now deployed with several of the world’s largest hyperscale operators, supporting mission-critical infrastructure across major...
QuEra Computing Uses AI to Automate a Critical Quantum Computer Subsystem, Enabling the Acceleration of Commercial-Grade Quantum Computing Deployments from QuEra
BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QuEra Computing, the leader in quantum computing, today announced results from its work in the Model Hardware Standard (MHS) research preview, in which an AI agent, Anthropic's Claude, performed one of the most expert-dependent...
Formic Opens Oakland Facility, Anchoring Humanoid and Physical AI Expansion in the Bay Area Alongside Tesla and Amazon
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Formic, a Full Service Automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, celebrated the grand opening of its new Oakland facility on August 19th. The company has taken over more than 13,000 square feet at 936 61st St., marking Formic's...
Zapata Quantum Partners with QuEra to Advance the Commercial Viability of Quantum Applications
BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced a partnership with QuEra, a leader in neutral-atom quantum...
MacPaw Partners with Liquid AI to Bring On-Device AI to Millions of Mac Users
By pairing Liquid Foundation Models with MacPaw's own AI stack, the partnership aims to turn Eney into the first Mac assistant that unites on-device intelligence, persistent memory, and native task execution, with more products to follow CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 5,...
Venti Technologies Co-Founder Daniela Rus Wins Bavaria’s Top Technology and Engineering Honor
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venti Technologies, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) operations for industrial yards and logistics hubs, today announced that company Founder MIT Professor Daniela Rus, Ph.D., has won Germany’s most highly endowed award for technology and...
5×5 Raises the Bar in Distributed AI Micro Edge, Appointing Industry Expert to Lead Next Wave of Wireless Analytics
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 5x5 Technologies today announced the appointment of licensed Professional Engineer Pankaj Taneja as Director, AI Micro Edge Intelligence Platforms. He reports to Anne Zink, CEO. This hire reflects 5x5's strategy to...
BNSF Railway’s Todd Podell Joins Board of Venti Technologies
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Venti Technologies, a leader in autonomous vehicle logistics for industrial yards and logistics hubs, today announced that Todd Podell, BNSF Railway’s Vice President and Chief Sourcing Officer, has joined Venti’s Board of Directors. Podell...
Agility Robotics to Go Public Through Merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI
SALEM, Ore. and NEW YORK, N.Y., June 24, 2026 – Agility Robotics, Inc. (“Agility” or the “Company”), a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company, and Churchill Capital Corp XI (NASDAQ: CCXI) (“Churchill”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company,...
Formic Opens 53,000-Square-Foot Chicagoland Headquarters to Meet Growing Demand for Its AI-Powered Robotic Automation
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Formic, a Full Service Automation provider for U.S. manufacturers, celebrated the grand opening of its new 53,000-square-foot headquarters in Bolingbrook, IL, its largest facility to date and five times the size of its previous location. The...
QuEra Announces 2028 Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer and Expanded Multi-Year Strategic Collaboration with AWS
BOSTON, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- QuEra Computing today announced Libra, its first fault-tolerant quantum computer, arriving on Amazon Braket in 2028, alongside a deepened multi-year technical and go-to-market partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring...
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