Companies striving to sequence genome in a jiffy (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Joint venture including Philadelphia-based BioNanomatrix Inc. receives $8.8 million grant from Federal agency.


The GenSight Group Secures $3 Million in First Round of Funding
Transatlantic project portfolio management company to increase sales and support activities to meet growing demand (Business Wire)
More details on company funded by Susquehanna International Group's venture arm, as reported on Tuesday.

Liberty CEO says DirecTV-EchoStar merger unlikely (bizjournals.com via MSNMoney)
Other comments on possible strategic and structural changes within Liberty Media.

Steve Abramson Is OLEDing the Way (Motley Fool)
Interview with President & COO of Universal Display Corp.


Advanta Weaves Web 2.0 (Motley Fool)
Positive review of Advanta's new website for ideas, unveiled at DEMOfall 07.


German software maker SAP sticks to 2007 forecasts (Dow Jones MarketWatch)


The latest Oracle-SAP lawsuit news (SAP Watch: SearchSAP.com)

Tyco Electronics announces $750M buyback program (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Just a week ago, Tyco Electronics purchased $2 billion in debt.The old axiom "debt is cheaper than equity" applies.

Lockheed Martin raises quarterly dividend by 20% (Dow Jones MarketWatch)

USA Technologies Issues Letter to Shareholders (BusinessWire)

Market for physician office financial systems to reach $6B by 2013 (HealthcareIT News)

Payer-based summaries paying off (HealthcareIT News)
Discusses MEDecision and three of its customers.

ORIX Venture Finance Provides $18M Debt Financing to mindSHIFT (BusinessWire)


Propulsion Media Labs Launches New Website Development Service
Web Development Will Complement Firm’s Market-Leading Audio and Video Production Services (BusinessWire)


Clips: Josh Kopelman's bad break (Video: Technology News Blog)
Josh had a little accident in Las Vegas.

Handwritten Lawsuit Accuses Google Having A Name Similar To Accuser's Social Security Number (Techdirt)
Pennsylvanian sues Google for $5 billion. (Check this one out!)

Summit sees boom times ahead for Wilmington
City points to recent boom in private sector development
(Wilmington News Journal)