Triangle headlines: Transgender CEO vs. HB2; TransEnterix next steps; Viamet IPO; streaming video games

In a wrapup of Triangle-related technology news from other publications:

United Therapeutics’ transgender CEO speaks out against HB2
TransEnterix gears for its next steps following the FDA’s rejection of a robotic surgery system
Viamet Pharmaceuticals reportedly delays its IPO
A game company CEO predicts streaming will replace consoles

The details:

United Therapeutics CEO vs. HB2

Martine Rothblatt, who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1994 and is CEO of United Therapeutics, has taken a position against the controversial transgender law known as House Bill 2.

“Of course I think that the law is misplaced because I personally believe that there is no problem here and I’m kind of a limited government person – don’t make a problem where there’s no problem,” Rothblatt told The News and Observer.

See the full story at:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article77499957.html#storylink=cpy

What’s next for TransEnterix

Xconomy reports on what TransEnterix CEO Todd Pope plans for the company following the rejection of its SurgiBot robotic surgery system.

Pope said last week that “that staffers who had been doing regulatory work and R&D for SurgiBot will now shift to ALF-X, the surgical robot system that TransEnterix acquired last year from an Italian healthcare company in a $100 million deal,” Xconomy reports.

Read the full story at:

TransEnterix Shifts Surgical Robot Focus After FDA Rejection

Viamet’s $90M IPO

Citing a report from Renaissance Capital, the Triangle Business Journal says Viamet Pharmaceuticals in Durham is putting off an $90 million IPO.

“The drug developer had planned to raise roughly $90 million through an IPO [last] week, but postponed the offering this week, according to Renaissance. Viamet filed to offer 5.7 million shares at a price range of $14 to $16,” the newspaper said.

See more at:

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2016/05/13/durhams-viamet-postpones-90-million-ipo.html

Will streaming replace gaming consoles?

Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, believes that streaming is the future of gaming, according to The Escapist.

“Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot thinks that the future of consoles will take an even more drastic route: one where we don’t even really have hardware and it’s all streamed directly to our TVs (a-la OnLive),” The Escapist says.