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Deanna Pogorelc

Deanna Pogorelc

MedCity News

Deanna Pogorelc is a Cleveland-based reporter who writes obsessively about life science startups across the country, looking to technology transfer offices, startup incubators and investment funds to see what’s next in healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ball State University and previously covered business and education for a northeast Indiana newspaper.

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Health IT firm providing disease-management software to long-term care facilities raises $21M

Health IT firm providing disease-management software to long-term care facilities raises $21M

June 18, 2013 4:54 pm by | 0 Comments

A health IT company that makes care management software for skilled nursing facilities will expand its sales and advance new projects thanks to a new $21 million investment.Cleveland-based Clinical Outcomes ... Read more
Healthcare leaders to Senate finance committee: “Transparency can only go so far”

Healthcare leaders to Senate finance committee: “Transparency can only go so far”

June 18, 2013 2:55 pm by | 0 Comments

“CMS is sitting on so much data; it’s a goldmine,” said Giovanni Colella, CEO and co-founder of Castlight Health, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance on Tuesday. “Making that ... Read more
Engineers design a device to stabilize tremor in daily tasks for people with Parkinson’s

Engineers design a device to stabilize tremor in daily tasks for people with Parkinson’s

June 18, 2013 10:01 am by | 0 Comments

Lift Technology from Lift Labs on Vimeo.Everyone knows the frustration of trying to thread a needle, or to hold a cellphone steady while shooting a video. Now imagine experiencing that ... Read more
Success with an angel syndicate: How one pharma startup raised $16M without VCs

Success with an angel syndicate: How one pharma startup raised $16M without VCs

June 17, 2013 4:11 pm by | 0 Comments

This is the first of a two-part series on the evolution of angel investing. To read part two, click here.Savara Pharmaceuticals needed several million dollars to take its inhalable drug ... Read more
Angel groups are investing more but making the money harder to get

Angel groups are investing more but making the money harder to get

June 17, 2013 4:11 pm by | 0 Comments

This is the second of a two-part series on the evolution of angel investing. To read part one, click here.As groups of high-net-worth individuals continue to band together in the ... Read more
Applying neuromodulation to acute heart failure nets NC device startup a $13M series A

Applying neuromodulation to acute heart failure nets NC device startup a $13M series A

June 17, 2013 3:31 pm by | 0 Comments

Neurostimulation devices that send mild electrical pulses to target nerves are arguably the fastest-growing segment of the medical devices sector. They’re primarily being commercialized in neurology and urology but are ... Read more
What makes a great startup incubator? Job and revenue creation? Smart mentors? Exits?

What makes a great startup incubator? Job and revenue creation? Smart mentors? Exits?

June 17, 2013 10:01 am by | 1 Comments

A successful university business incubator has lots of engaged mentors, is run like a startup and generates buzz and benefits for its local business community.Those are some of the high-level ... Read more
Wow of the Week: Apple video is a testament to mHealth’s global impact (and great marketing)

Wow of the Week: Apple video is a testament to mHealth’s global impact (and great marketing)

June 15, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

Apple is showing off its marketing chops, and tugging at our heartstrings, in a new video posted to its YouTube channel.Called “Making a difference. One app at a time,” the ... Read more
Will Myriad ruling stifle innovation? Many still see plenty of incentives for genetics companies

Will Myriad ruling stifle innovation? Many still see plenty of incentives for genetics companies

June 14, 2013 3:00 pm by | 0 Comments

Even before the Supreme Court ruled on Myriad Genetics yesterday, there was talk in the biotech industry that a decision against the company’s patents would spell bad news for innovation.Trade ... Read more
North Carolina’s Triad region, a neighbor to biotech hub RTP, launches new StartUp Lab

North Carolina’s Triad region, a neighbor to biotech hub RTP, launches new StartUp Lab

June 14, 2013 9:55 am by | 0 Comments

Research Triangle Park might be North Carolina’s hotbed for biotechnology, but the neighboring Piedmont Triad region has quite a bit going on in the way of healthcare innovation, too.An economic ... Read more
Medical scribe vendor raises $2.5M, says it’s a good time for business

Medical scribe vendor raises $2.5M, says it’s a good time for business

June 13, 2013 3:46 pm by | 0 Comments

“The scribe industry is in a boom time,” Dr. David Strumpf explained in a phone interview.Strumpf is an emergency physician and the CEO of Emergency Medicine Scribe Systems, a California ... Read more
With new CEO, funding and FDA clearance, dental implant startup will soft launch in July

With new CEO, funding and FDA clearance, dental implant startup will soft launch in July

June 13, 2013 9:54 am by | 0 Comments

A new $250,000 investment from economic development group JumpStart is part of an ongoing Series A that dental device startup Zuga Medical is raising to support an initial roll out ... Read more
Sales reps not included: On e-commerce site, device firms discount routinely used implants

Sales reps not included: On e-commerce site, device firms discount routinely used implants

June 13, 2013 7:59 am by | 0 Comments

The movement toward price transparency that’s sweeping various parts of the healthcare system has now reached medical device sales via a new e-commerce startup that connects medical device companies with ... Read more
Battelle: Human Genome Project’s economic impact has reached nearly $1B in US (infographic)

Battelle: Human Genome Project’s economic impact has reached nearly $1B in US (infographic)

June 12, 2013 4:52 pm by | 1 Comments

In an attempt to calculate the ROI for an estimated $14.5 billion the U.S. government pumped into Human Genome Project-related research, Battelle has come up with an astonishing number: $1 ... Read more
From whiteboard to business: TX entrepreneur wants to fund & grow healthcare’s next big idea

From whiteboard to business: TX entrepreneur wants to fund & grow healthcare’s next big idea

June 12, 2013 9:11 am by | 0 Comments

Next Wave Health’s mantra is that it wants to grow the next big idea in healthcare, even if it only exists on a whiteboard.The newly formed Huntsville, Texas, venture launched ... Read more