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Innovation Cities

Entrepreneurs, doctors, and investors are working on new solutions for health care problems in every corner of the country. Some of the most exciting work is happening in these cities. If you know a startup company that we should know about, send us a tip.

Boston

PatientsLikeMe opens health outcomes measurement hub for researcher-patient collaboration

PatientsLikeMe opens health outcomes measurement hub for researcher-patient collaboration

Single sign-on provider is on a mission to “remove excess clicks” from hospital IT

Single sign-on provider is on a mission to “remove excess clicks” from hospital IT

Anticancer drug developer Karyopharm raises more than $48M in series B round

Anticancer drug developer Karyopharm raises more than $48M in series B round

Chicago

Baxter’s Alzheimer’s disease drug fails in late-stage trial

Baxter’s Alzheimer’s disease drug fails in late-stage trial

Nurses go back to school to get their bachelor’s degree

Nurses go back to school to get their bachelor’s degree

U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted

U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted

Cleveland

Cleveland Clinic and Doximity join up to make earning CME credits more social, flexible

Cleveland Clinic and Doximity join up to make earning CME credits more social, flexible

Repurposed cancer drug to enter Phase I trials for Alzheimer’s disease this year

Repurposed cancer drug to enter Phase I trials for Alzheimer’s disease this year

Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

Better stent surgery stats needed: heart doctors

Indiana

New for-profit company to sell software that powers Indiana’s health info exchange

New for-profit company to sell software that powers Indiana’s health info exchange

IU Health Bloomington Hospital plans to cut jobs

IU Health Bloomington Hospital plans to cut jobs

Lilly reports positive results from two trials of diabetes drug

Lilly reports positive results from two trials of diabetes drug

New Jersey

Crowdsourcing for scientists, caregiver portal among Tigerlabs health IT accelerator grads

Crowdsourcing for scientists, caregiver portal among Tigerlabs health IT accelerator grads

Actavis in talks to acquire Warner Chilcott: report

Actavis in talks to acquire Warner Chilcott: report

A brief, discourging history of lap band surgery (the choice of Gov. Chris Christie)

A brief, discourging history of lap band surgery (the choice of Gov. Chris Christie)

New York City

Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

Ben Chodor steps down as Happtique CEO amidst changes

New York patient portal contest winners take on health literacy challenge

New York patient portal contest winners take on health literacy challenge

Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants

Healthcare entrepreneurs, these 4 digital health accelerators are looking for applicants

Philadelphia

Chimeric antigen receptor therapy may be like penicillin for leukemia

Chimeric antigen receptor therapy may be like penicillin for leukemia

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

Adding plant-derived steroids to red yeast rice doesn’t help lower LDL levels

Adding plant-derived steroids to red yeast rice doesn’t help lower LDL levels

Pittsburgh

Philips’ motivational tool for sleep apnea patients could improve adherence

Philips’ motivational tool for sleep apnea patients could improve adherence

$“Biologically active putty” under development could help bone fractures heal quicker$

“Biologically active putty” under development could help bone fractures heal quicker

Researchers create edible biosensors to measure core body temp, detect GI tract problems

Researchers create edible biosensors to measure core body temp, detect GI tract problems

Research Triangle Park

Medical device maker raising $13M for minimally invasive treatment of A-fib

Medical device maker raising $13M for minimally invasive treatment of A-fib

Cancer drug firm Oncotide develops compounds that may restore cells’ tumor-suppressing abilities

Cancer drug firm Oncotide develops compounds that may restore cells’ tumor-suppressing abilities

Boston, San Diego, San Francisco (all the usual suspects) top “life sciences clusters” list

Boston, San Diego, San Francisco (all the usual suspects) top “life sciences clusters” list

San Diego

With a band of biotech collaborators, RuiYi sets sail developing new biologic drugs for China

With a band of biotech collaborators, RuiYi sets sail developing new biologic drugs for China

Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test

Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test

Durham’s Tranzyme headed west after merger with California company

Durham’s Tranzyme headed west after merger with California company

Seattle

Angelina’s alternative: New test spots breast cancer risk at cellular level

Angelina’s alternative: New test spots breast cancer risk at cellular level

Dendreon’s cancer vaccine sales drop as competition heats up

Dendreon’s cancer vaccine sales drop as competition heats up

Preventing migraines with a new kind of antibody

Preventing migraines with a new kind of antibody

San Francisco

Startup names don’t have to be terrible. Here’s the proof.

Startup names don’t have to be terrible. Here’s the proof.

California weighs expanded role for nurse practitioners

California weighs expanded role for nurse practitioners

Latest pulmonary arterial hypertension drug from Actelion will continue with trials

Latest pulmonary arterial hypertension drug from Actelion will continue with trials

Twin Cities

Converts, cash in short supply to support crowdfunding for medical device companies (video)

Converts, cash in short supply to support crowdfunding for medical device companies (video)

Medtronic’s Ishrak crystalizes new place in healthcare: We’re not a medical device provider

Medtronic’s Ishrak crystalizes new place in healthcare: We’re not a medical device provider

Mayo Clinic adds Twin Cities-based Shriners Hospitals to its network

Mayo Clinic adds Twin Cities-based Shriners Hospitals to its network

Washington, D.C.

Panelists talk mobile health for pharmaceuticals in emerging markets and U.S.

Panelists talk mobile health for pharmaceuticals in emerging markets and U.S.

FDA’s Shuren says new 510(k) survey is informative, but limited in scope

FDA’s Shuren says new 510(k) survey is informative, but limited in scope

Accountable Care Organizations part of cost-cutting CMS proposal

Accountable Care Organizations part of cost-cutting CMS proposal