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These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

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Report: Proportion of women angel investors rose in 2012

Report: Proportion of women angel investors rose in 2012

April 25, 2013 3:20 pm by | 0 Comments

Are women shaking up angel investment? That could be one conclusion made from a new report showing that the proportion of active women angel investors allocating funds to healthcare and ... Read more
Startup that assesses heart disease risk and uses virtual coaches to improve outcomes raises $5.85 million

Startup that assesses heart disease risk and uses virtual coaches to improve outcomes raises $5.85 million

April 25, 2013 8:41 am by | 0 Comments

Update A healthcare startup that wants to improve outcomes for people at risk for developing heart disease has raised $5.8 million. The company’s solution involves calculating each individual’s risk of ... Read more
Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter ’ and angels are ’filling the hole’

April 24, 2013 1:55 pm by | 0 Comments

Venture capitalist confidence is up for the third straight quarter, even though recent returns haven’t been great, and some venture funds are getting squeezed out at the money-raising phase. And, ... Read more
Morgan Stanley poll: Fewer investors plan to invest in startups in the next 3 years

Morgan Stanley poll: Fewer investors plan to invest in startups in the next 3 years

April 22, 2013 6:58 pm by | 0 Comments

Attracting attention from venture capitalists is often compared to dating. With investment, as with love, it is not always clear what the other party is thinking. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ... Read more
IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster

April 22, 2013 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based UrbanCode claims to ... Read more
Downward slide continues for life science venture capital with fewest deals since Q1 2009

Downward slide continues for life science venture capital with fewest deals since Q1 2009

April 22, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital Association released trends from their quarterly MoneyTree Report on venture capital investing on Friday, and while the findings aren’t surprising, they don’t spell ... Read more
Durex creates vibrating underwear you can control via smartphone apps

Durex creates vibrating underwear you can control via smartphone apps

April 21, 2013 10:30 am by | 3 Comments

Set aside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations’ offer to reinvent the condom, condom manufacture Durex is conducting its own research and development ’ for underwear. The company unveiled its ... Read more
The ‘startup visa’: Why Canada made it a priority & why the U.S. should too

The ‘startup visa’: Why Canada made it a priority & why the U.S. should too

April 19, 2013 5:27 pm by | 0 Comments

On Thursday, March 28, Canada announced that a new startup visa program would begin accepting applications. Governments can be notorious for slow change, especially in the eyes of entrepreneurs who ... Read more
Angel network director: Pitch a company (not a product) & choose a name wisely

Angel network director: Pitch a company (not a product) & choose a name wisely

April 18, 2013 5:49 pm by | 0 Comments

After two decades of clinical practice, a couple of healthcare startups and a handful of angel investing networks, Jose Bolanos noticed a few things about the process of medical innovation. ... Read more
Healthcare IT care coordination startup raises $2M

Healthcare IT care coordination startup raises $2M

April 16, 2013 6:48 pm by | 0 Comments

A healthcare IT startup with a goal of smoothing out care transitions through better coordination between providers and care managers has raised $2 million to expand its sales, marketing and ... Read more
RedBrick Health rounds up $14 million to refine workplace wellness programs

RedBrick Health rounds up $14 million to refine workplace wellness programs

April 15, 2013 12:24 pm by | 2 Comments

As more companies incentivize employees to live healthier lifestyles, the corporate wellness market has become fertile ground for digital health startups.That means the more established players have to push themselves ... Read more
Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

April 13, 2013 2:41 pm by | 1 Comments

Malicious search results are a constant problem for search engines, and Google is a whole lot better at filtering them out than Bing, so says a report from German research ... Read more
Don’t trust your lawyer’s billing? Try Viewabill

Don’t trust your lawyer’s billing? Try Viewabill

April 13, 2013 2:12 pm by | 0 Comments

A new desktop and mobile app, Viewabill, has launched to help you keep your lawyer honest. It provides you with a real-time dashboard of everything your lawyer is billing you ... Read more
ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

ForSight Vision5 sees $8M in new funding for emerging eye tech

April 12, 2013 5:53 pm by | 0 Comments

ForSight Vision5, a mysterious eye technology startup from the incubator ForSight Labs, has raised $8 million in new funding, according to a new SEC filing. Menlo Park, Calif.-based ForSight Labs ... Read more
Vaccine delivery developer secures $3.5M biodefense grant to protect US troops

Vaccine delivery developer secures $3.5M biodefense grant to protect US troops

April 11, 2013 1:26 pm by | 0 Comments

As part of an effort to ensure that the military and public can get rapid access to vaccinations for multiple infections, Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE MKT: INO) has received a $3.5 ... Read more