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Fearless teen scientists are building PCR machines & finding better ways to detect cancer

Fearless teen scientists are building PCR machines & finding better ways to detect cancer

May 22, 2013 1:30 pm by | 0 Comments

At one point during my trip to FutureMed earlier this year, I found myself seated next to a young man — noticeably younger than many of the entrepreneurs and doctors-in-training ... Read more

Imaging and lab results are begging for an cloud-based makeover

Imaging and lab results are begging for an cloud-based makeover

May 20, 2013 8:39 pm by | 1 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO ’ CD-ROMs may be out of date for transferring music and photos, but the health care industry still uses them to transfer radiology and lab information. David Yakimischak ... Read more


Mobile technology could save billions of dollars on healthcare costs

Mobile technology could save billions of dollars on healthcare costs

May 20, 2013 3:19 pm by | 0 Comments

Mobile health technology provides patients with greater opportunities to manage their diseases and communicate with providers. On stage today at HealthBeat 2013, Dr. Ivor Horn of the National Children’s Medical ... Read more

Mostashari: Making healthcare cheaper is the biggest opportunity in the market today

Mostashari: Making healthcare cheaper is the biggest opportunity in the market today

May 20, 2013 1:07 pm by | 0 Comments

United State’s national coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari believes health tech innovation is only really going to grow when there are economic incentives. For him, there are three major ... Read more

Big companies and small ones are building devices that are easier to hack, modifiy repair

Big companies and small ones are building devices that are easier to hack, modifiy repair

May 19, 2013 2:18 pm by | 0 Comments

The maker movement has helped start many companies. This year, Maker Faire is giving them a place of their own, with a ’Startup Pavilion’ that highlights 20 new maker-centric companies. ... Read more

5 ways hospitals can use robots – once the prices come down

5 ways hospitals can use robots – once the prices come down

May 15, 2013 4:13 pm by | 0 Comments

If you’ve been waiting for the day when robot doctors will cut you open, monitor you recovery, and keep you company in your hospital room, you won’t have to wait ... Read more

TechStars expands into Austin with new incubator branch

TechStars expands into Austin with new incubator branch

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

The latest city that incubator program TechStars will expand into is bustling tech city Austin, Tex., the organization announced today. For those not familiar with it, TechStars is an incubator ... Read more


Myth #1: My existing network will open enough doors to get us funded!

Myth #1: My existing network will open enough doors to get us funded!

May 14, 2013 7:15 am by | 0 Comments

Big network? Big deal! The reality is that only one network matters when it comes to raising capital. That network is the group of individuals who are absolutely passionate about ... Read more

10 startups return from China accelerator with new hardware for drones, wi-fi enabled products

10 startups return from China accelerator with new hardware for drones, wi-fi enabled products

May 13, 2013 8:32 pm by | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO- Hardware is in the midst of a Renaissance. Today at HAXLR8R’s demo day, ten hot hardware startups presented their products after completing a 15-week accelerator program in Shenzhen ... Read more

Minneapolis, Raleigh make the top ten list of best cities for women entrepreneurs

Minneapolis, Raleigh make the top ten list of best cities for women entrepreneurs

May 13, 2013 6:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Women in entrepreneurship is a hot button issue right now. Women represent a significantly smaller number of executives and entrepreneurs then men and far fewer aspire to positions of leadership. ... Read more

Grotech closes new $225M fund to support startups in Colorado and East Coast

Grotech closes new $225M fund to support startups in Colorado and East Coast

May 13, 2013 4:57 pm by | 0 Comments

Washington, D.C., has an emerging startup scene, but most of its entrepreneurs still struggle to raise investment from local firms.Grotech Ventures is one of the leading venture capital firms funneling ... Read more

The mobile testing challenge: How to improve your UX and prepare for the future

The mobile testing challenge: How to improve your UX and prepare for the future

May 11, 2013 2:41 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s one of the biggest headaches for mobile developers and organizations launching mobile initiatives, and one where the most capital can be wasted: mobile testing. Since testing can amount to ... Read more

Senate immigration reform bill would create a national biometric database for adults

Senate immigration reform bill would create a national biometric database for adults

May 11, 2013 2:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Identity Thief, the movie The immigration reform measure that the Senate began debating this week would also create a national biometric database of American adults, according to Wired. Immigration reform ... Read more

A lesson from Nikola Tesla: Entrepreneurship isn’t about the money

A lesson from Nikola Tesla: Entrepreneurship isn’t about the money

May 11, 2013 1:08 pm by | 0 Comments

On January 1, 1999, I immigrated to Silicon Valley from Canada to work as a corporate attorney for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. I watched in amazement as 400 companies ... Read more

Here we go again: 5 reasons hiring a good PR firm is smart business

Here we go again: 5 reasons hiring a good PR firm is smart business

May 11, 2013 11:34 am by | 1 Comments

This is a guest post by Patrick Ward, CEO and founder of PR firm 104 West. I feel like I have this same argument at least twice a year when ... Read more