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Biotech spinoff using rabbit antibody platform to develop new cancer drugs raises $15M

Biotech spinoff using rabbit antibody platform to develop new cancer drugs raises $15M

May 21, 2013 12:08 pm by | 0 Comments

A spinoff of Epitomics (now owned by Abcam) that’s using the biotech’s rabbit monoclonal antibody technology to discover and develop new cancer drugs has raised at least $15 million.According to ... Read more
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

May 21, 2013 7:33 am by | 0 Comments

Digital health startup Doximity and the Cleveland Clinic are collaborating on a new digital platform that would give physicians a more flexible and social way to earn continuing medical education ... Read more
Health care providers tread carefully with cloud technology

Health care providers tread carefully with cloud technology

May 20, 2013 8:40 pm by | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ’ Cloud companies like Box and Salesforce have a new sector in mind: health care. It’s still not clear whether the industry is ready for them. ’Anyone ... 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SAN FRANCISCO ’ CD-ROMs may be out of date for transferring music and photos, but the health care industry still uses them to transfer radiology and lab information.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
A patient simulator for primary care physicians starts with diabetes

A patient simulator for primary care physicians starts with diabetes

May 20, 2013 3:16 pm by | 0 Comments

The brainstorming for how to deal with the impending physician shortage is happening on many different fronts. Some think cutting the length of medical school from four to three years ... Read more
Genomics startup NanoString files for IPO in spite of consistent losses

Genomics startup NanoString files for IPO in spite of consistent losses

May 20, 2013 1:37 pm by | 0 Comments

NanoString, a genomics company with special technology for helping cancer researchers, has just filed an S-1, declaring to the SEC (and the reading world) its intention to go public. The ... 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
The crowdfunding floodgates are (kind of) open. Now another healthcare investing portal is jumping in

The crowdfunding floodgates are (kind of) open. Now another healthcare investing portal is jumping in

May 17, 2013 4:54 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s been just over one year since the JOBS Act was passed, which makes equity- and debt-based crowdfunding legal for accredited and nonaccredited investors. Although the U.S. Securities and Exchange ... Read more
Biotech, meet service provider. This startup strives to streamline the process of outsourcing

Biotech, meet service provider. This startup strives to streamline the process of outsourcing

May 17, 2013 11:26 am by | 1 Comments

The “virtual” business models that have become common in many biotech startups may allow companies to operate with less capital, but they also present their own set of challenges.One of ... Read more
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

May 16, 2013 9:37 am by | 0 Comments

The La Jolla, California, biotech formerly known as Anaphore is looking a little different these days. Under the leadership of former Fate Therapeutics CEO Paul Grayson, Anaphore changed its name ... Read more
Crowdsourcing for scientists, caregiver portal among Tigerlabs health IT accelerator grads

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

May 15, 2013 4:59 pm by | 1 Comments

As healthcare accelerators evolve, they are inclined to make some changes as they get feedback from investors and participants. Tigerlabs Health held a demo day for its inaugural class today ... 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
Angelina’s alternative: New test spots breast cancer risk at cellular level

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

May 15, 2013 3:17 pm by | 0 Comments

There is a new screening for breast cancer that could have allowed Angelina Jolie to choose watchful waiting instead of a double mastectomy.Earlier this year, Atossa Genetics launched the ForeCYTE ... Read more