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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 | 0 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

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


Web startup plays matchmaker for physicians and EMR vendors

Web startup plays matchmaker for physicians and EMR vendors

May 13, 2013 4:58 pm by | 0 Comments

For every two physician practices that have chosen and set up a basic EMR system, there are about three others that haven’t yet done so. Boston-based startup MedicalRecords.com sees that ... Read more

New Google Glass hack gives doctors the power of face recognition

New Google Glass hack gives doctors the power of face recognition

May 13, 2013 4:48 pm by | 0 Comments

While there’s a lot of talk about how Google Glass could one day be used in hospitals, hackers are creating that future today.A group of programmers has created an app ... Read more

Philly gets second health IT accelerator with Canadian program

Philly gets second health IT accelerator with Canadian program

May 13, 2013 1:45 pm by | 0 Comments

Six months after declaring its intention to open a health IT accelerator in Philadelphia, the Canadian Consulate General has set one up at the University City Science Center.The inaugural class ... Read more

Need your dose of medical marijuana? Fingerprint, please

Need your dose of medical marijuana? Fingerprint, please

May 13, 2013 11:19 am by | 0 Comments

As biometrics has evolved from the stuff of James Bond plot lines to an increasingly common security tool, the healthcare industry is beginning to take an interest to better protect ... Read more

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

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

May 10, 2013 2:35 pm by | 0 Comments

As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and HITECH Act are rolled out, providers and payers are looking for ways to address pain points varying from improving patient engagement ... Read more

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

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

May 10, 2013 1:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Here in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the rest of the Bay area, we’re home to plenty of brand names that sound nonsensical at first, but have since become household ... Read more

What’s challenging for health startups in the life science capital? 5 Boston entrepreneurs weigh in

What’s challenging for health startups in the life science capital? 5 Boston entrepreneurs weigh in

May 10, 2013 9:17 am by | 0 Comments

If you’re a startup working on a product for the healthcare industry, Boston is the place to be. During a trip to Bean Town, I was curious to hear what ... Read more

Social health network offers discreet way to share, receive health info publicly

Social health network offers discreet way to share, receive health info publicly

May 9, 2013 8:13 pm by | 2 Comments

A neurologist has started a healthcare social network called HealthKeep that he describes as the inverse of Facebook. Everyone is anonymous but their information is public.It was developed to help ... Read more