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The Innovation Debate. President Obama’s State of the Union has now triggered deeper debates about innovation. The GE Global Innovation Barometer says executives are looking for innovation through collaboration and via small companies. Others think President Obama’s speech actually gave biomedical short shrift, and there’s a risk the president will fund other less-promising sectors away from healthcare.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The tired argument reappeared that government can’t fuel innovation (SBIR anyone?), though there’s a greater concern that there can’t be innovation spending without specific government cuts.
Eight tips for medical school. Medical students should: get a large widescreen computer monitor; the book “Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease;” a smartphone; a stethoscope; a “good” bed; question and review books; and a good anatomy atlas. And finally, they should attend an affordable medical school.
Pharma perp walk? The Pharmaceutical Fraud Pilot Program is less than one-year-old and is investigating several companies for off-label promotion issues, fraud related to Good Manufacturing Practice issues, and falsified clinical trials documents. “The big question, though, is whether any execs will do the perp walk,” asks Pharmalot.
Dealflow and more. Tennessee hospitals will invest $10 million through a healthcare venture capital fund; diabetes biotech Elcelyx Therapeutics raised $6 million; fibrosis drugmaker Stromedix raised $2 million but wants to raise $15.5 million; drug clot monitor MicroVisk Technologies raised $9.5 million; brain diagnostics company Nexstim raised $15.5 million.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
There is a health app in there somewhere. A new study says social media leads to sex earlier and breakups later.
