Investor Barbara Corcoran said that she has learned to spot the red flags of “well-intended misrepresentations” and fancy talk during her four seasons judging startups on Shark Tank. Corcoran talked with Henry Blogett of Business Insider about how many companies she has invested in — about 25 — and how many have worked. Here is […]
I think few things could be more rewarding than investing in a company that develops a cure or effective treatment for any of the hundreds of conditions that affect millions of people with no effective treatment. But finding the right company can be fraught with risk. That’s one reason why angel and venture investors have […]
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.
When WellDoc was founded in 2005, it was one of the first companies that sought 510(k) clearance for its patient and physician facing mobile health DiabetesManager platform. By putting its flagship apps through the discipline of clinical trials that generated positive results, it has helped earn confidence from physicians to prescribe it to their patients. […]
Investments in electronic health records, tools to help hospitals absorb physician practices and a group working with hospital systems to help them set up their own insurance plans. Those three health IT companies helped drive venture capital investment in the software sector, which hit a 12-year high in the third quarter. Medical device and biotechnology companies […]
Mobile health device developer PatientSafe Solutions, which developed a tool to improve patient safety and avoid adverse drug events, has closed a Series C round to fund the expansion of the company to the Asia Pacific market. With the $27 million it’s raised, PatientSafe will open an office in Singapore that will anchor its expansion […]
Angel investor tax credits are one way states are trying to stimulate investment in seed and early stage biotechnology companies. The idea is that it will help companies grow in the state and produce jobs and ultimately attract even more business to the state. Biopharmaceutical company Edge Therapeutics is the first biotechnology company to benefit […]
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.
INFOGRAPHIC: VCs to Twitter: We’re Just Not That Into You from Zeno Group Some of the most interesting startups and entrepreneurs I’ve spoken with came out of leads from Twitter and LinkedIn. But venture firms are recognizing there’s plenty to be gained from using these social media channels, too, according to a new report. In […]
Anthony Ortiz thinks the supermarket shopping experience contributes to obesity because it encourages people to shop for products instead of meals. By making it more convenient, fun and healthy, he believes his delivery service bringing healthy meal ingredients to parents and busy folks on the go could have a big impact on how people think […]
One of the effects of aging is reduced vision including presbyopia the loss of the ability to see nearby objects. The current non-surgical approach is to use reading glasses. But companies set on developing a procedure to improve reduced vision see a big opportunity with the aging baby boom population. Johnson & Johnson Development Corp, […]
Cellular engineering, precision medicine, and using G protein-coupled receptors to treat heart failure and other conditions. That’s the focus of the three biotechnology companies that made the top 10 for venture investment deals last quarter. Biotechnology was the second largest sector for investment with $1.3 billion going into 103 deals, a 41 percent increase, according […]
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It was graduation day for the eight members of New York eHealth Collaborative’s inaugural class for its digital health accelerator. But the second class, already in the planning stages, will also include patient and caregiver coordination in an expanded remit for its portfolio companies, according to David Whitlinger, the executive director of the New York […]
It’s not as simple as “Do I have a code?” A “early stage vs. late stage” panel at today’s MedTech Investing conference in Minneapolis talked about what questions they ask when determining whether payers will reimburse new products and services. Investors have to consider multiple definitions of “value,” out-of-pocket possibilities, and the possibility of shifting […]
Will Kaiser pay for this? Kirk Nielsen of Versant Ventures said that has become the litmus test for healthcare investing in the new world of healthcare reform. An “early stage vs. late stage” panel at today’s MedTech Investing conference in Minneapolis showed how venture capitalists of all types are changing their evaluation process as healthcare […]
A health IT startup that provides a cloud-based platform to share diagnostic images that’s used between physicians and physicians and patients for consults and second opinions has raised $15 million to grow its business. It’s poised for growth as meaningful use requirements for image sharing for electronic health records kick in and the number of […]
Basis Science has a new infusion of cash to clear out the backorders of its Basis Band and work on version 2.0 of its tracker that includes five sensors. Founder Nadeem Kassam said that the company closed a $11.5 million round last week, which included money from author Deepak Chopra. Esther Dyson, DCM and Norwest […]