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7 things for entrepreneurs to know about debt and equity

The idea of using debt to support businesses in healthcare and life sciences tends to be viewed warily and with good reason. At MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum this week, GE Capital senior vice president in life sciences Joe Hammer offered up some helpful insights on the different kinds of debt available to biotech and medical […]

Payers offer peek at transformation behind the scenes

Healthcare insurers are seeing an unprecedented amount of change in their sector following the implementation of ACA. As payers are forced to balance a shift to a more consumer-focused business with adopting technologies that will help them deal with the added risk of members with pre-existing conditions, it’s prompting them to work with early stage […]

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Security company sees biometrics as one solution to prescription drug abuse

A security company wants to tackle the $55 billion cost of prescription drug abuse market using biometrics. Rx DrugSAFE is applying its technology to safely store prescription medications in lock boxes to prevent unintentional overdoses, particularly among teens. In an interview with Rx DrugSAFE principal Lorraine Yarde at the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, she said […]

Biogen idec explores use of wearables to track MS patient activity

As part of an effort by Biogen idec to explore ways to use wearables with MS patients to help physicians quantify patient activity, it recently completed a study of 250 patients in collaboration with PatientsLikeMe, Naomi Fried, vice president of medial information and innovation at Biogen, referenced the study as part of a keynote presentation […]