Week in Review: The Supreme Court’s Healthcare Ruling, ThingWorx Partners with Smart Structures, and Bridgevine Names JP Bewley CEO
Posted by | June 29, 2012
Yesterday the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, a decision that garnered a flurry of supporters and detractors who filled news reports debating the merits and flaws of the ruling. And of course the media highlighted how the law would affect citizens, various industries, and businesses large and small.
So how does the ruling impact startups and VCs? Some observers think the ruling will spark M&A activity to meet greater demand for healthcare services. Others note that, regardless of the ruling, sectors like healthcare IT are growing to help control costs and improve patient care. And perhaps rapidly advancing technology, rather than legislation, is the quickest path to available and affordable healthcare. Safeguard is certainly committed to building great companies that lead the way toward a more effective health system and better patient care.
Stay tuned to the Safeguard blog as we follow the actual impact of the Affordable Care Act on innovation in life sciences.
And here’s the latest news from our partner companies:
- Beyond.com introduced new career tools to help professionals market themselves and connect with opportunities.
- Bridgevine named J. Patrick “JP” Bewley to become its new CEO. He brings experience in growing companies from his previous work as the Global Org leader for Consulting and Agency Services at Acxiom and incubator and president of Silicon Valley-based Raine Media.
- DriveFactor CEO Steve McKay spoke on a webinar panel titled “Innovation in Personal Lines.” Be sure to check out the video of this Best’s Review webinar.
- Hoopla announced its Series A financing and VentureBeat, Fortune.com, PEHub, FinSMEs, Philadelphia Business Journal, PhillyTechNews and Philadelphia CityBizList all wrote about the news.
- MediaMath was recognized as a demand-side partner for Casale Media’s new Index Platform for real-time ad bidding in both Adweek and MediaPost. AdMonsters interviewed CEO Erich Wasserman about demand-side platforms and other digital advertising trends.
- NuPathe presented its migraine patch at a meeting of the American Headache Society.
- PixelOptics’ emPower! lenses earned an R&D 100 Award as one of the top 100 technology products for 2012.
- Putney welcomed Dr. Tracy Revoir, DVM as Manager of Veterinary Services. She brings expertise in both veterinary customer care and veterinary practice management.
- ThingWorx partnered with Smart Structures, Inc. to deliver solutions to improve the quality of bridge pilings, foundations, and other concrete structures, while reducing construction costs and improving safety.
To read more of our Week in Review series, please use the following feed: safeguardscientifics.com/WeekInReview. Enjoy your weekend!
