March 27, 2013
How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care
Last night, cardiologist Dr. Eric Topol, chief academic officer of Scripps Health, was a guest on The Colbert Report, where he discussed his new book, “The…
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March 27, 2013
January 29, 2013
6 Trends That Will Shape Healthcare in 2013
With President Obama winning another four years in the oval office, the palpable uncertainty created by the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act…
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October 12, 2012
Anatomy of a Deal: Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
This morning, I presented at the 2012 Annual RBC Biotech Conference, which focused on the “Biotech Success Stories of the [Philadelphia] Region”. I was asked…
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September 20, 2012
Life Sciences Entrepreneurship: How to Keep Pennsylvania Competitive
A recent article in Harvard Business Review pointed to the human genome as the next focus for diagnosing and treating diseases. The authors call for…
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Putting Growth Capital to Work in Philadelphia
On average, Safeguard Scientifics evaluates more than a thousand business plans each year—that’s 20 business plans per week. Last year, we chose to partner with…
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J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Recap: How Technology Can Improve Healthcare
We’ve talked about Enterprise 3.0 before—how the evolution of social media, big data, mobile technology, Internet of Things, and cloud computing are transforming the enterprise.…
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Life Sciences Trends for 2012: Healthcare IT, Diagnostics, and Personalized Medicine
This week, Safeguard Scientifics’ life sciences team is in San Francisco attending J.P. Morgan’s 30th Annual Healthcare Conference, one of the healthcare industry’s largest annual meetings.…
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Alverix Technology Key to Landmark Flu Test from BD
In the rush of the holidays, you may have missed some recent news from Safeguard Scientifics’ life sciences partner company Alverix. On December 20, 2011,…
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8 Reasons Why We’re Excited about 2012
Recent news and predictions for venture capital have been anything but cheery. With a wobbly economy and uncertainty surrounding government reforms, investors are understandably cautious.…
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