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January 7, 2014

Point-of-Care Testing gains ground with BD’s acquisition of Alverix

In 2007, Alverix set out to revolutionize point-of-care (POC) testing–medical tests conducted in the doctor’s office, at a patient’s bedside, in a clinic or even…

Posted by Gary J. Kurtzman, MD

October 19, 2012

Week in Review: VC Deal Activity Surges in Q3 2012

A couple weeks ago, we covered the NVCA’s third quarter numbers that showed IPOs doubled year over year. Now a new report from CB Insights…

Posted by John E. Shave III

October 1, 2012

A Look Ahead: Advertising Week 2012 Takes New York City

It’s Advertising Week in New York City, and technology is front and center. For the first time, AdWeek has released an app for iOS and…

Posted by John E. Shave III

September 21, 2012

Week in Review: Patent Lawsuits Impact Start-ups, Dreamforce Shows Off Social and Mobile

The patent fights that have erupted this year—Apple versus Samsung, Yahoo versus Facebook—aren’t limited to big, established companies. A recent Reuters report draws attention to…

Posted by John E. Shave III

September 7, 2012

Week in Review: Philadelphia — a Hub for Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital

In “How West and East Coast Dynamics Help Startups Succeed,” Phil Moyer argued that the east coast offers opportunities for growing companies to access customers,…

Posted by John E. Shave III

March 9, 2012

Week in Review: The Role of CIO in Enterprise 3.0, Medivo Goes Mobile, and Alverix Adds Key Patents

Readers of this blog are well aware that entrepreneurship is one of our key themes—from our partner company CEO Q&A Series to our book recommendations…

Posted by John E. Shave III

February 10, 2012

Week in Review: IPO Madness and New Partner Company Spongecell

The past two weeks were brought to you by the letters IPO. From Facebook’s well-documented filing to this week’s IPO price cuts, a flurry of…

Posted by John E. Shave III

January 27, 2012

Week in Review: Venture Investment Grew 22% YoY; Alverix and The Doctors; Beyond.com Among Future 50; MediaMath on FoxBusiness

Last year was a strong year for venture capital, according to the MoneyTree report issued by the National Venture Capital Association. Investments grew 22 percent…

Posted by John E. Shave III

January 10, 2012

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.…

Posted by James A. Datin

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