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March 6, 2013

3 Ways Diagnostics Can Cut Healthcare Costs and Improve Patient Outcomes

According to the Institute of Medicine, $750 billion in healthcare spending was wasted in 2009. And while its rate of growth has slowed, healthcare spending…

Posted by Gary J. Kurtzman, MD

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…

Posted by James A. Datin

November 12, 2012

A Look Ahead: SAPPHIRE NOW Takes the Stage in Madrid

On November 13-15, SAP will hold its SAPPHIRE NOW conference in Madrid, focusing on the latest developments in analytics, database and technology, mobility, and cloud solutions.…

Posted by John E. Shave III

September 18, 2012

The Question Every Healthcare IT Startup Must Answer

When I started in the healthcare field more than 25 years ago, the only thing that a healthcare IT startup needed was a good idea — a new technology, maybe,…

Posted by Gary J. Kurtzman, MD

July 13, 2012

Week in Review: M&A Trends and MedCity Converge Conference in Philadelphia

We’ve made it past the halfway mark of 2012, giving us a chance to look back and review how the year is shaping up so…

Posted by John E. Shave III

May 31, 2012

Q&A: Don Hardison, CEO, Good Start Genetics – “Don’t Take Anything for Granted”

Good Start Genetics is setting the pace for carrier screening. Based on proprietary gene-sequencing technology, Good Start Genetics’ pre-pregnancy test is more accurate and comprehensive,…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

May 31, 2012

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…

Posted by James A. Datin

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

January 9, 2012

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,…

Posted by James A. Datin

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