July 12, 2012
What health tech innovations will drive growth?
In the second quarter of 2012, the dollar value of venture capital deals was up, but the number of funds was down, according to data…
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July 12, 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,…
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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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Week in Review: Facebook and Other Venture-Backed IPOs Grab Headlines
The big news today is the Facebook IPO. The company that famously started in a Harvard dorm room set three records at IPO, including the…
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Week in Review: Healthcare Mobile Apps Catch VCs’ Attention
The convergence of technology and healthcare attracted significant new attention last year, according to research from Dow Jones VentureSource. In 2011, VCs poured $439 million…
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How West and East Coast Dynamics Help Startups Succeed
Silicon Valley has been a hotbed for entrepreneurship and innovation for the last four decades. It’s packed with big thinkers, highly talented engineers, and VCs…
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Q&A: Jean Hoffman, CEO, Putney – “Entrepreneurs are Problem Solvers”
For the next installment of our partner company Q&A series, we turn to the life sciences side of our portfolio and interviewed Jean Hoffman, Founder,…
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Week in Review: Technology and Healthcare Convergence Seeds New Partnerships
The same technologies driving Enterprise 3.0 have also been revolutionizing health management. This convergence of technology and healthcare has built up momentum recently through new…
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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…
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