Sample from Spongecell's Ad Gallery. Source: Spongecell, Inc. (gallery.spongecell.com) Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most-watched event in the history of television, but more telling than the number of viewers was the way in which they watched. About...

Welcome to the inaugural blog post for Safeguard Scientifics’ Q&A Series, featuring our partner company CEOs! We believe that our blog is a perfect medium to dig into what makes our partner companies tick. So, we’re going straight to the...

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 in 2011, making it the third highest year in annual investment totals over the past ten...

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference wasn’t the only event on our radar this week. The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, took over Las Vegas from January 10th to the 13th. About...

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, Alverix announced that its partner Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has received 510(k)...

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. Entrepreneur Magazine even goes so far as to ask whether venture...