National Venture Capital Association
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VC Report: Biotech Financings Fall, M&A Activity Expected to Pick Up
Biotech startups raised $2.6 billion globally in the second quarter of this year, but that’s down nearly 46% compared to the same period last year, according to a report from Pitchbook. Capital is harder to find, and the report projects an uptick in M&A activity as companies run out of cash.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health IT, Pharma, Startups
Life science investing in 2014: VCs & CEOs predict fewer IPOs, less funding for medtech
2014 will be a better year for venture capital than 2013, but that won’t necessarily […]
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Life sciences investment shifting to Europe, Asia
Venture capital investment in the life sciences has fallen 39 percent over the past three […]
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Life sciences venture funding picks up in Q2 on increased exits
Life sciences venture capital investment in the second quarter jumped 37 percent over the prior […]
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Venture capital investing’s status report (Morning Read)
Among today’s current medical news: MoneyTree’s bad news for life sciences and good news for everyone else; doctor bashing on Twitter; healthcare M & A report; home healthcare is hurting hospitals; Lilly’s Alzheimer’s imaging drug gets FDA approval.
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Wisconsin’s angel money powers it past Minnesota’s venture capital
Considering the amount of venture money Minnesota and Wisconsin raised through September, you would assume the states are pretty evenly matched. But numbers are tricky things. First of all, the lion’s share of Wisconsin money came from just two deals. And Minnesota is just beginning to track angel investments — a big deal in Wisconsin.
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National Venture Capital Association to pitch medical innovation
The nation’s leading venture capital trade association is forming a subgroup to advocate for policies and regulations that it says would bolster medical innovation in the United States.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Morning Read: What do May venture dollar flurries bring?
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: May ends with […]
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U.S. House of Representatives passes big tax on venture capital gains
As if venture capital firms didn’t have enough to worry about, Uncle Sam lowers another […]
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Minnesota investors: Still waiting….after all of these years
If patience is a virtue, then Minnesota venture capitalists have become downright saintly. Faced with […]
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Yes, Minnesota, it does and can get worse
I’ve been covering Minnesota venture capital for the past three years. Which means I’ve run […]
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Morning Read: Ugly first quarter for venture capital
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Ugly first quarter […]
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Midwest health care start-ups attract $780M in 2009; down 26% from 2008
Midwest health care start-ups attracted $780 million in investments in 2009, according to the BioEnterprise Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report. While the number of companies winning investments last year — 156 — was about the same as in 2008, the dollar volume of the investments dropped 26 percent.