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Morning Read: Digital health investing in February, Obamacare hits an important milestone early

Chris Seper — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:55:07 +0000

Also, more details on the Trump healthcare plan and a ridiculous wellness incentive.

Biotech’s new money is out in force at JP Morgan 2016 (and why it will be there in 2026)

Chris Seper — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:37:07 +0000

It’s not dumb money. They are seeing things differently.

Why the biotech party may never stop (a JPM Healthcare 2016 primer)

Bruce Booth — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 20:02:02 +0000

The big question, though, is whether this cycle, in place since the bottom in 2009, is truly unique or special relative to past investment cycles, and how that might affect its sustainability.

Dear Santa: Can you bring me a happier, healthier healthcare industry?

Lisa Suennen — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:14:52 +0000

I am an eternal optimist and I’m hoping that the social value inherent in investing in healthcare instead of video games and drones can help me put a few points on the Santa board.

7 key ingredients in Celgene’s recipe for biopharma dealmaking

Bruce Booth — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:42:49 +0000

Here are the “seven habits”, or more aptly just attributes, of Celgene’s highly successful external R&D strategy.

From aerospace to cable TV: How 4 industry outsiders plan to change medicine

Chris Seper — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 23:29:43 +0000

NASA, Parker Hannifin, Lubrizol and Cox Communications: All in the healthcare business.

Google Ventures: Big-time consumer health is still a dream

Chris Seper — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:26:14 +0000

Dr. Krishna Yeshwant’s comments mirror those of other retail-minded healthcare investors.

McKesson, Blue Cross top digital health’s most trusted corporate VCs

Brian Dalton — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:40:00 +0000

Part II in our research examining which corporate venture capitalists you can trust and rely on.

Chris Seper to discuss healthcare venture capital at Disrupted

MedCity News — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:32:57 +0000

He will moderate a discussion with Mike Bunker from Early Stage Partners and Thomas Sudow, director of business development for Cleveland Clinic’s Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center.

Take the MedCity News survey on corporate venture capital in digital health [Sponsored]

Chris Seper — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:28:58 +0000

There isn’t as much insight and understanding of how these investors operate

Internet of Things enabler Validic raises $12.5M to add staff, support product development

Stephanie Baum — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:04:49 +0000

Validic, a software developer with technology that suppoorts the growth of the Internet of Things […]

Meet all your new healthcare investors thanks to SEC Regulation A+

Tobin Arthur, Jens Francis, and Richard Wohns MD — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:44:36 +0000

Access to capital and liquidity are two of the fundamental building blocks for innovation and a healthy economy. In passing Regulation A+, the SEC has created the most favorable regulatory environment for early stage capital investment in generations. The new facilitators of capital deployment and liquidity will be equity investment platforms, further democratizing capital by leveraging technology and more specifically, the Internet.

Looking forward with Rock Health’s funding roundup. Watch telehealth and crowdfunding

Chris Seper — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:08:18 +0000

Rock Health kicked off 2015 by releasing the 2014 digital health funding roundup we discussed […]

Only 12 percent of $5B invested in digital health is for companies focused on older adults

Stephanie Baum — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:15:24 +0000

By all accounts digital health funding is hitting new highs with companies in this sector […]

Xerox makes big push into telemedicine with HealthSpot strategic partnership

Stephanie Baum — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:22:35 +0000

Xerox has made a strategic investment in telemedicine company HealthSpot, according to a company statement. […]

CareCam Health Systems raises $2.4M for mhealth channel using “video selfies” to improve compliance

Stephanie Baum — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:49:48 +0000

A healthcare business that began as a way to integrate video with electronic health records […]

Wellframe will use $8.5M funding to expand technology team

Stephanie Baum — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:46:13 +0000

A health IT business that developed a mobile platform and analytics tool to give care […]