News Index Ventures raises $542M seed-stage venture capital fund London-based Index Ventures has just announced a new $542 million fund for seed-stage companies that have raised under $20 million. The firm…Super UserJune 12, 2014
News Where will the dominant digital health platform come from? I read an interesting Wall Street Journal article recently that discussed the war between tech companies to control future consumer distribution…Super UserJune 12, 2014
News Novavax sells $115 million in stock to pay for vaccine trials – Washington Business Journal Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) said Wednesday it has raised $115 million in gross proceeds by selling 28.75 million shares of…Super UserJune 12, 2014
News UMD, GW, and VT add Johns Hopkins to NSF’s DC I-Corps Node and NSF’s National Innovation Network – Press Release – Digital Journal The University of Maryland, along with the George Washington University and Virginia Tech, have added the Johns Hopkins University to…Super UserJune 12, 2014
News Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in the U.S. Life Sciences Sector – Brookings Institution This brief analyzes entrepreneurship and job creation in the U.S. life sciences sector—defined as the group of industries engaged in…Super UserJune 12, 2014
News New Janssen Labs Incubator Could Bring Up to 50 Companies to South SF – Xconomy Tiny biotech startups will have a new place to germinate in the San Francisco Bay Area. Healthcare giant Johnson &…Super UserJune 11, 2014
News Frost & Sullivan: A Rise in IPOs Revive Investments for the Global Pharma and Biotech Industry – MarketWatch The heightened private equity and venture capital (PEVC) deal activity in the global healthcare industry during the recession years, 2008-2010,…Super UserJune 11, 2014
News Entrepreneurs Better Off Taking Less Venture Capital, Study Shows Although it seems raising as much venture capital as humanly possible is Silicon Valley’s mantra, there are reasons to be…Super UserJune 11, 2014
News Maryland Incubator of the Year Award winners unveiled – Baltimore Business Journal Several Baltimore startups are among the winners of this year’s Maryland Incubator Company of the Year awards. The winners were…Super UserJune 11, 2014
News Senate panel OKs NIH funding boost, increase to Pell Grant – Inside Higher Ed A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday approved a budget bill that would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health…Super UserJune 11, 2014