Category Commercialization
The Top 10 Biopharma Clusters – 2016
We concentrate investing in communities that demonstrate collaboration, an established ecosupport system and solid science. Most who made this list have these traits in common and gained to the Top 10 listed cluster by Gen News. Most saw significant increases in NIH funding (thanks in part to the $2 billion Congressional boost in research funding, […]
NIH Agrees to $1.4 million in Funding for 23andMe
Less than a year since the US Food and Drug Administration ordered 23andMe, the leading personalized genetic testing company to cease and desist in DNA testing without the proper medical protocols, the National Institute of Health (“NIH”) has awarded the company a $1,367,504 for a two-year project to support the further development of 23andMe’s web-based […]
AstraZeneca To Add Headquarters and A World Class Research Building to the Cambridge BioMedical Campus
I am pleased to see a new and higher level of sustainability and “living wellness” has been incorporated into the proposed structure
US Senator Tom Harkin (D – Iowa) plans to introduce the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act to restore lost NIH funding
New York: According to Genomeweb Daily News, US Senator Tom Harkin (D – Iowa) plans to introduce new legislation later this month called the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act in an effort to let NIH restore some of the funding it has lost in recent years due to flat budgets and sequestration, Jennifer Zeitzer, director of […]
Experimenting With Drugs In The Cloud
This is a cutting edge concept that researchers should consider to counter the effects of Eroom’s Law. For all you computer nerds, yes, that is Moore’s Law spelled backwards. Eroom’s Law works on the idea that the number of new drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) per billion US dollars spent […]
Workplace Design Outlook: The Evolving Workspace – Urban Land Magazine
I wanted to share two links that discuss the design principles and practices for healthy “cool” residential and work environments, which are influenced by the expectations of Boomers and Millennium’s for collaboration, flexibility, fitness, and efficiency. Buildings that incorporate these features will become more valuable as companies respond to the future demands of tomorrow’s workforce […]
Should you apply to an accelerator?
Originally posted on orionstartups:
By Luis Almanza “A startup accelerator is built to foster rapid growth of its portfolio companies. It’s a man-made perfect storm of mentorship, access to technology, office spaceand an innovative community, packed into a short time frame.” Dani Fhankhauser In the last months, the goal of been accepted in an accelerator…
National Health Coordinator Dr. Karen DeSalvo says DX and Health IT industry need to ‘get real for people’
Denver: I agree with National Health Coordinator Dr. DeSalvo that people need to understand the importance of electronic health records and medical data. The US medical community need to get over their fears of using HealthIT or that insurance companies will tell them how to practice medicine — as if the insurance doesn’t already. In the […]
NIH is awarding some mhealth grants: Here’s what they’re looking for
The inevitable use of smartphones and mobile devices are making their way into our every day lives and are helping people manage their health outcomes. The National Institutes of Health has started a new mhealth grants program offering awards of up to $500,000. The NIH is a accepting applications today through May. Technologies that address self management of […]
Can St. Louis become the next tech hub?
St. Louis has all of the ingredients to make it to the next level. Four major universities that are pumping our new technologies in health and bioscience, a willingness to invest in themselves and most important have learned the need to “collaborate.”
Moving Forward into the Innovation Economy 
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