May 2nd, 2012

Community Hospital Joins Wave Of New Strategic Venture Funds To Drive Disruptive Innovation

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This first part of a two-part series on strategic investors in healthcare focuses on the expansion of the venture business beyond traditional venture and large strategic investors. In the second part, I will outline the backdrop for the investment thesis that strategic healthcare investors are using to guide their capital allocation.

Healthcare providers are finding their “play it safe”… → Read More

April 15th, 2012

Government Poised To Provide A Huge Boost To Healthtech Startups

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Currently, the federal government is poised to level the playing field for healthtech startups. An unprecedented wave of innovative healthtech startups has been developing over the last few years. You can see them at conferences such as Health 2.0TechCrunch Disrupt, TEDMED and demo day events that Blueprint Health, Healthbox, Rock Health and StartUp Health host. Nonetheless, the health sector… → Read More

December 20th, 2011

Healthbox: Chicago’s New Health-Focused Startup Accelerator Debuts Its Inaugural Batch

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Is healthcare the industry that represents the next big opportunity for startups? Many are starting to believe it is, especially considering the fact that U.S. healthcare is currently a $2 trillion business. With technology beginning to play an increasingly vital role in healthcare and the health industry, disruption of legacy systems and an in-with-the-new approach has come to the fore for… → Read More