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All Blog Posts Tagged 'capital' (19)

Guest Blog: Luke Timmerman...How Did Calypso Medical Raise $50M? The Story Behind Seattle’s Biggest VC Deal of 2009

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Interesting blog from Luke Timmerman of Xconomy Venture Capital. Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman. ...

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Word out of Calypso Medical Technologies the past year hasn’t been what most… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 18, 2009 at 5:17pm — 1 Comment

New Books ... Recommended Reading From MedTech-IQ!

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In the continuing quest to bring you the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" please see our latest list of recommended books.



For your convenience, you can order a selection directly, if you choose, thru The "MedTech-IQ" Recommended Reading Center carousel. The book carousel is located on the "MedTech-IQ" homepage, just under "Latest… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 17, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Guest Blog: Bootstrapping Our Way Back From the Collapse

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Please see excellent blog post from Sramana Mitra in Xconomy. Sramana is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has founded three companies and writes a business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy. Her latest book is Entrepreneur Journeys: Bootstrapping: Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction, see MedTech-IQ recommednded… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 15, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... What's New? (PART 2)

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In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective ability to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we remain committed to delivering the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" to the "MedTech-IQ" community.



Please find below Part 2 of the New Member update. As is our custom, we divide new members by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or Government.



Remember… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... How Can We Help! (PART 1)

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In the continuing quest to bring you the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration", MedTech-IQ continues to attract new members by "word of mouth".



So, what does a typical day at MedTech-IQ look like?



According to Google analytics, we have 773 active members. On the 27th of August 2009, we had 266 visitors, 152 which were returning members, and 114 new visitors. Combined the visitors spent an average of 7 minutes and 25 seconds on… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

West Coast “Venture” vs. East Coast “”Stimulation” … Time to Bridge the Gap?... Read on & Comment

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Is it time to think differently about the “Valley of Death” ? The gap in capital and talent that prevents so many companies from successfully translating their promising medical technology from research to mass market success?



I think so, and here is why



In the last month, we at MedTech-IQ have experienced a number of illuminating encounters. On the U.S. West Coast, we spoke to numerous venture capitalists, investors, corporate… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 18, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are You? ... What Do You Do? ... Let Us Know! (June 2009)

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In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective abilities to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we are continuing to develop the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" for the "MedTech-IQ" community, which continues to grow steadily.



Please find below our new Members. As is our custom, we stratify them by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 28, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Final Dispatch from Silicon Valley ... Ed Penhoet, Founder, Chiron/Matthew Bishop, The Economist - Larta 15th Annual Life Science Forum

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The Larta Life Science Venture Forum ended with a spirited conversation and Q&A session between the attendees, Ed Penhoet and Matthew Bishop about trends in life science investing, the healthcare crisis, and the prospects and limits of "venture philanthropy".



Ed Penhoet is member of the board of trustees of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and was Foundation President from 2004 - 2007. Prior to the Foundation, Ed served as dean of the School of Public… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 26, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Dispatches from Silicon Valley ... "Novel Product Development Strategies" ... Panel Discussion: Larta 15th Annual Life Science Forum

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To control and de-risk high product development costs, companies across the life science sector are experimenting with new & novel approaches. Large life science companies are experimenting with "virtual" autonomous innovation units, and are banding together in "Triple Helix" (academic, industry, government) consortiums. Small companies are turning increasingly to virtual/lean models to speed product development, while improving the efficient use of limited capital by… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 26, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Dispatches from Silicon Valley ... "Stimulus" Panel Discussion: Larta 15th Annual Life Science Forum

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The Larta Life Science Venture Forum Town Hall on "Stimulus" spending was moderated by David Gollaher, President & CEO, California Healthcare Institute, and included panelists Danielle Peters, Fabiani & Company, Jeff Himawan, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, and yours truly, Conrad Clyburn "CC", Founding Partner, The Clymer… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 26, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

Dispatches from Silicon Valley ... Opening Keynote: Larta 15th Annual Life Science Forum

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MedTech-IQ member Rohit Shukla's 15th Annual Life Science Forum opened at the scenic Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California with a standing room only keynote presentation by Richard N. Foster, Managing Partner, Millbrook Management Group LLC. Mr. Foster a former Director and Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company, founded and lead… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 26, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

On MedTechIQ: See the Best Video Yet in Our Library!

A message to all members of MedTechIQ



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If you really want to understand Venture Capital, Silicon Valley, University/Government/Industry partnerships and the Military-Industrial complex check out this Google video - The Secret History of Silicon Valley, http://medtechiq.ning.com/video/strategy-the-secret-history-of.



Stick with it ... the best part is toward the end!



ENJOY!



CC



Visit MedTechIQ at:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 31, 2009 at 9:12pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... 20 March 2009

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Since our last update, the MedTechIQ community has grown by 50 members, now exceeding over 500 international medical technology experts. This is great. We are glad that the community is growing, and hope you find the network useful. That said, it is not about the numbers alone. We are endeavoring to build on the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration". So, fill out your Member profiles, join the MedTechIQ specialty groups of your interest, and share your… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 20, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Hard Times?...Tools to Optimize Business & Personal Budgets - CNN Money

CNN Money reports - Struggling to keep your finances straight? These 7 new technologies can help business owners compare credit cards, analyze budgets and get funding.

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 31, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Risk Capital Co-op Explores New Model of Early Stage Funding

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Interesting article describing a Seattle based hybrid fund - cross between an Angel network and Early Stage VC. Appears they are deftly targeting an underserved niche.



In challenging times, may be a strategy with some long term merit. LP risk is limited. Ideal, perhaps, for med tech start-ups emerging from labs in regional clusters where Risk Capital is relatively scarce, but Medical Technology is excellent, i.e., National Capital Area (MD/DC/VA), Ohio… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 16, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

For limited time: Growthink offers free access to online Venture Capital portal & funding match making service

Leading venture capital research firm Growthink launches new initiative that offers entrepreneurs and venture-backed companies free access to its online research portal and matches them with premier service providers.

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 12, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Google to Extend Reach With Venture-Capital Arm

The Wall Street Journal reports today that Google has begun moves toward starting a venture capital arm. Google already has a nonprofit philanthropy group, Google.org foundation, that addresses global health issues which includes investments in groups such as INSTEDD led by Dr Eric Rasmussen, MD (former Navy physician). Now it wants to start a formal venture capital arm, similar to Intel Capital, Time Warner… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 31, 2008 at 9:12am — No Comments

Pension funds & university endowments put more money into venture capital than a year ago

Despite dismal IPO market for VC backed start-ups, big buck investors (limited partners) continue to pour money into venture capital funds. As reported in the San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley's hometown newspaper, 71 VC funds raised $9.1 billion nationwide in the second quarter of 2008 - a 3 percent increase over the $8.8 million raised in the second quarter of 2007. What is most interesting about this report, to me, is that… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 15, 2008 at 7:41pm — No Comments

IPEEX Venture Capital Platform Demo in Rockville, Maryland

IPEEX, the new venture capital platform that intends to streamline the capital acquisition process for early stage companies will be offering a free demo July 09, 2008 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am at the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, 111 Rockville Pike Suite 800, Rockville, MD 20850.



As part of the process of helping local companies achieve their funding objectives, the event is being sponsored by the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 5, 2008 at 2:35pm — No Comments

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