Just a friendly reminder that the final application deadline is
Monday, November 9th. Apply now to get your company or technology in front of over 80 Investors and Licensees that make up the
WBT Screening Panel.
There is no cost to apply.
The WBT has been bringing talent, know-how, and capital together for over 7 years. But don't take out word for it...
"As a startup company looking…
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Added by Amanda Radovic on October 30, 2009 at 1:01pm —
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Colleagues,
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 people would call po…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on September 18, 2009 at 5:17pm —
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Colleagues,
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 Activity".
ENJOY!
CC
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on September 17, 2009 at 10:30am —
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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 reading fo…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on September 15, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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Colleagues,
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 ... you can use "MedTech-IQ" in…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Colleagues,
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 the site, consuming 829 pagevi…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on September 7, 2009 at 1:30am —
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Colleagues,
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 executives and CEOs in and around the e…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on July 18, 2009 at 11:30am —
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Colleagues,
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 Government.
You will also notice, that th…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 28, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Colleagues,
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 Health at the Univers…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 26, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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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 outsourcin…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 26, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Colleagues,
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 Group, LLC.…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 26, 2009 at 4:00am —
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Colleagues,
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 McKinsey’s tec…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 26, 2009 at 3:00am —
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Colleagues,
As reported by the Milken Institute ... Almost ten-years ago, the Milken Institute first released America’s High-Tech Economy which cataloged technology’s central role in propelling economic growth in high-wage jobs and value-added economic activity.
In this new study, they rank metro areas in the U.S., Canada and Mexico according to their performance as “tech poles.” The entire study and a complete explanation of their methodology can be found in the full report, downloadable from…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on June 18, 2009 at 7:07am —
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A message to all members of MedTechIQ
Colleagues,
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: http://medtechiq.ning.com
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on March 31, 2009 at 9:12pm —
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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 expertise with the…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on March 20, 2009 at 9:49pm —
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Colleagues,
Hot off the press! The January 2009 OnBioVC | Trend Analysis study is now available for download
(HERE). The free .pdf works hand-in-hand with OnBioVC.com to identify what entities have received funding, where they are located, what technologies and indications are attracting investment and who provided the funding, the data is then aggregated and base-lined against prior periods. If…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on February 2, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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A message to all members of MedTechIQ
Colleagues,
Just a reminder, MedTechIQ member, Dan Louague, and his Capital Formation Institute (CFI) will be hosting a free teleconference today!...
"Obama’s Techonomics Program”
Call-in number: 712-941-0216
Passcode: 371073 #
Date:Wednesday, January 21, 2008
Times:
9:00 am Hawaii
10:00 am Alaska
11:00 am Pacific
12:00 noon Mountain
1:00 pm Central
2:00 pm Eastern
The Breaking Story:
The U.S. House of Representatives leadership has moved quickly to inc…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on January 21, 2009 at 10:31am —
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A message to all members of MedTechIQ
Colleagues,
We want to bring to your attention an outstanding free training opportunity.
It will allow attendees to make an informed decision as to how to better plan their commercialization efforts, be it through employment, licensing, consulting, joint venturing or startup creation. Please forward this email to all researchers interested in learning how to commercialize their research.
The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) prese…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on January 7, 2009 at 9:33am —
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There is still time to submit a company or technology for the upcoming WBTshowcase. This elite national event showcases prescreened, cutting-edge, first-to-market companies and technologies emanating from the private sector, top universities, federal labs, agencies and research institutions, to an audience of the world's leading seed investors, venture capitalists and Fortune 1000 licensing experts.
There is No Cost to Apply and a $595 registration fee for those selected to present.
The presen…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on December 17, 2008 at 9:39am —
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Colleagues,
As related by MedTechIQ member, Paul Huleatt, CEO, Development Capital Networks (DCN),...
Anyone can reserve a conference room and sell exhibit space. But if you are serious about connecting with investors and licensees, the WBTshowcase is a competitive, proven, and must-attend event.
Applications have now been received from over 37 states and 19 countries including submissions from Johns Hopkins, Auburn University, National Research Council Canada, Cornell University, Dublin Insti…
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Added by CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer Grp) on December 10, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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