All Blog Posts Tagged 'helix' (26)

10 Trends to Watch That Will Affect Your Business ... McKinsey Quarterly

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SourceLink: McKinsey Quarterly

Every so often, a combination of trends intersect that require us to re-examine and re-evaluate our business strategies. I think we are in one of those times. Particularly, as it relates to advances in medical technology. However, these… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 22, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

MedTech-IQ member, John Wilbanks ... Named one of "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World,"

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Congratulations to John Wilbanks!

John, executive director of Science Commons, has just been honored by the Utne Reader as one of the "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World." (The list also honors the Dalai Lama, so he's in good company.)

Utne describes Johns' work at Science Commons as an effort "to spur innovation and discovery by making scientific research and resources easier to… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 21, 2009 at 3:00pm — 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

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

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

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:… Continue

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

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation gives $8M to Kansas University

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As reported in the Kansas City Business Journal...The University of Kansas has established an organization aimed at accelerating the development of new drugs and medical devices, helped by an $8.1 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation is being hailed as a unique collaboration among higher education, philanthropy and industry. ...

Read on at:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 10, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

MedTechIQ Selected as "Referring Entity" to NextTechs Technology Marketplace!!!

The Clymer Group™, LLC is proud to announce that it has been formally approved as a “Qualified Referring Entity” by NextTechs Technologies, LLC, for its technology & intellectual property (IP) marketplace. Commercialization is achieved through securing a consistent customer base. This requires capital.

The largest, most ignored, source of investment capital for emerging technology is corporate. It exceeds Angel & early stage venture funds combined. NextTechs secures capital… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

John Wilbanks, MedTechIQ Member, Featured as 2008 "GameChanger" in Seed Magazine

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

John Wilbanks, MedTechIQ Member & Executive Director, Science Commons, is featured this month, December 2008, in the award winning "Seed...Science is Culture" magazine as a "Game Changer" in the State of Science Report, 2008.

See Seed at: http://seedmagazine.com/magazine/

The December 2008 issue of "Seed" features Craig Venter in a cover story on where science is headed, and feature articles on… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

New $75,000 Funding Opportunity Announced by MedTechIQ member, Dr. Timothy Gerrity

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

MedTechIQ Member, Dr Timothy Gerrity, announces a new Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) Solicitation.

The CCAT at California State University San Bernardino will fund new opportunities to support commercialization of advanced military health technologies. The CCAT will accept applications from industry, academic research organizations, and government laboratories beginning Wednesday,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 24, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Vish Abhyankar & CrowdSourcing - There from the Beginning!

Fascinating story from Vish Abhyankar, (MedTechIQ member). Recently, CIMIT (Center for Integrating Medicine & Innovative Technology) had a panel discussion in Boston on the use of "Social Networking" to facilitate medical innovation & e-consultation. The panel included InnoCentive, The Big Idea Group & Dr Julian Goldman (MedTechIQ member). I quickly learned that Vish has been there from the beginning. Read… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 3, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

"Big Thinker" Webinar, Thursday, 23 October 2008 - MedTechIQ & The Brain

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The Brain Technologies, Inc. "Big Thinker" Webinar featuring the MedTechIQ social network went well earlier today. Please see the link to the press release at:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/medtechiq/thebrain/prweb1515374.htm

For those interested in learning more about MedTechIQ...a Webspace for Creating, Discovering, Managing & Sharing Information on Medical Technology...the "Big Thinker" Webinar will be available online shortly… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 23, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Top 15 Universities That Turn Research Into Revenue (Forbes)

Excellent Forbes article on what universities are monetizing their research & how. Forbes extracts data from the recent AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers) 2006 report on what universities are most successfully translating academic discovery to market. Your comments?

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 1, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Maryland Gearing Up to Build New $91.5M Life-Sci Economic Development Agency

BioRegion News reports that Maryland is gearing up to launch a new agency for its life-sciences economic-development effort early next year — part of a series of industry-building moves that include a reorganization announced last week for the existing department charged with job attraction and retention. Early last year, shortly after taking office, Governor Martin O’Malley and state lawmakers agreed to create the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 17, 2008 at 7:57am — No Comments

Will 2009 be the year of Innovation Economics? Can America Invent Its Way Back? (BusinessWeek)

What kinds of policies can improve the performance of U.S. innovation? In a new BusinessWeek article & video interview by Michael Mandel, the magazines Chief Economist, he reports that an increasing number of experts & policy makers believe its time for new ideas. Some suggest giving companies credit on their tax returns for 40% of the money… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 16, 2008 at 2:00am — No Comments