Startups are pulling outsized financing rounds and debt acquisitions at an unprecedented rate despite the high 80 percent failure rate of startups overall. Among the three primary reasons why startups tend to fail,...
Can you tell us a little bit about your background and experience? I was a founder and CEO of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, and then took over and grew a nonprofit medical technology incubator, helping others...
In the past year, VIC’s portfolio of companies reached numerous milestones, the VIC Investor Network (VIN) experienced its first exit, and we added important new elements to the VIC ecosystem. While progress in 2019 was...
Please start off by describing your current role with Biolocity and the organization’s unique model. I am the Managing Director for Biolocity, which is a philanthropic, multi-institutional program that accelerates the...
For decades, only venture capital (VC) firms, and very rarely, angels were able to invest in start-up companies developing life science—therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and related—innovation. Anyone doing...
Welcome to the 20s! To my ears, 2020 sounds very futuristic – but we are living it. The pace of technological change continues to accelerate and have profound impact on all of us. VIC’s motto is Technology Solutions for...
Ask ten people how best to assess the value of a new technology, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. Google "opportunity assessment", and you will find hundreds of different templates, worksheets, and...
Why Is Life Science Impact Investing So Crucial For Physicians Today? A high paying role with a prestigious title in medicine is no longer enough. It’s not enough in many ways. The path of throwing yourself into...
You are the Assistant Vice Chancellor & Managing Director for Technology Transfer at Washington University in St. Louis. Can you please tell us about your background and what drives your sense of purpose in technology...
CardioWise™ is commercializing patented, Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) machine learning analysis software, SQuEEZ™, which produces a quantified image model of the human heart. FAYETTEVILLE, AR – October 8, 2019 – The...
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