VIC Launches New Fellows Program

The VIC Fellows Program was created as a mechanism through which individuals with specific expertise can learn about and be involved in the process of identifying and evaluating promising life science innovation from...

VIC Technology Venture Development Forms New Portfolio Company: Filtravate

Company co-founded with Reza Foudazi, PhD, developer of a platform membrane technology with broad applications in bioprocessing and industrial filtration.

Failing to fundraise can be the downfall of startups

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,...

An Interview with Darlene Boudreaux: CEO, Investor, and Entrepreneur

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...

VIC 2019 Annual Report

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...

Behind the Curtain with Biolocity | Guiding Medical Innovations to Market

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...

White Paper: New Paradigms of Life Science Investing

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 so...

A Letter from our CEO 2020

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...

Behind the Curtain: Opportunity Assessment at VIC

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...

White Paper: Life Science Impact Investing and the Physician Entrepreneur

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...

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