--- title: Blog (4) description: (4) --- [![VIC Tech](https://blog.victech.com/hubfs/VICTechnology_December2019%20Theme/images/VIC-Technology-Ventures-Logo-White.png)](https://victech.com) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About Us](https://victech.com/about/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Journal](https://victech.com/journal/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) - [Subscribe](https://victech.com/newsletter/) [![VIC Tech](https://blog.victech.com/hubfs/VICTechnology_December2019%20Theme/images/VIC-Technology-Ventures-Logo.png)](https://victech.com) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About Us](https://victech.com/about/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Journal](https://victech.com/journal/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) - [Subscribe](https://victech.com/newsletter/) - [Innovators](https://victech.com/innovators/) - [Inventors](https://victech.com/inventors/) - [Foundry](https://victech.com/foundry/) - [Fellows](https://victech.com/fellows/) - [Investors](https://victech.com/investors-2/) - [About](https://victech.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://victech.com/team/) - [Business Model](https://victech.com/business-model/) - [Portfolio Companies](https://victech.com/portfolio-companies/) - [Careers](https://victech.com/careers/) - [News](https://blog.victech.com/) - [Contact](https://victech.com/contact/) # Recent News and Events [![A Letter from our CEO](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1011895093.jpg?width=948&name=shutterstock_1011895093.jpg)](https://blog.victech.com/a-letter-from-our-ceo-2026) ## [A Letter from our CEO](https://blog.victech.com/a-letter-from-our-ceo-2026) Posted by [Calvin Goforth, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/author/calvin-goforth-phd) [January 13, 2026](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) As we begin a new year, I want to take a moment to reflect on where VIC Technology Venture Development stands today and where we believe we are headed. The past year reinforced something we have long believed: building... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/a-letter-from-our-ceo-2026) [![New Weight Loss Pill Targets Fat Storage, Not Appetite Suppression, Promising Healthy Fat Loss Without Muscle Decline](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PR-Impact-Header-icosiMED-crop.png?width=948&name=PR-Impact-Header-icosiMED-crop.png)](https://blog.victech.com/new-weight-loss-pill-targets-fat-storage-not-appetite-suppression-promising-healthy-fat-loss-without-muscle-decline) ## [New Weight Loss Pill Targets Fat Storage, Not Appetite Suppression, Promising Healthy Fat Loss Without Muscle Decline](https://blog.victech.com/new-weight-loss-pill-targets-fat-storage-not-appetite-suppression-promising-healthy-fat-loss-without-muscle-decline) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [December 16, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) VIC Tech, a leading builder of high-impact, innovative life science companies, today unveiled icosiMED, a venture-backed biotech developing what could become the first oral medication that decreases fat while building... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/new-weight-loss-pill-targets-fat-storage-not-appetite-suppression-promising-healthy-fat-loss-without-muscle-decline) [![Zebra Analytix Announces Upcoming Launch of ScentZ GC](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Zebra-1.png?width=948&name=Zebra-1.png)](https://blog.victech.com/zebra-analytix-announces-upcoming-launch-of-scentz-gc) ## [Zebra Analytix Announces Upcoming Launch of ScentZ GC](https://blog.victech.com/zebra-analytix-announces-upcoming-launch-of-scentz-gc) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [December 12, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) Zebra Analytix, a leader in advanced chemical analysis technologies, today announced the upcoming launch of its ScentZ GC compact Gas Chromatograph. [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/zebra-analytix-announces-upcoming-launch-of-scentz-gc) [![VIC Fellows Spotlight: Olivia Asfaha, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Olivia_Fellows25-b.png?width=948&name=Olivia_Fellows25-b.png)](https://blog.victech.com/vic-fellows-spotlight-olivia-asfaha-phd) ## [VIC Fellows Spotlight: Olivia Asfaha, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/vic-fellows-spotlight-olivia-asfaha-phd) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [December 11, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) The VIC Fellows Program offers experienced professionals the opportunity to learn how to identify and evaluate high-potential innovations from around the world. We’re proud to showcase the members of the 2025–2026... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/vic-fellows-spotlight-olivia-asfaha-phd) [![VIC Tech Expands Strategic Advisory Board with Addition of Global Business Leader Rajeev Nair](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2403352211.png?width=948&name=shutterstock_2403352211.png)](https://blog.victech.com/vic-tech-expands-strategic-advisory-board-with-addition-of-global-business-leader-rajeev-nair) ## [VIC Tech Expands Strategic Advisory Board with Addition of Global Business Leader Rajeev Nair](https://blog.victech.com/vic-tech-expands-strategic-advisory-board-with-addition-of-global-business-leader-rajeev-nair) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [December 09, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) VIC Tech is pleased to announce the appointment of Rajeev Nair, a seasoned global business executive with nearly three decades of experience scaling and transforming multinational organizations, to its Strategic... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/vic-tech-expands-strategic-advisory-board-with-addition-of-global-business-leader-rajeev-nair) [![Market Access for IVD Tests in Europe: England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2648453193-edit.png?width=948&name=shutterstock_2648453193-edit.png)](https://blog.victech.com/market-access-for-ivd-tests-in-europe-england-france-germany-italy-and-spain) ## [Market Access for IVD Tests in Europe: England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain](https://blog.victech.com/market-access-for-ivd-tests-in-europe-england-france-germany-italy-and-spain) Posted by [MTRC](https://blog.victech.com/author/mtrc) [December 09, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) Introduction VIC Technology Venture Development is pleased to introduce the second installment in a new educational series on international market access for IVD tests. This White Paper developed by our strategic... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/market-access-for-ivd-tests-in-europe-england-france-germany-italy-and-spain) [![Fostering Life Science Innovation: Part 3 – Moving University Inventions Forward](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2168286363-edit.png?width=948&name=shutterstock_2168286363-edit.png)](https://blog.victech.com/fostering-life-science-innovation-part-3-moving-university-inventions-forward) ## [Fostering Life Science Innovation: Part 3 – Moving University Inventions Forward](https://blog.victech.com/fostering-life-science-innovation-part-3-moving-university-inventions-forward) Posted by [Michael Artinger, PhD](https://blog.victech.com/author/michael-artinger-phd) [November 19, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) In the third part of the continuing series on the broader topic of Fostering Life Science Innovation, we zoom in on the important concept of transitioning technologies from the university lab to the next stage of... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/fostering-life-science-innovation-part-3-moving-university-inventions-forward) [![Enhance Diagnostics Announces Leadership Transition: Dr. Matthew Leming Appointed CEO](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ImpactHeader_Enhance-1.png?width=948&name=ImpactHeader_Enhance-1.png)](https://blog.victech.com/enhance-diagnostics-announces-leadership-transition-dr.-matthew-leming-appointed-ceo) ## [Enhance Diagnostics Announces Leadership Transition: Dr. Matthew Leming Appointed CEO](https://blog.victech.com/enhance-diagnostics-announces-leadership-transition-dr.-matthew-leming-appointed-ceo) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [November 10, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) Enhance Diagnostics, a clinical-stage company focused on non-invasive diagnostic solutions announced today a key leadership transition. Dr. Matthew Leming, PhD, formerly Chief Scientific Officer, has been appointed... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/enhance-diagnostics-announces-leadership-transition-dr.-matthew-leming-appointed-ceo) [![Solenic Medical Announces Successful Use of Its AMF Technology Under FDA Compassionate Use Authorization](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Solenic%20Pics%20for%20Website-b.png?width=948&name=Solenic%20Pics%20for%20Website-b.png)](https://blog.victech.com/solenic-medical-announces-successful-use-of-its-amf-technology-under-fda-compassionate-use-authorization) ## [Solenic Medical Announces Successful Use of Its AMF Technology Under FDA Compassionate Use Authorization](https://blog.victech.com/solenic-medical-announces-successful-use-of-its-amf-technology-under-fda-compassionate-use-authorization) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [November 03, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2025 -- Solenic Medical, a medical device company developing an innovative treatment for orthopedic implant infections, today announced the successful, FDA-authorized compassionate use of its... [Read More](https://blog.victech.com/solenic-medical-announces-successful-use-of-its-amf-technology-under-fda-compassionate-use-authorization) [![VIC Fellows Spotlight: Amuche Anakor, MD](https://blog.victech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NEW%20PODCAST%20post%20template%20design.png?width=948&name=NEW%20PODCAST%20post%20template%20design.png)](https://blog.victech.com/vic-fellows-spotlight-amuche-anakor-md) ## [VIC Fellows Spotlight: Amuche Anakor, MD](https://blog.victech.com/vic-fellows-spotlight-amuche-anakor-md) Posted by [VIC Team](https://blog.victech.com/author/vic-team) [October 20, 2025](https://blog.victech.com/archive/2026/) The VIC Fellows Program offers experienced professionals the opportunity to learn how to identify and evaluate high-potential innovations from around the world. We’re proud to showcase the members of the 2025–2026... 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