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The future of conferences

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference wrapped up this week. It took place virtually. The media response was muted, with none of the absurdities to report from prior conferences, such as $1000 per night rooms, coffee tables for $300 per hour,

Sam January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Healthcare innovation, Ideas Read more

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference as a case study

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference wrapped up last Thursday. Simply called “J.P. Morgan” to those in the life science industry, this is a highly-attended annual investor conference held in San Francisco every January. Each year, there has been increasing criticism

Sam January 19, 2020January 24, 2020 Case studies of startup companies, Healthcare innovation, Ideas Read more

Telemedicine startups: past, present and future

Estimated total financings for digital health companies in the first quarter of 2019 have just been published. Startup Health, an online networking community for digital health, attempts to track this space globally. Its estimate was US$ 2.9 billion worldwide. Rock

Sam April 5, 2019April 13, 2020 Healthcare innovation, Technology scouting, Venture capital Read more

The difference between startup incubators and accelerators

There is a big difference between startup incubators and startup accelerators. Both are important in any innovation hub, as are angel investors, and early stage venture capitalists. The differences are often not well-understood, and they are worth pointing out here.

Sam March 9, 2019June 6, 2019 Economic development, Healthcare innovation, Innovation hubs, Venture capital Read more

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