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Qualcomm Sells Medical Device Connectivity Business to PE Firm

Xconomy

Francisco Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, said Monday it has acquired Qualcomm Life, a subsidiary of the San Diego chipmaker that focuses on connecting medical devices to software applications installed at hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Capsule’s products are.

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Proper Media Acquires Spoutable, Last Piece of Venture Studio

Xconomy

As Belmonte explained in 2015, “In a venture studio, you’re building your own companies. You have 100 percent equity ownership, you’re in control, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. million on a “venture studio” model that allows experienced entrepreneurs to run with their own ideas.

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LabCorp Boosts Prenatal Testing Presence with $371M Sequenom Deal

Xconomy

per share, for a total equity value of $302 million. billion in revenue in 2015, most of which came from testing done at physician’s offices and other healthcare facilities. billion in revenue in 2015, most of which came from testing done at physician’s offices and other healthcare facilities. LabCorp reported $8.5

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

Xconomy

But billions of dollars in acquisitions will be left by the side of the road. Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin).

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Despite Low Crop Prices, Corporate and VC Agtech Investments Soar

Xconomy

Venture capital firms have increased their agtech investments by 80 percent since 2012, bringing total VC investment in the sector to a total of $3 billion in 2015, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group and AgFunder, an online investment marketplace for agriculture technology.

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Flying With A Wounded Wing: Why Twitter Still Has More Than A Chance

Tech Zulu Event

A new social pipeline, the quick blogging style, the similarity to texting: all these things were great for Twitter. The idea of a “retweet” as an endorsement and as a way to “share” someone else’s content within your feed and with your followers, was relatively new (outside of blogging). montanatriplett nice, which Pinot Grigio.

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5 Priorities Before You Bypass Professional Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Stegmaier recommends that you start by writing a regular blog, joining a few related campaigns, building a high-quality video, and completing up to a hundred additional lessons before you even launch your own project. It’s not easy money, so expect to work harder than you ever have. You need a polished, tested concept, not just an idea.

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