Posted on April 2, 2009 by cartier@bio
The economic news this week wasn’t all doom and gloom – Google announced Google Ventures, a new venture capital fund that will finance biotechnology start ups, among other things.
According to Google Blog:
At its core, Google Ventures is charged with finding and helping to develop exceptional start-ups. We’ll be focusing on early stage investments across [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by cartier@bio
Getting financing can be difficult. This news article from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette demonstrates the importance of SBIR funding.
“Not all start-up companies have been able to tap into venture capital to fund their businesses. Mr. Prescott of Crescent Innovations has secured federal Small Business Innovation Research funding, grants and money from [...]
Filed under: Finding Cures, SBIR, venture capital | Tagged: angel investors, biotechnology, financing, SBIR, start-up, venture capital | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 7, 2008 by cartier@bio
Putting the “I” back — that is the “I” in innovation. While we consider SBIR program to be critical to the commercialization of biotechnology for our industry, it is clear that others do not share this view ordiffer on the ways in which this problem should be fixed. For example, Kristie Prinz wrote [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2008 by cartier@bio
My name is Cartier Esham. I am the new Director of Health and Regulatory Affairs for BIO’s Emerging Companies. The purpose of this blog is to generate discussion surrounding important issues facing the biotechnology industry and patient focused organizations. Before coming to Washington, D.C., I received my doctorate in microbial ecology and have a great [...]
Filed under: Finding Cures | Tagged: biotechnology, cures, healthcare, SBIR, small business administration | 1 Comment »
