Take a walking tour of the St. Petersburg Innovation District (Video)
In this video, take a walking tour of the area south of downtown St. Petersburg that holds promise for attracting high-power talent and high-wage jobs, and read why business and city leaders are so...
View ArticleRecent biotech IPOs get fewer new investors than it appears, says report
The biotechs that have gone public so far this year, most of which have been in Massachusetts, have attracted far fewer new investors than it might seem, leading IPO analysts at Renaissance Capital to...
View ArticleWhat’s next for ailing Forest Park?
The parking lot, patient rooms and lobby are eerily empty at Forest Park Medical Center off Central Expressway in Dallas. A sign at the hospital’s entrance says the main doors are locked and hospital...
View ArticleWhat Ron Ramsey's exit from the Senate means for businesses
Come next January, the Tennessee General Assembly will be without Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, who’s led the Republican majority in the Senate for the past decade. Ramsey, arguably the most powerful politician...
View ArticleFor Prime Diagnostic Imaging, lower costs mean big growth
Prime Diagnostic Imaging had three employees and one-and-a-half imaging centers when Tom and Jamie Hellman moved to Dallas from San Diego in 2002 to resurrect a bankrupt business that had been run into...
View ArticleUnitedHealth teams with Walgreens on prescription drugs
In a deal that could affect prescription drug costs for tens of millions of Americans, UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. have struck a partnership aimed at steering more...
View ArticleLost laptop costs North Memorial Health Care $1.5 million
North Memorial Health Care will pay $1.55 million to settle federal regulatory complaints that it mishandled patient data stored on a stolen laptop computer. The Star Tribune reports on the settlement,...
View ArticleVanderbilt, Healthways execs to speak at retooled TEDxNashville
TEDxNashville is making its play for Nashville's largest industry, adding a second day of programming focused on the future of health care. HealthNext will take place April 15 at War Memorial...
View ArticleWestlake Dermatology plans rapid expansion; emphasis on design more than skin...
Westlake Dermatology has been growing rapidly the past several years and two new clinics are in the works — at Lamar Central and in Cedar Park. Austin's celebrity architect Michael Hsu has handled the...
View ArticleWith another $55M, company brings clarity to DNA sequencing
A fast-moving California company landed $55 million in Series C financing, it said Thursday, to help commercialize its DNA sequencing technologies and push more through the pipeline. 10x Genomics Inc....
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield names Wisconsin replacement for Larry Schreiber
Paul Nobile, who since December 2015 has served as acting president of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Wisconsin, received a permanent designation for that position, the company announced Friday....
View ArticlePhiladelphia health care law boutique merges into Maryland firm
Maryland-based law firm Offit Kurman said it acquired health care law boutique Kelley Partners, effective April 1. Kelley’s three lawyers will leave their offices at 1628 Pine Street and move into...
View ArticleSA company clears top 5 on Forbes' annual Best Employers list
A San Antonio-based company finished best in the state and among the top 5 in the country on Forbes’ 2016 “America’s Best Employers” list. Insurance and financial services giant USAA ranked No. 5 on...
View ArticleMain Line research team develops potential new approach to treating ovarian...
A group of medical researchers at Main Line Health’s Lankenau Institute for Medical Research have developed a potentially new approach to treat the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer. Ovarian...
View ArticleSummit develops a unique Duchenne drug for any gene mutation
It may not be news to most people familiar with the biotech industry that one company in Cambridge is developing a drug aimed at boosting the production of a muscle-building protein in order to treat...
View ArticleNovant Health planning medical office building with surgery center in...
Novant Health is planning to build a second medical office building adjacent to its Kernersville Medical Center that will house a new ambulatory surgery center, with the project to be completed by...
View ArticleBillerica maker of lead diagnostic test Magellan acquired by Meridian for $66M
Meridian Bioscience (Nasdaq: VIVO) of Ohio announced this morning it has acquired Magellan Biosciences in Billerica for $66 million. Magellan, which employs 60 people, makes a fast, point-of-care lead...
View Article139 ROi
2015 revenue: $121 million +13.1% With new customers on board and the addition of services to existing clients, ROi (Resource Optimization & Innovation) saw revenue climb by $14 million in 2015....
View Article128 Intalere (formerly Amerinet)
2015 revenue: $129 million -16.9% After years of not being able to attract new customers, Brent Johnson is hopeful that an ownership change and a rebranding initiative will translate into revenue gains...
View ArticleOffit Kurman acquiring Philadelphia health care law boutique
Howard County law firm Offit Kurman plans to acquire a Philadelphia health care law boutique, effective April 1. Kelley Partners' three lawyers will leave their offices at 1628 Pine St. in Philadelphia...
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