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Introducing the 50+ Innovation Leaders

April 14, 2017

Welcome to the first annual compilation of 50+ Innovation Leaders! AARP and the MedCity News team asked readers to nominate digital health companies, entrepreneurs and initiatives they felt best reflect the wide range of technologies and applications that innovatively support the 50+ population. After reviewing more than 150 submissions and tallying more than 5,000+ votes […]

Philly Startup SocialLadder Wins “Best Management Team” From N.J. Tech Council

April 13, 2017

SocialLadder, a Philadelphia-based startup that enables live events to promote and sell tickets through its peer-to-peer marketing platform, beat 44 competitors for the “Best Management Team” honors at a New Jersey Tech Council event. “We are growing rapidly and hope to become the go-to platform where passionate people connect with experiences, things and causes that […]

Oncora Medical got the Stamp of Approval from a Major Cancer Center

April 12, 2017

Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center, a medical institution on a push to eliminate cancer, just announced a Philly-based partner has joined its fight: health IT startup Oncora Medical. The realLIST honoree and the Texas medical center will be exploring the “potential value of a combined product” between Oncora’s Precision Radiation Oncology Platform and Brocade, a […]

Philly in Top 10 List of Emerging Tech Hubs

April 4, 2017

A growing number of startups are being created across the country — and they’re cropping up outside of the top innovation hub cities. That’s according to new data released today by TechNet and the Progressive Policy Institute. Why it matters: Political and economic dynamics are forcing companies and investors to pay more attention to business […]

VitalTrax First Company to Receive Seed Capital from Digital Health Funding Initiative

March 24, 2017

The $6 million seed fund for digital health startups launched by Safeguard Scientifics, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Independence Blue Cross announced its first investment Wednesday — $150,000 for clinical trial software company VitalTrax. The startup, based at the University City Science Center’s co-working space ic@3401, is the third venture for serial […]