Moody’s breaks down challenges facing healthcare organizations in 2016

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/moodys-explores-challenges-facing-healthcare-organizations?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJZMU5UQXhNVFJsWWpSaSIsInQiOiJidFZ1RUN4NjdcLzdLK3VFQTVIeGdxSnNWZHZxdThQemM5a2RScVoxTGRtVmFYUjZkeTl0Rms1U1J0SFlDeW52WmUrWjcyODFvaFFXZkl6aUZZSFB2TGZcL3Y4a3ZrUVpwaFNOOUdjanhlNWZZPSJ9

 

Washington state’s life sciences companies shatter records with more than $3B in deals

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2015/10/washington-states-life-sciences-companies-shatter.html?ana=e_ptl_hc&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1444506012

There has been more than $3 billion worth of money and deals in the life science industry so far this year.

Google Ventures Shifts Focus to Health Care

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/12/15/google-ventures-shifts-focus-to-healthcare/

Google GOOGL +0.10%’s venture-capital arm is moving strongly into health care and life-sciences startups, mirroring shifts at the Internet giant. More than one-third of the money Google Ventures invested in 2014 went to health care and life-sciences companies, up from 9% each of the prior two years. The venture group plans to continue investing in the area, looking to capitalize on an explosion of health data and new ways to analyze it, said Bill Maris, head of Google Ventures.

Flagship Ventures raises $537M in new fund; plans to launch 5 companies per year

Flagship Ventures raises $537M in new fund; plans to launch 5 companies per year

healthcare venture capital

Life science investing in 2014: VCs & CEOs predict fewer IPOs, less funding for medtech

Life science investing in 2014: VCs & CEOs predict fewer IPOs, less funding for medtech

Health IT investment

Biotech startup nets $3.4M to advance treatments for MRSA, salmonella bacterial infections

Biotech startup nets $3.4M to advance treatments for MRSA, salmonella bacterial infections

MRSA spores

A life science hub grows in New York: 3 ways the city is stimulating healthcare investing

A life science hub grows in New York: 3 ways the city is stimulating healthcare investing

Sweets Building