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Monthly Archives January 2007

Amniotic stem cells good, but not embryonic replacement

As reported in the Washington Post and other sources, researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University and Children’s Hospital (Boston) have shown that stem cells from amniotic fluid can be differentiated into brain cells, bone cells, muscle, fat, blood vessels and liver cells, demonstrating the kind of pluripotentiality that has previously [...]

Posted 09 January 2007 † P. Driscoll § medtech ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Medtech Startups: Stealth, Location, and Platform Tech

Medical Technology Startups Identified in the December 2006 MedMarkets (subscribers only).
In the December 2006 issue of MedMarkets, I note in my MedMarket Outlook column the common tendencies in the formation of medical technology startups in 2006. It should come as no surprise that central to many (though certainly not all) were the premises of stealth [...]

Posted 02 January 2007 † P. Driscoll § startups ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: