I enjoyed reading Regis Kelly’s insightful discussions about the state of academic research, and the September 14 blog post in Xconomy, The Social Contract of Science, was no exception. As the director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, the QB3 Institute, Regis enjoys a close and intimate perspective on academic research and its relation to the broader communities of government, business and society at large. I would like to broaden the conversation to . . .
→ Read full post: Digging Deep into the Relationship of Research and Healthcare Investing
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September 21, 2010 source: greentechgrid Michael Kanellos’ article on The Top Ten VCs in Smart Grid; Who has the best investments for fixing the grid and automating power demand? lauds Claremont Creek Ventures and its portfolio companies: “Adura Technologies, EcoFactor (home energy management) Sentilla (energy management for data centers). EcoFactor, whose HAN doesn’t require a smart meter, won the Cleantech Open last year, while Adura won . . . Jamie Montgomery with Nat Goldhaber On Wednesday September 15, my partners and I joined 22 of our portfolio companies and the Claremont Creek hosted speaker– investment bankers Jamie Montgomery, Eric Wagner, and Jason Yip– for our second Turbo Talks event this year. Turbo Talks refers to the gathering we created for our portfolio where we discuss timely topics of interest to many of them. During Turbo Talks, we get acquainted with each other and build . . . At the beginning of this year, I was cautiously optimistic that 2010 would be a better year than 2009 for investments in healthcare information technology. Now that we have made our way through two-thirds of 2010, I’m happy to see that things are going well despite the fact that the U.S economy is not cooperating fully. But the Bay Area startups are doing well and they’ve attracted a remarkable 45 percent of $6.5 billion in . . . September 1, 2010 source: xconomy Brad Webb, Venture Partner at Claremont Creek Ventures, was featured today on the xcononomy website discussing the implications for venture investment of the recent judicial ruling regarding federal funding for stem cell research. Last week’s federal district court ruling ordering an immediate halt in federal funding for stem cell research has thrown academic research circles into a state of confusion. This has caught the attention of the VC community, . . . |
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