crowdfunding in healthcare

Genos Unveils Crowdsourcing Platform for Genomics R&D

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Genos, a community for personal genetic discovery and research has announced the public launch of its crowdsourcing platform for genomics research and development. The Genos platform will enable individuals to sequence their genetic profiles with 50 times more data than current popular sequencing options, while empowering individuals to participate in groundbreaking research projects on their own terms. As part of the platform launch, Genos revealed several initial research partners and
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Springboard Launches Healthcare-Focused Equity Crowdfunding Platform

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Springboard Equity Inc. has launched an equity crowdfunding platform - dedicated exclusively to the healthcare industry to bring capital to vetted, high potential, early stage innovative companies. The platform aims to make the fundraising process more efficient for medical devices, digital health, biotech, health IT, mobile and diagnostics startups.  Launched in July 2015, Springboard spent the first five months building their technology, their investor community, and different affiliates.
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Crowdfunding for Medical Devices Could Be A Passing Fad

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While it is well established in other areas of business, crowdfunding for medical devices presents a new set of challenges and opportunities, and could become a passing fad rather than an encouraging new trend in the healthcare sector, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to Shashank Settipalli, GlobalData's Analyst covering Medical Devices, although medical device regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have not enacted
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