FDA Impact on Health Information Exchanges March 29th, 2012Health IT MMM Partner Michele Madison writes for the AJC’s Healthflock blog on the FDA impact on HCIT exchanges. Click here. Read More
Infrastructure Software Sector Update 2011-2012 March 23rd, 2012M & A For best results, view in full screen mode by clicking the icon in the bottom right corner of the reader. Infrastructure software 2011 2012 Read More
Senate Passes JOBS Act March 23rd, 2012Recent Legal News The Senate voted by a wide margin Thursday to approve a package of bills designed to make it easier for small companies and startups to attract capital, adding an amendment to increase protections for investors. Read More
Why Half of Most M&A Deals Fail March 22nd, 2012M & A Most research indicates that M&A activity has an overall success rate of about 50% Read article. Read More
Ten Entrepreneurship Rules for Building Massive Companies March 22nd, 2012Entrepreneurial Info Top ten rules for entrepreneurship from from LinkedIn chairman Reid Hoffman. Click here. Read More
Part 5: Key Legal Questions to Consider when Starting and Growing a Tech Business March 22nd, 2012MMM Tech Perspectives by John Yates What are the Top 10 legal questions to consider in starting and growing a tech business? Outlined below are questions 5 & 6 in this series of questions a lawyer asks an entrepreneur to minimize liability and maximize profitability (view questions 1-4 here). These questions address legal issues faced by tech companies through the business life cycle. While these questions may not apply to all companies, they’re a helpful road map to address legal pitfalls in building a successful tech business. Following the questions below, there are secondary questions designed to elicit important information from the Read More
Supreme Court Holds That Medical Diagnostic Method is Not Patentable Subject Matter March 21st, 2012Patents/IP By: John R. Harris On March 20, 2012 a unanimous Supreme Court held that a patent claim directed to a method of optimizing therapeutic efficiency for treatment of a disease involving (a) administering a certain drug, and (b) determining the level of the drug in a subject (e.g. by a test kit), is not patentable subject matter. Mayo Collaborative Services d/b/a Mayo Medical Laboratories, et. al. v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., No. 10-1150, ___ U.S. __ (S.Ct. March 20, 2012). Basically, the Supreme Court applied a long-standing principle that “laws of nature, natural phenomena, and abstract ideas” by Read More
Survey Suggests Healthcare Apps to Take Lead in Mobile Market March 21st, 2012Health IT Deloitte’s new survey (below) suggests that the advent of 4G broadband services could put healthcare related mobile apps ahead of the current market leader, consumer-facing apps and products. For more information on the survey, click here. For best results, view survey in full screen mode by clicking the icon in the bottom right corner of the reader. Open Mobile Survey 2012Read More Angel Investments Up 40% March 14th, 2012Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bank has released a report on angel investor funding in 2011. Highlights from the report include: • U.S. Southeast in 2nd place for funding (20.1%) behind California (29.8%). • Median angel round sizes grew by 40% to $700K • Internet and healthcare sectors accounted for 58% of total investments, with healthcare start-ups — particularly medical device and equipment companies — accounting for 37.4% of 2011 funding dollars. For more information on the report, click here. To view the report, click here. Read More Atlanta Technology Company CEOs Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell March 13th, 2012MMM Tech Law Video Channel Congratulations to Digital Assent CEO Andrew Ibbotson and other Atlanta technology CEOs invited to participate in the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell last week. To read Andy’s first hand account of the event, click here. Read More Previous 94 95 96 97 ... 143 Next
Angel Investments Up 40% March 14th, 2012Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bank has released a report on angel investor funding in 2011. Highlights from the report include: • U.S. Southeast in 2nd place for funding (20.1%) behind California (29.8%). • Median angel round sizes grew by 40% to $700K • Internet and healthcare sectors accounted for 58% of total investments, with healthcare start-ups — particularly medical device and equipment companies — accounting for 37.4% of 2011 funding dollars. For more information on the report, click here. To view the report, click here. Read More
Atlanta Technology Company CEOs Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell March 13th, 2012MMM Tech Law Video Channel Congratulations to Digital Assent CEO Andrew Ibbotson and other Atlanta technology CEOs invited to participate in the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell last week. To read Andy’s first hand account of the event, click here. Read More