by edelfreitas | May 27, 2015 | General, Innovation, Startups
I have never really paid any attention to healthcare system issues and inefficiencies in the system, until I became a parent. It’s one thing to be in pain, but it is something totally different when it’s your child. The feeling of pain is somewhat magnified for you as...
by edelfreitas | May 20, 2015 | Focus On Founders, General, Incubators, Innovation, Internships, Mentoring, News and Events, Startups, Tech transfer
As most incubators do, we always like to catch up with our graduates to see how they have been doing since they have “left the nest” of the Venture Development Center (VDC). I got a chance to see how Dr. Jill Macoska, director of the Center for...
by edelfreitas | May 13, 2015 | General, Hiring, Incubators, Innovation, Internships, Marketing and Selling, Startups
This is a map of 400+ venture-backed tech companies that have been funded in the past two years. (The map was updated on November 22, 2015.) These are companies working on the hottest areas and technologies in Massachusetts (one could say “in the world”)...
by edelfreitas | Apr 29, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, News and Events, Startups
We are excited to announce that VDC Founder company, BIOARRAY Therapeutics Inc., has gained $600,000 of new funding in the initial closing of the company’s Series A funding. The financing, led by Connecticut Innovations, included participation by the Angel...
by edelfreitas | Apr 17, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, Incubators, Innovation, Marketing and Selling, Mentoring, R & D, Startups
Research labs spend more than $35 billion a year on laboratory equipment and supplies. But as big companies restructure their research and development to reduce costs and risks, they rely more and more on research done by smaller companies. These smaller labs are a...
