biotechnology

Leaders: Bio-entrepreneur sees leverage in TNInvestco

Oct 08, 2009 at 01:08 pm by miltcapps

Life-sciences entrepreneur and investor Joe Cook Jr. has made clear he wants to devote more energy to helping grow Tennessee's life-sciences sector. Although Cook has thus far.... Read More

Dream Systems founder targets healthcare technology

Aug 11, 2009 at 04:54 pm by miltcapps

[Editor's note: Terriance Moody died May 9, 2019. Obit here.] A company's world vision depends partly on its prism: Within Dream Systems LLC, the prism is video, and the world.... Read More

Cumberland IPO now active: 10-year journey with Vanderbilt reaches milestone

Aug 07, 2009 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

UPDATED Aug. 11, 6:45 a.m.:  Cumberland Pharmaceuticals [NASDAQ:CPIX] went effective 3 p.m. Aug. 10 and is listed this morning as CPIX on NASDAQ. The share price was set.... Read More

Health IT exec to chair Nashville Technology Council

Jun 30, 2009 at 09:11 am by miltcapps

Tomorrow, Healthspring Inc.'s Andy Flatt begins his two-year term as chairman of Nashville Technology Council. Flatt's tenure will span pivotal years: NTC is due to launch or.... Read More

Entrepreneurs sought for Nashville Business Incubation Center

Jun 30, 2009 at 09:11 am by miltcapps

The 23-year-old Nashville Business Incubation Center downtown seeks to fill a record number of entrepreneur-tenant vacancies. NBIC Director Mildred Townsend Walters (at right.... Read More

STHS Ventures 'accelerates' companies reshaping healthcare

Feb 05, 2009 at 10:39 am by miltcapps

STHS Ventures, a unit within Saint Thomas Health Services, helps accelerate early-stage companies that could transform and improve healthcare delivered by community hospitals..... Read More

Life Sciences: VC-backed Nodality opens Franklin lab

Feb 03, 2009 at 08:55 am by miltcapps

Nashville-centered scientific talent has lured venture-backed Nodality to establish a key research and development facility in Franklin. Nodality Inc., a South San Francisco.... Read More

Rising Stars: Rep. Cooper adds lawyer to staff

Dec 03, 2008 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-5) has beefed-up his staff for addressing intellectual property and patent issues of interest to the entertainment industry and others, by adding Sam R.... Read More

Rick Oliver's American Sentinel launches D-Round capital raise

Dec 03, 2008 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

American Sentinel University, the online university that includes prominent Nashville investors among its leadership, has launched its fourth capital raise, with a goal in the.... Read More

Stakes are rising for TTDC, as VC group presses for change

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:50 pm by miltcapps

Feelings run deep among venture-capital executives who believe the state is doing far too little to advance high-growth sectors of the Tennessee economy. In the face of that e.... Read More

MB Ventures' 3rd fund emerging in time to reap 'Vintage 2009' values

Nov 25, 2008 at 09:30 am by miltcapps

Visiting Nashville last week, Gary Stevenson was tight-lipped about plans for MB Venture Partners' rumored third fund. The only comment the MBVP managing partner would utter i.... Read More

World Trade Center Nashville gets fresh impetus from CenTradeX founder

Oct 22, 2008 at 07:08 am by miltcapps

Earlier this year, Robert Thompson secured the franchise for World Trade Center Nashville. Now, he's stepping out of the daily operations of his international trade technology.... Read More

VU portfolio company TyraTech's relocation 'suspended', but not dead

Oct 21, 2008 at 08:19 am by miltcapps

TyraTech Inc.'s consideration of relocating to Nashville is "on hold for now," according to Essam Enan, who is chief science officer for the Melbourne, Fla.-headquar.... Read More

Tech2020 names CEO

Sep 18, 2008 at 02:11 pm by miltcapps

Credibility Crunch: Health M&A and innovation shaped by Feds

Sep 17, 2008 at 09:04 am by miltcapps

No matter who's in The White House during the next three years, financial, economic and regulatory pressures will probably make life sciences, rather than healthcare services.... Read More

Bionic Woman: Exec perseveres, while biotech struggles for momentum

Sep 14, 2008 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Leslie Wisner-Lynch, DDS, DMSc, hesitated only briefly when asked in a recent VNC interview whether it's true she picked Nashville as the new home for BioMimetic Therapeutics,.... Read More

Latest Venture Nashville news

Sep 05, 2008 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

People: Former Stites lawyer ignited Nashville tech sector

Sep 05, 2008 at 08:32 am by miltcapps

This article was first a blogpost on VentureNashville.blogspot, Sept. 5, 2008 Warren Ratliff (left) was 27 and an attorney leading the technology practice at Farris Warfield K.... Read More

BioMimetic shakes-off FDA bruise,<Br> carves-out Biotechnology niche

May 16, 2008 at 12:53 am by miltcapps

Updated March 1, 2013: Wright Medical completed its acquisition of BioMimetic, in a transaction valued at $190MM or more. Release here.-Ed. BioMimetic Therapeutics provides a.... Read More

News of Nashville Technology

Oct 30, 2004 at 10:08 am by miltcapps

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