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SOCIAL ACTIVISM GETS AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO CHANGE. This may be a first where social media was used to overturn a denial of treatment decision by an insurance company. This powerful story is likely a harbinger of things to come. http://lnkd.in/asnVhp View in LinkedIn

MESSAGING IS HARD. This posting describes eye-tracking data in relation to where best to catch a reader's eye. Some valuable insights. http://lnkd.in/t6Ds7D View in LinkedIn

THERE ARE THOSE TRADITIONAL VCs who have deservedly earned a bad (or worse) reputation for being greedy, difficult, Machiavellian, and lacking heart. Many have been under intense pressure from their LPs in recent years to get better than lousy returns on lousy investments. This has pressured them greatly in relation to raising new funds, which many have been unable to. Perhaps it is time to rethink the whole approach, and do what several at BioSpring are doing: reinventing rhemselves boldly. Not all VCs are created equally. View in LinkedIn

THE IPHONE MICROSCOPE? This brilliant invention cobbled together readily available items to make a cheap field microscope for work in developing countries for diagnostics of intestinal parasites. Talk about unintended consequences! Beautiful. Simple. Applied. http://lnkd.in/D5esYp View in LinkedIn

A LOVELY POSTING about the value of leading an interaction with a gift, an offer to help, rather than leading with a request or a need. Enter with generosity and leave with a smile. This is a truly insightful piece of advice to all of us. http://lnkd.in/6dBK-x View in LinkedIn

BIOSPRING BARCELONA highlighted the fast-emerging role of Voluntary Health Organizations playing a very significant part in bridging the 'Valley Of Death' (dearth of seed funding) to the annual tune of 500 M USD. These patient and passion-driven nonprofit organizations are fast becoming sophisticated investors (philanthropy investors) and playing a strategic role in getting science turned into medicines. Even the oldest and stodgiest of them are now turning to these types of investments, bringing patients and deep disease expertise to the table. New VCs with a mission and compassion. View in LinkedIn

BIOSPRING BARCELONA has a remarkable energy. Despite The Crisis, there is optimism and a definite buzz. Figures (more to report later) all trend upwards for biopharma financing, after the last five years of misery. The old VC dominated financing landscape is facing radical changes with new models and vehicles. The number of new Bioclusters is increasing from Finland to Wales. Governments are responding under pain to develop new initiatives. Very exciting landscape. A big change from even two years ago. View in LinkedIn

SPIDER SILK HAS BEEN A BIOMATERIAL HOLY GRAIL for decades, with DuPont and the US Army leading the charge and at least one major con artist being involved. If this report is correct, it might be an important milestone in getting this extraordinary material scalable. That said, it is a giant gene, and may have other factors involved in its production. Vamos a ver. http://www.b3cnewswire.com/20130311860/amsilk-develops-worlds-first-man-made-scalable-spider-silk-fiber.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin View in LinkedIn

AN IMMENSELY WELL DESERVED AWARD FOR BERNARD SIEGEL. Congratulations! http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com/print/1266 View in LinkedIn

NICE READ ON ESTIMATING IND COSTS. http://www.pharmadirections.com/_blog/PDI_Blog/post/How_Much_is_Your_IND_Going_to_Cost/ View in LinkedIn