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What Healthcare Innovators Can Learn From Intelligence Community Geeks
At the recent MedCity CONVERGE health innovation summit, a panel discussion about online...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 07/18/2012
MedCity's CONVERGE Summit Gathers U.S. Health And Life Sciences Innovators in Philadelphia
On July 10th, MedCityNews.com hosted their inaugural CONVERGE summit for healthcare innovation in...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 07/17/2012
The Art Of The Start: What The Birth Of Short-Lived Tech Startups Means For The Spirit Of America
The prominent startup blog TechCocktail.com recently published a piece titled, Startup Weekend...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/27/2012
Infographic: 15 Ways Students Can Use Microsoft Office 365 Vs. Google Apps
This is a guest post by Tony Tai. who's part of the Office 365 team, and he regularly blogs for the...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/26/2012
Report: Big Pharma Needs More Open Innovation
This is a guest post by Deanna Pogorelc, a staff writer at MedCity News, where this article first...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/25/2012
Personal Democracy: How The Internet Is Becoming The World's Newest Political Power
This is a guest post by Lauren Keyson, a communications consultant and journalist based in New York,...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/18/2012
"Games 4 Health" Webinar Juxtaposes Gamification With Living Healthly Lifestyles
This is a guest post by Arundhati Parmar, the Minnesota bureau chief for MedCity News, where this...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/16/2012
Infographic: 16 Ways Microsoft Office 365 Trumps Google Apps For Teachers
This is a guest post by Tony Tai, who's part of the Office 365 team at Microsoft. More than ever, a...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/15/2012
Should Digital Health Entrepreneurs Focus On B2B Or B2C Business Models?
This is a guest post by Stephanie Baum, the Philadelphia bureau chief for MedCityNews.com, where...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/13/2012
TEALS Initiative To Create Adjunct Computer Science Teachers In The District Of Columbia
TEALS, or Technology Education and Literacy in Schools, is a grassroots initiative in the private...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 06/04/2012
Random Hacks Of Kindness 6 Creates Solutions For Humanity's Challenges
This is a guest post by Patrick Svenburg, a director of public sector development and platform...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/31/2012
Dr. Mehmet Oz Has A Health IT Startup: Enforcer eCoaching
This is a guest post by Brandon Glenn, the Ohio Bureau Chief for MedCity News, where this article...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/25/2012
I Can Haz Cold One? DC Agency Trades Beer for Startup Beta-Testing
A few years ago, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, a bar called The Taj opened. What was unusual about it...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/24/2012
MakeYourJob.org Is An Interactive Online Community Helping Teens Launch Startups
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, an international non-profit organization...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/15/2012
Microsoft's Geek 2 Chic: LA Makes Silicon Beach The Center Of the Geeky Fundraiser Universe
On Thursday, May 10th, Microsoft and Bloomingdale's brought their popular "Geek 2 Chic" charity...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/14/2012
Seven Tips For Biomedical And Pharmaceutical Company Social Media Policies
This is a guest post by Stephanie Baum, the Philadelphia bureau chief for MedCityNews.com, where...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 05/09/2012
Barnes & Noble Partners With Microsoft On Digital Reading Technology
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/30/2012
Injured In Space: NASA Astronauts Need Cheap, Light, Simple Medical Devices
This is a guest post by Brandon Glenn, the Ohio bureau chief for MedCity News, where this article...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/27/2012
Free Microsoft Cloud Computing For University Scientists
Microsoft and Internet2 have announced a new agreement enabling member universities to take...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/26/2012
Microsoft Returns To Sponsor The USA Science & Engineering Festival
This is a guest post by Donna Woodall, the east coast lead for Microsoft U.S. Citizenship and Public...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/25/2012
Political Campaign In The Cloud: Three Hot New Social Apps For Election 2012
This is a guest post by Stan Freck, part of the Microsoft Office of Civic Innovation, with...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/24/2012
Bayer Launches Pinterest Boards About Healthcare, Nutrition, High-tech Materials
This is a guest post by Stephanie Baum, the Philadelphia Bureau Chief for MedCityNews.com,where this...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/19/2012
Chicago-Based CrowdSpring Powers Free Creative Work For Nonprofits
Even when a successful nonprofit takes in a lot of money, much of it is earmarked for carrying out...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/18/2012
Microsoft Announces Charity Fashion Show Geek 2 Chic: LA Benefiting The Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship
Today, I'm in southern California preparing for the latest installment of Microsoft Public Sector's...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/16/2012
Real-World Civic Innovation Through Online Gaming: A Collaboration Between CURE and ToonUps
When you think of "games," you might think of Gears of War for Xbox, or Angry Birds for iPhone, or...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/12/2012
Is Gainesville the Silicon Valley of the Southeast?
At the University of Florida - perhaps best known for its championship Gators football teams -...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/10/2012
Open Government: Navy Launches Public Wargame About U.S. Energy Crisis
In May 2012, the U.S. Navy will launch a week-long multiplayer online wargame in order to tackle...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/06/2012
Mobile Health: AboutOne Provides On-the-go Personal Medical Information
This is a guest post by Stephanie Baum, the Philadelphia Bureau Chief for MedCityNews.com, where...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/04/2012
NFTE Chicago Partners With Starbucks To Launch Entrepreneurs
Microsoft has long been a friend of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, a wonderful...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 04/03/2012
Silicon Valley, Meet Cleveland: Young Entrepreneurs And Leaders Innovating The Rust Belt Of America
Typically, when you see a story in the mainstream media about innovators, entrepreneurs, and...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/30/2012
TEALS Is A New Initiative Creating High School Adjunct Computer Science Teachers
While nearly all aspects of modern life are being influenced by technology, the computer science...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/29/2012
Health Technology Startup Incubator WellTech Funding Launches in New York City
This is a guest post by Deanna Pogorelc, a staff writer for MedCityNews, where this article...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/28/2012
Meet Five Hot New College Startups From Maryland
Most people still approach their time spent in college in a traditional way: Try to get into the...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/27/2012
Research Commercialization: Temple University Opens Early Stage Biotech Incubator
Guest post by Stephanie Baum, the Philadelphia Bureau Chief for MedCityNews.com, where this article...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/16/2012
Research Grants 2.0: Should Governments Crowdsource Science Research Funding?
Recently, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of social networks focused on scientific...
Author: Mark Drapeau Date: 03/15/2012