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Q: Watch: VCs have to predict the future. Here’s what three of them expect next in biotech

Biotech venture capitalists make their money by seeing the future better than most of us, and three of them shared their insights at the STAT Summit . They talked about cell therapies and other efforts to harness the body’s own disease-fighting abilities, but also how to more efficiently develop traditional small-molecule drugs using new technology. “I think there’s actually an angle to making small molecules cool again,” Dr. Krishna Yeshwant, a general partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital investing arm, said during a panel called “Building the Next Big Thing.” He said GV is investing in companies working to make clinical trials more efficient. Part of the reason for the success in developing new treatments for cancers and rare diseases is that those are the only trials VCs can afford, he noted: “What if you could run a cardiology clinical trial or a diabetes clinical trial for a tenth the price?” NEA partner Dr. Sara Nayeem said she is looking at companies using new tools, from macrophages to natural killer cells, gene editing, and allogeneic products, to make cell therapies more broadly applicable and move them into solid tumors, reduce manufacturing costs, and cut delays in delivering therapy to patients. Julie Grant, a partner at Canaan, highlighted efforts to go beyond existing immunotherapies that exploit the body’s own disease-fighting machinery, including work on bispecifics and “degraders,” molecules that destroy disease-causing proteins. “What I’ve been really amazed about is frankly the way we’ve been able to create drugs that have more to do with harnessing the inherent power of the human body,” she said.

Q: Taking Healthcare Innovation Beyond the “Peloton Crowd” | Andy Slavitt, Town Hall Ventures

Andy Slavitt, former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and founder and partner at Town Hall Ventures, talks about how venture capitalists and health tech startups can help make healthcare more affordable and accessible for the 130 million Americans beyond the “Peloton crowd.” We ask Andy if he thinks “social determinants of health” is more than just an industry buzzword, get his advice for startups motivated to make a difference, and hear his predictions for what will change healthcare in this new decade. Filmed at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, January 2020.

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How Hospital CFOs Will Invest This Year

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T22:25:14-05:00

HealthLeaders Media February 20, 2020

How Hospital CFOs Will Invest This YearRama Juturu2020-02-20T22:25:14-05:00

Industry Voices—How to make your physician practice more attractive to private investment firms

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T19:32:13-05:00

Fierce Healthcare February 20, 2020

Industry Voices—How to make your physician practice more attractive to private investment firmsRama Juturu2020-02-20T19:32:13-05:00

How digital is reversing fortunes in R&D

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T19:21:26-05:00

pharmaphorum February 20, 2020

How digital is reversing fortunes in R&DRama Juturu2020-02-20T19:21:26-05:00

What will private equity investment in healthcare look like in 2020?

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T19:06:23-05:00

MedCity News February 20, 2020

What will private equity investment in healthcare look like in 2020?Rama Juturu2020-02-20T19:06:23-05:00

The rise of mHealth and the convergence of medicine with AI and Big Data

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T16:26:29-05:00

healthcare.digital February 20, 2020

The rise of mHealth and the convergence of medicine with AI and Big DataRama Juturu2020-02-20T16:26:29-05:00

Digital Health Business Strategy: A Careful Balance

Rama Juturu2020-02-20T19:29:31-05:00

Lexology February 19, 2020

Digital Health Business Strategy: A Careful BalanceRama Juturu2020-02-20T19:29:31-05:00

The a16z Marketplace 100

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:54:26-05:00

Andreessen Horowitz February 18, 2020

The a16z Marketplace 100Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:54:26-05:00

Private equity firms are acquiring more physician practices. Which specialties are in highest demand?

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:46:41-05:00

Fierce Healthcare February 18, 2020

Private equity firms are acquiring more physician practices. Which specialties are in highest demand?Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:46:41-05:00

How to evaluate new technologies: 3 questions every healthcare company should ask

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:19:49-05:00

MedCity News February 18, 2020

How to evaluate new technologies: 3 questions every healthcare company should askRama Juturu2020-02-18T22:19:49-05:00

Private Equity Likely to Deploy $1.5 Trillion War Chest in Home-Based Care Market

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:05:38-05:00

Home Health Care News February 18, 2020

Private Equity Likely to Deploy $1.5 Trillion War Chest in Home-Based Care MarketRama Juturu2020-02-18T22:05:38-05:00

Physician Practice Sales to Private Equity Doubled in 3 Years

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T22:02:09-05:00

Medscape February 18, 2020

Physician Practice Sales to Private Equity Doubled in 3 YearsRama Juturu2020-02-18T22:02:09-05:00

Watch: VCs have to predict the future. Here’s what three of them expect next in biotech

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T21:34:29-05:00

STAT February 18, 2020

Watch: VCs have to predict the future. Here’s what three of them expect next in biotechRama Juturu2020-02-18T21:34:29-05:00

Humana’s Broussard calls latest primary care venture an ‘expensive, complicated deal’

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T19:27:25-05:00

Fierce Healthcare February 18, 2020

Humana’s Broussard calls latest primary care venture an ‘expensive, complicated deal’Rama Juturu2020-02-18T19:27:25-05:00

3 Reasons Why Healthcare Startups Fail

Rama Juturu2020-02-18T19:25:42-05:00

Healthcare Pizza February 17, 2020

3 Reasons Why Healthcare Startups FailRama Juturu2020-02-18T19:25:42-05:00

Taking Healthcare Innovation Beyond the “Peloton Crowd” | Andy Slavitt, Town Hall Ventures

Rama Juturu2020-02-13T17:45:53-05:00

Health Care Blog February 13, 2020

Taking Healthcare Innovation Beyond the “Peloton Crowd” | Andy Slavitt, Town Hall VenturesRama Juturu2020-02-13T17:45:53-05:00

eHealth Initiative and Center for Democracy & Technology Launch Effort: “Building A Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data”

Rich Walsh2020-02-12T23:22:01-05:00

eHI February 12, 2020

eHealth Initiative and Center for Democracy & Technology Launch Effort: “Building A Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data”Rich Walsh2020-02-12T23:22:01-05:00

Private equity firms in Congress’ crosshairs with legislation calling for transparency

Rama Juturu2020-02-12T23:07:32-05:00

Fierce Health Payer February 12, 2020

Private equity firms in Congress’ crosshairs with legislation calling for transparencyRama Juturu2020-02-12T23:07:32-05:00

Analysis: Why Digital Health Investors are Falling in Love with Femtech

Rama Juturu2020-02-12T22:33:59-05:00

HIT Consultant February 12, 2020

Analysis: Why Digital Health Investors are Falling in Love with FemtechRama Juturu2020-02-12T22:33:59-05:00

4 in 10 People With Employer-Provided Health Insurance Still Face Affordability Issues

Rama Juturu2020-02-12T12:18:10-05:00

Motley Fool February 12, 2020

4 in 10 People With Employer-Provided Health Insurance Still Face Affordability IssuesRama Juturu2020-02-12T12:18:10-05:00

43% of Health Care CFOs See Home Care as Key Investment Area

Rama Juturu2020-02-11T23:36:56-05:00

Home Health Care News February 11, 2020

43% of Health Care CFOs See Home Care as Key Investment AreaRama Juturu2020-02-11T23:36:56-05:00

CVS invested $67M in housing last year. Here’s a look at where that money went

Rama Juturu2020-02-11T22:39:28-05:00

Fierce Healthcare February 11, 2020

CVS invested $67M in housing last year. Here’s a look at where that money wentRama Juturu2020-02-11T22:39:28-05:00

5 health IT companies with IPOs in 2019 ended the year with $900M+ market cap

Rama Juturu2020-02-11T21:42:19-05:00

Becker's Healthcare February 11, 2020

5 health IT companies with IPOs in 2019 ended the year with $900M+ market capRama Juturu2020-02-11T21:42:19-05:00

Executive Spotlight—What Cigna’s Tom Richards looks for in investment opportunities

Rama Juturu2020-02-10T23:05:51-05:00

Fierce Health IT February 10, 2020

Executive Spotlight—What Cigna’s Tom Richards looks for in investment opportunitiesRama Juturu2020-02-10T23:05:51-05:00

Weighing the Future of Value-based Care: You Need Scale

Rama Juturu2020-02-10T22:31:33-05:00

Managed Care Mag February 10, 2020

Weighing the Future of Value-based Care: You Need ScaleRama Juturu2020-02-10T22:31:33-05:00