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December 21, 2010

Clarient and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Complete Acquisitions

Earlier this quarter, we announced that partner companies Clarient (Nasdaq: CLRT) and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals had signed definitive agreements to be acquired by GE Healthcare and…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

November 8, 2010

Eli Lilly Agrees to Acquire Safeguard Scientifics Partner Company Avid Radiopharmaceuticals

For the second time in as many weeks, I am pleased to announce that a major player in the pharmaceutical industry has recognized the value…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

November 1, 2010

NuPathe Submits Zelrix NDA for the Treatment of Migraine

Safeguard Scientifics’ partner company NuPathe submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The NDA was filed for ZelrixTM,…

Posted by James A. Datin

October 22, 2010

Partner Company Clarient (Nasdaq: CLRT) to be Acquired by GE Healthcare for $587 Million

At Safeguard Scientifics, our strategy is to provide growth capital for entrepreneurial and innovative life sciences and technology companies, build value in those companies and…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

October 20, 2010

Third Quarter 2010 Trends in Venture Capital

According to the latest MoneyTree survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, venture capital investing in the third quarter of 2010 was…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

September 29, 2010

Safeguard Scientifics and Partner Company Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Honored with Life Sciences Awards

Today, we were honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal with the Inaugural Life Sciences Venture Impact Award, which “goes to the venture capital firm from…

Posted by James A. Datin

September 10, 2010

Advancements in Diagnostics

Advances in the life sciences will continue to have a far-reaching impact on virtually every aspect of our society. There is an abundance of companies…

Posted by James A. Datin

September 2, 2010

Strong Diversification Strategy Can Thwart Grim VC Numbers

The data from Thomson Reuters/NVCA on venture capital investing over the past 10 years has sparked an onslaught of debate and media coverage highlighting the…

Posted by Stephen T. Zarrilli

August 16, 2010

IPOs: A Financing Event

On the heels of continued IPO activity, there has been a flurry of media coverage — both positive and negative — regarding the companies that…

Posted by Peter J. Boni

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