July 3, 2014
Safeguard Celebrates its 60 Anniversary
2013 In 1953, the term “venture capitalist” was a foreign concept. That didn’t stop Pete Musser and Frank Diamond from starting Lancaster Corporation on September…
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July 3, 2014
July 3, 2014
Safeguard Creates a Series of Commemorative Awards
2013 To honor those that have played a pivotal role in shaping the success of Safeguard’s past, and recognize the next era of innovators that…
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July 3, 2014
ThingWorx is Acquired
2013 In February 2011, long before “Internet of Things” became a hot buzzword, Safeguard Scientifics recognized potential in ThingWorx, the first application platform that lets…
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July 3, 2014
Alverix is Acquired
2014 On January 7, 2014, Safeguard Scientifics announced that BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical company, acquired point-of-care testing innovator Alverix for…
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July 3, 2014
NuPathe is Acquired
2014 NuPathe (NASDAQ: PATH), a Safeguard Scientifics partner company, was acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) on February 21, 2014 at a price…
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July 3, 2014
Crescendo is Acquired
2014 Safeguard Scientifics partner company, Crescendo Bioscience, signed an amended agreement to be acquired by Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN). Crescendo offers the first and only…
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February 23, 2017
DriveFactor is Acquired
2015 In April 2015, Safeguard partner company DriveFactor, Inc. was acquired by CCC Information Services for approximately $22 million, representing an approximate 2x cash-on-cash return…
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April 28, 2016
Putney is Acquired
2016 Safeguard Scientifics partner company, Putney, was acquired by Dechra Holdings US Inc., a subsidiary of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc (LON:DPH). Putney is a premier specialty…
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September 8, 2017
Good Start Genetics is Acquired
2017 Safeguard Scientifics partner company, Good Start Genetics, was acquired Invitae Corporation (NYSE:NVTA) in August of 2017. Good Start Genetics is an information solutions company…
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