In 2015, Dr. Suzanne Mitchell received a $3.5M research grant to test the efficacy of virtual reality in helping patients manage their diabetes. This was the genesis of See Yourself Health, a startup utilizing online social gaming to help patients live healthier lives with type 2 diabetes. See Yourself Health is an explorable 3D environmentRead more
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NEHC, the New England Hydropower Company, was started in 2012 in response to an overlooked market sector within the renewable energy hydropower industry. “I was looking to do something new and innovative in renewable energy,” CEO Michael Kerr explains. “During my research I came across the Archimedes hydro-screw turbine. It’s a piece of generating equipmentRead more
NSIV Newsletter – January 2019 Find out more about: NSIV Member Spotlight – Lariat Biosciences Virtech Bio Graduates Fall Interns Present Yankee Swap In the News Read the newsletter in your browser or open it as a PDF.Read more
Lariat Biosciences Spotlight It is no surprise that development investments into liquid biopsies has surged recently. They offer easily repeatable, noninvasive genetic characterization of cancers, even informing personalized treatment for later stage disease. However, the approach has traditionally been limited to advanced cancer; the challenge of detecting vanishingly small numbers of biomarkers thwarts its usageRead more
“If I could describe INOVOTION in one sentence,” says Olivier Baverey, INOVOTION’s US representative; “it would be accelerating research in oncology, while minimizing costs and risk.” INOVOTION began operations in 2014, after 5 years of R&D and more than 150 studies based in Grenoble, France. The company’s founder, Professor Jean Viallet, developed their technology atRead more
Beverly-based incubator chosen as only international soft landings center in New England; Offers specialized services to foreign biotech and cleantech companies establishing US operations North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV) earned recognition as part of the global Soft Landings Network by the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA). NSIV is the only location in New England to joinRead more
For patients dealing with anxiety, depression, phobia, and other behavioral illnesses, even going out to see a therapist face-to-face can be a real barrier to treatment. iHope Network recognizes this: multiple studies find no-show rates of 10-30% at a typical brick-and-mortar practice, while a recent check of iHope’s online appointments found only 28 no-shows outRead more
HepatoChem was founded as a company for metabolite production, hence the name — “Hepato” refers to the liver, which is the organ responsible for most of metabolism. The company provides a sort “chemical liver” for biotech and pharma companies by processing drugs in the same way that they would be processed in the human body.Read more
Once again, interns working at NSIV impressed us with all they accomplished, both for their companies and personally. At the August InnoVentures U, our summer interns made formal presentations before a group of 30, explaining what kind of projects they were engaged in and the impact of their work. Great prep for being able toRead more
New NSIV CEO & President, Chris Ilsley (say “ills lee”) has been with us for just over a month. We briefly introduced him to you in last month’s newsletter, but now it’s time for a bit more in-depth look. To help us get acquainted, he recently sat down for a Q&A. Find out about hisRead more