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NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010 | StudioNow, David Mason, David Eun, Google, AOL, Evelyn Thompson, Tennessee State University, Music City Research Foundation, David Jones, Chrysalis Ventures, Humana, UPS, JumpStart Foundry, Digital Nashville, Marcus Whitney, Moontoast, Remarkable Wit, Emma, LAMP, software development, Education Networks of America, NTIA, ENA, BioTN, life sciences, biotechnology, Celeste Carter, National Science Foundation, NSF, Advanced Technological Education, ATE, Nashville Technology Council, MobileX, postsecondary, K-12, workforce development, economic development, Futurity.org, Vanderbilt University, science, Med-Vantage, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Aegis Health Group, Asentinel, telecommunications, David Abney, Scripps Interactive, Lisa Choi Owens, media, entertainment, Food Network, Travel Channel
NEWSBITS, March 18, 2010
Education Networks..StudioNow..Biotechies...Scripps Interactive..Aegis Health... VU's science reports, and more..
By Milt Capps Last updated 6:52 p.m.

Great Expectations: Informatics Corporation of America | Informatics Corporation of America, ICA, John Tempesco, Gary Zegeistowski, Fred Goad, Bill Jacobson, Harry Jacobson, SDS Health, Healthport, TriStar Technology Fund, Thomas Smith, VHA, CareAlign, Electronic health records, EHR, health IT, information technology, Great Recession, Meridian Health, Wellstar Health System, HITECH, ARRA, Stimulus, federal government, HHS, integrated delivery networks, IDN, Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, AMDIS, Health Information Management Systems Society, HiMSS, Medcare Investment Funds, Mission City Management, TNInvestco, Kinetic Concepts, Star Technology, James Leininger
Great Expectations: Informatics Corporation of America
ICA's strategic alliances may have put this VU spin-out in good position in the race for EHR market share
By Milt Capps Last Updated 2:36 p.m.

Angel Capital Group, RightSide fund confirm collaboration | Dave Lambert, RightSide Capital Management, Rachael Qualles, Yogi Dougher, Angel Capital Group, Inception Micro Angel Fund, U.S. Capital Highway, Angels, Angel investors, venture capital, innovation, technology, Roger Kiger, Bill Pollard, David Hinkle, analytics, due diligence
Angel Capital Group, RightSide fund confirm collaboration
ACG uses its ability to network to extend its reach into another high-profile fund, in hope of gaining investment traction
By Milt Capps Last updated 2:44 p.m.

'One Vanderbilt':  VU retains recruiters for leadership searches | Beth Fortune, Susie Stalcup, Nicholas Zeppos, Nick Zeppos, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Jeff Balser, talent, learning community, research, innovation, postsecondary, Owen Graduate School of Management, Joyce Rothenberg, Clinical Enterprise Group
'One Vanderbilt': VU retains recruiters for leadership searches
Headhunters dispatched to find executives to breathe further life into Chancellor Zeppos vision of unity
By Milt Capps Updated 11:18 a.m. March 17, 2010

Claritas Capital invests in Entrada Healthcare, eyes EHRs | Entrada, VocalEz, medical transcription, voice recognition, EHR, venture capital, health IT, electronic health records, healthcare, Alexander Poston, John Chadwick, Bill Brown, Total eMed, Spheris, Claritas Capital, David Brailer, Evolution Healthcare Partners, Harbert Mezzanine, TriCare, MedQuist, CBay
Claritas Capital invests in Entrada Healthcare, eyes EHRs
Rebranded company attempts to leverage its transcription track-record to provide gateway to increasingly common e-health records
By Milt Capps Updated 8:58 a.m. March 15, 2010

Applied Health Analytics aims for 'preemptive healthcare' | Applied Health Analytics, Healthways, CareHere, Gordian Health Solutions, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, wellness, disease management, healthcare, hospitals, Aegis Health Group, Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Harry Jacobson, technology transfer, intellectual property, licensing, Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development, Vanderbilt University
Applied Health Analytics aims for 'preemptive healthcare'
With B-round in offing, CEO says demand 'remarkable' for data-driven alignment of employer trends and providers' services
By Milt Capps Updated 12:17 p.m.

DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era | Roland Lundy, Craig Buffkin, The Buffkin Group, Buffkin & Associates, executive search, talent, innovation, digital media, marketing, direct marketing, Direct Marketing Association, DMA, Heidrick & Struggles, Stuart Spencer, Executive Connections, Tom Rosenwald, John Greco, Korn Ferry, Eugene Raitt, Robert Allen, Kelley Browning
DMA taps Buffkin Group to find CEO to face Digital Era
Local executive recruiter gets high-profile challenge to secure leader for major trade association serving half the Fortune 100
By Milt Capps

Solidus, Co-Founders launch JumpStart Foundry for seed-stage investing | Townes Duncan, Vic Gatto, JumpStart Foundry, Germain Boer, Sid Chambless, Angel Capital Group, Rachael Qualls, seed-stage, venture capital, Angel investors, innovation, micro-fund, Tod Fetherling, Jeff Cornwall, Marcus Whitney,
Solidus, Co-Founders launch JumpStart Foundry for seed-stage investing
Organizer of micro-fund says group will review dozens of deals yearly and make an investment each month
By Milt Capps Updated 9:42 p.m.

TCRS Private equity investment jumps with $50MM placement | Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, TCRS, private equity, venture capital, Lamar Villere, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund X, Khosla Venture III, TA XI, Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, Oaktree Capital, Oaktree PPP Private Fund
TCRS Private equity investment jumps with $50MM placement
With its third announcement and fifth assignment, the State's retirement plan advances toward its $800MM-plus investment goal
By Milt Capps Updated 3:50 p.m.

KaiNexus targets performance with Vanderbilt technology | Matt Paliulis, Greg Jacobson, Harry Jacobson, Mike Muhney, KaiNexus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, technology transfer, intellectual property, commercialization, Vanderbilt University, Washington University, friends and family, Angel investors, venture capital, TNInvestco, Seton Healthcare Network, IBM Global Services, ACE Cash Express, Act!, continuous quality improvement, kaizen, Kainexus, Baylor School of Medicine, Olin School of Business
KaiNexus targets performance with Vanderbilt technology
Health care organizations' performance improvement is focus of seed-stage startup by VUMC faculty member
By Milt Capps Last updated 11:39 a.m.

Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership   | Consensus Point, Linda Rebrovick, Logica, The Economist, BigThink, Frank Grant, Crom Carmichael, XMi High Growth Development Fund, Jim Phillips, Idea 67, innovation, prediction markets, wisdom of crowds, Lee Beaman, Cisco, Corey Cleek, ULoop, Kestrel Asset Private Equity Fund, Lipman Bros., venture capital, Angel investors, Mike Shmerling, David Perry, Ken Kittlitz, Amanda Mesler, KPMG, Bearingpoint, IBM, collective intelligence, Predict Markets Cluster, SaaS, NMG Advisers, Art Rebrovick
Consensus Point sets B-round, reveals Euro partnership
Tech-marketing veteran Linda Rebrovick looks to create a crowd around SaaS predictive marketing provider
By Milt Capps Updated 11:25 a.m.

Entrepreneurs, VCs, TTDC mobilize for venture funding | TTDC, TNInvestco, Matt Kisber, economic development, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Brad Silver, Brad Trotter, Park Media, Skoodat, Computable Genomix, Southeast Venture Conference, SEVC, General Assembly, Craig Fitzhugh, James Stover, Eric Cromwell, Linda Rebrovick, Consensus Point, Chris Van Beke, Voices Heard Media, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, FourBridges Capital, Ken McElrath, TNInvestco, Larry Coleman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Entrepreneurs, VCs, TTDC mobilize for venture funding
Spring 2010 may go down in the annals of modern Tennessee history as a period of innovation breakthroughs
By Milt Capps Last update 11:05 p.m.

Chancellor's TNInvestco records decision against Coleman | Russell Perkins, TNInvestco, Matt Kisber, Reagan Farr, CAPCOs, venture capital, Coleman Swenson Booth, Coleman Swenson Crist, Chancery Court, Larry Coleman
Chancellor's TNInvestco records decision against Coleman
[Updated] Chancery Court Chancellor Russell Perkins upheld some arguments from Bredesen Commissioners. Coleman intends to appeal
By Milt Capps Last updated 7:54 a.m. March 4, 2010

Claritas Capital: Montgomery is now resident entrepreneur | Claritas Capital, Mark Montgomery, John Chadwick, Don McLemore, digital entertainment, e-commerce, Internet, brand management, Filedby, Dobie Media, MyOutdoorTV.com, echo, echomusic, IAC, Barry Diller, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Live Nation, Neil Einstman, Pinky Gonzalez, Liberty Media Corporation
Claritas Capital: Montgomery is now resident entrepreneur
Digital branding and marketing pioneer will help herd dealflow, counsel startups and lend hand at raising funds
By Milt Capps Last updated 3:11 p.m.

BioMimetic CEO urges 'build on Bredesen's start', plus greater Vanderbilt role in life-sciences ventures | BioMimetic Therapeutics, Vanderbilt University, intellectual property, technology transfer, economic development, life sciences, Tennessee Biotechnology Association, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, Phil Bredesen, Matt Kisber
BioMimetic CEO urges 'build on Bredesen's start', plus greater Vanderbilt role in life-sciences ventures
Lynch cites workforce challenges and the need for more collaboration throughout the region as essential to lift Nashville from lower tier of life-science centers
By Milt Capps Last updated 4:23 p.m.

Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation' | Joseph C. Cook Jr., Joe Cook, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Mountain Group Capital, Limestone Fund, TNInvestco, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, innovation, venture capital, postsecondary education, research and development, intellectual property, Ironworks Pharmaceuticals, University of California San Diego, San Diego Connect, Biocom, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University
Cook: Nashville must create culture of 'True Innovation'
Spawning a more robust entrepreneurial culture calls for more give-and-take, not more 'control' in the eyes of this veteran of ventures and IPOs
By Milt Capps Last updated Feb. 25, 2010, 5:50 a.m.

ISO Capital: Hudsmith prepares Parental Health cap raise | Parental Health, Scott Hudsmith, ISO Capital, venture capital, startups, healthcare, home health, electronic health records, personal health records, Internet, information technology, telemedicine
ISO Capital: Hudsmith prepares Parental Health cap raise
From reminding patients of meds and signaling for homehealth help, to recording oral histories and health data, this startup aims to become your parents' next big screen
By Milt Capps

Martin Cos. deepens bench at DisastersNet, as HealthStream ally broadens target sectors | Tim Franke, Gene Kirby, DisastersNet, W.A.R.N., PlantCML, emergency response, homeland security, hospitals, healthcare, The Martin Companies, Martin Holdings, Charlie Martin, Bryant Tow, Chris Riddle, Mac Hardcastle, Vanguard Health Systems, debt financing, private equity, training, HealthStream, New Order Media, Bill Cook, ConduIT Corporation, Ascension Health System, St. Thomas Health Services
Martin Cos. deepens bench at DisastersNet, as HealthStream ally broadens target sectors
Shifts in command, marketing duties may add momentum in company now backed by entrepreneur with deepest pockets
By Milt Capps

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