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Healthcare Entrepreneurs Rising

Healthcare Entrepreneurs Rising

Pallav Sharda is a healthcare entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience in health information technology. Pallav put that experience to work creating insights for his book, "Before Disrupting Healthcare: What Innovators Need to Know." He went Inside the Founder's Studio to talk about the book, as well as entrepreneurship in health, and much more in our wide-ranging discussion.

The FCC and Privacy: A Conversation with The Hon. Peter Swire

The FCC and Privacy: A Conversation with The Hon. Peter Swire

The Honorable Peter Swire served in privacy roles in the Clinton and Obama Administrations. Leading up to the filing deadline on the FCC's proposed rulemaking regarding privacy and ISPs, we spoke to Peter about a study released recently by the Institute for Information Security and Privacy at Georgia Tech.

Means to an End: Inside the Founder's Studio with Marcel LeBrun

Means to an End: Inside the Founder's Studio with Marcel LeBrun

In this dual episode of Inside the Founder's Studio, CTC visits with Marcel LeBrun, co-founder of Radian6. He talks through the founder process in Atlantic Canada and what it meant to be removed from Silicon Valley. "An exit is a means to an end, NOT an end," LeBrun told us.

Investor Attitudes Toward Internet Regulations

Investor Attitudes Toward Internet Regulations

"I think we are in a substantial era of transition," Matthew LeMerle told CTC. LeMerle's firm, Fifth Era, has published their annual survey of investor attitudes toward Internet regulation. He spoke with CTC on the Innovation Agenda podcast about the findings of the survey.

Rich in Talent and Innovation

Rich in Talent and Innovation

California has a new Technology and Innovation Caucus in the State Assembly and Senate. Assemblymember Evan Low of San Jose, co-chair of the new Caucus, visited with CTC on this episode of the Innovation Agenda to discuss its origins, priorities, and hopes for improving the climate for technology growth.

Starting Earlier on Cyber Careers

Starting Earlier on Cyber Careers

"It's never too early to fuel an interest," said Michael Kaiser, Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). The gap between the number of job openings in cybersecurity and the number of people available to fill those jobs is stirring a conversation in technology, academia and government around the world. A recent survey conducted by NCSA with Raytheon highlighted the critical issues.

Cybersecurity and Medical Devices

Cybersecurity and Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just issued draft guidance for postmarket management of cybersecurity of medical devices. The Bio Report spoke to Russell Jones, partner with Deloitte & Touche, cyber risk leader for the firm about the FDA actions, how these connected devices can be exploited by hackers, and what medical device makers can learn from industries that have already faced these issues.

What Drags a Unicorn?

What Drags a Unicorn?

CB Insights' 2016 Tech IPO Pipeline Report analyzed 531 companies and the investors that propelled them. We went Inside the Founder's Studio with Anand Sanwal, co-founder and CEO of CB Insights, to discuss the report and its key findings.

Transformative Leadership: Chris Rivera of WBBA

Transformative Leadership: Chris Rivera of WBBA

Chris Rivera of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association goes Inside the Founder's Studio with CTC. Chris talks about his experience as a co-founder of Bay Area biotech company Hyperion, as well as the perspective that background provided him in returning home to Seattle to become CEO of WBBA.

Price of Innovation: Specialty Pharma

Price of Innovation: Specialty Pharma

Retail prices for more than 100 widely used specialty drugs rose nearly 11 percent in 2013, according to a new report from AARP Public Policy Institute. The Bio Report spoke to Leigh Purvis, director of health services research in AARP’s Public Policy Institute about the report.

Build Something You Love

Build Something You Love

What happens when you put a startup founder in a leadership role in Congressional staff? In this special episode that combines two CTC series - Inside the Founder's Studio and the Innovation Agenda - we speak to Roger Dean Huffstetler, co-founder and president and Zillabyte, about his new role as Chief of Staff to Congressman Seth Moulton.

STEM Challenge Requires Fresh Thinking

STEM Challenge Requires Fresh Thinking

In the latest Nation’s Report Card California ranks 48th out of 50 in 8th grade science. Alabama and Mississippi trail California. Conditions are only slightly better in mathematics. In the latest Report Card, California ranks 44th among the 50 states.