What Theranos and 23andMe teach us
Originally published in PE Hub By Florence Comite, MD Whether it’s Uber transforming the taxi and limousine business or Airbnb shaking up hospitality, we have become used to upstarts disrupting…
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Precision medicine ideas for VCs and angel investors
Originally published in Venture Beat By Florence Comite Companies from Apple to genetic testing company 23andMe regularly hit the headlines for their ability to enable aspects…
Some Doctors DO Want Your Fitbit Data
Originally published in Venture Beat By Florence Comite, MD Your doctor may not want your Fitbit numbers, or so read a recent VentureBeat story. Perhaps many of…
Mark Cuban is half right on blood tests
Originally published in CNBC By Florence Comite, M.D. Quarterly reports soon may take on a new meaning thanks to Mark Cuban. The billionaire investor sparked a Twitter storm…
Healthy returns with medical-focused ETFs
Originally published in USA Today By Sanjoy Ghosh Investors who are interested in the health of their portfolios might wonder how to position themselves for sweeping…
Precision medicine takes genetic mapping to the next level
Originally published in CNBC By Florence Comite, M.D. In the past ten years, analyzing a single individual’s genome has gone from a substantial scientific effort, one…