Tag: economics
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Infographic – Biotech Index Shows Life, Ends Flat This Year
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, an indicator of investor sentiment in science-based businesses, bounced back from its 2023 low point, but still ended down slightly for the year on 30 June.
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Weather Balloon Data Company Raises $6M in Seed Funds
A company creating a network of long-range high-altitude balloons to expand the scope of global weather forecasting is raising $6 million in seed funds.
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Infographic – Tech Layoffs Decline This Year
Employment in the technology industry is becoming more stable as layoffs by tech companies overall have steadily declined since the start of 2023.
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Insurance Barriers, Migraine Hospital Visits Linked
A review of insurance claims shows patients facing obstacles to coverage for their migraine therapies are also more likely to need emergency care for treatment.
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Lab to Develop New Bio-Based Sustainable Materials
A venture investment fund and university bioengineering center are creating a laboratory to design more sustainable alternative materials to help address the climate crisis.
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Infographic – U-Turn on A.I. Venture Funds in Q1
Both the total investment dollars and number of venture deals in Q1 2023 are the lowest single quarter totals since 2019.
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Infographic – Climate Start-Ups Still Gaining Venture Funds
Despite a sharp downturn in venture dollars from 2021, new climate and weather forecasting companies continue to attract investments at historically high rates.
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Digital Diabetes System Shown to Cut Health Care Use
A study of people with type 2 diabetes shows those using a digital diabetes management system made fewer hospital visits than non-users over a 12-month period.
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Infographic – National Attitudes on Entrepreneurship
To start a new business, one needs to judge local business opportunities against an appetite for risk, with those attitudes now revealed for individual countries.
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Real World Evidence Shown to Emulate Some Clinical Trials
A study of insurance claims records matching the design of randomized clinical trials shows claims data can in some cases resemble clinical trial results to make causal inferences.