GE Ventures Blog
Based in Sunnyvale, Calif. and founded in 2000, Labcyte Inc. invented and brought to market an innovative new method of transferring liquid compounds in laboratories—using sound waves. Labcyte’s disruptive technology is having a major impact on pharmaceutical research, genomics,...
At GE, we believe that since healthcare is delivered locally, the healthcare system should be designed locally. It is at the local, community level where we are most likely to innovate and implement new healthcare delivery solutions. By piloting healthcare programs in specific markets we will be able to determine what works...
By Brett May
When people in big organizations want analytics, they tend to take one of a couple common routes. First, you can seek out the support of a data scientist, a Ph.D with a rare and valuable skill in analyzing large sets of data. Data scientists frequently use...
Sue Siegel, CEO of healthymagination and leader of GE Ventures healthcare investing, spoke with Josh Green, the new Chairman for the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), about his new role, the hot trends in innovation and investing, and his advice for...
By Stuart Page
With the world facing rising oil prices and dwindling supplies, companies are hard at work exploring renewable alternatives such as wind, solar, and biofuel. But because each of these requires major advancements in technology and infrastructure, widespread deployment remains...
By Beth Comstock
Collaboration with startups and entrepreneurs, through the exchange of ideas and expertise, is central to what we do at GE Ventures. We value startups and entrepreneurs for their innovative thinking, speed-to-market and nimble execution, and we think there’s a lot beyond just capital...
By Beth Comstock
I often tell people that GE is one of the world’s oldest startups. Since Thomas Edison (the Steve Jobs of his era) founded the company in 1892, we have always focused on what’s next and tried to stay close to innovators. Recently we forged a bond with the maker...
By Sue Siegel
At a recent GE Ventures event, Dr. Eric Topol described what he called the ‘Dozen Ds’ of digital healthcare – the trends that are disrupting medicine and changing consumers’ approach to personal health. It was a provocative talk, with three of those trends to...