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    Nominations Open for 2012 Claire Pomeroy Awards for Innovation in Medical Technology

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    / February 8, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The Claire Pomeroy Awards recognize and celebrate innovators in our region who have, through their ideas and hard work, already succeeded in transforming some important aspect of medicine and healthcare through technology.  In addition to giving well-deserved recognition where it is due, the awards serve to enlighten everyone in our...

  2. From the Desk of C.J. Obmann, SARTA’s New Board Chair

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    / January 30, 2012 / 1 Comment
    As I take the reins as chairman of SARTA, I’m very excited about the opportunity to expand my role in helping to further strengthen the Sacramento Region’s technology sector. It’s been a privilege to serve on the SARTA board, which includes so many capable and talented volunteer leaders from the...

  4. Traveling in Tesla Time

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    / November 29, 2011 / 1 Comment
    Guest Blogger Dan Koellen is a SARTA Board member and Chairman of the Sacramento Angels. I have had the pleasure of driving my 2010 Tesla Roadster since July 2009.  And I have to emphasize the word ‘pleasure’ when describing my driving experience.  The first thing you notice driving an electric...

  5. Perfect Storm for Early Stage Med Tech Investing

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    / October 23, 2011 / 13 Comments
    I’ve been asked to blog about the recent FDA changes, but the ongoing evolution in its policies is just one component of a triple whammy that has clobbered the early-stage US med tech innovation ecosystem over the last three years. So I’m going to avoid a deep-dive on the FDA,...

  6. How is your Nissan Leaf doing?

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    / October 12, 2011 / 7 Comments
    Guy Hall, a SARTA member, bought an all-electric Leaf a few months back.  It looks cool.  It advertises a 130 mile range, but several have said it is more like 60 miles if you use it on a freeway.  So today I asked Guy’s son Thomas how the Leaf was...

  7. Thinking Big in Texas – by Copying California

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    / October 5, 2011 / 2 Comments
    Jacqueline Northcut, CEO of BioHouston, spent Monday of this week in Sacramento, at the invitation of SARTA Board member Steve Currall, Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, and spoke with a group of tech sector representatives. Jacqueline runs both BioHouston and, more recently, the Texas BioAlliance –...

  10. Disciplined Med Tech Innovation

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    / September 12, 2011 / 1 Comment
    Currently making the rounds at UC Davis Health System, the College of Engineering, and the Graduate School of Management is an article by Yock, et al, titled “Teaching Biomedical Technology Innovation as a Discipline.” It’s by a group at Stanford University and draws extensively from the rich and ongoing experience...
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