Healthcare From London to San Francisco
A conversation with Dr. Ross Breckenridge, on the shift from 20 years at the UK's National Health Service to CEO of an early-stage pharma startup.
San Francisco
DNA Diagnosis Works, But It’s Not Likely to Cure You Soon
At a recent scientific meeting for researchers working with DNA sequencing tools, Joe DeRisi from the University of California, San Francisco, gave a riveting presentation about the medical case of a young boy with acute...
As the Maker Movement Surges, So Do “Stories” of Creation
On a stretch of San Francisco's Mission Street where multi-tenant housing residents, a homeless population, and employees of the hulking Federal building tensely coexist, a “civic hack” is transforming a vacant building. The two-month [freespace]...
Mayors Endorse the Sharing Economy
The U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution promising to make their cities more shareable, CollaborativeConsumption.com reports. The Shareable Cities Resolution states that mayors resolve to encourage a better understanding of the sharing economy and...
Rising Costs: Is Uber’s Market-Demand Pricing Ethical?
As San Francisco's recent transit strike winds down, contract negotiations will carry on over the next month between Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the employee unions. For on-demand car services such as Uber, who...
From the Model T to P2P: How Automotive Innovation is Changing Detroit (Again)
San Francisco's Uber has turned the limo and cab industry upside down by offering a car service that books rides on demand from smartphones. Users can request vehicles and complete transactions entirely through a mobile...
