Comments on: Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Miriam Bookey http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-500166 Miriam Bookey Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:24:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/#comment-500166 David Hamilton reflects that the notion of scheduling doctor appointments online sounds mundane. Xoova prefers to think of our service as incredibly useful for the millions of people who are seeking medical information online and wish to take action on the ubiquitous phrase "see your doctor." Fact is, the "mundane" tasks of booking a flight and reserving a restaurant table online haven't truly translated to medical services. And we aim to give doctors those free tools to not only immediately offer online appointment scheduling, but to share their philosophy of care, their clinical expertise, offer forms for patients to download in the comfort of their homes, and share recommendations, referrals, and testimonials. It's a doctor and medical services directory for the Health 2.0 world. David Hamilton reflects that the notion of scheduling doctor appointments online sounds mundane. Xoova prefers to think of our service as incredibly useful for the millions of people who are seeking medical information online and wish to take action on the ubiquitous phrase “see your doctor.” Fact is, the “mundane” tasks of booking a flight and reserving a restaurant table online haven’t truly translated to medical services.

And we aim to give doctors those free tools to not only immediately offer online appointment scheduling, but to share their philosophy of care, their clinical expertise, offer forms for patients to download in the comfort of their homes, and share recommendations, referrals, and testimonials. It’s a doctor and medical services directory for the Health 2.0 world.

]]> By: Hear About Biology: Life sciences…. » Science Discoveries . net http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-499788 Hear About Biology: Life sciences…. » Science Discoveries . net Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:26:48 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/#comment-499788 [...] Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 Investors included ING, Van Herk Biotech, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Global Life Science Ventures. Agendia, founded in 2003, sells diagnostic tests that assess the ?activity level? of various genes in tumor tissue, a technique that … [...] [...] Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 Investors included ING, Van Herk Biotech, Gilde Healthcare Partners and Global Life Science Ventures. Agendia, founded in 2003, sells diagnostic tests that assess the ?activity level? of various genes in tumor tissue, a technique that … [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Presidio Pharma raises $26M for antiviral treatments http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-499774 VentureBeat » Presidio Pharma raises $26M for antiviral treatments Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:15:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/29/life-sciences-briefing-wednesday-aug-29-2007/#comment-499774 [...] developing new antiviral drugs, raised $26 million in a second funding round. See our story in today’s daily briefing at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged N/A VentureBeat [...] [...] developing new antiviral drugs, raised $26 million in a second funding round. See our story in today’s daily briefing at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged N/A VentureBeat [...]

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