One of the keynote addresses at next month’s Health 2.0 Conference in Barcelona will address the topic of personalized health and care in 2020, and how data and technology can…
Innovation clusters and hubs often grow around specific industries. In The Next Silicon Valley, we frequently explore what makes particular locations strong in specific industry sectors. In this article we…
by Takara Small Is Philadelphia the Silicon Valley of health tech innovation? If local investors and healthcare providers have their way, it could be. The area already has a reputation…
It is often quoted that the European innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem is unable to create startup companies that can scale-up significantly in the same way that the US is able…
In Europe, there has been a lot of debate about Britain possibly leaving the European Union as a result of the referendum being called by British government – coined by…
When we first started The Next Silicon Valley several years ago, it was based on places trying to create their own Silicon Valley like innovation ecosystem. We’ve spent plenty of…
In the tech sector, India has not been known for innovation, and has historically always sold itself on its low cost software development and business process outsourcing. From a manufacturing…
The province of Ontario, Canada, is investing nearly CAD 100 million (Canadian dollars) through its Green Investment Fund to boost cleantech innovation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the…
Until now, when people talked about education innovation, there was much talk about online learning and how that would democratize learning, opening up university education to a wider audience. Last…
California’s innovation economy is considered to have the recipe for success. It has the technology industry base, talent, universities, entrepreneurs, and risk capital necessary to fuel economic growth. But what…