Now that doctors are finally using iPads and digitizing patient records, healthcare startups are really gaining traction. Sundeep Bhan, CEO and co-founder of Medivo , benefitted from this in November when his company raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Safeguard Scientifics . Medivo is a data and lab testing service company that connects patients to a network of physicians.

A medical device company producing electronically adjusted optical lenses is poised for national expansion, Safeguard’s chief financial officer Stephen Zarrilli said in a conference call discussing the Safeguard Scientifics’ (NYSE:SFE) fourth-quarter earnings. The product — a lens that electronically adjusts to the wearer’s eyesight — is aimed at people suffering from presbyopia, a condition in …

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International Business Systems (IBS), a leading global integrated ERP and supply chain provider, today announced the expansion of its global leadership team with the hiring of David Rode as executive vice president and general manager of EMEA; Hiten Varia Hiten Varia as executive vice president and general manager of APAC; Mike Verdeyen as chief technology officer and Melanie Ofenloch as chief …

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. , a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that its consolidated net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $24.5 million, or $1.18 per share, compared with net income of $45.1 million, or $2.19 per share, for the same period in 2010.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE:SFE) was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1953….

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. , a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that it deployed $2.2 million of a $2.5 million Series A financing for Lumesis, Inc., a Stamford, CT-based financial technology company that is dedicated to delivering timely data and robust analytical tools for the fixed income marketplace.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. , a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that it will release its financ

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. , a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced it led a Series B financing for Spongecell, Inc., a New York City-based advertising technology company that turns standard banner ads into dynamic ads with rich media features.

By Richard RabicoffWEST CHESTER, Pa. — Hoopla Software, Inc. raised $2.28 million of a $2.78 millio…