Forward-looking view of healthcare innovation, from a leading life science venture capitalist.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Author: Burrill, G. Steven
• Date: 01 January 2014

Healthcare is in the midst of its most dramatic transformation in its history. The transformation is being driven by a confluence of factors. At the macro level, an aging population around the world, growing prosperity in emerging economies, and the rise of chronic disease is putting new demands on healthcare systems. Though the rate of growth of healthcare spending around the world has slowed in recent years, the longer-term march toward unsustainable levels of spending has forced governments to rethink the way healthcare is paid for and delivered...