Linkage Ventures will identify, evaluate and invest in early stage technologies. Linkage itself will be a source of dealflow and run the Ventures unit while CincyTech has access to public and private funding.

Linkage Ventures will identify, evaluate and invest in early stage technologies. Linkage itself will be a source of dealflow while CincyTech has access to public and private funding.

The fund strategy is modeled on a plan devised by the European Investment Fund (EIF) last year to encourage corporations to support established venture capital firms, according to a source close to the fund.

The chip and telecoms company formed the council and added partners to promote a technology being supported by its corporate venturing unit Qualcomm Ventures.

Cleveland Clinic tied up North Shore-LIJ's clinical facilities and its Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in a strategic alliance.

Fidelity's India-based private equity unit reportedly led the round raised by the seven year old drug discovery company.

Sony reportedly sets up a team to review the Israeli market to seek out companies for investment or acquisition.

The convertible loan investment is General Electric's latest backing of the medical company, which it formed along with Israel-based holding company Elbit Medical in 1999.

Strategic units of not-for-profit healthcare delivery company the MemorialCare Health System and of healthcare system Indiana University Health join venture investors like PJC Capital and River Cities Capital Funds backing the clinical communications company.