Chris Bostick

Moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea was linked to reduced #dementia risk and modest improvements in cognitive outcomes; no benefit was seen for decaffeinated coffee in an observational study of US adults. bit.ly/4amtd1c

"About a quarter of the approximately 13,600 drug-target pairs in the current preclinical and clinical R&D pipeline are concentrated around just 38 unique biological targets." - LEK. This is astonishing & a huge misappropriation of risk by investors. lek.com/insights/hea/u…

🚀 Announcing successful Series B $50M! As pioneers in #GenAI for healthcare, we're committed to continuous innovation to further reduce physician burnout and improve patient care. 🔗 Explore our story: hubs.la/Q02wscrY0 #RadAI #SeriesB #HealthTech #Innovation

Excited to share thoughts from our team on thinking about AI in healthcare! I firmly believe technology including #AI can revolutionize scalability in healthcare. If done right technology can promote #healthequity and improve the status quo! ocvpartners.com/how-to-think-o…

Year 2 of the @BioscienceLA-@Wavemaker360 #TechWeek collaboration is “flipping the script” with @CaminoMobility’s Duncan Orrell-Jones putting some of my favorite investors on the hot seat. From Wavemaker360 to @CedarsSinai to @OCVPartners, we have a VC dream team here. #LongLA

@andrewfielding Why not both?

The perfect drug name doesn't exi--

@galeforceVC Some of these datapoints in the State of Black Venture report from @BLCKVC blckvc.org/sbvr2023

i need to source the following if anyone has good recos on similar sources/data: 93% of VC dollars managed by white men 84% of VC dollars go to white men founders <10% of VC dollars go to women founders <1% of VC dollars go to Black founders <1% of VC dollars go to Hispanic founders Diverse VCs are 3-5x more likely to invest in diverse founders 75% of Fortune 500 companies received VC funding 14% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women and/or POC Average pension fund size Average pension fund VC commitment (per fund) Average endowment fund size Average endowment fund VC commitment (per fund) I'm working on a new model to get more dollars in the hands of underrepresented VCs & these data points are used in my deck. ✨🙏✨

To be clear: I'm not criticizing OpenAI's work nor their claims. I'm trying to correct a *perception* by the public & the media who see chatGPT as this incredibly new, innovative, & unique technological breakthrough that is far ahead of everyone else. It's just not.

Thrilled to participate in the #Lifesummit22 panel dedicated to a bullish area for me of personalized medicine. hopin.com/events/ai-la-l…

@NilPartners @Matt_Levine_1 @galeforceVC A 2.5X liq pref at seed is saying I want to make bringing in future money from new investors nightmare. Only logical point is acqui hire risk but that should be a change of control provision only!

@Matt_Levine_1 @galeforceVC The best case scenario is when all interests are aligned. Thats the healthiest and most productive relationship.

just talked with a founder - liked a lot about the business & deal except that the lead investor gave them a 2.5x liq pref at seed stage 👎

@sandeepdas9179 @galeforceVC It’s called “Diversity Theatre”

@galeforceVC I think we need to come up with a new term akin to greenwashing - diversitywashing

I just heard that a lot of big VC funds promote/hire diverse partners to say they are paying attention to DEI, but don't give them economics (carry). Source was a partner at one of these VC funds. If this is true, WTF. Enraging.

@wmlutz @PreetiAdhikary @nepali_diaspora @medtechcolor is doing amazing work here

@PreetiAdhikary @nepali_diaspora I'd be happy to connect. HealthTech, MedTech, and BioTech founders in particular.

Launched a new fund/accelerator. How do I make sure I'm sourcing BIPOC founders? What are the communities, channels, people - I should engage?

No one: Me: 2022 Oscar Outfits as Public Health Graphs

Our portfolio company @byheartbaby is the first new infant formula manufacturer in over 15 years to be registered with FDA, making it only the 4th vertically integrated infant formula brand in the US!

@andrewfielding Yikes! I know your pain man, feel better. Work your way from water to Gatorade.

Precision’s Arcus platform will be a game changer for in vivo gene editing. You heard it here first!

“They don’t have to say anything, because nobody knows who there are.” - @MacConwell That is changing thanks to @HarryStebbings. @twentyminutevc gives VCs and founders a platform to speak up and fight for their ideals.

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@kathryneallegra @JSNovaVC @marcuswhitney This is incredible! Amazing work by amazing people. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

.@JSNovaVC invests in incredible Black founded and led #healthcare companies @marcuswhitney @kathryneallegra Say 👋🏾 to 🙋🏿‍♂️🙋🏾‍♀️here: jumpstartnova.com/connect/