Business Diversification news and information

Lexmark International, best known as a printer company, is expanding its footprint in the medical software space with its second healthcare acquisition in less than a year.
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Dr. Jack Dybis, a trauma and general surgeon at Evanston Hospital, has opened Chicago's first hydration clinic, Revive. Many physicians are diversifying, Dybis said, because they are working longer hours, making less money and dealing with more bureaucracy.
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Richard Branson built a fortune stamping his irreverent Virgin brand on everything from airplanes to rock 'n' roll records. But the billionaire entrepreneur is taking heat for putting the Virgin label on one thing many Britons don't want branded: their taxpayer-funded healthcare system.
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Edward Hospital, Naperville, Ill., will open two clinics inside suburban Chicago Jewel-Osco grocery stores.
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It's billed as the ultimate in patient empowerment: A Chicago medical startup is offering direct access to radiologists. Advocates say this one-on-one with a doctor who usually stays behind the scenes could not only save time but also prevent unnecessary treatment.
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Denver-area business leaders are creating a "Denver Digital Health Corridor" in hopes of attracting more companies that specialize in medical technology and innovative healthcare and branding the area as a hub for medical entrepreneurship.
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It took more than a year to land Mark Coticchia for the new position of chief innovation officer, but officials at Detroit's Henry Ford Health System say it was time well-spent.
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Science Applications International Corp. announces plans to split into two publicly traded companies.
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The Cleveland Clinic and Ohio State University are planning to work together to commercialize new medical technologies, including healthcare software tools.
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There are too many U.S. basic-science graduate and post-doctoral students and not enough jobs in academia to go around. At least, that is the conclusion you draw if you follow science policy wonks and the blogosphere.
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