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Dx-ing Dx investing

VCs offer differing opinions on how to succeed in early stage Dx

May 13, 2013 7:00 AM UTC

Despite decisions by firms like Atlas Venture and Mohr Davidow to exit the early stage diagnostic space, other VCs believe the evolution of underlying technologies and the long-term need to control healthcare costs make it an ideal time to invest.

In a pair of blog posts last month, Atlas' Bruce Booth painted a pessimistic picture of the outlook for venture investing in diagnostics...