Why the US business culture can inspire you. When we look at the pre COVID-19 picture below, we feel a bit the same as when we watch a black and white Chaplin’s movie: some nostalgia about an era that belongs to the past. In this Post Covid-19 era, we all feel that we need to adapt the way we do …
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#2 pain point your medtech technology can solve
Decreasing the cost of care As a result of its huge cost, the U.S. Healthcare ecosystem is now seeking solutions that will (i) Increase Access to Care, (ii) decrease the cost of care and (iii) improve outcomes. In this post, we are going to focus on (ii) decrease the cost of care. The growing burden of healthcare costs has been …
The role of immersive learning within industry 4.0
How PSA and Alstom are using immersive learning to drive their digital transformation According to Wikipedia, Industry 4.0 is all about “augmenting machines with sensors and connecting them to a system that can visualize the entire production and make decisions on its own”. Technology is getting pretty mature in terms of robotics, sensors, communication and algorithms. What is holding most …
Progress USA program! Discover the 11 laureates
On February 7th, risingSud, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d’Azure and big bang factory announced the launch of Progress USA, an individual program to support innovative companies in their US development. We are proud to announce the five first companies joining the program: IT Companies: BuyCo, a disruptive Shipping Management Platform Usercube, the first comprehensive Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) as a service SoClip!, mobile app …
Doing business in the digital age: does location really matter?
In 2002, Maurice, Guillaume and myself co-founded Brixlogic, a software development platform for Web Services. Much like today, it felt like the worst possible timing to start a company, right after the internet bubble had burst. We had designed our platform to handle any kind of server-to-server communication using XML. There was a huge potential market, but we didn’t have …
#1 Pain Point You Can Solve: Increasing access to care in the U.S.
As said in our previous post, a result of its huge cost, the U.S. Healthcare ecosystem is seeking solutions that will: (i) Increase Access to Care, (ii) decrease the cost of care and (iii) improve outcomes. In this post, we are going to focus on access to care. The goal of Increasing Access to Care is to enable the U.S. …
US Sales Tax 101: as TIRESOME as UNAVOIDABLE
Good news: you are generating sales in the US and are sending the first invoices. BUT, are you applying the right sales tax? Are you adapting it based on the state the sales are shipped to and the type of product you are selling: hardware, licensing (recurring revenues), professionals services, maintenance, etc.? For example, how does sales tax apply to …
Synapsys acquired by Inventis
Inventis Srl (www.inventis.it) announced in January that it has acquired 100% share capital of Synapsys SAS (www.synapsys.fr), the French leader in balance diagnostic systems.With this first acquisition, Inventis, an Italian company founded in 2005 with headquarters in Padua, which designs and manufactures advanced audiological diagnostics equipment, is launching its announced strategy that aims to complete its product range, at the same time extending its international …
Progress USA! Discover our 5 laureates!
On February 7th, risingSud, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d’Azure and big bang factory announced the launch of Progress USA, an individual program to support innovative companies in their US development. We are proud to announce the five first companies joining the program: BuyCo, a disruptive Shipping Management Platform Usercube, the first comprehensive Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) as a service Dreaminzz, the first connected …
How to improve the readiness of your medical technologies for the U.S. market?
Series of blog post written by Mathieu Petitjean, CEO, Mednest and Susan Z. Paquette MBA, MS, Executive Consultant, MedNest Part 1: Why you need to adapt your strategy for the $156 billion US market. Garnering the attention of U.S. policy makers, investors and innovators, the U.S. Medical Device market reached $156 billion in 2017 (40% of the global market!) and …