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• The Answer to Today’s Big Question: Why did Amgen Buy deCODE Genetics?

  By Polaris Partners on December 10, 2012 • ( )

  

  By Terry McGuire, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner, Polaris Partners Today, biotech giant Amgen announced that it acquired deCODE Genetics for just over $400 million in cash.  deCODE is a Polaris portfolio company and genomics pioneer.  Analysts will ask why;… Read More ›

• Standing By Your Partners: Taking the Long Road with deCODE’s Kari Stefansson

  By Polaris Partners on December 10, 2012 • ( )

  By Terry McGuire, Co-Founder & Managing General Partner, Polaris Partners When Kari Stefansson asked Polaris and Arch to help him bring deCODE out of bankruptcy in 2009, I was both excited and challenged.  The company was doing amazing things on… Read More ›

• Working the White Board with America’s Greatest Modern Day Inventor: Bob Langer

  By Polaris Partners on December 4, 2012 • ( )

  By Terry McGuire, Co-Founder & Managing General Partner, Polaris Partners New York Times reporter Hannah Seligson published a terrific article last week on our friend and colleague, Bob Langer, who I consider America’s greatest modern day inventor. Ms. Seligson did her… Read More ›

• MarkMonitor and Online Brand Protection

  By Polaris Partners on July 26, 2012 • ( )

  By Dave Barrett, Partner, Polaris Partners Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) announced this morning that it will be acquiring our portfolio company, MarkMonitor: http://bit.ly/PNgGGq Thomson’s move affirms MarkMonitor’s winning combination:  A big opportunity, an urgent customer problem, a compelling value proposition, an… Read More ›

• New Roles and Happenings

  By Polaris Partners on July 10, 2012 • ( )

  We’re thrilled to announce that our partner Brian Chee is joining the management company of Polaris Venture Partners, VI.  Brian joins the other Polaris partners currently managing the firm’s funds: Dave Barrett, Jon Flint, Terry McGuire, Amir Nashat and Bryce… Read More ›

• Polaris Joins The Experiment Fund, the VC Fund Anchored at Harvard

  By Polaris Partners on June 26, 2012 • ( )

  By Alan Crane, Partner, Polaris Partners I was an entrepreneur as a Harvard undergrad before it was popular.  I’m not going to give the year, but trust me; it seems like a long time ago! During my junior year, I started… Read More ›

• Universal Health Services’ Acquisition of PVP-Backed Ascend Affirms New Model for Behavioral Health

  By Polaris Partners on June 4, 2012 • ( )

  By Brian Chee, General Partner, Polaris Partners Today’s announcement that Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) is acquiring PVP-backed Ascend Health is an affirmation that effective service models for psychiatric care can be developed.  That vision—combining high quality mental health care… Read More ›

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