Triple Helix Discovery Engine
"Triple Helix" Innovation Model
4. Triple Helix _ Capture Strategies
Intermediaries: Triple Helix Regional Innovation Clusters (RIC)s
RICS (Regional Innovation Clusters) - Medical, Life Sciences & Emerging Technology Hotspots
*Industry: Research Triangle, North Carolina
*Bioscience Regional Clusters & HotSpots
*Industry: Northern California & Silicon Valley

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*Architects: Medical Imaging (Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapy, RadioPharmaceuticals & Proton Beam) Companies
*Industry: Northern California & Silicon Valley
Companies: Acquired_(M&A)
Finance & Acquisition: iCAD

Develops Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) systems based upon miniaturized X-ray tube technology for the practice of radiation oncology in a broad range of clinical settings
Eliminating the need for heavily shielded environments.
FDA-cleared for treatment of early stage breast cancer, skin cancer and endometrial cancer, Xoft
iCAD Acquires Xoft, Inc. for $13m (2010)
Sunnyvale, California
The Axxent System is also cleared for use in the treatment of other cancers or conditions where radiation therapy is indicated including IORT.
The Axxent treatment platform provides a therapeutic dose of radiation directly to the region at risk with minimal radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue and without the logistics and costs associated with using radioactive isotopes.
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