Safeguard Scientifics is a holding company that invests in growth-stage life sciences and technology. In addition to capital, Safeguard provides strategic, operational and management resources to its portfolio companies. As a public company (NYSE: SFE), Safeguard is not subject to the limits of the three-to-seven-year fund raising cycles found in venture capital or buyout firms. This allows Safeguard to focus on growing its portfolio companies at an appropriate pace.
Safeguard has investments in ten technology and ten life science-focused companies; the latter includes the following diagnostics, medical device and specialty pharmaceutical firms:
Safeguard has investments in ten technology and ten life science-focused companies; the latter includes the following diagnostics, medical device and specialty pharmaceutical firms:
- Advanced BioHealing
- Alverix
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
- Cellumen
- Clarient
- NuPathe
- Rubicor Medical