RESEND: Caldera founder Jim Watson loses cancer battle as investors show renewed support for gene test

RESEND: Caldera founder Jim Watson loses cancer battle as investors show renewed support for gene test
Jonathan Underhill
(Fixes Forster's name in 2nd and 4th paragraphs) By Jonathan Underhill Feb. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Jim Watson, whose personal battle with prostate cancer led him to co-found Caldera Health, has succumbed to the disease but investors are showing confidence in the company's gene testing technology by converting options into shares. Watson, who had been a scientific and management adviser up until the end of 2016, died on Feb. 13, Caldera's chief executive Rob Mitchell has confirmed. Watson co-founded the company with Richard Forster, who ha...