Afraid of spiders, needles, or heights? There’s an app in development to help remedy that.
Speaking of nascent mobile applications, how about one that manages and tracks patient populations spread out over hundreds or even thousands of miles?
The solutions to many vexing health care issues could reside right in our pockets, according to founders of several IT startup companies that pitched their products on Wednesday at the 2014 DreamIt Health Baltimore Demo Day.
Pfizer Inc. increased its offer for AstraZeneca to $106 billion — but the sweetened bid was immediately rejected.
London-based AstraZeneca, which has its U.S. headquarters in Wilmington, Del., and whose MedImmune unit has operations in Hayward, said in a statement “the financial and other terms described in the proposal are inadequate, substantially undervalue AstraZeneca and are not a basis on which to engage with Pfizer. The large proportion of the consideration payable in Pfizer shares and the tax-driven inversion structure remain unchanged. accordingly, the board has rejected the proposal.”
Small Business Innovation Research Funds / Small Business Technology Transfer Research Funds (SBIR/STTR) are the number one technology venture funding for American inventors, start up enterprises, and early stage small businesses. Phase One grants can provide up to $100,000 on average and Phase Two grants can provide up to $750,000 on average depending on the awarding agency. Montgomery County’s Business Innovation Network is pleased to announce the kick off of a new SBIR center in Germantown, MD to help Maryland businesses apply for, win, and manage these types of grants.
Please join us on May 13 for an event featuring an overview of SBIR/STTR. We’ll have panelists explain the what, why, and how of the application process. (Economic development professionals, please also attend the afternoon training session. You can register for that event here.)
The MOVE Program is a recently-announced initiative from the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development created to get you to take a serious look at Montgomery County, Maryland and the variety of great commercial office space available to YOUR business right NOW!
We are offering a $4/SF rent subsidy to life sciences, IT, cybersecurity and green technology businesses currently NOT in Montgomery County. The program provides the rent subsidy for year one of the lease when qualified companies sign their FIRST County lease of at least three years for office space between 2,000 and 10,000 rentable square feet. With a one page application, cash up front to the tenant and assistance with any required permits, it’s a truly unique program to benefit YOU.
A better material for the 3D printing of vascular implants, a new technology that makes cloud storage more secure and efficient, and a low-cost, high-energy solid state lithium-ion battery are the University of Maryland 2013 Invention of the Year winners.
The winning inventions were announced at the university’s Celebration of Innovation and Partnerships event on April 29, 2014. Also announced was the recipient of the Corporate Connector of the Year Award, Michael Pecht, director and founder of the UMD Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering. This award recognizes a University of Maryland researcher, staff or unit that has achieved significant engagement with the private sector in corporate research, philanthropy, or student support.
MdBio Foundation, Inc. and Montgomery College Germantown are currently accepting applications for FUNdamentals of Biotechnology (formerly the Young Science Explorer’s Program), a week long science camp for students entering the 7th and the 8th grades.
Over the course of one week students will explore the world of science and experience biotechnology first hand. Campers will visit local Maryland STEM companies and use the latest laboratory techniques and equipment to learn about a wide variety of science based careers.
Each program will run Monday through Friday from 9 AM – 3 PM. The sessions will be held the weeks of July 14th and July 21st at the Montgomery College Germantown Campus. The camper fee is $400 with limited scholarships available. Registration and additional details may be found on Montgomery College’s website.
It’s strictly social at Science in the City…no speakers, no agenda! It’s the place to nosh and network with other bio-minded folks.
Join us Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 5 pm on the patio, weather permitting.
Don’t waste time by standing in line, RSVP today
Thousands of school-age children who visited the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Biotechnology Education booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo got to try their hands at extracting DNA from strawberries, treating yellow fever and comparing DNA sequences to determine which animals are related to one another.
The Center for Biotechnology Education participated in the third biennial USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo, held this year in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The three-day event, considered the largest science festival in the country, featured more than 3,000 hands-on activities presented by hundreds of universities and public and private organizations.
The future of health technology is in the palm of your hand. Mobile communication, wearable devices, data sharing, analytics and even gaming concepts will soon seamlessly meld with medical treatment.
DreamIt Health Baltimore explored these possibilities in a four-month accelerator program that fostered nine early-stage companies. Company representatives demonstrated their products, presented plans for growth and pitched to investors during the program’s culminating Demo Day on Wednesday.
What started as a Johns Hopkins Hospital program to train healthcare workers to treat HIV in Uganda has evolved into a multimedia platform for adherence, clinical trials and chronic diseases rolled into a healthcare startup, Emocha, In a presentation at DreamIt Health Baltimore’s demo day, CEO Sebastian Seiguer talked about the company’s origins at Johns Hopkins University Hospital and its relevance for both developing and industrialized countries.
