BioHealth News Archive

United Therapeutics Corporation Announces Historic Achievements in its Xenotransplantation Programs

United Therapeutics Corporation Announces Historic Achievements in its Xenotransplantation Programs

UKidney™ procedure data published in the American Journal of Transplantation; the first such data published in a peer-reviewed journal UHeart™ recipient patient reaches a two-week…

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BIO Report Outlines Economic Impact of Booming Life Sciences Industry | BioSpace

BIO Report Outlines Economic Impact of Booming Life Sciences Industry | BioSpace

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) provides a glimpse of economic development in the biosciences ecosystem at the state and regional levels. The report, which…

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UMBC continues to advance Maryland’s biotech workforce through $900K biomanufacturing grant – UMBC NEWS

UMBC continues to advance Maryland’s biotech workforce through $900K biomanufacturing grant – UMBC NEWS

UMBC has received a $900,000 grant from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) to develop and implement a new, short-term biomanufacturing…

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Univercells Technologies Partners with Frederick’s RoosterBio to Advance Scalable and Continuous Exosomes Manufacture

Univercells Technologies Partners with Frederick’s RoosterBio to Advance Scalable and Continuous Exosomes Manufacture

Proof-of-concept of exosomes manufacturing in scale-X™ bioreactor to demonstrate advantages of intensified and integrated platforms. RoosterBio to leverage scalable, continuous bioprocessing technologies to deliver…

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Launching an Advanced Manufacturing Institute in SPACE | ITIF

Launching an Advanced Manufacturing Institute in SPACE | ITIF

Time for a Concerted Effort to Explore Manufacturing in Microgravity Environments Space is emerging as the next frontier for advanced manufacturing. The market alone…

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Inside DC’s $5B year: Here’s why local venture capitalists say the VC boom is here to stay – Technical.ly

Inside DC’s $5B year: Here’s why local venture capitalists say the VC boom is here to stay – Technical.ly

So, you just had a $5 billion venture capital year. Now what? With the final numbers for Q4 finally in, we can say with…

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Why Hasn’t The Life Sciences Boom Come To Downtown Bethesda?

A life sciences building in downtown Bethesda seemed like a slam dunk when StonebridgeCarras and Donohoe Cos. first proposed it in 2018. The site at…

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University of Maryland Ranks in Top 10 in Research Funds – UMB News

University of Maryland Ranks in Top 10 in Research Funds – UMB News

The University of Maryland has again ranked among the top 10 research institutions in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development…

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Orgenesis and Johns Hopkins University expand POCare in Maryland through creation of the Maryland Center for Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Orgenesis and Johns Hopkins University expand POCare in Maryland through creation of the Maryland Center for Cell Therapy Manufacturing

Center will expand Orgenesis’ Point of Care (POCare) Platform Capabilities in Maryland GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or…

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MEDA Education Session: “Primer on selling to hospitals”

MEDA Education Session: “Primer on selling to hospitals”

Wednesday, February 02, 2022, 12:00pm - 01:30pm Winning over a hospital Value Analysis Committee or “VAC” is a must for companies targeting hospital customers. What does it…

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Let’s Discuss the “still” Soaring Healthcare Investments in 2021 and beyond

Let’s Discuss the “still” Soaring Healthcare Investments in 2021 and beyond

Jonny’s back! Despite the continuation of COVID -19 through 2021, 2021 was a spectacular year for venture fundraising.  Investment in every healthcare sector set…

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Age-Tech & Digital Health Solutions: Fundamentals of Longevity Economy Market (Audio Descriptions) – YouTube

Age-Tech & Digital Health Solutions: Fundamentals of Longevity Economy Market (Audio Descriptions) – YouTube

The Developing and Accelerating Age-Tech and Digital Health Solutions webinar series, hosted by NIA’s Small Business Program, offers research entrepreneurs and biotech small business…

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Avidea Merger with Vaccitech Provides New Opportunities for SNAPvax Platform · BioBuzz

Avidea Merger with Vaccitech Provides New Opportunities for SNAPvax Platform · BioBuzz

One month after being acquired in a $40 million deal by U.K.-based Vaccitech plc, the team that was formerly part of Avidea Technologies continues…

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA Virus Using a Novel Improved RT-qPCR Method that Increases Sensitivity & Improves Safety

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA Virus Using a Novel Improved RT-qPCR Method that Increases Sensitivity & Improves Safety

DNA or RNA-based diagnostic tests for infectious diseases are critical in modern medicine. The current gold standard for COVID-19 detection is testing SARS-CoV-2 viral…

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Stem Cell Therapy for NEC – Dr. David Hackam | Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund – YouTube

Stem Cell Therapy for NEC – Dr. David Hackam | Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund – YouTube

Dr. David Hackam and his lab are utilizing human stem cell technologies to tackle the leading cause of death and disability in premature infants,…

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