BioHealth News Archive

Pathogen-testing company Aperiomics has launched a COVID-19 test – Technical.ly DC

Pathogen-testing company Aperiomics has launched a COVID-19 test – Technical.ly DC

Sterling, Virginia-based biotech company Aperiomics has launched a new test that can detect COVID-19. Founded in 2014, the company uses genomic analysis and machine…

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FDA Just Approved a Rapid Coronavirus Test That Can Diagnose COVID-19 in 45 Minutes

FDA Just Approved a Rapid Coronavirus Test That Can Diagnose COVID-19 in 45 Minutes

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus test that can deliver a COVID-19 diagnosis in 45 minutes. The test, made by…

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Record-breaking “dream team” proves doubters wrong with electric helicopter achievement | Guinness World Records

Record-breaking “dream team” proves doubters wrong with electric helicopter achievement | Guinness World Records

Not long ago, American entrepreneur and President of Lung Biotechnology PBC, Martine Rothblatt, was told her aspiration of converting conventional helicopters to electric power…

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Continues Investments to Accelerate Biopharma Commercialization

Thermo Fisher Scientific Continues Investments to Accelerate Biopharma Commercialization

NEEDHAM, Mass., March 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For biopharma companies faced with increasing demand for new biologics, cell and gene therapies, and drug products, Thermo…

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Pathogen Testing Leader Aperiomics Launches Test for Novel Coronavirus

Pathogen Testing Leader Aperiomics Launches Test for Novel Coronavirus

TERLING, Va., March 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aperiomics, a biotechnology company deploying advanced technologies to identify the root causes of infectious disease, announced today it…

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These 17 Maryland biotech companies are collaborating in the fight against COVID-19 – Technical.ly Baltimore

These 17 Maryland biotech companies are collaborating in the fight against COVID-19 – Technical.ly Baltimore

As more cases of COVID-19 are being reported and leaders seek tests and treatments, biotech companies are stepping up efforts to develop new tests…

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Critical Conversations with Rich Bendis

Critical Conversations with Rich Bendis

Rich speaks with VIVA Creative • Business Development & Strategic Partnerships. Image: http://vivacreative.vzaar.me - From Video http://vivacreative.vzaar.me/21376036

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The HullSkater cleans boat bottoms to make them more efficient

The HullSkater cleans boat bottoms to make them more efficient

Cargo ships are huge polluters—in 2015, as they traveled the ocean delivering everything from smartphones to bananas, they emitted more than 200 million metric…

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Stewart L. Edelstein, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove, Joins Rich Bendis on BioTalk

Stewart L. Edelstein, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove, Joins Rich Bendis on BioTalk

Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove, Stewart L. Edelstein, Ph.D., joins BioTalk to discuss his career, USG, and its role in the…

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BioHealth Capital Region Forum Postponed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak – BioHealth Capital Region

BioHealth Capital Region Forum Postponed Due to COVID-19 Outbreak – BioHealth Capital Region

The BioHealth Capital Region Forum Planning Committee has made the difficult decision to postpone our 6th annual BioHealth Capital Region Forum that was scheduled…

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Entrepreneur- in-Residence Feedback Session (videoconference)

Entrepreneur- in-Residence Feedback Session (videoconference)

In accordance with state and federal recommendations to combat COVID19, BioHealth Innovation has modified the EIR Feedback Sessions for the near future to take…

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Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard launch $125M COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator – GeekWire

Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard launch $125M COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator – GeekWire

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Wellcome and Mastercard to form the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, a $125 million effort to…

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FDA Releases Final Guidance: Transition of Previously Approved Drugs to Being “Deemed Licensed” Biologics | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – JDSupra

FDA Releases Final Guidance: Transition of Previously Approved Drugs to Being “Deemed Licensed” Biologics | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – JDSupra

U.S. prescription drugs can broadly be divided into two categories: 1) small molecule drugs and 2) biologics. Small molecule drugs tend to be chemically…

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CEPI expands investment in COVID-19 vaccine development – CEPI

CEPI expands investment in COVID-19 vaccine development – CEPI

OSLO, NORWAY, March 10, 2020 – CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, today announced the expansion of its COVID-19 vaccine portfolio. CEPI will…

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Welldoc Announces Collaboration with Dexcom to Enhance the Value of BlueStar® with the Dexcom G6® CGM System | Welldoc Inc

Welldoc Announces Collaboration with Dexcom to Enhance the Value of BlueStar® with the Dexcom G6® CGM System | Welldoc Inc

Columbia, MD – March 11, 2020 – Welldoc, a leading digital health company, announced today a collaboration with Dexcom, the global leader in continuous…

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