BioHealth News Archive

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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Emergent BioSolutions Signs Development and Manufacturing Agreement With Novavax for Experimental Vaccine Candidate for Coronavirus Disease | Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

Emergent BioSolutions Signs Development and Manufacturing Agreement With Novavax for Experimental Vaccine Candidate for Coronavirus Disease | Emergent BioSolutions Inc.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Novavax, Inc.…

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NEA Closes On $3.6B for New Fund with Focus on Early-Stage Technology and Healthcare Investments

NEA Closes On $3.6B for New Fund with Focus on Early-Stage Technology and Healthcare Investments

MENLO PARK, Calif. and NEW YORK, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) today announced that it has closed on $3.6…

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Uniform nanoparticle vaccines

Uniform nanoparticle vaccines

Precise loading of diverse peptides for vaccination is enabled by a strategy for peptide–TLR7/8 conjugate self-assembly of uniform nanoparticles. The approach is compatible with…

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FDA and FTC Send Joint Warning Letters to Seven Companies for “Selling Fraudulent COVID-19 Products” | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – JDSupra

FDA and FTC Send Joint Warning Letters to Seven Companies for “Selling Fraudulent COVID-19 Products” | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati – JDSupra

The number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, continue to increase in the United States—both in…

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University of Maryland athletics announces spectator restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak – Baltimore Sun

University of Maryland athletics announces spectator restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak – Baltimore Sun

University of Maryland athletics on Wednesday announced a series of safety measures for its home events amid concern over the coronavirus outbreak, now labeled…

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New Enterprise Associates Amasses $3.6 Billion for 17th Fund – WSJ

New Enterprise Associates Amasses $3.6 Billion for 17th Fund – WSJ

New Enterprise Associates has raised $3.6 billion for its 17th venture fund, the largest in the more than 42-year history of the firm. NEA…

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Top 15 Best-Selling Drugs of 2019

Top 15 Best-Selling Drugs of 2019

GEN publishes its updated annual A-List highlighting the top 15 best-selling drugs of 2019. Eleven of last year’s 15 top-selling drugs registered year-over-year sales…

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