BioHealth News Archive

The Kids Are Alright: Inspiring Breakthroughs In Pediatric Oncology

The Kids Are Alright: Inspiring Breakthroughs In Pediatric Oncology

Significant strides have been made towards the management of pediatric cancers, yet we still come up short with delivering a cure for many of…

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Johns Hopkins To Close Rockville Biotech Center

Johns Hopkins To Close Rockville Biotech Center

Johns Hopkins University will close its graduate programs in Rockville by the summer of 2020, dealing a blow to the county’s ambitions of expanding…

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Emotions, Gratitude at Celebration of Perman Years – University of Maryland, Baltimore

Emotions, Gratitude at Celebration of Perman Years – University of Maryland, Baltimore

As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Jay A. Perman, MD, has challenged the University to promote big ideas and be forward-looking.…

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Vaccitech Oncology Limited enters collaboration with Cancer Research UK to fund a Phase I/IIa clinical trial as first-line NSCLC therapy – Vaccitech

Vaccitech Oncology Limited enters collaboration with Cancer Research UK to fund a Phase I/IIa clinical trial as first-line NSCLC therapy – Vaccitech

Oxford, UK – 18 December 2019: Vaccitech Ltd announced today that its strategic collaboration with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Ludwig), Vaccitech Oncology…

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First-in-human trial for new lung cancer immunotherapy

First-in-human trial for new lung cancer immunotherapy

Cancer Research UK and Vaccitech Oncology Limited (VOLT), today (Wednesday) announce a new partnership to bring a novel immunotherapeutic vaccine strategy to patients with…

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Biobuzz Directory – RoosterBio Expands Facility for Second Time in 2019

Biobuzz Directory – RoosterBio Expands Facility for Second Time in 2019

RoosterBio Inc., a leading supplier of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (hMSC) working cell banks and hMSC bioprocess systems, announces today an expansion of its…

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Mimetas – Open position

Mimetas – Open position

Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology in 3D Tissue Model space. Mimetas, the market leader in 3D platform technologies, is seeking a…

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2019 Digital Health 150: Deal share by stage

2019 Digital Health 150: Deal share by stage

This VC investment graph sums up the purpose of Healthcare Pizza. ? As you can see, investors are increasingly focusing on larger, later stage…

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Old people can produce as many new brain cells as teenagers | New Scientist

Old people can produce as many new brain cells as teenagers | New Scientist

Old age may have its downsides, but losing the ability to grow new brain cells isn’t one: healthy people in their seventies seem to…

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University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore to get a new face – Baltimore Sun

University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore to get a new face – Baltimore Sun

A planned new, 10-story cancer center at the University of Maryland Medical Center will transform the appearance of the front of the decades-old hospital…

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8 Biopharma Trends to Watch in 2020

8 Biopharma Trends to Watch in 2020

2019 saw a new record set for a list price of a prescription therapy—$2.1 million for the gene therapy Zolgensma® launched by AxeVis, a…

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Debunking the Myth of Who Funds Biomedical Innovation

Debunking the Myth of Who Funds Biomedical Innovation

The recycled rhetoric questioning the role of the biopharmaceutical industry in the discovery and development of innovative medicines continues to rear its ugly head…

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Xconomy: Perceptive Unveils New $210M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Biotechs

Xconomy: Perceptive Unveils New $210M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Biotechs

Xconomy New York —  Perceptive Advisors, an investment firm with a long track record of life science investing across all points of development, is…

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Ten Johns Hopkins faculty, students, and alumni named to 30 Under 30 list | Hub

Ten Johns Hopkins faculty, students, and alumni named to 30 Under 30 list | Hub

Ten individuals with ties to Johns Hopkins have been named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, an annual celebration of young entrepreneurs, investors, and…

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Avantor® Opens Innovation and Customer Support Center in Shanghai to Boost Biopharmaceutical Innovation in China | BioSpace

Avantor® Opens Innovation and Customer Support Center in Shanghai to Boost Biopharmaceutical Innovation in China | BioSpace

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life…

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