BioHealth News Archive
AstraZeneca recognised as pharma’s ‘top dealmaker’
AstraZeneca has successfully been striking deals at an industry-leading rate over the past five years, with a concerted surge in both out-licensing and in-licensing…
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3 Ways to Gain Exposure to Venture Capital in Tech and Healthcare | The Motley Fool
Another day, another start-up making headlines about its transformational technology that's set to disrupt a traditional sector, or its scientific breakthrough that will change…
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UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Project Obtains £200M from Pharma, Government, Philanthropy | GenomeWeb
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The UK government said today that it has formed a strategic partnership with four pharmaceutical firms and a charity to…
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Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb joins FasterCures Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, September 16, 2019 – Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has been appointed to the FasterCures advisory board, executive director…
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Pioneering data research centres to enable cutting-edge research and innovation to benefit UK patients | HDR UK
Data hubs set up across the UK from October this year will enable cutting-edge research for health discoveries and aim to give patients across…
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5 Questions with Doug Ward: Leadership lessons from the CEO of Personal Genome Diagnostics – Technical.ly Baltimore
When Doug Ward joined Personal Genome Diagnostics in 2016 as the company’s first CEO, he brought a small team of scientists with global experience…
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Nine Maryland Companies Receive ExportMD Grants — MCEDC
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland Department of Commerce has awarded nine small and mid-sized Maryland companies with ExportMD grants to help promote their products…
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Come join us for the 6th Annual BioBowl!
You and your company team will be competing against other biotech firms to win the coveted BioBowl Trophy and bragging rights! ...Until next year…
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Oxitec, a subsidiary of Germantown, MD based Intrexon, is working to fight mosquito born illnesses
Most people consider mosquitoes to be a summertime pest – the unwelcome guest at the backyard barbecue. More concerning are the threats from disease-carrying…
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Adventist HealthCare names new Shady Grove Medical Center leader – Washington Business Journal
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Lockheed Donates $3 Million to University of Maryland STEM Program
Lockheed Martin recently signed a $3 million charitable commitment to the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering. The three-year contribution will…
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City Business Leaders Hail Perman’s Leadership – University of Maryland, Baltimore
“I think most of you know how deeply I care for this city and its people, how much I love being part of a…
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USM investment fund has tapped mostly Baltimore, College Park startups – Maryland Daily Record
The Maryland Momentum Fund has been successful in its first couple of years but needs to do a better job of marketing itself to…
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Infographic: Which Rare Diseases Are The Most Common?
Pharmaceuticals have come a long way since the apothecary days of prescribing cocaine drops for toothaches, or dispensing tapeworm diet pills. {iframe}https://www.visualcapitalist.com/which-rare-diseases-are-the-most-common/{/iframe}
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USM is investing $250k in a product designed to heal skin wounds – The Diamondback
The University System of Maryland recently invested $250,000 in a University of Maryland alumna’s biotech company. {iframe}https://dbknews.com/2019/09/11/umd-invest-gemstone-biotech-usm/{/iframe}
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