BioHealth News Archive
Maryland ranks #7 for identity theft rates in America.
Was your credit card unexpectedly rejected? Or have you spotted unfamiliar charges on your bank statement? These are just a couple signs of potential…
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RegenxBio partners with Pfizer, Neurimmune in separate deals – Washington Business Journal
The gene therapy company has made three distinct moves over the past week that reinforce its intention to get products to market after a…
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GSK and Pfizer officially merge healthcare businesses | WRAL TechWire
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer have finally closed on a multibillion-dollar merger that combined their consumer healthcare businesses, creating the world’s largest over-the-counter business. The pharmaceutical…
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Kite Pharma founder’s venture capital firm closes new $600M fund – MedCity News
A venture capital firm formed by a founder of one of the first companies to win Food and Drug Administration approval for a cell…
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Precision For Medicine Launches Biospecimen Solutions Offering With Acquisition Of ProMedDx And GLAS
Precision for Medicine, part of Precision Medicine Group, announced it has acquired leading biospecimen providers ProMedDx and GLAS, significantly expanding its capabilities and expertise…
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Q & A with Brian Darmody–Growing a Maryland research business | The Business Monthly
What’s it like having two high-profile jobs at once? Ask Brian Darmody, who’s been serving the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) since 1982…
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Global VC Firm NEA Makes First-Ever Israeli MedTech Investment In Magenta Medical | News Brief
Magenta Medical, the heart failure solutions developer based on proprietary miniaturized blood pump technology announced they have raised funds Monday in a round led…
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Roche extends $4.3B Spark tender offer yet again. What are watchdogs so worried about? | FiercePharma
You might have lost count of how many times Roche has extended the tender offer period for shares of Spark Therapeutics. As of Wednesday,…
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Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation – Maryland is excited to be attending Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation - Maryland is excited to be attending Site Selectors Guild Fall Forum this September 9-11th in Dallas! We're looking…
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University System of Maryland Names Claire Broido Johnson Managing Director of the Maryland Momentum Fund – University of Maryland, Baltimore
The University System of Maryland (USM) has named Claire Broido Johnson, MBA, as Managing Director of the Maryland Momentum Fund (MMF), a $10 million…
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Anne Lindblad, President & CEO Emmes | CEO’s You Should Know | HOT 99.5
Anne Lindblad, PhD, joined Emmes in 1982 as a Biostatistician and currently serves as the President and CEO of the company. She has supported…
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Emergent BioSolutions Announces Exercise by BARDA of the First Contract Option, Valued at $261 Million, to Procure Doses of AV7909 Anthrax Vaccine Candidate for the Strategic National Stockpile | Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has exercised its first contract option valued at $261…
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital Ranked #3 Nationally by U.S. News
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is once again ranked #3 in the nation out of more than 4,600 hospitals reviewed for U.S. News & World…
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Mayo to announce new med-accelerator partnership with Boston Scientific | MPR News
Mayo Clinic and medical device giant Boston Scientific are slated to announce a new med-tech accelerator Monday. The collaboration will be located in One…
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Johns Hopkins University wins grant to spur economic development in Maryland’s health field – Baltimore Sun
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded more than $600,000 to a division of Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday to increase economic development in the…
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