BioHealth News Archive

Best practices in bioscience economic development – Smart Incentives

Best practices in bioscience economic development – Smart Incentives

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) recently released the report Transforming Ideas into Advances: Best Practices in State and Regional Bioscience Economic Development Initiatives. This biennial…

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Johns Hopkins starts coding program for working adults – Baltimore Business Journal

Johns Hopkins starts coding program for working adults – Baltimore Business Journal

The 24-week, part-time program will be geared toward working professionals, who may be looking to pursue new job opportunities in tech. {iframe}https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2019/07/19/johns-hopkins-launching-program-to-help-working.html{/iframe}

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Laws, Leadership and Luck: Why Bayh-Dole Worked But the Federal Circuit Went Off-Course

Laws, Leadership and Luck: Why Bayh-Dole Worked But the Federal Circuit Went Off-Course

I recently visited Egypt as part of a team led by the Departments of State and Agriculture, supported by the good folks at the…

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Brain-machine interfaces are getting better and better – and Neuralink’s new brain implant pushes the pace

Brain-machine interfaces are getting better and better – and Neuralink’s new brain implant pushes the pace

Elon Musk grabbed a lot of attention with his July 16 announcement that his company Neuralink plans to implant electrodes into the brains of…

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Some shifts in venture capital financing of biopharma companies appear underway – MedCity News

Some shifts in venture capital financing of biopharma companies appear underway – MedCity News

Venture capital fundraising this year by biopharma startups is on course to fall behind last year, though it will be above the figure for…

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Named 2019 NAIOP Developer of the Year

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Named 2019 NAIOP Developer of the Year

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), an urban office REIT and the first and longest-tenured owner, operator and developer uniquely focused on collaborative…

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8 Companion Diagnostic Developers Making a Mark | Clinical OMICs – Molecular Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine

8 Companion Diagnostic Developers Making a Mark | Clinical OMICs – Molecular Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine

If companion diagnostics (CDx) were people, they would be old enough to drink. The first CDx won FDA approval in 1998, when Dako Denmark…

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Ag-Tech: RTP’s Next Chapter | Site Selection Magazine

Ag-Tech: RTP’s Next Chapter | Site Selection Magazine

Earlier today, NAIOP announced it had chosen Alexandria Real Estate Equities its 2019 Developer of the Year, the organization's highest honor. "Founded on the…

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WIB-Capital Region: Building Your Startup Team

WIB-Capital Region: Building Your Startup Team

When:Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Join Women In Bio-Capital Region to discuss one of the most important elements of entrepreneurship - how to determine whether…

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Maryland VC totals ‘rebound’ with $226M raised in Q2 – Technical.ly Baltimore

Maryland VC totals ‘rebound’ with $226M raised in Q2 – Technical.ly Baltimore

Venture funding raised by Maryland companies took a big jump in the second quarter of the year, as companies in the state raised a…

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5 questions with Chris Jeschke: Inside the technical decision points that are taking Protenus to scale – Technical.ly Baltimore

5 questions with Chris Jeschke: Inside the technical decision points that are taking Protenus to scale – Technical.ly Baltimore

Chris Jeschke’s path into the startup world began with an unexpected outreach from an online advertising company. Following eight years at Advertising.com and four…

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The Galien Foundation Debuts 2019 Prix Galien USA Nominees in “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Pharmaceutical Product,” and “Best Medical Technology” Categories

The Galien Foundation Debuts 2019 Prix Galien USA Nominees in “Best Biotechnology Product,” “Best Pharmaceutical Product,” and “Best Medical Technology” Categories

The Galien Foundation today announced the 2019 Annual Prix Galien USA Award nominees. Counted among the global health innovation industry's most prized honors, the…

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Save your money: Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death | EurekAlert! Science News

Save your money: Vast majority of dietary supplements don’t improve heart health or put off death | EurekAlert! Science News

In a massive new analysis of findings from 277 clinical trials using 24 different interventions, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that…

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IBBR Researchers Awarded $1M from DTRA to Develop Portable Medical Sensors

IBBR Researchers Awarded $1M from DTRA to Develop Portable Medical Sensors

Researchers at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) recently received $1M from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA, part of the US…

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Pushing Medical Research Toward Cures – Barron’s

Pushing Medical Research Toward Cures – Barron’s

Health care and medical research may attract considerable philanthropic dollars from wealthy individuals, yet many givers question whether their dollars have an impact.  {iframe}https://www.barrons.com/articles/pushing-medical-research-toward-cures-01562938188{/iframe}

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