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Precision For Medicine Launches Biospecimen Solutions Offering With Acquisition Of ProMedDx And GLAS

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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 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 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 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

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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gel-e Inc., announces Breakthrough Status Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first internal-use flowable device

gel-e Inc., announces Breakthrough Status Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first internal-use flowable device

gel-e is developing a line of advanced hemostatic and wound treatment products that address unmet needs from the operating room to the backyard.  Following…

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Baltimore area needs a regional economic development strategy – Baltimore Sun

Baltimore area needs a regional economic development strategy – Baltimore Sun

In the last five to 10 years, it would seem as though Baltimore is finally emerging (at least economically) — from its slow, multi-decade…

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Red Wine Compound for Treating Depression and Anxiety?

Red Wine Compound for Treating Depression and Anxiety?

A nice, relaxing glass of Bordeaux or Cabernet might easily seem like the perfect treatment for an anxious or slightly depressed state. Though, the…

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College of Science – George Mason University Patent with Applications to Breast Cancer Treatment Licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals, a Cannabinoid-Based Drug Discovery Company

College of Science – George Mason University Patent with Applications to Breast Cancer Treatment Licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals, a Cannabinoid-Based Drug Discovery Company

A patent granted to George Mason University Research Foundation Inc., which describes a novel treatment method for pre-invasive breast cancer, has been exclusively licensed…

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