BioHealth News Archive
MCHB Grand Challenges
Do you have an innovative idea to help solve a health issue affecting moms and kids today? Here’s your chance to make it happen!…
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Bio-Trac receives Maryland Governor’s Citation – Bio-Trac®
On behalf of Bio-Trac, Co-Founder and Director Mark Nardone received a Governor’s Citation for Bio-Trac’s 33 years of service to the scientific community, having…
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HIV Cure Program of American Gene Technologies Adds University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology as New Study Site to Support the Development of a Cell and Gene Therapy for HIV | American Gene Technology
American Gene Technologies (AGT), a leading gene and cell therapy company based in Rockville, MD, selected the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the…
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GSK opens S$130m facilities in Jurong, Companies & Markets – THE BUSINESS TIMES
PHARMACEUTICAL giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) unveiled a new, fully automated continuous manufacturing facility and an expanded production building at its Jurong site on Friday, worth…
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TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Funds $4.22 Million For Start-Ups | TEDCO
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced its recent investments through the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII). With the…
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Johns Hopkins Research Focused on Early Stage Bladder Cancer Wins $3.2 Million Federal Grant | Newswise: News for Journalists
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, the Brady Urological Institute, and…
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Where Are They Now: Recent Pitch Competition Winners in The BioHealth Capital Region · BioBuzz
At the close of the 2019 BioHealth Capital Region Forum in April, Floreo Inc. was announced as the winner of the BioHealth Innovation’s 4th…
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Are You Using These 5 Tips for Raising Venture Capital · BioBuzz
Access to capital has been an ongoing challenge for biohealth companies in the BioHealth Capital Region (BCHR) and throughout the Mid Atlantic, though recent…
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Top 10 M&A Deals of January–June 2019 – GEN – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
Just one week into 2019, the new year got off to the proverbial roaring start for biopharma mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with the announcement…
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Arlington Capital Partners Announces the Final Closing of Oversubscribed $1.7 Billion Fund
Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington” or the “Firm”), a Washington, D.C. area based private equity investment firm focused on government-regulated sectors, today announced that it…
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University of Maryland BioPark plans 10-story gateway tower on MLK Blvd. – Baltimore Sun
The University of Maryland, Baltimore plans an ambitious expansion of its BioPark, with a $200 million building that will nearly double the size of…
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A CEO who wants to genetically modify pig organs for human transplant
Sometimes a Eureka moment sparks a breakthrough in innovation; other times it’s a rush to solve a crisis plaguing society — and the ones…
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AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug scores key Phase III lung cancer win – MedCity News
The days of Roche having an immunotherapy monopoly on the largest population of small-cell lung cancer patients appear numbered, following the release of data…
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Continuous Processing Requires a Rethink of Viral Strategies
If biopharma firms want to get the most out of continuous manufacturing, they must rethink their viral safety strategies. Existing strategies work well for…
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Child healthcare reimagined in new ACE Kids Act care model
By Dr. Kurt Newman, CEO of Children’s National Health System We have come a long way in pediatric medicine, but not far enough. For…
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